First-person shooters are first-class success stories in contemporary gaming. Of the top-three selling titles of 2011, two were FPS in nature – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 – and ...

“It sounds a bit fanciful” explains the English folk singer Shirley Collins, sipping water from a glass goblet at her home in Lewes, “but it’s not, it’s actually what I feel and I just want to do the ...

Back in 2019, Drowned in Sound hit pause and archived this site. In the meantime, our community has remained active here here. But we've made a return, that's a little different than before. You can ...

You might have noticed that Drowned in Sound has been on a reflective pause since 2019. We've been pondering and perfecting what a fully rejuvenated DiS would look like in the years to come. The good ...

Most modern-day garage rock bands aim to sound as hard as possible, but The Young Sinclairs from Roanoke, Virginia, USA, in the Blue Ridge Mountains are a '60s-influenced group who've sworn allegiance ...

Last time I met James Mercer was on the eve of the release of Wincing The Night Away. Today’s meeting is a little different. I’m in Sony Records’ London offices, the British home to Columbia Records ...

DiS' person of 2014 (Perfect Pussy's Meredith Graves) meets Stuart Murdoch from Belle and Sebastian... Stuart Murdoch and I are happy to talk on the phone. We’re glad we can’t see each other. My hair ...

Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie formed A Winged Victory For The Sullen and announced the release of their debut, self-titled record earlier this year. It promises a great deal and delivers even ...

DiS: Finally, I have to ask you about the band's name, Ringo Deathstarr, and who came up with it? Alex: The story of the band's name comes from way before I even joined them. They were just starting ...

Steadily amassing a fanbase of pilgrims from the realms of indie rock, shoegaze, battle rap and electronica as they go about this business, anticon’s mission statement seems grossly understated these ...

beady eye (liam gallagher, gem archer, andy bell and chris sharrock) release their eagerly anticipated debut album 'different gear, still speeding' on beady eye records. the album features 13 brand ...