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14th March 2025
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14th March 2025
Lil Nas X drops rosy video for latest track ‘HOTBOX’
It’s his fifth single in five days!
14th March 2025
Bombay Bicycle Club schedule intimate All Points East warm-up shows
The indie favourites will be playing two dates in York and Liverpool ahead of their performance at the London day fest.
14th March 2025
Lauren Mayberry teams up with IDLES’ Joe Talbot for re-imagined track ‘Sorry, Etc, Etc’
“Fuck the king, she’s the king,” Joe says of their unlikely collab.
14th March 2025
First Listen: JADE — ‘FUFN (Fuck You For Now)’
“A ballsy offering that continues to prove JADE is one of the most enticing and fresh voices in pop right now.”
14th March 2025
Chappell Roan goes country on much-anticipated new song ‘The Giver’
It’s the breakout superstar’s first release since the phenomenal success of ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ last year.
14th March 2025
13th March 2025
Barry Can’t Swim confirms second album ‘Loner’
The breakout DJ and producer has also shared a new single, ‘Different’, to mark the occasion.
13th March 2025
Jalen Ngonda pays homage to his hometown on new single ‘Just As Long As We’re Together’
The soul sensation will wrap up his sold-out UK tour tonight at London’s Roundhouse.
13th March 2025
Kae Tempest schedules March 2025 underplay shows in Bristol, Leeds and London
The trio of intimate dates will take place around their headline performance at this year’s BBC Radio 6 Music Festival.
13th March 2025
Jacob Alon unveils details of debut album ‘In Limerence’
They’ve also shared a new single, and are set to support Olly Alexander on a UK/EU tour this Spring.
13th March 2025
Sugababes make powerhouse return with new single ‘Jungle’
It’s their first release in three years, since 2022’s ‘The Lost Tapes’.
13th March 2025
12th March 2025
HAIM return with brand new single ‘Relationships’
The sisterly three-piece have offered the first taste of their eagerly-anticipated next album.
12th March 2025
Japanese Breakfast: Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness
With her last album ‘Jubilee’, Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner found herself a GRAMMY-nominated artist with a New York bestseller to her name, but no amount of critical acclaim will shift the reality of loss. Now, ten years on from the passing of her mother, her grief is still unfolding, and she’s channelling it into the dark new world of ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’.
12th March 2025
Lucy Dacus offers up newest track ‘Talk’
The meditative track is the latest preview of her forthcoming new album ‘Forever Is A Feeling’.
12th March 2025
Panic Shack return with latest single ‘Gok Wan’
The Cardiff quartet’s new track digs deep into the toxic culture surrounding body image.
12th March 2025
Matt Berninger announces second solo album ‘Get Sunk’
The National frontman will release the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Serpentine Prison’ later this spring.
12th March 2025
Sunflower Bean drop roaring new single ‘Nothing Romantic’
The NYC trio are also returning to the UK next month for a run of intimate instore shows.
12th March 2025
MJ Lenderman schedules Summer 2025 UK/European live dates
The run will include his biggest London headliner yet, at the capital’s iconic Roundhouse.
12th March 2025
Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke announce debut collaborative album ‘Tall Tales’
The pair have also just dropped a new single, ‘This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice’.
12th March 2025
Måneskin frontman Damiano David announces debut solo album ‘Funny Little Fears’
The album will include his previous singles ‘Silverlines’ and ‘Born With A Broken Heart’.
12th March 2025
Clipping. — Dead Channel Sky
4-5 Stars
An epic masterpiece.
12th March 2025
Bambara — Birthmarks
3 Stars
Confusing, unable to find its groove.
12th March 2025
Cleopatrick — Fake Moon
3 Stars
It might be a giant leap for Cleopatrick, but they’re a few small steps away from landing it.
12th March 2025
KEG — Fun’s Over
4 Stars
The fun might be over, but the party’s just getting started.
12th March 2025
11th March 2025
DIY Label Spotlight #3: City Slang
A monthly focus on those crucial cogs in the wonderful new music wheel.
11th March 2025
Dua Lipa teams up with BLACKPINK’s JENNIE for trippy ‘Handlebars’ video
The K‑pop star has also recently collaborated with Doechii, Childish Gambino, and Kali Uchis.
