DIY’s 2025 Albums of the Year
Your definitive guide to the best releases from the past 12 months, as voted for by DIY writers.
16th December 2025
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Together For Palestine aim for Christmas #1 with charity single ‘Lullaby’
The track — out now — has seen a range of British and Palestinian artists unite to support Choose Love’s Together For Palestine Fund.
15th December 2025
Gorillaz make stop in ‘Damascus’ en route to ‘The Mountain’
The digital outfit’s latest single is a collab with Yasiin Bey and Syrian singer Omar Souleyman.
15th December 2025
The Neu Bulletin (TTSSFU, Dove Ellis, Gladboy and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
8th December 2025
JADE reveals ominous new video for ‘THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE’ cut ‘Church’
The track gets lifted from the deluxe edition of her massive solo debut album, which is out today.
5th December 2025
Melin Melyn confirm details of ‘Mill On The Hill: After Dark’ reworked album
The Welsh six-piece have introduced the project with a “re-milling” of LP track ‘Dail’ by Gruff Rhys.
4th December 2025
Wet Leg share new video for ‘pokemon’
The new clip — as directed by Faux Real’s Elliott Arndt — lands as the band complete their touring run for 2025.
4th December 2025
Rachel Chinouriri shares her ‘Little House’ EP’s loved-up title track
“I truly didn’t think I’d be able to feel this way about someone.”
2nd December 2025
Charli xcx reveals details of A24 ‘BRAT’ film The Moment
It’ll be in cinemas on 30th January.
21st November 2025
Sam Fender drops lyric video for moving new track ‘I’m Always On Stage’
This latest gut-wrencher is lifted from the forthcoming deluxe edition of ‘People Watching’, out next month.
21st November 2025
David Byrne drops Brian Eno co-write ‘T Shirt’
The new single arrives in the wake of Byrne’s latest solo album ‘Who Is The Sky?’.
19th November 2025
Dead Dads Club to release self-titled debut album in 2026
Chilli Jesson’s new project was produced in collaboration with Fontaines DC’s own Carlos O’Connell.
14th November 2025
Poppy details plans for seventh album ‘Empty Hands’
She’s also dropped a new Jordan Fish-produced single called ‘Bruised Sky’.
14th November 2025
Antony Szmierek drops deluxe album and bonus tracks
New cuts ‘That Face You Make When It’s Raining’ and ‘Girlypops’ both feature on the expanded edition of his acclaimed debut.
14th November 2025
Lynks launches new era with pulsing floor-filler ‘I Didn’t Come Here For Art’
“Straight mullet boys in Palace tees”, consider this shots fired.
13th November 2025
Dry Cleaning drop wry new single ‘Cruise Ship Designer’
Their third album, ‘Secret Love’, is due to arrive in the new year.
12th November 2025
Charli xcx teams up with The Velvet Underground’s John Cale for eerie new track ‘House’
It’s our first taste of what to expect from her upcoming Wuthering Heights soundtrack album.
11th November 2025
The Neu Bulletin (Waterbaby, Butch Kassidy, pencil and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
10th November 2025
Getdown Services ruminate on anger with new banger ‘Don’t Cheese Me Off’
The pair embark on their sold-out headline tour of the UK and Ireland this week.
10th November 2025
Holly Humberstone returns with darkly romantic new single ‘Die Happy’
It’s her first solo release since 2024’s aptly-titled ‘work in progress’ project.
10th November 2025
Romy drops powerful, “proudly queer” single ‘Love Who You Love’
It’s the cherry on the cake of her debut solo album ‘Mid Air’.
7th November 2025
Robbie Williams time travels back to the ’90s for new ‘Pretty Face’ video
The pinch-me visualiser sees him imagine what his performance on cult TV show The Word might have looked like…
7th November 2025
PinkPantheress shares video for ‘Fancy Some More?’ cut ‘Noises + JT’
The clip, which sees PinkPantheress possessed by her collaborator, arrives just in time for Halloween.
29th October 2025
Danny Brown shares video for underscores collaboration ‘Copycats’
The track gets lifted from Danny’s forthcoming new album ‘Stardust’, which lands next week.
28th October 2025