Morris, dancing: Rae Morris
A blindingly bright album cover, a comeback single called ‘Reborn’ and a new palette of shiny, euphoric pop. It’s clear from the off that things are quite different for Rae Morris second time round.
2nd February 2018
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2nd February 2018
1st February 2018
The Neu Bulletin (Bad News Club, Shy-Talk, Heavy Lungs & More)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
1st February 2018
31st January 2018
Declan McKenna, Rae Morris and more for Neverworld
It’s the new event from the team behind LeeFest.
31st January 2018
Hit reset: Marmozets
Making their second album almost broke Marmozets, but defiant and bonkers all at once, ‘Knowing What You Know Now’ sees the band fuelled by new confidence.
31st January 2018
The Men share the breezy ‘Rose On Top Of The World’ from new album ‘Drift’
The band’s new record comes out on 2nd March via Sacred Bones.
31st January 2018
The Streets drop new track ‘If You Ever Need To Talk I’m Here’
The comeback continues ahead of their sell-out tour this Spring
31st January 2018
The XX, Liam Gallagher, Skepta, Lorde and more for Parklife 2018
The big-hitting Manchester event takes place on June 9th and 10th
31st January 2018
Chvrches return with new single ‘Get Out’
It’s their first new material since ‘Every Open Eye’.
31st January 2018
Deafheaven set to release new album this year
New studio photos seem to confirm the follow-up to 2015’s ‘New Bermuda’.
31st January 2018
Deap Vally share ‘Two Seat Bike’ video
As stop-gap releases go, this is a gem.
31st January 2018
Vampire Weekend return to headline End Of The Road 2018, alongside St Vincent and more
IDLES, Shame, Julien Baker and more are also set for the season-ending fest in September.
31st January 2018
George Ezra, Years & Years, Rae Morris and more for Boardmasters
They join the already-announced The Chemical Brothers at the Cornwall bash.
31st January 2018
The Big Moon, Turnover, Phoebe Bridgers, Bully and more to play Gold Sounds Festival 2018
The Leeds bash returns to the Brudenell Social Club in May.
31st January 2018
Hookworms share new track ‘Each Time We Pass’, featuring Virginia Wing’s Alice Merida Richards
Cathartic, abstract and certainly treading off the beaten path.
31st January 2018
It looks like CHVRCHES will be unveiling new material tonight
Set your alarms for 7.30pm
31st January 2018
Listen to Lazy Day’s dreamy new single ‘Weird Cool’
The new release, on Art Is Hard Records, is today’s Neu Pick.
31st January 2018
Lovebox and Citadel Festivals confirmed to move to Ealing’s Gunnersbury Park
The events previously took place at East London’s Victoria Park
31st January 2018
Middle Kids announce debut LP ‘Lost Friends’, share new track ‘Mistake’
The Aussie trio’s long-awaited album is due May 4th.
31st January 2018
Pale Waves, Marmozets and more added to TRNSMT 2018
The Magic Gang, Sigrid and Anteros are also headed to Glasgow.
31st January 2018
Pale Waves share ‘The Tide’ from forthcoming EP
The track features on ‘All The Things I Never Said’.
31st January 2018
Phoebe Bridgers, Bloxx, Suzi Wu and more to play The Great Escape 2018
The yearly Brighton bash returns from 17th-19th May.
31st January 2018
30th January 2018
Gaz Coombes announces new UK and Ireland tour dates
The track is based on the story of “‘forgotten’ British world championship boxer, Randy Turpin”.
30th January 2018
Rostam shares a new video for ‘Bike Dream’
Solo artist, super producer and chart-topping band alumni, Rostam Batmanglij isn’t short of accolades these days. ‘Changephobia’ is the latest notch on his musical bedpost.
30th January 2018
29th January 2018
Dream Wife justify the buzz at NYC DIY Presents show
Support came from QTY and Sabri.
29th January 2018
26th January 2018
Playing For Keeps: The Vaccines
The Vaccines are on a journey. Of reconnection, refinement and reaching for the peak of their bare-knuckle rock’n’roll powers. On fourth album ‘Combat Sports’, they’re inching closer than ever.
26th January 2018
Dream Wife — Dream Wife
4 Stars
Sometimes we get the bands we want: sometimes — like in the case of Dream Wife — they’re also the bands we need.
26th January 2018
Marmozets — Knowing What You Know Now
4 Stars
Fearlessness flows through the record.
26th January 2018
No Age — Snares Like A Haircut
4 Stars
Sharper and brighter than ever.
26th January 2018
The Spook School - Could It Be Different?
4 Stars
A scrappy, quick-smart slab of danceable indie pop that channels pain into joy.
26th January 2018
Django Django — Marble Skies
4 Stars
An album calculated to get you from the bar to the dance floor in record time.
26th January 2018
Nils Frahm — All Melody
4 Stars
Once his melodies spin, there’s really no stopping them.
