
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Oasis' Be Here Now
On its 20th Anniversary, David Edwards reappraises the album that's routinely derided as Oasis' worst»
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A genuine and welcome joy»
Timberlake’s weakest record by some distance»
One of the most unique and confident records of Weaver’s career so far»
On its 20th Anniversary, David Edwards reappraises the album that's routinely derided as Oasis' worst»
A fascinating and beguiling collection of sounds, ideas and influences but a collection which never seems to fully belong together»
Not simply 'a drug record', more a unique cultural touchstone for the era»
Back in 2004, no-one could've imagined Arcade Fire would headline Glastonbury and The National would pack out the O2 Arena.»
There really is no other festival like it and as a way of closing out the summer, Festival No. 6 delivered in every single way. Simply magnificent.»
If you’re miserable in amongst such joyous surroundings, there’s surely something wrong with you.»
This summer, Drowned in Sound will be taking a break from the regular UK festival mud and concerned glances at dark, threatening clouds; eschewing all that to go jetting off to a beautiful little spot on the West side of Croatia for both The Garden Festival and Electric Elephant Festival – running consecutively from the 2nd – 9th of July and 10th – 14th of July respectively»
Tonight, the sold-out banks of seats around Manchester’s Phones 4U Arena tells the tale of what is one of the most extraordinary success stories in modern British guitar music: a band who somehow came back from the brink to become chart-toppers and stadium-fillers against all odds.»
Manchester is increasingly proving itself more than capable of taking on major events outside of the Capital and despite a few grumbles typical of new events and considering the limitations of the venue, the inaugural 6 Music Festival was for the most part, a profoundly enjoyable and memorable event with some truly excellent performances.»
BBC 6 Music are bringing the first ever 6 Music Festival to Manchester next weekend, and Drowned in Sound are popping along to check it out...»
Broad smiles, deliberately hamming up his guitar moves, conducting the crowd with the microphone or the neck of his guitar, this is a man uniquely in touch with his own music and his own heritage: lapping up the live experience and the acclaim, and giving back the compliment in spades, screeches and sonic joy.»
The National now operate on their own instinctive level: a tightly-wound balance between beauty and fury continuously shifting with a fluid dynamism, as illustrated perfectly by the constant three-way battle tonight between Bryce Dessner’s jagged, jarring lead lines, Bryan Devendorf’s hypnotic drum-punches and Matt Berninger’s voice – stripped of the darker brooding recorded overtones and given license to bark, scream and strain as he slowly warms into his role.»
PINS have produced one of the most striking guitar debuts of 2013.»
Manchester comes alive in the autumn and winter time, as new bands emerge and begin to forge their roots into the cracked and dark brickwork of the old Victorian buildings. In this month’s column we’ll look at a few bits of news, check out a couple of new bands on the scene, preview this year’s Warehouse Project and have a bit of a chat with the excellent Shield Patterns.»
Along with the rest of the country, Manchester has been gleefully reveling in the recent outbreak of glorious weather baking the city (rumours of increased admissions to A&E due to severe rainfall deprivation are as yet unconfirmed). But alongside the»
It’s been a long time in coming, but The Killers finally lived up to their potential as a live band tonight.»
Ultimately, Editors are in limbo here. »
We’ll have to wait and see whether Parklife can sustain the trick on a weekend where the weather proves to be somewhat more typically Mancunian. But for now, it managed to pull off its graduation with aplomb and unabashed enjoyment.»
Muse have forever been a band intrinsically linked with theatre and showmanship, yet tonight seemed to reach a whole new level. »
Lana remains strangely transfixing as a presence, though not always for the right reasons. »
Due to such enforced real-life distractions such as family commitments, holidays, Masters Applications and the likes of such things, this month’s Drowned in Manchester column is a more truncated edition than normal. But there’s still been enough time to s»
Everything you need to know about the best new music and live events in Manchester...»
For all its many laudable attributes, Tales from Terra Firma proves ultimately frustrating: a skilled, capable and talented band still unaware of how best to channel and control their creative energies. »
As another year rises over the skyline of Manchester’s oddly juxtaposed city centre, it’s a new dawn and a new day for Drowned in Manchester also.»
There is an audacious expressive joy about Ninetails that, even if the overall content of their music was merely adequate, would still render them worthy of intense interest.»
There remains enough stunning pop alchemy here to thrill beyond requirement.»
What makes The Paradise Edition relevant is that within its added chapters, the whole Lana Del Rey figure emerges more completely.»