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Girl in red unveils cover of Talking Heads’ ‘Girlfriend Is Better’

Paramore, Lorde, and Teezo Touchdown have already shared their contributions to A24's upcoming 'Stop Making Sense' tribute compilation.

Katy J Pearson announces intimate album preview shows

The acclaimed folk-pop artist will play two dates - one each in London and Bristol - this May.

St Vincent shares final album preview ‘Big Time Nothing’

She's set to play a short run of UK and EU dates this June, including one at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Pillow Queens: “This album is very much about stages of grief - each stage is worthwhile and important in its own right, even if the feeling is irrational”

Ahead of the arrival of Pillow Queens' recently released LP 'Name Your Sorrow', we caught up with Pamela Connolly and Cathy McGuinness to get a deeper insight into the quartet's triumphant third outing.

Porij - Teething

4 Stars

A confident debut that acts as both the party and the comedown.

Bullion - Affection

3-5 Stars

A joyful listen from start to finish; a playful, experimental, and carefully crafted debut.

Porij: Dance Yrself Clean

Armed with a coming-of-age record like none you’ve heard before, Porij have arrived - and here, bringing heart to the dancefloor is the order of the day.

METZ: “I don’t think you ever want to walk the same path over and over”

We catch up with the Canadian noiseniks' drummer Hayden Menzies on the ease of working with longtime pals and pushing punk parameters.

Wide Awake share final line-up additions, including Fat Dog, Lynks, and Plantoid

The Brixton day fest will welcome King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard as this year's headliners.

Lambrini Girls share personal new song ‘Body Of Mine’

The Brighton duo will also play their biggest headline to date at London's Scala this June.

Willie J Healey drops new single ‘The Apple’

You know what they say, one a day keeps the doctor away…

DEADLETTER confirm details of debut album ‘Hysterical Strength’

The six piece have also shared the LP's lead single 'Mere Mortals'.

Cat Burns chats Ed Sheeran, sisterhood, and neurodiversity on latest episode of Before They Knew Better

Ahead of the arrival of her anticipated debut album, we delve into the BRIT nominee's formative years.

Flow Festival Helsinki adds Aurora, Halsey, Janelle Monáe and more to 2024 lineup

They'll join the likes of Pulp, Fred again.., The Smile and Jessie Ware in Finland this August.

Nia Archives presents ‘Silence Is Loud’ to HERE at Outernet with celebratory swagger

Her boundary-pushing, genre-hopping triumph of a debut album has just landed; this show feels like something of a victory lap for an artist whose star is about to go supernova.

Fat Dog announce debut album ‘WOOF.’

The band have also unveiled their third single, 'Running', and confirmed a new show at London's Kentish Town Forum.

Wild Fields Festival announce Kae Tempest, Ezra Collective, Squid and more for 2024 lineup

The Norwich festival is set to combine sustainability, wellness, and music for a two-day knees up in Earlham Park.

St Vincent: Chaos Mode

Unleashing a voracious, visceral seventh record fuelled by the colours and sounds of fire and fervour, ‘All Born Screaming’ shows St Vincent isn’t slowing down any time soon.

Taylor Swift unveils video for ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ lead single ‘Fortnight’

The pop monolith released her 11th studio LP - which is a surprise double album - yesterday.

Caity Baser, Orla Gartland, and flowerovlove to play DIY’s stage at Live At Leeds In The Park

They'll also be joined by Somebody's Child, Matilda Mann, Nieve Ella and more!

The Neu Bulletin (Nell Mescal, Molly Payton, Slow Fiction and more!)

DIY's essential guide to the best new music.

Alfie Templeman drops groovy new effort ‘Hello Lonely’

He's set to embark on an intimate record store tour this June.

Phoebe Green shares ’80s-tinged new track ‘I Think That I’m Getting Boring’

It's an ode to coming of age and navigating your early twenties.

Rachel Chinouriri shares visualiser for latest single ‘It Is What It Is’

It's our final preview of her forthcoming debut album, 'What A Devastating Turn Of Events'.

Montreux Jazz Festival unveils 2024 lineup, including RAYE, Jessie Ware, PJ Harvey and more

The Swiss live series will take place on the Lake Geneva shoreline this July.

Fontaines DC announce UK & Ireland headline tour

The Irish quintet will play nine headline shows later this year in support of their new album 'ROMANCE'.

Home Counties share final album preview ‘Dividing Lines’

If this is anything to go by, their debut LP is set to be fizzing with off-kilter energy and whip-smart lyricism.

IDLES share video for ‘TANGK’ track ‘POP POP POP’

The band will headline Glasto's Other Stage in June.

Get To Know… Sunday (1994)

Their forthcoming debut EP is an exercise in intoxicating indie that'll put you in mind of cinematic road trips and long summer evenings.

PVRIS drops intoxicating new release ‘Oil & Water’

Lyndsey Gunnulfsen is currently gearing up for a short run of UK shows next month.

Shelf Lives share riotous new single ‘Uncle Fred’

The electro-punk duo have also announced a London headline show for this Autumn.

