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The Carters - Everything Is Love
There’s a sense of immediacy and even unpredictability in the most restless moments on Everything In Love»
Björk - Utopia
There’s a whole universe to take inspiration from here»
Big Time Sensuality: Björk Live @ Hammersmith Apollo
Her piercing vocals are just miraculous alongside strings; always have been, always will.»
Berlin Atonal Preview - Ones To Watch
DiS is heading to Berlin to fill our ears with techno & experimental electronic music at the 4th Edition of Atonal.»
“I’ve always been in control”: DiS Meets Róisín Murphy
The recipient of this year’s AIM Outstanding Contribution to Music Award talks about her new album & career to date.»
Raime - Tooth
Uplifting, almost motivational in its stubborn pursuit of monotony.»
Beyoncé - Lemonade
A cohesive, masterfully crafted project that resists the ephemerality and disposability of the pop song format»
Chairlift - Moth
These are all energising pop tunes, but you’re left wondering how many of them you can take in one go»
Ninja Tune on their 2015 AIM Innovator Award: "The label is true to our instincts"
Matt Black and Peter Quicke talk us through 25 years of the label and their 13 seminal releases.»
Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss
Chelsea Wolfe is surely ahead of the curve»
Baby Dee - I Am A Stick
What has remained intact is Dee's ability as a storyteller»
Lung Dart - Ebbs
Surprisingly familiar and pleasantly alien.»
Ariel Pink - Pom Pom
Ariel Pink has been readjusting our expectations for novelty for a decade now: Pom Pom could be his long overdue manifesto.»
Anna Calvi - One Breath
One Breath benefits from its variety and from a taste for experimentation which, striking subtle chords that invite the listener to stay and revisit.»
Upset The Rhythm's Chris Tipton on the Independent Label Market
Giuseppe Zevolli spoke to Christopher Tipton, UTR founder - just one of the many labels at this weekend's Independent Label Market...»
Lust for Youth - International
Considering that Lust for Youth have been consistently releasing new material for the past five years, we can only expect them to keep following this rewarding direction and come back with another killer pop record. For the moment, you've got all summer to wear this one out.»
DiS Meets Tori Amos: "You have to be able to sing about anything"
Tori talks aging, screwing things up and how fans co-create with her...»
DiS meets Sharon Van Etten: "It's the same piano that was played on Patti Smith's Horses."
Catching up with the maker of 2012's Album of Year about her forthcoming record Are We There.»
Iggy Azalea - The New Classic
Despite variety being the explicit goal, The New Classic's ultra-polished production ends up overshadowing and sanitising Iggy's persona and quirks.»
Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
Timber Timbre are still at their most powerful when they're sending mixed messages.»
"My favourite thing in music is to just make crazy sounds": DiS meets Xiu Xiu
Sitting comfortably in his new LA home, Jamie Stewart sounds less circumspect than you might expect...»
Xiu Xiu - Angel Guts: Red Classroom
Fearless, demanding, relentlessly subversive.»
Mutual Benefit - Love's Crushing Diamond
Love's Crushing Diamond is Mutual Benefit at its best, a blend of rarefied folk and experimental pop consecrated to warmth, cosiness and optimist feelings.»
Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky
Only rarely is one privileged to be carried away by a record so beautifully absorbed with its own vision.»
Pure Bathing Culture - Moon Tides
Moon Tides is a solid, inebriating listen that will guide you through your personal transitions and leave you wanting for more.»
Majical Cloudz - Impersonator
If the easily distracted are at risk of sleeping through Impersonator, fans of emotional tours de force will have a great new addition to their 'best albums of the year' list.»
Mick Harvey - Four (Acts of Love)
Another piece of theatrical songwriting that confirms Mick Harvey's genius as an arranger. »