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Caught up in industry hype, Glasgow four-piece Glasvegas are anticipating a successful 2008. But the band aren't entirely in keeping with modern pop's more prevalent characteristics. DiS meets them in Sheffield to talk tips, and where such great hopes can go after intense industry hullabaloo»
DiS faves Her Name Is Calla look set for a busy first quarter of 2008...»
Unpredictable to the last, Glasvegas end on a feedback heavy rendition of The Ronettes' 'Be My Baby', and initial beliefs about the band finally reach fruition: if ever Phil Spector were to produce an in-house shoegaze band, this is what it would sound like»
Michael Parkinson and Arthur Scargill apart, Barnsley doesn't exactly conjure up images of much more than bleak winter mornings reminiscing about the early shift at Goldthorpe Colliery. Yet this is where the story of Verve-tickling four-piece Exit Calm begins»
Fans of their Dizzy Kiss LP may be forgiven for expecting an evening of Beach Boys harmonies and Flaming Lips whimsy. What you actually get from The Lionheart Brothers live show is something entirely out of the ordinary»
What can't be ignored is just how close Disco Drive sound to Liars, vocally and in a musical sense, and although not necessarily a bad thing, after a while – okay, eleven tracks – it does get a tad monotonous»
Someone once said that the sound of music was the ideal tonic to get in a lively mood. Obviously they weren't thinking of Allow It To Come On when they made that statement, as this record pretty much epitomises the spirit of a drowsy afternoon indoors»
In a similar vein to recent releases by Los Campesinos! and The Chiara L's, Spilt Milk's 'Frank' raises a glass to the halcyon year of 1986»
Up until now, The Dimes have remained a largely unknown quantity outside of their home town and state. Expect all of that to change pretty soon once the rest of us have finished playing catch up, because The Silent Generation is one of 2007's undiscovered gems»
Long before most of Los Campesinos! had even graduated from primary school, Liverpool-based five-piece Ooberman proudly carried the torch for all things twee. And they carried it straight into the Top 40 as it happens»
Today (January 15) sees the launch of a new record label that's got us a little hot under the collar judging by its initial roster of acts: Records On Ribs »
Formed little over two years ago, it's been a gradual process for Kim Novak: from changing singers a year or so ago to supporting the likes of dEUS and iLiKETRAiNS before releasing this, their debut album, which recalls The National's austere indie»
Two years ago, as the vocalist in the vastly underrated Lyca Sleep, Dan Cutts seemed to have the world at his feet. Then, at the back end of 2005, the band imploded amidst a shroud of mystery»
'First, The Winter...' is Shady Bard's Christmas EP, a way of saying thanks to their growing fanbase. It will undoubtedly become a collectors item in years to come»
The makers of our current Single of the Week, Frightened Rabbit, have heard awful things about Nottingham's knife crime. DiS calms them down to talk about their breakthrough debut album, Sing The Greys, and its follow-up, expected in March 2008»
Depending which side of the fence you sit on, The Violets are either the most exciting thing to happen to Southend since the pier burnt down or wannabe intellectual scenesters peddling half-arsed tunes»
The Maple State are as far from your average Mancunian five-piece as you're ever likely to get»
Liars' Angus Andrews is in playful mood, hamming it up like John Cleese impersonating Jim Carrey and introducing every song with a title befitting of tonight's show: 'Houseclouds' becomes 'Sherwood Forest Is A Clump Of Hair Beneath My Armpits' for one night only»
Norwegian multi instrumentalist Silje Nes is strictly one of a kind. Forget the comparisons with people like Joanna Newsom or Nina Nastasia; Ames Room really does sound like a record orchestrated on another planet»
And even if it does wear a hairslide and a Pastels button badge alongside its heart-adorned sleeve, this is the true definition of indie-pop in its purest form»
One thing that does make The Warlocks stand head and shoulders above their contemporaries is the way they maximise the use of two drummers to such devastating effect»
This Saturday, December 8, DiS’s Nottingham division presents its Christmas Party. We have assembled a pretty special line-up for your enjoyment, consisting of Rolo Tomassi, We Are The Physics and more»
It may only be a couple of weeks since E4's George Lamb (pictured) replaced the universally popular Gideon Coe on BBC6Music's daytime show but already, it seems, the knives are out for him good and proper.»
Combining Beach Boys-style harmony with blissed-out, effects-laden guitar, don't be surprised if Norwegian quintet The Lionheart Brothers succeed both critically and commercially in 2008»
Whisper it quietly if need be, but those one-time experimental noise fiends LED! have gone all pop on us, and as a result sound all the better (and much more accomplished) for having done so.»
Sure, there'll no doubt be the elitists crying into their real ale at the thought of another so-called "lad rock" ensemble on the block, but maybe what these people really need is a history lesson»
When images of rock and roll debauchery come to mind, one of the least likely exponents would surely be The Young Knives»
First of all, Siberian aren't from Siberia after all; they're actually from Seattle. Secondly, despite originating from the birthplace of Sub Pop, their music owes more to English melancholia than anything American»
The Warlocks don't rewrite the rule book on new album Heavy Deavy Skull Lover, but this is still the 21st Century psychedelic sound of the West Coast in all its glory»
Glasgow's Frightened Rabbit's debut album can be broken down into eight individual song-based compositions ranging from the superbly dynamic to the ruefully downbeat»
