Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift confirmed for Mad Cool 2020
The pop phenomenons are amongst the first names revealed for next year’s festival!
29th October 2019
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29th October 2019
Kele Okereke unveils new track ‘GUAVA RUBICON’
It’s the third track revealed from forthcoming record ‘2042’.
29th October 2019
Wide awake! The 1975 are on the cover of DIY’s November issue!
The quartet lead the way in our latest issue, which also dives into all of 2019’s musical best bits.
29th October 2019
HMLTD announce long-awaited debut album ‘West of Eden’
They’ve also shared the new vid for ‘The West Is Dead’, and announced new tour dates!
29th October 2019
Alfie Templeman announces new EP ‘Don’t Go Wasting Time’ and shares title track
The multi-talented newcomer’s third EP will land on 15th November.
29th October 2019
Blood Orange shares ‘Dark & Handsome’ video
The collaboration with Toro Y Moi gets some dreamy new visuals.
29th October 2019
28th October 2019
Tame Impala announces fourth album ‘The Slow Rush’
Kevin Parker has also shared new track ‘It Might Be Time’!
28th October 2019
Mura Masa announces new album ‘R.Y.C’ (Raw Youth Collage)
He’s also shared new song ‘No Hope Generation’ and announced a massive tour!
28th October 2019
Editors launch The Black Gold Archives
The online space allows fans to share memories and stories from the last 15 years.
28th October 2019
Sløtface announce second album ‘Sorry For The Late Reply’, share new single ‘S.U.C.C.E.S.S.’
Their highly anticipated new record will be out on 31st January via Propeller Recordings.
28th October 2019
Lucia & The Best Boys unveil ‘Good Girls Do Bad Things’
The new track ushers in a brand new era for the quartet, previously known as just LUCIA.
28th October 2019
Positive Destruction: Pumarosa
Upon the release of their debut album, Pumarosa’s world was turned upside down and not in the way they expected. With follow-up ‘Devastation’, they’re taking that part of their history and owning it.
28th October 2019
25th October 2019
Blaenavon — Everything That Makes You Happy
4-5 Stars
An optimistic offering in the face of hardship.
25th October 2019
Desert Sessions — Vols. 11 & 12
4-5 Stars
Music’s coolest summer camp.
25th October 2019
The Growlers — Natural Affair
3-5 Stars
13 years in, The Growlers are still masters of blending catchy pop choruses with dark, sleazy grooves.
25th October 2019
Brooke Candy — Sexorcism
3 Stars
Her mission is admirable, and when it hits the spot, you’ll know about it.
25th October 2019
Tracks: The 1975, Frank Ocean, Easy Life and more
The biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
25th October 2019
Party For One: Kele Okereke
Following a recent foray back with the old gang, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is returning with new solo album ‘2042’ — a searing look at race, identity and culpability.
25th October 2019
24th October 2019
Rex Orange County — Pony
4-5 Stars
Equal parts heart wrenching and hopeful.
24th October 2019
Iguana Death Cult — Nude Casino
4 Stars
Their brand of ramshackle new wave barn rock belongs in a sweaty back room with sawdust on the floor and spittoon in the corner.
24th October 2019
PVRIS — Hallucinations
4 Stars
An intensely gratifying segue-way between the band’s past and present.
24th October 2019
King Princess — Cheap Queen
4 Stars
Her personal brand of kiss-off pop is as relatable as it glossily distant.
24th October 2019
Hana Vu — Nicole Kidman / Anne Hathaway
4 Stars
A genuine talent who is poised to take herself to the next level.
24th October 2019
Dry Cleaning — Boundary Road Snacks & Drinks
4 Stars
Once again highlighting the quartet’s sardonic take on modern life, Dry Cleaning are only just getting started.
24th October 2019
Anna Meredith — FIBS
4 Stars
Joyous stuff.
24th October 2019
Anna of the North — Dream Girl
3-5 Stars
The record deals with matters of the heart, meaning the highest of highs, and the lowest of lows.
24th October 2019
Liz Lawrence — Pity Party
2-5 Stars
There’s promise on ‘Pity Party’, but Liz Lawrence remains a work in progress.
24th October 2019
Get To Know… M.T. Hadley
Ahead of the release of his debut album ‘Empty’ next month, meet the newbie soundtracking heartache.
24th October 2019
The Neu Bulletin (Role Model, Zack Villere, See Thru Hands and more!)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
24th October 2019
Swim Deep announce December hometown show
In their own words: “This could well be Biblical.”
24th October 2019
Sinead O’Brien shares new track ‘Limbo’
The post-punk poet unveils her latest fascinating single.
24th October 2019
The 1975 release ‘Frail State of Mind’
A sure indication that Matty and the lads aren’t done surprising us yet.
24th October 2019
23rd October 2019
Pale Waves to headline 2020 edition of Liverpool’s Sound City
The Blinders, Catholic Action and Stealing Sheep are also set to appear.