11th March 2025
Flow Festival adds Little Simz, FKA twigs, Lola Young and more to 2025 lineup
They’ll join the likes of Charli xcx, Fontaines DC, and Bicep in Helsinki this August.
11th March 2025
10th March 2025
Japanese Breakfast is the cover star of DIY’s March 2025 issue!
Our new mag also features Divorce, Perfume Genius, Julien Baker & TORRES, Matt Maltese, and loads more.
10th March 2025
Billy Nomates is back with news of next LP ‘Metalhorse’
The Bristol favourite has kick-started this new chapter with her latest single, ‘The Test’.
10th March 2025
Green Man launches 2025’s Rising Competition
The sold-out festival recently confirmed that Wet Leg, Underworld, and TV On The Radio will headline this year’s edition.
10th March 2025
Chloe Moriondo shares danceable new track ‘abyss’
The song gets lifted from her forthcoming new album ‘oyster’, which is due for release at the end of this month.
10th March 2025
Barry Can’t Swim drops first track of 2025, ‘The Person You’d Like To Be’
The electronic sensation’s latest offering has been billed as “the start of a bigger project to come”…
10th March 2025
Griff shares new video for fan-favourite track ‘Last Night’s Mascara’
The clip for her newest offering is a powerful one, which comes directed by Candice Lo.
10th March 2025
Lady Gaga - MAYHEM
4-5 Stars
Perfectly unsubtle and all-out fun.
10th March 2025
7th March 2025
Melin Melyn: “You have to be creative in order to get people to pay attention”
To mark the release of their fantastical debut album, we sit down with the Welsh cult favourites to talk storytelling, Spice Girls, AI and more.
7th March 2025
Musical polymath yeule announces new album ‘Evangelic Girl is a Gun’
The follow-up to 2023’s ‘softscars’ is set for release on 30th May via Ninja Tune.
7th March 2025
Esme Emerson — Applesauce
3-5 Stars
A wholesome but far more creative endeavour.
7th March 2025
Rachel Chinouriri confirms new EP ‘Little House’ & shares preview with ‘Can We Talk About Isaac?’
The South London star will release the follow-up to her debut ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’ next month.
7th March 2025
Finn Wolfhard announces debut solo album ‘Happy Birthday’
The Stranger Things actor has also shared the record’s lead single, ‘Choose the latter’.
7th March 2025
Divorce — Drive To Goldenhammer
4-5 Stars
A dynamic, difficult-to-predict listen that gently but deftly rebuts anyone who thinks they already know what Divorce are all about.
7th March 2025
HotWax — Hot Shock
4 Stars
There’s a real sense of accomplishment that flows through their debut.
7th March 2025
SASAMI — Blood On The Silver Screen
4 Stars
This latest metamorphosis feels invigorating for both the genre, and the singer herself.
7th March 2025
Melin Melyn — Mill On The Hill
4 Stars
‘Mill On The Hill’ finds Melin Melyn unequivocally (and unsurprisingly) in their own lane once again.
7th March 2025
6th March 2025
Doechii samples Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ on immersive archive cut ‘Anxiety’
She originally recorded the track five years ago, and has now delivered a new version due to huge fan demand.
6th March 2025
The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx and more to play Glastonbury 2025
Neil Young had already been confirmed as a headliner for this year’s edition of the festival.
6th March 2025
Car Seat Headrest introduce first album in five years with 11-minute single ‘Gethsemane’
Their new record, ‘The Scholars’, is a concept rock opera set at a fictional university…
6th March 2025
4th March 2025
The Great Escape confirms English Teacher, Welly, Nxdia and more for 2025 lineup
Over 100 artists have been added to the bill for the May weekender.
4th March 2025
3rd March 2025
Black Country, New Road unveil next ‘Forever Howlong’ preview ‘Happy Birthday’
They’ve shared a stop-motion video to go with it, too.
3rd March 2025
Mandrake Handshake: “If everyone is moving their body, it’s hard to feel like you’re doing a bad show”
To celebrate the release of their debut album, we catch up with the eclectic, ever-enticing psych collective to delve into how they made it this far.
