In Depth
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Festival Review
Eurockéennes 2013: Sun, Sand, Pedalos and Phoenix
We went on holiday/to review a festival in France, turns out it was an amazing experience. Read on for our thoughts on Blur, Phoenix, Chvrches and many more quite brilliant bands. »
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Festival Review
Roskilde 2013: The DiS Review
Roskilde is one of the friendliest and most vibrant atmospheres DiS has ever been in. »
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Column
Planet Gear: Tunng on the making of Turbines
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, Tunng talk us through the creation of new album 'Turbines'... »
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Column
DiS Does Singles 8.07.13: Phoenix, Justin Timberlake, MKS
This week's DiS Does Singles features new tracks from Phoenix, Mutya Keisha Siobhan, Justin Timberlake and Holograms. »
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Interview
“You can give up or you can rise up and tell everyone to eat a dick” - DiS meets Giant Drag
Giant Drag should’ve had a bright future, but as Annie reveals in the enveloping years her life took a helter skelter turn for the worse as she became consumed by drug addiction that resulted in three trips to rehab and packing up and shacking up wi... »
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Interview
"It's really not that hard to write a good song": DiS meets Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs
Heavenly Recordings' reputation for sniffing out hot new talent goes back decades. Among the label's earliest releases were Saint Etienne's 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' and 'Motown Junk' by Manic Street Preachers. Since then, they've been responsible for pivotal ... »
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Column
Articulate Silences, Ambient Sounds #15 - William Basinksi, Daniel Menche, Lee Noble, Postdrome
Welcome to the rebooted Articulate Silences, Ambient Sounds column. After fourteen columns of great service from Joe Marshall, our new columnist Ben Bland will now be taking the helm, bringing you his selection of the very best in ambient sounds, drone and other ... »
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Column
Modem Life Is Rubbish #2: The Victory of the Social Network
There was a time when bands just wrote music and played it. Sure occasionally, they’d take drugs or throw an appliance out of a hotel but essentially their role was simple: to make music. »
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Festival Review
Glastonbury 2013: The DiS Review
Drowned In Sound's Dom Gourlay and Mark Muldoon packed their suncream and wellies and headed down the M5 to Worthy Farm, home to arguably the most spectacular music event on the planet. »
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Artist-generated
Planet Gear: The Veils on weathered instruments
'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, The Veils Finn Andrews talk us through the beauty of weathered instruments... »
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Festival Review
Sonar 2013: the DiS review
Amongst the Guadí and the rollerbladers, the lost tourists and the omnipresent Catalonian flags, lurks an utterly incredible festival. Festivals are always about euphoria; but Sónar does it best. »
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Column
DiS Does Singles: Best of 2013 so far
Hello. This weekend saw the entire British music industry migrate en masse to a farm near Pilton so Greg James and Craig Charles could chat inanely on prime time BBC Two. Subsequently, it seemed appropriate to throw together the best singles 2013 has had to offer so ... »
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Festival Review
Review: All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Deerhunter
It's somewhat bittersweet that ATP has found its form again just as it reaches the end of the line. »
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Interview
"As a four-piece we'd ceased to be able to create something we felt was good enough": DiS meets Edit
Editors frontman Tom Smith gives one of his most candid interviews to date, discussing the departure of his former bandmate Chris Urbanowicz in great detail, explaining their decision to change producers halfway through recording and enthusing about ... »
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Festival Preview
Preview: Glastonbury 2013 - 12 Must See Acts + Playlist
Having intently studied this year's line-up, here's twelve artists Drowned In Sound are most looking forward to seeing. Plus a Spotify and RDIO playlist. »
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Column
Champion Sound #13: Part 2 - Chicago
Kanye West is the biggest and most important rapper Chicago has ever produced, and yet the form which his regional lineage shows up in has shifted significantly over the years. Perhaps best known for his proud sampling of the city’s soul singing greats, his early rec... »
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Festival Review
Download 2013: The DiS Review
Download, you have been an immensely fun weekend. See you next year! »
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Column
Champion Sound #13: Part 1 – Ten Yeezus Pieces
I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with Kanye, swinging back and forth between the two more times than I care to remember. His talent as producer has never been in question, that much is inarguable, but despite having a lot to say he’s always been a clumsy rapp... »
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Festival Review
Parklife Weekender 2013 – The Drowned in Sound Review
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. »
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Mixtape
ATP Deerhunter preview, including Bradford Cox's mixtape
With ATP's Deerhunter-curated weekend - their last ever UK Summertime holiday camp festival - we thought it'd behoove us to shine a light on some of the less familiar names on the bill. Obviously Steve Reich, Tom Tom Club, Dan Deacon et al are unmissable, but a big ... »
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Column
Drowned In Sheffield #14
We ranted on about the politics of Tramlines last time. Now we can get to the important stuff - namely, that you could see Alessi’s Ark, Best Friends, Brown Brogues, The Crookes, Departm... »
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Column
DiS Does Singles 17.06.13: Dornik, Washed Out, AlunaGeorge
Hiya. It's time for your weekly dose of singles, tracks and amorphous offerings that have been uploaded to the internet. Washed Out, AlunaGeorge, Siblings, Deap Vally and Everything Everything have all been kind enough to contribute to your listening pleasure below. ... »
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In Depth
All Hail the Culturati... Fighting Over Radiohead's Hail to the Thief
A DiS party line?! These are the voices of two fervently passive-aggresive fanatics, shouting into the abyss to their hearts’ content, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Radiohead’s divisive sixth LP, Hail to the Thief. »
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Festival Review
Cutting Through the Noise: What it's really like representing new artists at events like The Great E
It's a somewhat different experience being at a festival representing a new band or running a showcase, rather than watching shows, drinking, and hanging out. John Brainlove explains... »