In Depth
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Takeover
Some Legacy... The Last Days of Plan B Magazine
The last issues of Plan B Magazine finally departed from shelves at the end of July. kicking_k, former section editor and staff writer, spoke to himself about it... »
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Takeover
The Neil Kulkarni guide to being a record-reviewer
Ten bits of advice from someone without a clue – the Neil Kulkarni guide to being a record-reviewer... »
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Takeover
Music Journalism R.I.P? - An Introduction
"Is music journalism dead?" We were wondering that, too! So, this week DiS dedicates the bulk of our editorial to pondering that very question. We kick off with a quick word from DiS editor Sean Adams before handing you over to the editor of this week of content,... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 13/07/2009
Now that I am back from my coastal paradise, I only have alarms for company. So while last week the view outside my window was of flat, open fields in which bunny rabbits hopped, now I can see roundabouts and hear the siren from our local prison establishment, to rem... »
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Festival Preview
Time to get sheepish: a Latitude preview
There’s little point in pretending that we don’t want to have The Latitude festival’s children, so here’s a rundown of why it’s so awesome and what we're looking forward to the most, in no particular order. Apart from the bit about the sheep. »
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Column
Singles of the Year (So Far): January-June & A Proper Chart
A re-cap and re-rub of all the sevens we've voted Single of the Week so far this year. Then I had to work out which ones I liked best, threw a strop, and settled for this Top 28. »
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Staff-generated
Spotify Playlist: Drownedin... 100 Songs of 2009 (So Far)
A Spotify playlist of 100 of our staff's favourite tracks of the year (SO FAR!!!) from 100 of the year's finest acts, clocking in at 7 hours 40ish minutes . »
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In Depth
Sónar 2009: The DiS review
Split across day and night, along with Primavera, the as-ever electronica tinged Sónar is up there with Spain's musical spectacles. DiS's man at Sónar Alex Baker took in the sounds and sights of the night-time Barcelona festival. »
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Tour Diary
Johnny Foreigner Tour Diary '09 - Part Six
Johnny Foreigner are still on the road, and still writing and filming tour diaries for the readers of Drowned in Sound - that's you lot, by the way. Here's Part 6 of their tour diary, in video and text form. »
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Festival Review
Hove Festival 2009: DiS' highlights
Hove Festival took place on the idyllic island of Tromøy, near Arendal in Norway, last week. DiS was there, and soaked up a glorious four days of sun, sand and bands. If you've not been - and we're hazarding a guess that many of you haven't - then trust us w... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 06/07/2009
Alright, I admit it. I have cheated this week, enlisting a particularly excitable friend of mine whose favourite musician is ‘Paul McCartneys’. His name is Jem, he is four – sorry, I stand corrected – four and a half years old, and he is helping his Aunty Wendy while... »
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In Depth
Alt Country Week: Four (More) of the Best
Following on from the profiles of Silver Jews, Palace Brothers, and Magnolia Electric Co., DiS picks four more of the best Alt Country artists, not yet discussed. »
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In Depth
The DiS Alt-Country Week Spotify Playlist, and Readers' Choices
Thanks for reading! A DrownedInSound Alt Country Playlist is available on Spotify, and right here we've compiled some readers' and writers' choices, for your visual pleasure. »
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First Listen
First Listen: Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
Hearing Wild Beasts for the first time is an odd and sometimes challenging experience for most. The oddity that oozes forth is abundant, yet theirs is a style and form which doesn't stray anywhere close to purposely 'wacky'. »
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DiSection
DiSection: Engineers' Three Fact Fader Track By Track
About a month ago the indieverse heaved a collective "oh yeah, I remember them, they're good, they are" as critically acclaimed noveau-shoegazers Engineers announced their second album Three Fact Fader, the belated follow-up to 2005... »
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Staff-generated
Spotifriday: ID:09 Special - 20 Must-Have Independent Albums of the Year (SO FAR!)
Based on a range of factors, from board discussions, reviews so far this year and utterly subjective personal opinion, DiS' editor has compiled the twenty best independent albums of the first half... »
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Festival Review
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Glastonbury Diary 2009, Sunday
The concluding part of DiS' Andrzej Lukowki's adventures at Glastonbury 2009. »
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Column
No Pain In Pop #4
Infiltrating the bedroom club... »
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Column
DiScover: Crocodiles, Kong, You Animals
DiS brings you our regular new music fix, and three fresh musical DiScoveries. »
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Interview
Hey! Fever Ray: DiS Meets Karin Dreijer Anderssen
Ahead of her performance as Fever Ray at the Loop festival in a few weeks time, DiS' Alexander Tudor got on the phone with Karin Dreijer Anderssen about various things including the commercialization of music, identity and an upcoming Opera about Dar... »
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In Depth
This Week's Singles: 29/06/2009
I have suffered this week at the coast, everyone. Not just the indignity of a wetsuit when I was too lily-livered to venture into the sea unwrapped, but also some of the most brain-meltingly awful lyrics one has ever had the displeasure of wading through. One of the ... »
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Interview
Love thy neigh-bour: DiS gets talked at by Pulled Apart By Horses
Leeds' Pulled Apart By Horses played a smasher of a gig on Bristol Thekla’s tiny bar stage at the recent Dot to Dot festival, whereupon DiS took the opportunity to catch up with the reprobates and quiz them a but more about their somewhat unhinged wo... »
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In Depth
First listen: Beastie Boys' Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1
Prior to talking to them about the album and a good deal more, DiS sat down with an EMI iPod to give Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 an aural going over and made some notes to give you an id... »
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Interview
Boys will be boys: Beastie Boys talk Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1
Rarely knowingly 100 per cent serious for long enough to prise a straight answer from them, New York City’s finest rap crazies the Beastie Boys are back in the house imminently with latest studio album Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1. »