Sean | Drowned in Sound
@drownedinsound.bsky.social
Founder of Drowned in Sound (est. 2000). Manager of musicians including Charlotte Church and The Anchoress.
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The Telegraph published 4 articles in Dec & Jan that included the false claim that Energy & Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband plans to build 1 billion solar panels to meet his net zero emissions targets
In reality, reaching net zero by 2050 will require a 10th of that figure – 100 million solar panels
In reality, reaching net zero by 2050 will require a 10th of that figure – 100 million solar panels
Good piece by @desmog.com on the Telegraph’s record of having to issue ‘corrections’ on its stories about climate change (and yes, there’s some quotes from me) www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/t...
The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Telegraph published 4 articles in Dec & Jan that included the false claim that Energy & Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband plans to build 1 billion solar panels to meet his net zero emissions targets
In reality, reaching net zero by 2050 will require a 10th of that figure – 100 million solar panels
In reality, reaching net zero by 2050 will require a 10th of that figure – 100 million solar panels
Going through a pile of album of the year contenders ahead of recording some year-end podcasts.
This Addison Rae album is gonna be in all the corporate media lists isn't it? Has the charm of Lykke Li and Aperol spritz fizz of Charli and Robyn, without the weirdness of Caroline Polachek
(I like it)
This Addison Rae album is gonna be in all the corporate media lists isn't it? Has the charm of Lykke Li and Aperol spritz fizz of Charli and Robyn, without the weirdness of Caroline Polachek
(I like it)
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Going through a pile of album of the year contenders ahead of recording some year-end podcasts.
This Addison Rae album is gonna be in all the corporate media lists isn't it? Has the charm of Lykke Li and Aperol spritz fizz of Charli and Robyn, without the weirdness of Caroline Polachek
(I like it)
This Addison Rae album is gonna be in all the corporate media lists isn't it? Has the charm of Lykke Li and Aperol spritz fizz of Charli and Robyn, without the weirdness of Caroline Polachek
(I like it)
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25 paragraphs before the Guardian gets to the truth, which even then it can't bring itself to have a position on (www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...).
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
25 paragraphs before the Guardian gets to the truth, which even then it can't bring itself to have a position on (www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...).
Haven't opened Twitter for weeks
Assumed this was a satire account but nope...
Assumed this was a satire account but nope...
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Haven't opened Twitter for weeks
Assumed this was a satire account but nope...
Assumed this was a satire account but nope...
We're about 48 hours from a campaign to get Boris Johnson as the new director general of the BBC
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We're about 48 hours from a campaign to get Boris Johnson as the new director general of the BBC
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“But if you listen to it again and again, you might go, well, what's that about? Or on a different day, a certain line will strike you in a different way.”
This is becoming as relevant for podcasts as it is for songs, which Paul Smith was referring to.
This is becoming as relevant for podcasts as it is for songs, which Paul Smith was referring to.
Love it when two kind-hearted music geeks geek out about other music geeks and continue to share their gratitude for the art of creating music.
Great episode, @drownedinsound.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Great episode, @drownedinsound.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Was Indie Sleaze Even Real? Maxïmo Park’s ‘A Certain Trigger’ at 20
Podcast Episode · Drowned in Sound · 05/11/2025 · 1h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“But if you listen to it again and again, you might go, well, what's that about? Or on a different day, a certain line will strike you in a different way.”
This is becoming as relevant for podcasts as it is for songs, which Paul Smith was referring to.
This is becoming as relevant for podcasts as it is for songs, which Paul Smith was referring to.
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Love it when two kind-hearted music geeks geek out about other music geeks and continue to share their gratitude for the art of creating music.
Great episode, @drownedinsound.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Great episode, @drownedinsound.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Was Indie Sleaze Even Real? Maxïmo Park’s ‘A Certain Trigger’ at 20
Podcast Episode · Drowned in Sound · 05/11/2025 · 1h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Love it when two kind-hearted music geeks geek out about other music geeks and continue to share their gratitude for the art of creating music.
Great episode, @drownedinsound.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Great episode, @drownedinsound.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
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This is a great listen for anyone who likes Maximo Park, anyone who grew up in the North East, anyone who loves music…
Just a great listen for anyone really.
Just a great listen for anyone really.
I was a day one @maximopark.bsky.social fan, so it was a joy to discuss music obsession and the myth of indie sleaze with Paul youtu.be/TFIZfO9Ckp8?...
Was Indie Sleaze Even Real? Maxïmo Park’s ‘A Certain Trigger’ at 20
YouTube video by Drowned in Sound
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is a great listen for anyone who likes Maximo Park, anyone who grew up in the North East, anyone who loves music…
Just a great listen for anyone really.