26th January 2018
Nick J. D. Hodgson — Tell Your Friends
3 Stars
Classic and nuanced, he’s a topline writer of clout.
26th January 2018
Ty Segall — Freedom’s Goblin
3 Stars
Identity firmly cemented, now Ty’s just having fun within it.
26th January 2018
Tracks: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, James Blake, Demob Happy and more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
26th January 2018
25th January 2018
The Neu Bulletin (Future Jr, Lokki, Nervous Conditions & more)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
25th January 2018
Nils Frahm on making music that lasts
Building his own studio in Berlin’s Funkhaus for new album ‘All Melody’, the composer is continuing to forge his own path.
25th January 2018
24th January 2018
Horsey and Whenyoung canter ahead on the third night of Hello 2018
Nervous Conditions and Team Picture also packed out the Old Blue Last last night
24th January 2018
23rd January 2018
Superorganism, Iceage, Canshaker Pi and more head up the charge at Eurosonic 2018
It may only be midway through January, but festivals stop for no man.
23rd January 2018
22nd January 2018
Stormzy’s label #MERKY signs deal with Atlantic Records
It’s “the beginning of a new chapter,” says the grime star.
22nd January 2018
Arcade Fire, Kendrick Lamar, Wolf Alice and more set for Øya Festival 2018
The festival comes to Oslo’s Tøyenparken from 7th-11th August.
22nd January 2018
Whenyoung share new single ‘Pretty Pure’ on Yala! Records
The band play our Hello 2018 series at The Old Blue Last tomorrow (23rd January).
22nd January 2018
Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent and more to play Flow Festival 2018
Brockhampton, Sigrid and more are also heading to Finland this summer.
22nd January 2018
The National track Trump’s first year in office in ‘Walk It Back’ video
The latest ‘Sleep Well Beast’ clip gets political.
22nd January 2018
Team Picture go large on ‘(I Have a) Little Secret’
Ahead of playing Hello 2018 tomorrow, the Leeds six-piece are today’s Neu Pick.
22nd January 2018
Nervus share ‘It Follows’
The band’s new album ‘Everything Dies’ is out on 9th March via Big Scary Monsters.
22nd January 2018
19th January 2018
The Xcerts — Hold On To Your Heart
4 Stars
Another bold and brilliant album which soars higher than ever before.
19th January 2018
Fall Out Boy — M A N I A
4 Stars
It was always going to be an interesting ride.
19th January 2018
First Aid Kit — Ruins
4 Stars
A band on the move.
19th January 2018
Tune-Yards — I can feel you creep into my private life
4 Stars
Their most accessible, danceable and thought-provoking album to date.
19th January 2018
Shopping — The Official Body
3 Stars
The band’s ability to move minds and hips with equal success is still abundantly clear.
19th January 2018
The Go! Team — Semicircle
3 Stars
Another upbeat, buoyant addition to their canon.
19th January 2018
Porches — The House
3 Stars
When ‘The House’ hits the spot, it presents an artist capable of wonderful things.
19th January 2018
Starcrawler — Starcrawler
3 Stars
A hedonistic dream on paper who don’t quite match it on record.
19th January 2018
George Ezra announces new album ‘Staying At Tamara’s’ with single ‘Paradise’ & UK tour dates
We had a natter with Young Geoff about the new record, his plans for 2018 and how he’s not quite Keith Richards.
19th January 2018
Tracks: Young Fathers, George Ezra, Preoccupations, Gengahr & more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
19th January 2018
Hinds announce new album ‘I Don’t Run’ with ‘New For You’ video
The new record is out in April via Lucky Number.
19th January 2018
Rae Morris shares ‘Lower The Tone’
Another preview of ‘Someone Out There’, out 2nd February.
19th January 2018
Kelly Lee Owens has remixed St Vincent’s ‘New York’
The ‘MASSEDUCTION’ track has been given a new spin.
19th January 2018
Daniel Avery announces new album ‘Song For Alpha’, shares ‘Slow Fade’ EP
The producer will also play a huge all day long show at London’s historic York Hall.
19th January 2018
Sunflower Bean document Brooklyn show in new ‘Crisis Fest’ video
The band are also set to be joined by Dream Wife on their upcoming US tour.
19th January 2018
Jorja Smith shares striking video for Stormzy collaboration ‘Let Me Down’
The singer plays a pretty shady character whose intentions are quite clear.
19th January 2018
Thea & The Wild shares the huge ‘When A Kiss Becomes A Habit’
The singer’s new album ‘Ikaros’ is out next month via Propeller Recordings.
19th January 2018
The Decemberists — Severed
Out of their comfort zone they’ve certainly gone.
19th January 2018
George Ezra — Paradise
A breezy, grin-inducing ode to untamed romance.
19th January 2018
South African Nakhane shares the stunning ‘Clairvoyant’
It’s the first preview from full-length ‘You Will Not Die’, out in March via BMG.
19th January 2018
Nakhane — Clairvoyant
A simply stunning cocktail of sharp, dancefloor-ready beats and pure tenderness.
