You know what's happening right? At 7pm in each country around the world you'll be able to hear the new Sigur Ros album Valtari for one-hour-only. DiS is one of the official UK partners, so bookmark this page or leave it open in a tab, and some back ... more info

The concluding half of our in depth interview with The Hives sees us cover frontman Howlin' Pelle Almqvist's hospitalisation from concussion last year, bad Hives songs and Barely Legal. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

After twenty-one years, it’s hard to believe Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres are still capable of producing moments as vivid and relevant as they do on Urban Turban. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

If you admire the Flaming Lips, but wish they came without the goofy ideas and execution, then this is for you. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Ahead of his headline performance at London’s Barbican Hall on Friday (18 May), DiS caught up with the German prepared piano experimentalist to discover his new collaboration with a choir of 70-year-old African women and delve into his long-hai... more info

A snip here, a clip there – you’ll be left with a far more enjoyable recording. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Now in its 18th year, SPOT has long been recognised as a landmark event for many emerging Scandinavian artists, having previously hosted fledgling performances from the likes of Sigur Ros, Mew, and this year's headliners The Raveonettes. Read... more info

The Hives are a rock and roll band. This much the Swedish five piece were very clear about when they sat down with DiS a fortnight ago in an opulent London hotel. What follows is both a revealing and hilarious insight into one of the few remaining lo... more info

For all their undoubted accomplishment, Beach House seem to have reached their limits as a two-piece, or worse still, have simply finishing running their creative gamut altogether. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

At times full of nervous vigour, at others letting itself fall blindly backwards into honeyed daydream, A Different Ship has a life and character all of its own. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info