Just a great listen for anyone really.
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I was a day one @maximopark.bsky.social fan, so it was a joy to discuss music obsession and the myth of indie sleaze with Paul youtu.be/TFIZfO9Ckp8?...
Was Indie Sleaze Even Real? Maxïmo Park’s ‘A Certain Trigger’ at 20
YouTube video by Drowned in Sound
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I was a day one @maximopark.bsky.social fan, so it was a joy to discuss music obsession and the myth of indie sleaze with Paul youtu.be/TFIZfO9Ckp8?...
I was a day one @maximopark.bsky.social fan, so it was a joy to discuss music obsession and the myth of indie sleaze with Paul youtu.be/TFIZfO9Ckp8?...
Was Indie Sleaze Even Real? Maxïmo Park’s ‘A Certain Trigger’ at 20
YouTube video by Drowned in Sound
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I was a day one @maximopark.bsky.social fan, so it was a joy to discuss music obsession and the myth of indie sleaze with Paul youtu.be/TFIZfO9Ckp8?...
For the last few months @emmabwilkes.bsky.social has taken the lead on our newsletters and I've chipped in a few essays
This week's 📧 is a tagteam edition with us recommending Kelly Lee Owens, Melody's Echo Chamber, and lots more
Plus @theanchoress.bsky.social is offering fans discounted entry
This week's 📧 is a tagteam edition with us recommending Kelly Lee Owens, Melody's Echo Chamber, and lots more
Plus @theanchoress.bsky.social is offering fans discounted entry
Great albums still to come in 2025
Track of the Week! Albums still to come in the rest of 2025! Grassroots news!
www.drownedinsound.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
For the last few months @emmabwilkes.bsky.social has taken the lead on our newsletters and I've chipped in a few essays
This week's 📧 is a tagteam edition with us recommending Kelly Lee Owens, Melody's Echo Chamber, and lots more
Plus @theanchoress.bsky.social is offering fans discounted entry
This week's 📧 is a tagteam edition with us recommending Kelly Lee Owens, Melody's Echo Chamber, and lots more
Plus @theanchoress.bsky.social is offering fans discounted entry
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Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
The yacht class will be in a spin
They can feel the shift and worry we are about to capsize their reality
All that generational wealth and inherited power
A promise of a better future is no longer a relic of the past…
They can feel the shift and worry we are about to capsize their reality
All that generational wealth and inherited power
A promise of a better future is no longer a relic of the past…
More than $8 million from Mike Bloomberg.
$3 million from Airbnb's co-founder.
$3 million from the Estée Lauder family.
$2 million from Bill Ackman.
$1 million from DoorDash.
$200K from Walmart's heiress.
Zohran didn't just beat Andrew Cuomo. He beat the elite.
$3 million from Airbnb's co-founder.
$3 million from the Estée Lauder family.
$2 million from Bill Ackman.
$1 million from DoorDash.
$200K from Walmart's heiress.
Zohran didn't just beat Andrew Cuomo. He beat the elite.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The yacht class will be in a spin
They can feel the shift and worry we are about to capsize their reality
All that generational wealth and inherited power
A promise of a better future is no longer a relic of the past…
They can feel the shift and worry we are about to capsize their reality
All that generational wealth and inherited power
A promise of a better future is no longer a relic of the past…
“If it’s bad, I say it’s fake. If it’s good, I say that’s the most accurate poll ever.”
— Donald J. Trump, 2021
— Donald J. Trump, 2021
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
“If it’s bad, I say it’s fake. If it’s good, I say that’s the most accurate poll ever.”
— Donald J. Trump, 2021
— Donald J. Trump, 2021
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Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
Teen Vogue Is Folding Into Vogue.com
According to Condé Nast’s announcement, the outlet will keep its “unique editorial identity and mission.”
www.thecut.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
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As someone recently laid off, learning about this $3.65M annual expense is especially shocking. This could pay for so many journalists, and so much actual reporting. The entire race and culture team at CBS News was cut.
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As someone recently laid off, learning about this $3.65M annual expense is especially shocking. This could pay for so many journalists, and so much actual reporting. The entire race and culture team at CBS News was cut.
Not gonna lie, this was a dream commission to mark 25 years of @drownedinsound.org
As music journalism marches towards oblivion, a plea from @seaninsound.threads.net.ap.brid.gy for salvation
www.huckmag.com/article/musi...
www.huckmag.com/article/musi...