23rd October 2019
All set to clean up: Dry Cleaning
The year’s best new lyricists, delivering gloriously funny, fractured thought processes and sparse, rattling post-punk.
23rd October 2019
Get To Know… The Wants
Headlining our show with Alt-Citizen at The Broadway later this week (25th October), we meet the NYC trio.
23rd October 2019
Matt Maltese goes a bit OTT on love on new track ‘Jupiter’
It’s our latest taste of new album ‘Krystal’.
23rd October 2019
King Nun announce 2020 UK tour
They’ll be heading out on the road in February!
23rd October 2019
22nd October 2019
Biffy Clyro bring their stadium-sized anthems to Birmingham’s Digbeth Arena
There’s little ego at play here, just an intense wish for a bloody good time.
22nd October 2019
The 1975 to release new song ‘Frail State of Mind’ this week
Here’s all we know about our latest glimpse into ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’.
22nd October 2019
Easy Life share new track ‘Nice Guys’
The Leicester-formed group have also announced a huge world-wide ‘Junk Food’ tour.
22nd October 2019
Bring Me The Horizon unveil creepy ‘in the dark’ video
Forest Whitaker stars in the Matrix-meets-Black Mirror visuals.
22nd October 2019
Nasty Cherry and Charli XCX to star in new Netflix series
I’m With The Band: Nasty Cherry will debut globally on 15th November.
22nd October 2019
SXSW unveil first wave of 2020 showcasing artists
And, man, is it a good’un.
22nd October 2019
21st October 2019
Spector share new track ‘Simplicity’
It’s our latest glimpse into the quintet’s forthcoming new EP.
21st October 2019
Kasabian announce huge hometown 2020 show
PSA: It’s the only show that the band will play in the UK next year!
21st October 2019
Sorry announce debut album ‘925’, reveal ‘Right Round The Clock’ video
The North London band share details of their highly anticipated debut.
21st October 2019
Introducing Biig Piig
Born in Ireland, raised in Spain and residing in London, Jess Smyth is amalgamating heritage and genres in increasingly singular fashion.
21st October 2019
The Orielles announce second album ‘Disco Volador’, share first track ‘Come Down On Jupiter’
The follow-up to their 2018 debut ‘Silver Dollar Moment’ will land of 28th February 2020.
21st October 2019
404 unveil new project ‘Guild Two: Forever’
It will be the collective’s first project since the passing of founding member Mina (aka Silvertongue).
21st October 2019
Blaenavon announce new album ‘Everything That Makes You Happy’
Their highly-anticipated second album will be out on Friday (25th October).
21st October 2019
Frank Ocean returns with new song ‘DHL’
It’s his first piece of new music in two years.
21st October 2019
19th October 2019
slowthai has Brixton Academy at fever pitch as his ‘Bet Ya A £5er Tour’ hits the capital
2019 has certainly been the year of Northampton’s child.
19th October 2019
18th October 2019
Vagabon — Vagabon
4 Stars
Somewhere between bedroom pop and emotive electronica.
18th October 2019
404 — Guild Two: Forever
3-5 Stars
Silvertongue is the beating heart of ‘Guild Two…’.
18th October 2019
Jimmy Eat World talk through new album ‘Surviving’
The Arizona four-piece give us a run through of their most personal album to date.
18th October 2019
Get To Know… Gabriel Black
With his new project ‘Help Me, I’m Flying’ out today (18th October), meet the rising LA artist.
18th October 2019
Meet Laundry Day
The NYC collective redefining the boy band label all over again.
18th October 2019
Natural Instinct: Caroline Polachek
With Chairlift, Caroline almost had to destroy the success she’d found to become creatively happy. On the release of solo LP ‘Pang’, she’s following that steadfast artistic path into new waters.
18th October 2019
IDLES announce live album ‘A Beautiful Thing: IDLES Live At Le Bataclan’
The limited double LP is out on 6th December via Partisan Records.
18th October 2019
17th October 2019
Foals — Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost — Part 2
5 Stars
It picks up the baton of its predecessor and sends it surging to the finish line.
17th October 2019
Battles — Juice B Crypts
4 Stars
It’s not always been obvious, but since their inception in 2002, Battles have been on an almighty quest for the funk.
17th October 2019
Refused — War Music
4 Stars
An invigorating listen that flirts with the eclecticism of their 1998 album.
17th October 2019
Caroline Polachek – Pang
4 Stars
She’s built a distinctively personal voice, unafraid to show vulnerability through a powerful and original sound.
17th October 2019
Floating Points — Crush
4 Stars
The ideal meeting of brains and brawn over a journey that manages to feel both concise and exploratory.
17th October 2019
Tourist — Wild
3-5 Stars
The unabashed sound of William Philips throwing his latest batch of ideas at the proverbial wall and seeing what sticks.
17th October 2019
Corridor — Junior
3 Stars
Often, it’s hard not to think that there’s something missing.
17th October 2019
Jimmy Eat World — Surviving
3 Stars
25 years in, Jimmy Eat World prove that simply surviving can be much more than accepting a limp existence.