3rd March 2025
Heartworms, Matilda Mann, Good Neighbours and more added to 2025 Reading & Leeds lineup
This Summer’s bank holiday blowout will be headlined by Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon, and Hozier.
3rd March 2025
Sports Team celebrate mundanity on new single ‘Maybe When We’re 30’
It’s “a song for Brooklyn Beckham”, apparently.
3rd March 2025
Djo drops latest album preview ‘Delete Ya’
It’s the second track to be shared from his anticipated third album ‘The Crux’.
3rd March 2025
The Maccabees announce European headline shows
The band will make five live appearances in the run up to their headline stint at All Points East in London this summer.
3rd March 2025
More like the BRAT Awards: Charli xcx wins big at the 2025 BRITs
Everyone’s fave party girl went home with five awards, while Sam Fender, JADE, The Last Dinner Party and more also bagged trophies.
3rd March 2025
28th February 2025
Matt Maltese: His ‘N’ Hers
Ten years into the game, Matt Maltese is a stalwart of indie’s top table, his name a byword for stunningly intimate songwriting and yearning romance. Now returning with sixth album ‘Hers’, he’s truly come of age — and it makes for his most mature and emotionally affecting outing yet.
28th February 2025
BANKS — Off With Her Head
3-5 Stars
A testament to BANKS’ practised skill, even if she hasn’t stepped too far from her established sound.
28th February 2025
Paris Texas — They Left Me With A Sword / They Left Me With A Gun
4 Stars
Showcasing their myriad of sonic personalities using canny twists and turns.
28th February 2025
27th February 2025
Matt Maltese returns with news of next album ‘Hers’
The singer-songwriter sees off potential suitors on latest single ‘Always Some MF’.
27th February 2025
Little Simz unveils plans for sixth album ‘Lotus’
The rap luminary has also just dropped its lead single — a collab with Moonchild Sanelly and Obongjayar.
27th February 2025
Viagra Boys share surreal new single ‘Uno II’
The track — named after frontman Sebasian Murphy’s dog — gets taken from their forthcoming new album ‘Viagr Aboys’.
27th February 2025
LCD Soundsystem announce eight night residency at Brixton Academy
Their last stint at the iconic venue was back in 2022, when they did six sold-out shows.
27th February 2025
26th February 2025
Rebecca Black: Dance Pop Renaissance
Two years since her debut record, gutsy pop culture benchmark Rebecca Black is returning with a DJ-inspired, alt-pop dance project like nothing you’ve heard before — and ‘Friday’ is the last thing on her mind.
26th February 2025
Prima Queen offer up latest album preview ‘Oats’
The duo have shared another cut from their forthcoming debut ‘The Prize’.
26th February 2025
Good Neighbours schedule Adolescence UK tour
The duo will be heading to towns that are usually missed from more traditional touring routes for their next run.
26th February 2025
Employed To Serve share ferocious new single ‘Fallen Star’
The British metal quintet have shared the second taste of their forthcoming new album.
26th February 2025
Antony Szmierek — Service Station at the End of the Universe
5 Stars
Fundamentally British yet beautifully universal.
26th February 2025
Matilda Mann — Roxwell
4 Stars
A reflective time capsule of sorts, oozing sentimental value.
26th February 2025
Miya Folick — Erotica Veronica
4 Stars
A cathartic sonic exorcism.
26th February 2025
Shygirl — Club Shy Room 2
4-5 Stars
As intoxicating as its predecessor.
26th February 2025
Panda Bear — Sinister Grift
4 Stars
Presenting with a breezy, lived-in warmth.
26th February 2025
Hope Tala — Hope Handwritten
3-5 Stars
Full of heart and introspective, candid lyricism.
26th February 2025
25th February 2025
Antony Szmierek: Sincerity Overdrive
Over the last three years, Antony Szmierek has become known as one of indie’s most evocative and witty new voices. Now, with starry debut album ‘Service Station At The End Of The Universe’, he’s sending us on a joyride through the cosmos and beyond.
25th February 2025
For One Night Only!: Phoebe Green curates her dream gig
The Manchester alt-pop favourite gives us an insight into her ideal night out.
25th February 2025
Rebecca Black — SALVATION
4-5 Stars
She’s got guts, and it’s time she got her flowers.