Lava La Rue unveils second album preview ‘Humanity’

Their anticipated debut album 'STARFACE' lands later this summer.

Fontaines DC announce new album ‘ROMANCE’ & share lead single ‘Starburster’

The Irish quintet have also signed a new deal with XL Recordings.

John Grant shares new track ‘The Child Catcher’

The song appears on his new album 'The Art of The Lie', which is due out in June.

Flyana Boss: “We would have had our breakthrough either way”

The viral hip-hop duo with their sights set on world domination.

Cigarettes After Sex offer up new track ‘Dark Vacay’

The outfit have also announced a second show at The O2 in London after the first sold out.

Kate Nash shares new track ‘Space Odyssey 2001’

The track gets taken from her forthcoming fifth album '9 Sad Symphonies', and arrives alongside a rather blood-soaked video.

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis shares new project Yannis & The Yaw

His latest project saw the Foals frontman first collaborate with the late drummer Tony Allen back in 2017.

Cloud Nothings - Final Summer

3 Stars

There’s the occasional roar, yet the muted way in which they’re almost hidden makes for a frustrating mismatch.

Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow

4-5 Stars

Once again proving the four-piece as some of the best songwriters going.

Lucy Rose - This Ain’t The Way You Go Out

4-5 Stars

It’s hard not to be in awe of the scale of her growth and transformation in every sense of the word.

FEET offer up new track ‘Sit Down’

The track gets taken from the quintet's forthcoming second album 'Make It Up'.

Walt Disco share new single ‘Jocelyn’, announce UK & European headline tour

The band have shared a third preview of their forthcoming new album 'The Warping'.

Before They Knew Better welcomes The Cribs’ Ryan and Gary Jarman

It's the first episode to have featured two guests, not to mention siblings!

HotWax bring searing energy to the second half of DIY’s Now & Next Tour 2024

The punk outfit are joined by Aziya and Duvet as they unfurl their blistering riffs in the centre of Manchester.

Blue Bendy: “I think what unites us is that we always look to take the path less travelled”

Gleefully defying labels at every turn, Blue Bendy are the genre-straddling six-piece who refuse to be put in a box.

The Neu Bulletin (bby, Sophie May, The Pill and more!)

DIY's essential guide to the best new music.

Nell Mescal shares new track ‘Yellow Dresser’

Her latest heartfelt offering lands ahead of her debut EP's release next month.

BODEGA: Brand Update

Reimagining their earliest work in a fresh new form, ‘Our Brand Could Be Yr Life’ sees BODEGA revisiting the past and picking up the very present threads.

girl in red - I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!

4 Stars

In doubling down on her niche, this is girl in red at her most realised.

Tom Morello, Altin Gün & more join line-up for 2024’s EXIT Festival

They'll join the likes of Black Eyed Peas, Gucci Mane and more at the Serbian event this summer.

Kasabian offer up new track ‘Coming Back To Me Good’

The track gets taken from their forthcoming eighth album 'Happenings', which is due out this summer.

Dua Lipa shares new scorching new single ‘Illusion’

She's also shared its sun-drenched video, which was filmed at Barcelona's Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc.

Conan Gray: Heaven Sent

Throwing it back to the sounds of the ‘80s, Conan Gray’s third album is a musically exuberant curveball for the Gen Z icon. Emotive yet excitable, it’s a huge stride into a new lane all of his own.

Goat Girl share video for second album preview ‘motorway’

Directed by Holly Blakey, it spotlights contemporary dancers dressed in archival Vivienne Westwood pieces.

Get To Know… Cardinals

They may be a buzzy new name on tastemakers' lips, but this Cork six-piece's debut EP speaks to the start of something timeless.

Wunderhorse are back with new single ‘Midas’

It's their first new music since 2022's debut LP 'Cub'.

girl in red: Baby One More Time

Following a wild stint of milestone-ticking, girl in red is back with second album ‘I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!’. An LP as joyous as its title, it finds Marie Ulven embracing her next phase of life.

O. pay tribute to their local night bus on new single ‘176’

It's the second track to be lifted from their upcoming debut album, 'WeirdOs'.

Cola announce sophomore album ‘The Gloss’

The US trio also have a UK tour lined up for next month.

STONE confirm details of debut album ‘Fear For A Lifetime’

The Liverpool quartet have also shared the LP's lead single, 'My Thoughts Go'.

Lynks - Abomination

4 Stars

A vintage-future gay epic from one of the UK’s most fearless off-piste queer acts.

Blue Bendy - So Medieval

4 Stars

A debut which rewards the time spent with it in spades.

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard - Skinwalker

3-5 Stars

Best enjoyed as a quick trip through pop’s past, albeit with a higher-than-average quota of batshit lyrics.

METZ - Up On Gravity Hill

4 Stars

A curious and (eventually) overwhelmingly satisfactory juxtaposition of dark and light. Or to be more specific, heavy and light.

BODEGA - Our Brand Could Be Your Life

4 Stars

BODEGA’s collective finger remains on the pulse, as they continue to cut their targets down to size.

Maggie Rogers - Don’t Forget Me

4 Stars

The sound of an artist beginning to sink cosily into her own skin, and enjoying herself enormously in the process.

