This Is Your God: John Carpenter Live
DiS finds itself at the horror maestro's first ever UK concert»
Articles
thisyearinmusic has written the following articles:
Slugabed - Inherit the Earth
He has not lost any of his innovative charm or sense of humour that made his debut such an irresistible masterpiece»
Various - Kobayashi Nights I: Intergalactic Champions
Feels like this could be the start of something great»
Minor Victories - Minor Victories - Orchestral Variations
A sonic experience unlike anything else released this year»
Mick Harvey - Intoxicated Woman
There is a feeling that the series has started to run its course»
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
An album that is as bleak as it is entertaining»
Kate Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
Tempest has cemented herself as a poet/rapper of the highest order»
Yann Tiersen - Eusa
Tiersen is back to his best»
King Creosote - Astronaut Meets Appleman
Sounds like previous King Creosote albums, but more epic»
Cool Ghouls - Animal Races
On Animals Races, Cool Ghouls have come out fighting»
Trim - 1-800 Dinosaur Presents Trim
Where they go from here it’s hard to say, but it’ll be well trim!»
Lift To Experience Live At The Royal Festival Hall
Fifteen years is a long time to wait, but Nick Roseblade finds it was worth it.»
The Invisible - Patience
An album made by a band reaching the pinnacle of its powers»
Cat's Eyes - Treasure House
Safe isn’t what you want from a Cat’s Eyes album is it?»
The Great Escape 2016: the DiS review
Here's what DiS's men on the ground learned in Brighton this year»
Gold Panda - Good Luck and Do Your Best
Schlecker has created the album that he has always hinted at»
Great Escape 2016: 10 Must-Sees Beside The Seaside
Our mixtape of picks from the 300+ acts on the bill.»
Yoni and Geti - Testarossa
Can you judge an album by its cover? In Testarossa’s case, it’s not even close.»
Melt Yourself Down - Last Evenings On Earth
This doesn’t just show us music’s current climate, it shows where it could go»
Big Black Delta - Trágame Tierra
Tragame Tierra is a remarkable album, but you’ve got to give it a chance»
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Person A
At first it tastes weird, but after the first mouthful you realise it all works together strangely well»
Velcro Hooks - thisyearinmusic
Makes you want to rush out to your nearest live venue and see some kids wail on their instruments for half an hour»
Starchild & The New Romantic - Crucial
Full of contemporary production and composition, as you’d expect given Cook’s crucial CV»
Lucius - Good Grief
The music is good, but the grief just isn't interesting»
Steve Mason - Meet the Humans
At times it sounds like the forth Beta Band album, but in a weird way it's better than that»
Habitats - Jungles
Habitats sound like the offspring of the 1975 and Bastille after a coke-fuelled orgy at the Shacklewell Arms»
Suspect Package: How music clubs and subscriptions are changing music
Nick Roseblade explores some of the best musical subscription and discovery services...»
Right Hand Left Hand - Right Hand Left Hand
Right Hand Left Hand have stalked you, taken you on an exhilarating ride and finally vanished without a trace»
Nap Eyes - Thought Rock Fish Scale
One of the most enjoyable and insightful albums released this year so far»
Idiot Glee - Idiot Glee
A perfect slice of lo-fi pop»