Zuzu brings a sense of fun to her Jäger Curtain Call show at Liverpool’s Phase One
The signs are positive across the board ahead of a what’s looking like a breakthrough 2020.
23rd September 2019
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23rd September 2019
Introducing: Omar Apollo
The Mexican-American artist bringing funk-filled fun into the modern age.
23rd September 2019
Sports Team close out Reeperbahn 2019 with a high octane set on the DIY Stage
Our Molotow Club takeover, featuring together PANGEA, Partner and Ali Barter, sees the weekend end with a bang.
23rd September 2019
FUR release new track ‘Trouble Always Finds Me’
The new track follows the July release of ‘Nothing (Until Something Else Comes Along)’.
23rd September 2019
21st September 2019
Sorry and Black Country, New Road impress at Reeperbahn 2019
Alfie Templeman, Sorcha Richardson and Celeste also wow on Days Two and Three.
21st September 2019
20th September 2019
LIFE — A Picture Of Good Health
4-5 Stars
They’re hitting their stride just as the Brexit void looms. Accordingly, this record is indispensable.
20th September 2019
Brittany Howard — Jaime
4-5 Stars
An album which documents a fierce imagination at play.
20th September 2019
Vivian Girls — Memory
4 Stars
Music for the love of it, and unabashedly so.
20th September 2019
Liam Gallagher — Why Me? Why Not.
3-5 Stars
A man who knows what his people want.
20th September 2019
Sofi Tukker — Dancing on the People
3 Stars
Just enough to keep your dancing shoes busy.
20th September 2019
Jehnny Beth to host new television show ECHOES
The new show, hosted by the Savages frontwoman, will feature appearances from Primal Scream, IDLES and LIFE.
20th September 2019
Shake It Up: Brittany Howard
With Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard found success beyond anything she could have imagined. Now, on solo album ‘Jaime’, she’s seeking satisfaction in other directions.
20th September 2019
slowthai makes statement following 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize performance
The ‘Nothing Great About Britain’ has taken to Twitter to speak about his live appearance.
20th September 2019
Tegan and Sara share new track ‘Don’t Believe The Things They Tell You (They Lie)’
The track gets taken from their forthcoming new album ‘Hey, I’m Just Like You’.
20th September 2019
These New South Whales announce new album ‘I Just Do What God Tells Me To Do’
They’ve also shared their new track ‘In The Light of Day’.
20th September 2019
King Nun share new track ‘Low Flying Dandelion’
The track gets taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘MASS’.
20th September 2019
Georgia announces new album ‘Seeking Thrills’
Her second album is due for release on 10th January 2020.
20th September 2019
19th September 2019
Jerkcurb shares beautiful and surreal video for new single ‘Air Con Eden’
He’s also announced a series of new tour dates with Orlando Weeks
19th September 2019
Dave wins the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize for ‘Psychodrama’
The ceremony took place tonight at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.
19th September 2019
Take a listen to ‘Domino’, an angular new French-language cut from Montreal’s Corridor
A must-see London Date is planned for November
19th September 2019
Rex Orange County announces details of much-anticipated new album ‘Pony’ plus UK tour dates
The follow up to ‘Apricot Princess’ is almost here.
19th September 2019
Soccer Mommy returns with “dark and evil” new single ‘lucy’
Sophie Allison’s first music of 2019 has arrived at last.
19th September 2019
Beabadoobee channels Pavement on new slacker-pop gem ‘I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus’
Another cut of the finest fuzz from Bea Kristi.
19th September 2019
Brockhampton and Tyler, The Creator collaborator Ryan Beatty shares video for ‘Dark Circles’
Fast-rising California singer-songwriter shares his woozy, melancholy latest.
19th September 2019
Irish poet Sinead O’Brien reveals ‘A Thing You Call Joy’, her debut track for Chess Club records
A forthcoming 10” vinyl release from the label that launched Wolf Alice.
19th September 2019
Newcomers Do Nothing live up to the hype (and then some) on Day One of Reeperbahn 2019
Easy Life and Mattiel also kick the festival off with a bang.
