Ah, to be a fly on the studio wall during the making of Kanye West’s Yeezus. This is an album that is actively trying to sound imperfect, and yet the number of producers, engineers, songwriters and professional fluffers that went into manufactu... more info

As a closing chapter to the early days of Smith Westerns' careers, Soft Will is an excellent record - there is just a lingering feeling that their unique sense of fun and abandon, is all but over. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

With ATP's Deerhunter-curated weekend - their last ever UK Summertime holiday camp festival - we thought it'd behoove us to shine a light on some of the less familiar names on the bill. Obviously Steve Reich, Tom Tom Club, Dan Deacon et al are unmis... more info

We ranted on about the politics of Tramlines last time. Now we can get to the important stuff - namely, that you could see Alessi’s Ark, Best Friends, Brown Brogues, The Crookes, Department M, Cheatahs , Deaf Club, Dutch Uncles, Sam Forrest, Fr... more info

Hiya. It's time for your weekly dose of singles, tracks and amorphous offerings that have been uploaded to the internet. Washed Out, AlunaGeorge, Siblings, Deap Vally and Everything Everything have all been kind enough to contribute to your listening... more info

Beautiful, ethereal and organic, breathing with life and is as far removed from the clean overly produced dance music which James Holden holds in such distain. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Less the sound of a band losing their edge and more the sound of them finding their zen. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Depeche Mode have garnered some of the critical adulation as the accepted ‘pioneers of electronic music’, topped magazine polls, won an Ivor Novello and reached the dizzying heights of being covered by The Saturdays. But, there’s st... more info

Pythons is a fuller, more mature and honest album than its precursor. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Perhaps with a little more nuance Empire of the Sun can exploit the potential of their partnership to be one of the most intriguing electro-pop duos around - but on Ice On the Dune that potential remains unrealised. Read the full story on Drown... more info