Music journalism faces oblivion, here’s why we need to save it
On reaching 25 years of Drowned in Sound, Sean Adams explores how music journalism is still limping, and why he set up The Association of Music Editors.
www.huckmag.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not gonna lie, this was a dream commission to mark 25 years of @drownedinsound.org
This is a really informative watch
Spoiler: If you didn’t know, it’s only voluntary for governments to submit their military emissions
And they’re not included in the Paris climate agreement
www.thewaronclimate.org is aiming to get this on this year’s COP agenda
Spoiler: If you didn’t know, it’s only voluntary for governments to submit their military emissions
And they’re not included in the Paris climate agreement
www.thewaronclimate.org is aiming to get this on this year’s COP agenda
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This is a really informative watch
Spoiler: If you didn’t know, it’s only voluntary for governments to submit their military emissions
And they’re not included in the Paris climate agreement
www.thewaronclimate.org is aiming to get this on this year’s COP agenda
Spoiler: If you didn’t know, it’s only voluntary for governments to submit their military emissions
And they’re not included in the Paris climate agreement
www.thewaronclimate.org is aiming to get this on this year’s COP agenda
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Do not buy tickets unless they drop Marilyn Manson from the bill. He lost all relevancy for good reason
Sonic Temple 2026 lineup announced ft. BRING ME THE HORIZON, My Chemical Romance, Tool, Shinedown and more.
rocked.net/sonic-temple...
rocked.net/sonic-temple...
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Do not buy tickets unless they drop Marilyn Manson from the bill. He lost all relevancy for good reason
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Ever since she began speaking on Palestine, Greta has been told she's "changed", that she's left climate justice behind. But Israel hasn't just committed genocide on the people of Palestine but ecocide on their land, and Greta is making the link. Check out my latest deep dive: youtu.be/fExmlN2o10o
November 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ever since she began speaking on Palestine, Greta has been told she's "changed", that she's left climate justice behind. But Israel hasn't just committed genocide on the people of Palestine but ecocide on their land, and Greta is making the link. Check out my latest deep dive: youtu.be/fExmlN2o10o
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We’re asking ourselves the same question…
Then again misogyny and male violence towards women and girls is so normalised it would be more surprising to see masses of people up in arms about Manson’s return to the UK this week…
Then again misogyny and male violence towards women and girls is so normalised it would be more surprising to see masses of people up in arms about Manson’s return to the UK this week…
November 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We’re asking ourselves the same question…
Then again misogyny and male violence towards women and girls is so normalised it would be more surprising to see masses of people up in arms about Manson’s return to the UK this week…
Then again misogyny and male violence towards women and girls is so normalised it would be more surprising to see masses of people up in arms about Manson’s return to the UK this week…
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Very poor from the government: it won't review suitability of X for its communications, and insists on keeping secret its previous review.
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Very poor from the government: it won't review suitability of X for its communications, and insists on keeping secret its previous review.
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"Musk’s Grok is among the AI models pushing Russian state propaganda, actually citing Russian state media sites, when prompted about the war in Ukraine."
For the millionth time: Why in the name of all that is good is the Government still addicted to X?
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
For the millionth time: Why in the name of all that is good is the Government still addicted to X?
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
Elon Musk Is Gaming the Internet for Fascism
The billionaire X owner is accelerating his AI-driven assaults on reality and Europe had better harden its defences, argues Heidi Siegmund Cuda
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Musk’s Grok is among the AI models pushing Russian state propaganda, actually citing Russian state media sites, when prompted about the war in Ukraine."
For the millionth time: Why in the name of all that is good is the Government still addicted to X?
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
For the millionth time: Why in the name of all that is good is the Government still addicted to X?
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
Can’t believe these shows are going ahead
So many people in the food chain of arena shows like this making money from this man who has a trail of confessions to his abusive behaviour in his books and interviews, as well as a huge list of allegations and deeply antisemitic behaviour
So many people in the food chain of arena shows like this making money from this man who has a trail of confessions to his abusive behaviour in his books and interviews, as well as a huge list of allegations and deeply antisemitic behaviour
Marilyn Manson faces zero consequences and returns to the UK this week
Marilyn Manson's back in the UK this week - but despite multiple allegations of abuse, how is he still so revered?
www.drownedinsound.org
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Can’t believe these shows are going ahead
So many people in the food chain of arena shows like this making money from this man who has a trail of confessions to his abusive behaviour in his books and interviews, as well as a huge list of allegations and deeply antisemitic behaviour
So many people in the food chain of arena shows like this making money from this man who has a trail of confessions to his abusive behaviour in his books and interviews, as well as a huge list of allegations and deeply antisemitic behaviour
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sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is