25th February 2025
24th February 2025
Biffy Clyro schedule Eden Sessions headline show
The Scottish trio will play in Cornwall for the first time ever this summer.
24th February 2025
Black Country, New Road: Best Of Friends
So far, Black Country, New Road’s journey has been anything but predictable; now, as they ready their third act ‘Forever Howlong’, it’s time to prepare for another about-turn.
24th February 2025
Rachel Chinouriri cements her star-in-the-making status at London’s Omeara
Her BRITs week show — in collaboration with War Child — is filled with infectious passion and genuine heart.
24th February 2025
The Horrors share dark ‘Night Life’ opener ‘Ariel’
As well as sharing the opening track from their forthcoming album, the band have also scheduled a handful of instore performances.
24th February 2025
Paris Texas return with new EP ‘They Left Me With The Sword’
The duo are currently out on the Chromakopia world tour alongside Tyler, The Creator and Lil Yatchty.
24th February 2025
Rico Nasty announces details of third album ‘LETHAL’
The follow-up to her 2022 release ‘Las Ruinas’ is set to land this May.
24th February 2025
Lambrini Girls share new video for ‘No Homo’
A month on from the release of their debut, the duo are also about to head out on a huge worldwide tour.
24th February 2025
21st February 2025
Kim Deal shares Richard Ayoade-directed video for ‘Big Ben Beat’
The track is featured on her debut solo album ‘Nobody Loves You More’.
21st February 2025
Dot To Dot add Big Special, Honeyglaze, Jasmine.4.t and more to 2025 lineup
They’ll join the likes of Sprints, Fat Dog, and The Horrors in Bristol and Nottingham this Spring.
21st February 2025
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DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
21st February 2025
Fontaines DC drop surprise new track ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’
Its our first taste of new music from the Irish favourites since last year’s triumphant fourth outing, ‘Romance’.
21st February 2025
Mandrake Handshake — Earth-Sized Worlds
4 Stars
A fabulously undisciplined affair.
21st February 2025
20th February 2025
jasmine.4.t: “If I can raise other trans women up and be a visible role model then that’s a huge plus”
With stardom looming large, jasmine.4.t talks finding hope and joy for herself and the wider queer community with her boygenius-produced debut ‘You Are The Morning’.
20th February 2025
Southampton’s Wanderlust Festival confirms full 2025 lineup and stage splits
This year’s event will be headlined by two longtime DIY faves, English Teacher and Antony Szmierek.
20th February 2025
Blondshell offers up tender new track ‘Two Times’
It showcases a markedly different side to her upcoming second album, ‘If You Asked For A Picture’.
20th February 2025
Suki Waterhouse shares mesmerising new single ‘Dream Woman’
The track follows on from last year’s ‘Memoir of a Sparklemuffin’.
20th February 2025
Sleigh Bells announce new album ‘Bunky Becky Birthday Boy’
The Brooklyn noise-pop duo will release their sixth album this April.
20th February 2025
Perfume Genius enlists Aldous Harding for new track ‘No Front Teeth’
The track is the second preview of Mike Hadreas’ forthcoming new album ‘Glory’.
20th February 2025
19th February 2025
Midland, Seasick Steve, Chuck Ragan and more to play The Long Road 2025
Drake Milligan will also be topping the bill at this year’s edition of the country, Americana and roots festival.
19th February 2025
Nao: Celestial Bodies
After a period of serious health challenges, Nao is set to return with ‘Jupiter’, her joyously confident fourth record that sees her throw off the shackles and embrace the little things.
19th February 2025
Sam Fender — People Watching
5 Stars
An album that undoubtedly firms up his position as one of the great songwriters of our time.
19th February 2025
Nao — Jupiter
4 Stars
Wonderfully nostalgic and present all at the same time.
19th February 2025
Saya Gray — SAYA
4 Stars
A vivid and vulnerable album, brimming with emotional depth.
19th February 2025
The Murder Capital — Blindness
4-5 Stars
An album that feels both urgent and timeless.
19th February 2025
Martin Luke Brown — man oh man!
4 Stars
A timeless record that showcases his ability to create intimacy.
19th February 2025
Chalk — Conditions III
4 Stars
Its impact will linger long after the last pulse of sound has washed away.
19th February 2025