17th October 2019
Get To Know… GURU
Meet Brighton’s promising new punk exports.
17th October 2019
St Vincent is opening a champagne bar in London
In the words of Annie Clark herself, “It’s gonna be a champagne year!”
17th October 2019
Twin Atlantic return with new album ‘POWER’, share first single ‘Novocaine’
Their fourth LP will be out in January, and they’ll be heading off on an intimate UK tour in March!
17th October 2019
Beck announces 14th album ‘Hyperspace’
He’s also sharing new track ‘Uneventful Days’, co-written and co-produced by Pharrell Williams.
17th October 2019
The National’s Matt Berninger and Phoebe Bridgers team up for ‘Walking On A String’
Name a more iconic duo, we’ll wait.
17th October 2019
16th October 2019
Get To Know… Ali Barter
With her new album, ‘Hello, I’m Doing My Best’, out on Friday (18th October), we meet the Ozzie pop phenom.
16th October 2019
Matt Maltese announces sophomore album ‘Krystal’
He’s also shared lead single ‘Rom Com Gone Wrong’ and its accompanying video.
16th October 2019
The Murder Capital share ‘More Is Less’ video, announce 2020 tour dates
Shit gets messy in the Dublin band’s new black and white visuals.
16th October 2019
Jack Peñate announces third album ‘After You’, shares new track ‘Murder’
It’s the English songwriter’s first new LP in over a decade.
16th October 2019
15th October 2019
Lady Bird unveil ‘Shag Tally Tastic’ live video
Taken from their Jäger Curtain Call show at Moth Club earlier this month!
15th October 2019
Slaves unleash ‘One More Day Won’t Hurt’ video
The first track from July’s ‘The Velvet Ditch’ EP gets some frantic new visuals.
15th October 2019
14th October 2019
Thom Yorke to play Pohoda Festival 2020
He’ll be bringing his Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes project to the Slovakian festival.
14th October 2019
Kim Petras announces UK and European tour
The Clarity Tour is coming across the pond in early 2020!
14th October 2019
Hayley Kiyoko shares new track ‘Demons’
It’s the latest track from her forthcoming new project, ‘I’m Too Sensitive For This Shit’.
14th October 2019
Foals announce 2020 UK tour
They’re gonna rip up the road!
14th October 2019
Deep DIIV
Over the last chequered decade, Cole Smith and his band have weathered all kinds of personal and public storms. With ‘Deceiver’ they’re finally addressing those issues and emerging out the other side.
14th October 2019
12th October 2019
Class of 2020: Biig Piig
Fusing intimate music with buckets of personality and a multicultural background, this Piig’s got Biig plans.
12th October 2019
Sports Team deliver a triumphant party at London’s Kentish Town Forum
The triumphant ending to a year that has seen Sports Team prove time and time again that they’ve got that something a little bit special.
12th October 2019
The National round out 2019 with sold-out Brighton Centre date
There’s a sense their marathon is far from complete.
12th October 2019
11th October 2019
Harry Styles is back with new song ‘Lights Up’
It’s our first taste of what looks to be his brand new project, ‘Do You Know Who You Are?’.
11th October 2019
Yala! Records announce debut UK tour
They’re taking St Martiins, Chinatown Slalom and Jacob Slater out on the road this December!
11th October 2019
MorMor shares new track ‘Won’t Let You’
The Toronto artist unveils his latest glitchy masterpiece.
11th October 2019
Get To Know… Julien Chang
With his debut album out today (11th October), we meet the Baltimore newcomer.
11th October 2019
10th October 2019
Big Thief — Two Hands
4 Stars
A blissful listen from start to finish.
10th October 2019
Julien Chang - Jules
4 Stars
Full marks for exploration, but in this case the simplest tricks work the best.
10th October 2019
Kim Gordon — No Home Record
3-5 Stars
Like with the best moments of her career, she is uncompromising in her artistic vision.
10th October 2019
BODEGA — Shiny New Model
3-5 Stars
On this highly danceable new addition they barely make a mis-step.
10th October 2019
Current Affairs — Object & Subject
3-5 Stars
More than just a homage, Current Affairs are worthy successors to their influences.
10th October 2019
Starcrawler — Devour You
3-5 Stars
It’s all hips, handclaps and riffs, lots and lots of riffs.
10th October 2019
MNNQNS — Body Negative
3-5 Stars
There’s early British post-punk stamped all over the record.
10th October 2019
Pizzagirl — first timer
3 Stars
A musical magpie.
10th October 2019
Heavy Lungs release raucous new track ‘Self Worth’
The new banger — recorded as part of Jäger Curtain Call — is taken from their latest EP ‘Measure’ which is out today (10th October)!
10th October 2019
Chappaqua Wrestling share new visuals for ‘Is She Happy Turning On Her Side?’
The Brighton duo bring us along on the road during their recent UK tour in the brand new video.
10th October 2019