The Duke Spirit, for all their press attention and live prowess, have never really released a single that fully grabbed the listener. 'Til now...» ...

To express a dislike of U2 seems to have become almost as regular a pastime as shopping for groceries or queuing at the bus stop.» ...

U2 return with their hotly anticipated new studio album Songs of Experience. Recorded in Dublin, New York and Los Angeles, Songs of Experience was completed earlier this year with its subject matter ...

From the DiS archive... republished because Jason Molina sadly died at the weekend... There’s only one mystery when it comes to music that speaks to the depths of your soul. It’s not the way that ...

'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS, in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... NY/LA genre-hopping duo Javelin return ...

Last week, Sir Paul McCartney sat down with musician Paul Draper (of DiS heroes Mansun), to discuss songwriting and the re-issue of RAM. When we were initially asked if Drowned in Sound would like to ...

As hardcore-fetishism and macho-posturing permeated the mainstream during the infant years of the 1990s, indie-rock loyalists shifted directions. Responding to the shrill noise of populist rock which ...

Matt Berry may be best known for the theatrical booming voice, arch mannerisms and suave womanising of his various comedic guises, but before Steven Toast and Douglas Reynholm there was Matt Berry the ...

For once, Tom Barman is apprehensive. Not about tonight’s dEUS show, but the two-hour DJ set he’s been booked to play at the official after party. “What has happened in the past is this ...

For years I wanted the complete Pere Ubu back catalogue. I’d tease myself as a teenager walking into record shops and pick up one of the million albums that made up their back catalogue, or so it ...

Having formed eight years ago in Seattle, Band Of Horses ascent to one of the biggest alt-rock outfits to emerge from the US underground scene should be seen as a lesson in perseverance to all. While ...

Over the last fifteen years, the relationship between artist and audience has changed immeasurably. Direct engagement with fans, particularly for artists without major label backing, can help forge a ...