19th September 2019
The Maccabees’ Felix White steps in for injured Yannis for Foals’ Mercury Prize performance
Yannis recently sliced his hand open, forcing Foals to cancel a gig.
19th September 2019
Mellah fights his self-destructive demons with intense new video for ‘Death Pillage Plunder’
A rich and heavy new number from one of South London’s fastest risers.
19th September 2019
18th September 2019
DIIV share the video for breathless new track ‘Blankenship’, plus massive UK tour dates
Much-anticipated new album ‘Deceiver’ is out shortly.
18th September 2019
Tyler, The Creator makes fascinating long-awaited London live return at Brixton Academy
A fascinating return, sometimes thrilling and at times just a bit head-scratching.
18th September 2019
“I write about what I feel” — Cassie Kinoshi talks SEED Ensemble’s debut ‘Driftglass’
Led by the prolific composer and alto-saxophonist, the collective’s debut saw them fuse together vibrant jazz and grooves with influences from across their own rich backgrounds.
18th September 2019
Get To Know… The Wha
We meet the buzzy Kilkenny band.
18th September 2019
“It’s an honest album” — Fontaines DC reflect on their debut ‘Dogrel’
Turns out producer Dan Carey had already predicted their incendiary debut would be shortlisted for the Hyundai Mercury Prize.
18th September 2019
NAO talks her Hyundai Mercury Prize-shortlisted album ‘Saturn’
“I felt a real need to be honest with this album and a real need to be vulnerable.”
18th September 2019
Will Joseph Cook takes on the climate crisis with new track ‘Dragon’
The apocalypse has never sounded so upbeat.
18th September 2019
Lacuna Common win the Sound of Summer competition
They’ll be joining the Jack Daniel’s Presents show in Birmingham, as well as heading out on the DIY & Jack Daniel’s Presents mini-tour.
18th September 2019
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. return with one-off single ‘The Unconventionals’
Sam Duckworth only wrote the tune last Monday.
18th September 2019
Get Excited About… The 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize
The event takes place at London’s Eventim Apollo on 19th September.
18th September 2019
Dan D’Lion debuts new track ‘Pink City’ ahead of London headline show
A slick, laid-back new cut from the alt-pop frontrunner.
18th September 2019
Brittany Howard reveals live session of politically-charged new single ‘13th Century Metal’
The celebrated Alabama Shakes frontwoman shares the next taste of ‘Jaime’.
18th September 2019
Do Nothing, Girls In Synthesis and The Cool Greenhouse to play the DIY stage at The Great Escape’s First Fifty
The two-day event will also see performances from Master Peace, Lazarus Kane, Sassy 009, and more!
18th September 2019
Another Sky share gorgeous animated visuals for hypnotic new single ‘Capable Of Love’
Another lush cut from the London foursome.
18th September 2019
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan jet ski into the future for ‘2099’ video
“This is the best video ever,” says Charli.
18th September 2019
Mega-rare Bowie, Kylie, Liam Gallagher and Arctic Monkeys white-label vinyl to be auctioned for National Album Day
Test pressings from some of music’s biggest names will go under the hammer early next month.
18th September 2019
Mystery Jets postpone new album release and tour as singer Blaine Harrison undergoes emergency surgery
Harrison penned a lengthy statement from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
18th September 2019
Willie J Healey announces new EP and tour, plus new single ‘Songs For Joanna’
The Oxfordshire outlier releases new EP ‘Hello Good Morning’ in November.
18th September 2019
17th September 2019
Hannah Diamond teams up with Danny L Harle for glossy new single ‘Part Of Me’
PC Music affiliates team up for a striking new single and a promise of more to come.
17th September 2019
Sufjan Stevens to release his ballet score ‘The Decalogue’ for the first time
The first track from the release, ‘III’ is available to listen to now.
17th September 2019
Ezra Furman shares new video for blistering single ‘Thermometer’
It’s the fourth video from politically charged new album ‘Twelve Nudes’.
17th September 2019
HMLTD announce their long-awaited return with ostentatious new single ‘Loaded’
A suitably preposterous video and a run of October tour dates mark the return of HMLTD.
