Drowned in Nottingham #4
Following on from the most recent local scene report and gig guide from the city in March, here's the fourth installment from DiS' man in the East Midlands... »
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Kindest Lines - Covered In Dust
Kindest Lines may wear their influences heavily across several layers of dark clothing but there's more than enough on display here to elevate them above the rest of the symbiotic ashen-faced crowd. »
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Fanzine at Birmingham HMV Institute, , Tue 14 Jun
Although perhaps surprising to the band themselves at any rate, that Belong found itself cited as one of 2011's most eagerly anticipated releases is testimony in itself to the unparallelled rise of ** from zineworld's nest kept secret to (pardon the pun) genuine "contenders".»
Atari Teenage Riot - Is This Hyperreal?
Stands up alongside 60 Second Wipe Out as possibly Atari Teenage Riot's most potent collection of songs to date»
The Coathangers - Larceny & Old Lace
While the concept of a gang of girls playing music together like its 1992 isn't exactly a new phenomenon, there's something decidedly exciting about Atlanta four-piece The Coathangers that sets them apart from most of their peers in what is becoming a saturated marketplace.»
The Heartbreaks at Spanky Van Dykes, Nottingham, Sat 04 Jun
Hailing from the Lancashire seaside resort of Morecambe, a town usurped in popularity by the neighbouring Southport and Blackpool respectively, The Heartbreaks simplistic musical creations depict a world where the faded glamour of the town they grew up in breeds escapism while kitchen sink dramas rule supreme.»
Bachelorette - Bachelorette
Bachelorette is a worthwhile collection of distinctive orchestrations that should propel Annabel Alpers even further into the limelight.»
White Denim - D
A measured if occasionally overcooked beast that proves difficult to digest as a whole.»
DiS meets Sarabeth Tucek
Sarabeth Tucek's nomadic lifestyle probably accounts for the diversity within her musical palette. Having already spent her life flitting between Miami, New York and Los Angeles, the variation of styles and sounds embarked on over this time have seen her filed under several genres from shoegaze to ambient folk and melodic country. »
New single, video and tour dates for I Like Trains
The ever prolific I Like Trains release a new single next month.»
Love Inks - E.S.P.
Sure, comparisons with the likes of Chairlift and The xx will probably hound Love Inks from now until kingdom come, but reference points aside, E.S.P. stands up as a distinctive, if occasionally samey body of work in its own right.»
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See
By the impeccably high standards Arctic Monkeys have set so far, Suck It and See ranks as a good rather than great album, and only deepens the mystery as to where the band may venture next»
Tennis - Cape Dory
A more than satisfactory introduction to the world of Tennis and their travels»
"There's no point in touring with a band if you're playing music that you hate": DiS meets Graham Coxon
While the term "legend" finds itself bandied about all too easily these days, there are occasionally those whose merits deserve such an accolade. One name which springs to mind in recent years would be Graham Coxon, guitarist, songwriter and founder member of Blur, one of the most successful British groups of modern times.»
Wild Beasts, Summer Camp at Y Theatre, Leicester, Leicestershire, Mon 09 May
Today is a big day for Wild Beasts. Third album (and first since being overlooked by the Mercury judges nine months ago) Smother finally landed in record stores this morning, and only four songs into the set, Tom Fleming is already admitting it feels as though a huge weight has been lifted.»
Sarabeth Tucek - Get Well Soon
Where some records are maybe just too personal for public consumption, it's the uneasy fragility contained within Get Well Soon that renders it such a fascinating experience.»
DiS meets Stuart Mackay, founder and organiser of Indietracks
With the 2011 festival season fast approaching, we here at DiS thought it an appropriate time to question Indietracks founder Stuart Mackay about its continuous growth, the difficulties and pitfalls in organising such an event, and put forward his all time dream Indietracks line-up. »
D/R/U/G/S - Love / Lust
One of the UK dance scene's most visionary releases so far this year. »
Ten Years Of Camden Crawl: Then and Now
While probably quicker to list those artists we're not bothered about seeing than the ones we are, DiS would like to take this opportunity to wish the Camden Crawl a happy tenth birthday by taking a look back through the archives at some of those artists who've graced the festival since it first opened its doors back in the spring of 1995.»
The Raveonettes - Raven In The Grave
One hopes Raven In The Grave doesn't signify the last post for The Raveonettes as they are a joy to behold in this mood, and more than capable of producing a belter of an album when least expected. »
The Airborne Toxic Event - All At Once
The Airborne Toxic Event can hold their heads high safe in the knowledge their supposedly difficult second album is a resolute triumph in the face of adversity.»
Cloud Control at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Sat 09 Apr
While comparisons with fellow antipodean exports The Temper Trap are inevitable, Cloud Control are part of a new broom sweeping across Australia's occasionally barren music scene alongside kindred spirits Tame Impala and The Jezebels.»
Whirl - Distressor
Although barely a year old, Californian six-piece Whirl seem as if they've been playing together most of their lives, cocooned away honing their sound waiting for the right time to unleash their carefully orchestrated wares...»
TuNe YarDs - w h o k i l l
As long players go, 2011 won't get much better than this, and with whokill, Merrill Garbus has somehow managed to encompass more ideas into just over 40 minutes than most artists manage in a lifetime...»
"We need people knowing where more carrots come from": DiS meets Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke
As influential artists go, Killing Joke sit in the upper echelons as a band whose music undoubtedly shaped the heavier end of the alternative spectrum these past thirty years.»
DiS meets Matthew Dear
The past few weeks he's been touring round Europe with his band as special guests of Interpol, and it was at their penultimate UK show in Leeds where DiS caught up with the elegant performer known as Matthew Dear post-soundcheck. »
The Telescopes - Live. Aftertaste
Back in 1989, seminal Burton-On-Trent five-piece The Telescopes released their groundbreaking debut long player Taste to an unsuspecting audience at the time still reeling from being caught unawares by the triple whammy of Isn't Anything, Bug and Daydream Nation.»
Wu Lyf at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Sun 20 Mar
If the impending rise of Brother marked the point where the hype machine jumped the shark in a style more accustomed to the impressive feats of Bob Beamon and Carl Lewis, the anti-hype stance of Manchester's WU LYF seems to have created an air of nonchalance if tonight's poor turnout is anything to go by.»
The Charlatans - Us And Us Only (Deluxe edition)
An essential collection here that every Charlatans fan should own. »
Watch: The Strange Death Of Liberal England's new video + treasure hunt details
Southsea's finest exponents of artistic post-rock The Strange Death of Liberal England release a new single in May.»