Fighting With Wire: Single, Tour...
Irish three-piece Fighting With Wire follow their recent album Man vs Monster (review) with a new single on Monday 5th May.»
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Boy Kill Boy - Stars And The Sea
For indie makeweights Boy Kill Boy, Stars And The Sea really is their make or break record. Following a half-decent debut, here they rope in producer Dave Sardy to polish their potential into something equally so-so»
Sennen: new album & tour...
Norwich shoegaze quartet Sennen release their new album Where The Light Gets In on May 26th through Hungry Audio Records»
The Brian Jonestown Massacre: enraging Anton, unintentionally
Brian Jonestown Massacre brainchild Anton Newcombe gives DiS a lifetime's supply of soundbites and some colourfully-rendered abuse in the interview he was born to give»
Horowitz, The Manhattan Love Suicides, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Mon 25 Feb
Admittedly this kind of thing may be a million miles away from tabloid cool kids, but like the scene they're unashamedly indebted too, expect to see The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart playing to much larger crowds on their next venture»
Duffy at Nottingham Bodega Social Club, Fri 07 Mar
Duffy is a more than competent entertainer in her own right. Whether or not she's filling a void until a certain person gets out of rehab, it’s hard not to find her chameleonic presence delightfully charming»
On The Bone and on the ball: new compilation and two gigs to celebrate
Ace Leeds-based indie On The Bone release their second compilation of some of the brightest new talent around next month»
Sonic Cathedral: M83/Maps split single, Ulrich Schnauss tour, DiS behind the decks...
DiS faves Sonic Cathedral will release a split 7" featuring M83 and Maps remixing each other's work»
The Kills at Nottingham The Art Organisation, Sun 02 Mar
While it's still hard to imagine The Kills ever being anyone's favourite band, for all their limitations they're still an occasionally enthralling proposition and a welcome change from dreary lad-rock culture»
DiScover: The Ruby Suns
With their second album Sea Lion attracting critical acclaim, DiS introduces readers to The Ruby Suns, a New Zealand outfit with one finger on the experimentation button and another switching summertime melodies on and off»
The Ruby Suns - Sea Lion
The Ruby Suns' Sea Lion - comparable to Animal Collective and Brian Wilson - is a sublime record that won't get much attention at present, but by the time the end-of-year lists come out at the year's end, expect it to figure prominently»
Various, Zapped By A Million Volts, Above Them - Murderous Traffic presents...Zavvi Hometown Vaults MK. II
Another day, another newly constructed independent record label appearing on the block. Based in Castleford, lying in the moors between the M1 and M62, Murderous Traffic couldn't be further from the Big Smoke's industry hype machine if it tried»
Fire In The Disco present... at Nottingham Bar None!, Fri 01 Feb
After spending the last couple of years gradually honing their sound, not to mention their explosive live show, tonight is possibly the pinnacle of what we've seen to date from Model Morning»
Spiritualized announce album details, Dot-to-Dot appearance
Spiritualized are back with their new 18-track opus Songs In A&E. Released on Monday 19th May via Jason Pierce's own Spaceman Records imprint, it will be preceded by a single, 'Soul On Fire' a week earlier»
Brian Jonestown's Bloody Underground: record news, potty mouth
Legendary Californian experimentalists The Brian Jonestown Massacre - now essentially Anton Newcombe (pictured) and a host of floating members both past and present - return on March 31 with their thirteenth album, My Bloody Underground»
These New Puritans at Nottingham Bodega Social Club, Fri 15 Feb
In terms of potential, These New Puritans could very well be one of this country's most sacred treasures for many years to come. But it's nights like this that will either secure or sabotage their future»
Danava - Unonou
Mixing elements of both progressive and stoner rock, Danava haven't so much created, but instead carved their own fantasmagoric moniker into a niche that many probably weren't aware still existed»
Air Cav - Alliance / Branches
Without doubt, this is as promising a debut as you'll hear all winter that if anything may raise the bar a little too high for Air Cav's subsequent releases»
Yeasayer: from nothing to somewhere, quick sharp
This time last year, Brooklyn four-piece Yeasayer were looking for a label and distributor to put out their soon-to-be finished debut record. Now they're one of 2008's most-tipped acts. DiS charts the band's progress and sees what's next»
The Sugar Oaks - Red Grapes In The City EP
Hailing from Florida, The Sugar Oaks compare themselves to Bruce Springsteen by way of the fact that they, like The Boss, bury their songs in hometown references and myths, not to mention an ethical authenticity that they believe sets them apart from many of their contemporaries»
Robots In Disguise - We're In The Music Biz
Just because you drink in the right establishments, take drugs with the right people and shag trendy b-list celebrities does not mean you should be given a record contract. Right? Wrong, it seems, as Robots In Disguise rip up the rule book and do what the hell they want»
i concur: single and tour coming soon
Leeds four-piece i concur (pictured) release their second single, a double-A entitled 'Lucky Jack’/‘Build Around Me' on Monday March 10. It will be available on both 7" vinyl and iTunes download via Brew Records»
Nottingham DiS update: iLiKETRAiNS confirmed for DJ set this Saturday
This Saturday (February 9) sees the latest, and possibly final, chapter in DrownedinSound's Nottingham club night venture. After two long years, the Nottingham DiS team has decided to take a temporary hiatus. But as a parting gesture we're proud to announce possibly our best line-up yet»
DiScover: Make Model
Made up of former members of Fickle Public and Dance Lazarus Dance, Glasgow's Make Model are the latest in a line of ace new bands from north of the border to make an impression on London's A&R men. DiS catches up with the sextet to discuss their future, now they're signed to a major label, and appealing comparisons»
God Is An Astronaut confirm UK dates
In what will be the County Wicklow outfit’s first shows on British shores for many a moon, God Is An Astronaut will be playing four dates in mid-April, coinciding with a pair of releases»
sonicflyer - Sun In My Pocket EP
Noel Gallagher isn't renowned for making regular trips to Siberia so it was perhaps something of a surprise when locally reared four-piece sonicflyer found themselves asked by the man himself to play a show with him in Moscow»
The Courteeners at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms, Mon 21 Jan
Some judgments on whether something is good or bad often tend to be clouded by one simple test: whether it passes as being original or not. A similar principle appears to be affecting The Courteeners at this early stage of their career»
Vetiver - You May Be Blue / Been So Long (Neighbors remixes)
Neither prolific nor easy to pigeonhole, San Francisco's Vetiver have long been associated with the city's alternative folk scene. This 12" is the only thing they've in the pipeline between now and 2009»
Slow Club at Nottingham Lee Rosy's Tea Room, Fri 25 Jan
Jaunty and smiley by nature, Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor may have adopted the name Slow Club but their music is anything but what their vague moniker would suggest. Their manifesto: exclusively great but everybody's welcome»
The Duke Spirit - Neptune
Charismatic singer Liela Moss obviously isn't put off by the fact she's not the only celebrity Moss on Indie Street these days, as her breathy, Nico- and Siouxsie Sioux-recalling vocals are undoubtedly the highpoint of The Duke Spirit's Chris Goss-aided second album, Neptune»