17th September 2019
The 1975 add new European dates to their massive 2020 tour
The band extend their UK and Ireland dates to a lengthy trip across the continent.
17th September 2019
Mahalia announces massive Brixton Academy show for 2020
One of 2019’s breakout stars will return to London for one of her biggest shows to date.
17th September 2019
Vagabon returns with ‘Water Me Down’, the lavish second taste of her new self-titled LP
Lætitia Tamko makes use of elegant choreography for her stunning new video.
17th September 2019
Danny Brown shares Q‑Tip produced new single ‘Best Life’.
The second taste of ‘uknowhatimsayin¿’ has arrived.
17th September 2019
The Stone Roses have split up. Again.
Manc foursome who were apparently still together, confirm that they are no longer still together.
17th September 2019
Anna Calvi talks ‘Hunter’: “I wanted to capture a combination of beauty and ugliness”
No stranger to being shortlisted for the Hyundai Mercury Prize, she talks us through her visceral third album.
17th September 2019
IDLES talk their Hyundai Mercury Prize-shortlisted ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’
The incredible Joe Talbot opens up about the band’s spectacular last twelve months.
17th September 2019
Hear ‘So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings’, the latest single from Caroline Polachek’s upcoming solo debut
The former Chairlift singer’s first solo record is out next month.
17th September 2019
16th September 2019
Health and Happiness: LIFE
For years, Hull’s LIFE have sat on the peripheries, but recently their socially-charged punk has started to resonate further out. We meet the band in their hometown in the year that it all went right.
16th September 2019
A brief look into… Little Simz’s ‘GREY Area’
Ahead of the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
16th September 2019
A brief look into… black midi’s ‘schlagenheim’
Ahead of the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
16th September 2019
GAIKA to headline Roundhouse Rising 2019
Sinead O’Brien, Big Zuu, Stealing Sheep will also perform at the iconic North London venue.
16th September 2019
DIY and CD Baby to host Training Day Sessions at Reeperbahn 2019
We’ll be chairing three talks, including one with Sports Team’s Alex Rice.
16th September 2019
Zuzu releases new song ‘Money Back’
She’s dropped the charming new track ahead of her Jäger Curtain Call show this week!
16th September 2019
13th September 2019
Metronomy — Metronomy Forever
4 Stars
Unexpected, indulgent, and an absolute joy.
13th September 2019
(Sandy) Alex G — House of Sugar
4 Stars
The strangeness of it all is so delightful that you can’t help but come back for more.
13th September 2019
Jerkcurb — Air Con Eden
4 Stars
Jacob is a skilful storyteller.
13th September 2019
Charli XCX — Charli
3-5 Stars
Next-level Charli happens, it seems, to be largely a continuation of the same Charli.
13th September 2019
Pixies — Beneath The Eyrie
3-5 Stars
It still captures the spirit of Pixies in a way that’s extremely satisfying.
13th September 2019
Alex Cameron — Miami Memory
3-5 Stars
It’s the strength of songwriting that makes ‘Miami Memory’ work.
13th September 2019
Cate Le Bon talks ‘Reward’: “Music became my cathartic outlet at night”
Ahead of the Hyundai Mercury Prize, she gives us a bit of insight into her unexpected fifth album.
13th September 2019
His Dark Materials: Pixies
Across a long and rich career, Pixies have built a canon of strange and singular work. On ‘Beneath The Eyrie’ they’re finally inviting people into their world, but don’t think it’s going to come easy.
13th September 2019
Twin Peaks talk through their new album ‘Lookout Low’
The Chicago-based group take us through their fourth LP.
13th September 2019
A brief look into… slowthai’s ‘Nothing Great About Britain’
Ahead of the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
13th September 2019
Sports Team, Ali Barter, Partner and Together Pangea to play DIY stage at Reeperbahn 2019
We’ll be taking over Hamburg’s Molotow Club on Saturday 21st September!
13th September 2019
Rex Orange County returns with ‘10/10’
It’s his first official track since 2017’s ‘Loving Is Easy’.