19th January 2018
St Vincent — New York (Kelly Lee Owens remix)
Originally emerging as a heartbreak song to wallow with, the producer turns it into one that can also help dance and sweat the pain away.
19th January 2018
18th January 2018
Young Fathers – In My View
A thought-provoking single that straddles the line between anthemic and downbeat.
18th January 2018
Fenne Lily announces new UK tour dates
The run is part of a wider European tour in April and May.
18th January 2018
Gengahr share new track ‘Before Sunrise’
‘Where Wildness Grows’ is out in March.
18th January 2018
Rejjie Snow announces debut album ‘Dear Annie’
It’s out in February!
18th January 2018
Jack White is headed to NOS Alive 2018
He’ll take ‘Boarding House Reach’ to the Portuguese bash.
18th January 2018
Pelicandy have a neon-lit new video for ‘Animals’
The new clip from the London four-piece was shot in Toronto.
18th January 2018
Ought get animated in the video for ‘Disgraced in America’
Their new album ‘Room Inside The World’ is out next month.
18th January 2018
The Distillers announce North American tour dates
They’ll play a short run in the lead up to Shaky Knees Festival.
18th January 2018
S. Carey shares new track ‘More I See’
It’s taken from his upcoming album ‘Hundred Acres’.
18th January 2018
Sylvan Esso dance on in the video for ‘PARAD(w/m)E’
The surprise single followed last year’s album ‘What Now’.
18th January 2018
The Spook School share a new video for ‘Body’
Their new album ‘Could It Be Different?’ is out this month.
18th January 2018
The Decemberists announce new album ‘I’ll Be Your Girl’
They’ve also shared new track ‘Severed’.
18th January 2018
Roundhouse Rising announces full 2018 line-up
It includes Little Simz’ ‘Welcome to Wonderland: Part II’.
18th January 2018
Low Island tease new single ‘Too Young’ with new video
The new clip was recorded live across the band’s October tour.
18th January 2018
The Neu Bulletin (Pizzagirl, Cecil Frena & more)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
18th January 2018
Fall Out Boy get their heroes’ welcome as they showcase new material at Electric Brixton
It feels like the walls might buckle at the seams at any given moment.
18th January 2018
Boy Azooga, Sports Team and more toast night two of DIY’s Hello 2018
JW Ridley and Underwater Boys also joined our latest Old Blue Last knees-up.
18th January 2018
Watch The Killers team up with Alex Cameron live for ‘Runnin’ Outta Luck’
Brandon Flowers co-wrote the tune with Alex and Roy Molloy.
18th January 2018
Yo La Tengo announce new album ‘There’s A Riot Going On’
And they’ve shared four new tracks!
18th January 2018
Wolf Alice, Jack White, The Big Moon and more are set for Mad Cool 2018
Odesza, Young Fathers and Kevin Morby also join the bill.
18th January 2018
Stream ShitKid’s vibrant, spiky new EP ‘This Is It’
The new collection is out tomorrow (19th January) via PNKSLM, and playing first as today’s Neu Pick.
18th January 2018
Listen to Dream Wife’s self-titled debut album
It’s officially released next Friday.
18th January 2018
Get your record pressed on vinyl — get involved in the Record Store Day Unsigned competition
DIY’s teaming with Record Store Day UK and their partners Sound Performance for a very special opportunity.
18th January 2018
The Vaccines share a new video for ‘I Can’t Quit’
Their new album ‘Combat Sports’ is out in March.
18th January 2018
Gengahr – Before Sunrise
With the third track from ‘Where Wildness Grow’, Gengahr continue to prove they’re at the top of their game.
18th January 2018
17th January 2018
Young Fathers announce new album ‘Cocoa Sugar’ with single ‘In My View’
The record comes out in March via Ninja Tune.
17th January 2018
Declan McKenna shares video for ‘Listen To Your Friends’
The new clip comes ahead of his mammoth US tour.
17th January 2018
My Bloody Valentine announce first show in nearly four years
Kevin Shields has said to expect a new album from the shoegaze heroes this year.
17th January 2018
Party with pups in Beck’s new video for ‘Fix Me’
There’s all kinds of dog-related wonder in the new ‘Colors’ clip.
17th January 2018
Wild Beasts share new ‘All The Kings Men’ video
The soon-to-be-departed band’s new live record ‘Last Night All My Dreams Came True’ comes out next month.
17th January 2018
Preoccupations — Espionage
The track feels like it’s skulking around backstreets uninvited, scouring for information.
17th January 2018
16th January 2018
Looking back on The White Stripes’ ‘Elephant’
Dunnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun… With their fourth LP and THAT massive hit, Jack and Meg cemented their place in musical history forever. Welcome, ‘Elephant’, to the DIY Hall of Fame.
16th January 2018
The Magic Gang: “We had to try not to be so self-indulgent”
It may feel like a debut album from this Brighton bunch is well-overdue but have no fear, it’s not all too far away now!
16th January 2018