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At Drowned in Sound we have a long-standing admiration for our friends at Wichita Recordings, giving us some of our favourite artists and managing to continue on a plane of ethics and truly inspiring music.
Well, today we're lucky enough to give you the exclusive on their newest podcast, in association with iCast. If you're unfamiliar with podcasting, it's basically like a downloadable radio show that you can listen to at any time - great!
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Well sir, it appears this week that we're the site that just keeps on giving!
In honour of the fact that here at DiS we all love The Decemberists just a little bit, they've been kind enough to donate three copies of their most recent (and fabulous) album Picaresque all signed by the band themselves. How very lovely indeed.
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The voice of reason, political anger and friend of Billy Bragg, Mr. Chris T-T is hitting the road this month for a string of delicious giggery to promote his rather splendid new mini-album 9 Red Songs.»
Win one of three pairs of tickets to go see The Warlocks at the Highbury Garage, tomorrow night (9th November)!»
Let's face it, October was a pretty swell month for records but as fire rains down in Paris, water rains down in London and we all mourn the end of Six Feet Under, there are often small lights stuck at the end of the tunnel; allow DiS to recap the LP-shaped hits of October 2005 in one easy-to-digest reminisci-package. Smooth.»
Canada's scene continues to bulge with talent and exceptional songwriting and whilst the bulk of the media fawns over the Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene, longer-standing bastions The New Pornographers have been honing their sound and show, culminating in tonight's exceptional performance.»
New Saddle Creek babies Two Gallants release new single and play Decemberists support slots and two London headline shows.»
American teen duo Smoosh hit the UK for a live date in support of their splendid debut 'She Like Electric'.»
Scottish acoustic master King Creosote steps out on a hectic UK tour and releases new single 'Bootprints' on November 28th.»
Beth Orton is to release her new LP 'Comfort of Strangers' on February 13th. With help from Sonic Youth!»
Check out the best of the best from this year's In the City conference and win CDs and tickets!»
We're here! We're tired, but we're here. We've tried to deflect your attention all month by celebrating our fifth birthday at length, with a riotous selection of gigs and articles, but the time has really come where the new site we've been getting exciting about for ages hath finally come to fruition.»
This is the result, your memoir, as interpreted by 65daysofstatic and this is the most vital, enthralling and unrelenting record of 2005.»
Five years of Drowned in Sound brings special gigs, a brand new site and a massive competition. GET IN.»
Win! The most impressive birthday booty you've seen, heard or eaten. Drowned in Sound is five and there's a new site coming - time to celebrate!»
DrownedinSound.com presents a day of partying, great music and fun at this year's In the City, to celebrate five years of the most popular independent music site in Europe.
Featuring Komakino, Fear of Music, REDJETSON, Emmy the Great, Field Music, The Whip, The Automatic, Les Incompétents, Nephew, Folded Remediez, Action Plan & The Madelines.»
There's something of a backlash underway in London right now. The sub-Libertines tosh is being cast aside as the 'kids' begin to tap into more singer-songwriters and bands with depth; Larrikin Love are the prime example of this emergence.»
London's seductively noisy trio Snow White have just finished recording their brand new EP and are causing some form of 'havoc' in the north of England for a few days to celebrate.»
Decemberists' Colin Meloy talks to DiS about the band's forthcoming UK dates and we run-down the all four shows for y'all.»
Outside DiS Towers, the sun is shining and making the journey in pretty dire. Like all sweaty and stuff. Well, now we can rejoice in the sunshine with the news that six-piece messy electronic popsters Bearsuit's new LP is nearly here and there's a tour to accompany it.»
So, you've looked out of the window this afternoon and seen the doom and gloom pouring from the sky and decided that the office isn't actually that bad after all... Well, how about we remind the lucky ticketholders what's to come this weekend by giving you a selection of hot new bands to check out and some old faves for the Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds festivals.»
It's my excited (but tired) duty to announce the final details for tomorrow's funfest-o-rama in London's 'fashionable' Bethnal Green.»
Passionate people! We're looking for YOU to come and join the ranks at Drowned in Sound and take our ship on a beautiful continuing voyage into the future.»
You see, to be enthralling and at the same time virtually emotionless (let alone motionless) is a talent possessed by few, but to do all of this and combine it with some of the most pertinently enchanting songs around is something to be savoured and celebrated.»
So, you can't make it to Essex for TMF, but you're still in the mood for some debauchery and insane amounts of great music, beer and frolics. Look no further than the inaugural W.H.O.R.Efest (that's White Heat's Only Recorded Ever Festival to you and I).»
New networks arrive and others are sued, but where do you stand on the file-sharing debate?»
The Rakes are London today, brave, exciting and diverse, but also not unlike the capital, they're unabashed in their 'now' status - just don't dismiss them 'til you've been to a show, y'hear?»
This weekend's all-dayer is now back on at The Pleasure Unit in Bethnal Green
Featuring: iForward Russia!, Redjetson, iLiKETRAiNS, Kubichek!, Peace Burial at Sea, Tired Irie, Optimist Club and Scarecrows.»
Venerable Icelandic post-rock beautymongerers Sigur Rós return this November for a string of 'proper' UK dates, following their limited appearances earlier this month.<»
One-man beat maestro Kieran Hebden takes his Four Tet project on the road this Autumn and takes a DiS favourite band with him - Explosions in the Sky»