13th September 2019
The 1975 announce UK and Ireland tour
They’ll be celebrating the release of ‘Notes on a Conditional Form’ with a huge headline run!
13th September 2019
Perfume Genius shares new track ‘Eye In The Wall’
It’s the newest track taken from ‘The Sun Still Burns Here’, a dance and music performance collaboration with Seattle-based choreographer Kate Wallich.
13th September 2019
12th September 2019
A brief look into… Dave’s ‘Psychodrama’
Ahead of the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
12th September 2019
The Neu Bulletin (Moreish Idols, Lunch Money Life, Joey Maxwell and more!)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
12th September 2019
“I’m really glad we didn’t hold ourselves back” — Foals reflect on ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost — Part I’
The band’s Jimmy Smith talks us through their Hyundai Mercury Prize shortlisted album.
12th September 2019
Class of 2020: Talk Show
Are the South London quartet one of the most vital new live bands around? Quite possibly. And if they’re not now, Talk Show are ready to make sure they take the title soon enough.
12th September 2019
Hayden Thorpe shares new track ‘Full Beam’
The new material “acts as a bridge between ‘Diviner’ and what is to come next” for the solo artist.
12th September 2019
White Lies celebrate 10th anniversary of ‘To Lose My Life’ with vinyl release
The release comes after the news of an anniversary show at London’s Brixton Academy.
12th September 2019
Angel Olsen releases new track ‘Lark’
It’s the second cut from her forthcoming album, ‘All Mirrors’.
12th September 2019
11th September 2019
The Big Moon announce second album ‘Walking Like We Do’ details, share new track ‘Your Light’
The follow-up to ‘Love In The 4th Dimension’ will land on 10th January!
11th September 2019
A brief look into… The 1975’s ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’
Ahead of the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
11th September 2019
Sports Team release ‘Fishing’ and announce their biggest UK tour
The six-piece will play London’s Kentish Town Forum so turn your out of office on the next day, yeah?
11th September 2019
Kim Gordon shares new track ‘Air BnB’ and accompanying video… kind of
It’s our second taste of her forthcoming debut solo album ‘No Home Record’.
11th September 2019
The Magic Gang announce three all-day parties
They’ll be heading off to London, Leeds and Birmingham later this year!
11th September 2019
Twen share new song ‘Make Hard’
The track comes just before the Nashville-via-Boston duo release their debut album ‘Awestruck’ next week!
11th September 2019
The 1975 tease ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ updates and tour news
Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up! The 1975 are about to share something exciting!
11th September 2019
10th September 2019
Lacuna Common, Crystal, Trudy and the Romance and Italia 90 deliver packed-out rooms on the DIY x Jack Daniel’s Presents tour
We took the show on the road for three buzzy nights, and here’s how it all went down.
10th September 2019
Bon Iver announce full European tour
It’s the first UK tour since their eight night sold out residency at London’s Hammersmith Apollo!
10th September 2019
Turnover announce new album ‘Altogether’, share two new songs ‘Plant Sugar’ and ‘Much After Feeling’
The fourth album from the Virginia group will land on November 1st.
10th September 2019
Pumarosa unveil new track ‘Heaven’
It’s the second taste of their forthcoming sophomore album ‘Devastation’.
10th September 2019
Dry Cleaning announce ‘Boundary Road Snacks And Drinks’ EP, share ‘Sit Down Meal’
The announcement comes less than a month since the release of their debut EP ‘Sweet Princess’.
10th September 2019
9th September 2019
Heavy Lungs announce EP ‘Measure’ and UK/European tour
They’ll also be playing a homecoming Bristol show as part of Jäger Curtain Call!
9th September 2019
Walt Disco to release new 7″ ‘Dancing Shoes Won’t Fix My Mind’ via Sports Team’s Holm Front Records
The Glasgow group’s newbie will be released on 7″ vinyl on 24th September.
9th September 2019
FKA twigs announces new album ‘MAGDALENE’
It’s the follow-up to 2014’s critically acclaimed debut ‘LP1’.
9th September 2019