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“Seguimos Aquí”: Thank you Bad Bunny for making me cry

ICE, America and a Halftime show that refused to be silent

“Seguimos Aquí”: Thank you Bad Bunny for making me cry

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Music Venue Trust Calls Out Live Nation
Music Venue Trust Calls Out Live Nation

The state of grassroots music in the spotlight + track of the week + news Aphex news

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Let's not return to 2016... let's learn from it!
Let's not return to 2016... let's learn from it!

Emma Wilkes reflects on 10 years since we lost Bowie, Prince, and Carrie Fisher. Trump's first election. Brexit.

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Drowned in Sound's 25 Favourite Albums of 2025: 10-1
Drowned in Sound's 25 Favourite Albums of 2025: 10-1

Our countdown continues with our 10 favourite albums of the year.

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Drowned in Sound's 25 Favourite Albums of 2025: 25-11
Drowned in Sound's 25 Favourite Albums of 2025: 25-11

It's albums of the year o'clock! The best? Maybe. Our favourites? Definitely. Words by Sean Adams & Emma Wilkes.

Interview

How Neurodivergent Musicians Process Music Differently
How Neurodivergent Musicians Process Music Differently

Acknowledging the unself: Conjurer's Dani Nightingale on metal and autism

Resources

Why Gig Tickets Are a Mess: Everything You Need To Know (And How Fans Can Fix It)
Why Gig Tickets Are a Mess: Everything You Need To Know (And How Fans Can Fix It)

A shareable resource covering: live music scams, soaring gig prices, ticket monopolies, and the fixes already underway

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Delicious Darkwave
Delicious Darkwave

Suitable for playlists featuring: Austra, Cold Cave, TR/ST and songs from The Matrix OST.

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Help Bring Our Future Into Focus
Help Bring Our Future Into Focus

Your chance to feedback on our new mission statement.

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Music discovery is broken, can it be fixed?
Music discovery is broken, can it be fixed?

And DiS' annual alternative to the Mercury Music Prize longlist is open for submissions

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Decoding Hayley Williams' 17-Song Masterpiece
Decoding Hayley Williams' 17-Song Masterpiece

Why Hayley's format-breaking release is essential listening for doomscrollers. Rating: 10/10

Interview

Meet The Duo Keeping Kyiv Dancing
Meet The Duo Keeping Kyiv Dancing

How Peggy Gou inspired this Ukrainian duo to start a club to disconnect from the war. To enjoy life - not just to survive.

Interview

Noise Revolutionary: The Ukrainian Artist Building Instruments From Electronic Waste
Noise Revolutionary: The Ukrainian Artist Building Instruments From Electronic Waste

How one Ukrainian artist turns plastic squeakers into haunting landscapes that sound like stars being born 260 light-years away.

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