Avey Tare

As a medium, the rock album is so under siege that even Radiohead made noise in 2009 about giving it up for downloadable singles and EPs. The album can't help but increasingly feel like an afterthought in a year where the big thing in rock seemed to be landing on the soundtrack of "New Moon." But even though 2009 may not have produced a wealth of classic discs, there was still great stuff to be heard. Read More

Animal Collective, "Merriweather Post Pavilion": It's a trip, to be sure. Read More

Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix // Why do I love Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix ? Read More

I know your taste in music seems to verve more towards the indie side of the spectrum, but COME ON, how can you not include The '59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem? Read More

Whilst our top 50 albums of the year list offers somes glimpse into what our staff have been listening to these past twelve months, the annual mixtapes give a real insight as to what has been pleasing the ears, minds and heart strings of those wot write for DiS. Read More

As a medium, the rock album is so under siege that even Radiohead made noise in 2009 about giving it up for downloadable singles and EPs. The album can't help but increasingly feel like an afterthought in a year where the big thing in rock seemed to be landing on the soundtrack of New Moon. But even though 2009 may not have produced a wealth of classic discs, there was still great stuff to be heard. Read More

By the time the second track of the xx's debut reaches its chorus, it's clear that xx is something special. Read More

The more grizzled he gets, the more Tom Waits inhabits his songs, those literate oom-pah stomps through the most decrepit locales and bleak conditions, where humanism barely wrestles down despair. Read More

As a medium, the rock album is so under siege that even Radiohead made noise in 2009 about giving it up for downloadable singles and EPs. The album can't help but increasingly feel like an afterthought in a year where the big thing in rock seemed to be landing on the soundtrack of "New Moon." But even though 2009 may not have produced a wealth of classic discs, there was still great stuff to be heard. Read More

As a medium, the rock album is so under siege that even Radiohead made noise in 2009 about giving it up for downloadable singles and EPs. The album can't help but increasingly feel like an afterthought in a year where the big thing in rock seemed to be landing on the soundtrack of "New Moon." But even though 2009 may not have produced a wealth of classic discs, there was still great stuff to be heard. Read More