Nia Archives - Silence Is Loud

4-5 Stars

Her trailblazer status has never been more assured.

English Teacher - This Could Be Texas

5 Stars

The opposite of a flash-in-the-pan buzz band; they're a group really only just getting started.

Wallows share video for latest single ‘Calling After Me’

The track gets lifted from their forthcoming third album 'Model'.

English Teacher: Home Is Where The Heart Is

Since their inception, English Teacher have never been afraid to read between the lines, finding emotion and subtle beauty in everything from the pastoral to the pub. On their feverishly-anticipated debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’, they emerge as authors of their own winning tale.

Aziya is back with latest track ‘party’s over’

But the fun is only just getting started, as this week sees her supporting HotWax on DIY's Now + Next Tour!

Mandy, Indiana return with inaugural 2024 track ‘Idea Is Best’

It's the quartet's first new music since the release of their acclaimed debut LP 'i've seen a way' last year.

The Lemon Twigs unveil final album preview ‘How Can I Love Her More?’

It comes accompanied by a band-directed video that sees the duo take a jaunt around NYC.

The Mysterines share punchy new single ‘Sink Ya Teeth’

It's the latest track to be lifted from their upcoming second album 'Afraid of Tomorrows'.

Home Counties, Kenya Grace, Peter Xan, Vanity Fairy & loads more join The Great Escape 2024 bill

They'll join the likes of Kneecap, SOFT PLAY, Lauren Mayberry at the Brighton event next month.

Listen back to Before They Knew Better live with Everything Everything’s Jonathan Higgs

For the next installment of our podcast's second series, we caught up with the indie stalwart live at The Social, London.

Conan Gray - Found Heaven

4 Stars

A sledgehammer of an LP that switches things up once again for maximum impact.

Mitski announced as final headliner for All Points East 2024

She'll be joined by an all-star bill featuring Arlo Parks, Beabadoobee, Ethel Cain and more.

Billie Eilish announces new album ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’

The superstar's third album will be released next month.

Omar Apollo returns with new single ‘Spite’

The singer also looks set to embark on his next era, following on from his 2022 debut 'Ivory'.

Royal Blood schedule 10th anniversary warm-up show in Bournemouth

The band will mark ten years since the release of their debut album with a handful of shows this summer.

St Vincent announces handful of UK & European headline shows

To celebrate the release of her new album 'All Born Screaming', she'll play four headline shows this May and June.

Mount Kimbie: “We wanted to get the tone right - somewhere between the pop influence we were excited by, and the surreal nature of our lyrics”

The beloved cult band give us a deeper insight into each track from their hot-off-the-press new LP, 'The Sunset Violent'.

Lizzy McAlpine: Wising Up

Thrust into the spotlight via a moment of unexpected viral success, Lizzy McAlpine is making firm choices on third album ‘Older’: a record that prioritises artistry over chasing fame.

Chappell Roan shares new single ‘Good Luck, Babe!’

The synth-tastic new track follows on from her 2023 debut 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess'.

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds share new album trailer for ‘Wild God’

The band recently confirmed a run of live shows in support of the release of their 18th (!) studio LP.

The Neu Bulletin (Hope Tala, Cardinals, Soft Launch, and more!)

DIY's essential guide to the best new music.

Big Special kick off the DIY Now & Next Tour 2024 in exhilarating fashion

Supported by Grandmas House and Slate, the duo begin their half of the tour by igniting a fire in the midst of a rainy Cardiff night.

Glass Animals announce 2024 international tour dates

They'll be visiting the UK, Europe, and the US in support of their forthcoming album 'I Love You So F***ing Much'.

Baby Queen drops new single ‘Ride Or Die’

The R&B-tinged cut was originally going to be included on her debut album, 'Quarter Life Crisis'.

Swim Deep unveil video for latest track ‘First Song’

The band are due to head out on tour around the UK and Europe later this year.

Ugly: “We were curious to see how far our interest in ritual performance could be stretched into something resembling ‘song’”

The Cambridge six-piece share a track-by-track guide to their anticipated debut EP, 'Twice Around The Sun'.

Porij share latest album preview ‘Ghost’

They've also added new instore dates to this month's 'Teething' tour.

Charli XCX announces 2024 UK arena tour

She posted a picture of a baggie printed with the intel on her socials, obvs.

Lala Hayden, Eva Ruiz & The Gulps are amongst Spanish acts set to play The Great Escape 2024

Eight Spanish artists will be playing this year's edition of the Brighton fest, where Spain is this year's lead country.

AURORA looks inward for upcoming fourth album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’

The Norwegian alt-pop star has also announced a run of UK and European tour dates this Autumn.

Kings of Leon share introspective new cut ‘Split Screen’

The band's latest offering follows their previously-released single 'Mustang'.

Paris Paloma confirms debut album ‘Cacophony’

The announcement follows the release of 'LABOUR (the cacophony)', a re-worked version of her viral single.

English Teacher announce biggest UK headline shows to date

Their Spring album tour is already sold out, but you can catch them on a run of five dates in November.