Celebrating 25 Years

Drowned in Sound is where resistance finds its soundtrack. We offer music recommendations, community, resources, and paths to collective action through our newsletter and podcast.

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Have we reached peak megagig?

Stadium shows and park festivals are enjoying a boom - but how long can it last? And what about the grassroots?

Have we reached peak megagig?

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Inside Bicep's Arctic Masterpiece

Inside Bicep's Arctic Masterpiece

BICEP: "The squeals and crashes that the ice makes were truly otherworldly"

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Nine Inch Nails still sound like the future

Nine Inch Nails still sound like the future

…And doesn’t it make you feel better?

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What Music Festivals Look Like During Wartime 🇺🇦

What Music Festivals Look Like During Wartime 🇺🇦

Music, Sirens, Resistance, and Compassion at Kyiv's Vegan Weekend.

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What it's really like to be an art-pop band in 2025

What it's really like to be an art-pop band in 2025

DiS meets Stealing Sheep

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25 Ideas to Keep Your Music Scene Alive in 2025

25 Ideas to Keep Your Music Scene Alive in 2025

A list of ways music fans can support the music we love and the grassroots ecosystem it relies upon.

Albums of the Year

2024's Albums of the Year

2024's Albums of the Year

10 essential, must-hear, obsession-worthy albums from the year twenty-twenty-four.

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ANOHNI Shared A Vision Of Our Future. Now I Can't Unsee It

ANOHNI Shared A Vision Of Our Future. Now I Can't Unsee It

"It looked like a very beautiful sunlit graveyard, with beautiful grave stones." - ANOHNI sparked this reflection on climate grief, music's role in resistance, and why small actions matter when facing overwhelming crises.

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Can You Help? (3mins)

Surreal impression of a man holding a phone and an umbrella, reflected on a metallic surface dripping with rain

3 minutes of your time...

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The Earth Is Singing. Are We Finally Listening?

The Earth Is Singing. Are We Finally Listening?

Melting Glaciers & Sound as Resistance & DiS meets Martyn Ware (Heaven 17 / The Human League),

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What it's really like to be an art-pop band in 2025

What it's really like to be an art-pop band in 2025

DiS meets Stealing Sheep

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Chill That Overwhelm

Chill That Overwhelm

A record that's an antidote to the whirl of it all.

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A zine... about Goths... in Nature

A zine... about Goths... in Nature

What connections: Chris Packham, bird watching, and a gothic disco radio show?

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