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Drowned in Sound is counting down our favourite albums of 2025. Every year is a great year to be a music obsessive. 2025 was a year that felt like music was both a catalyst for change and the much ...

jack penate is starting clean with his appropriately titled sophomore effort, 'everything is new'. after a successful debut, this followup takes the music in a different direction. 'everything is new' ...

It’s so tempting to open with it that it can’t be ignored: this review as good as writes itself with a title like that. There. Done. Over. And? Well» ...

Back in February, one DiS messageboarder was moved to say to the masses: “I challenge you to prove to me that math-rock is real”. Responses varied – some kept tongues in cheek, some were flippant, ...

Domino releases the debut solo album from Real Estate songwriter and frontman Martin Courtney, titled 'Many Moons'. 'Many Moons' is a bright, lush, 10-song collection of soft psychedelia that recalls ...

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 ...

to celebrate the 21st anniversary of their debut release, blur's fourth album 'the great escape' has now been remastered from the original tapes by frank arkwright (the smiths, arcade fire, new order, ...

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 ...

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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 ...