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24th January 2025
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24th January 2025
23rd January 2025
Chloe Qisha offers up new single ‘21st Century Cool Girl’
The Malaysian-born, UK-based singer has shared her first new music of 2025.
23rd January 2025
Get To Know… CATTY
Riotous pop-rock soundtracking the world’s friendliest cult.
23rd January 2025
Shygirl recruits PinkPantheress & Isabella Lovestory for new track ‘True Religion’
The South Londoner is set to release her latest project, ‘Club Shy Room 2’, next month.
23rd January 2025
Bright Eyes announce 2025 UK & European tour
The Omaha trio plan to bring their latest record ‘Five Dice, All Threes’ to our side of the Atlantic this summer.
23rd January 2025
CATTY, Paige Kennedy, MAY and Yuneki bring pop brilliance for Hello 2025 Night 3
The Old Blue Last played host to a euphoric takeover tailor-made for the girls, gays, and theys.
23rd January 2025
Viagra Boys announce new album ‘Viagr Aboys’
The Swedish punks have also offered up its lead funky single, ‘Man Made Of Meat’.
23rd January 2025
Miso Extra shares details of debut album ‘Earcandy’
The British-Japanese artist has also shared another preview of the record, in the form of ‘Certified’.
23rd January 2025
Nine Inch Nails return for worldwide Peel It Back tour
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have confirmed plans for a series of huge European and North American shows.
23rd January 2025
Open’er Festival adds Gracie Abrams, Nine Inch Nails, and Camila Cabello to 2025 lineup
They’ll join the likes of Linkin Park, JPEGMAFIA, and RAYE in Poland next Summer.
23rd January 2025
22nd January 2025
Mad Cool Festival announce 2025 day splits
The Madrid festival has now confirmed that metals titans Nine Inch Nails will also be joining this year’s bill.
22nd January 2025
ESNS 2025: An eclectic celebration of underground European talent
The continent’s biggest showcase festival once again kick-starts the industry calendar with gusto.
22nd January 2025
Class Of 2025: Jacob Alon
Just two songs in, Edinburgh’s Jacob Alon is already delivering the sort of emotionally-flooring, community-fostering gems that cult heroes are made of.
22nd January 2025
Matt Maltese returns with intimate new single ‘Anytime, Anyplace, Anyhow’
The singer-songwriter has more new music to come in 2025, too.
22nd January 2025
Antony Szmierek shares celebratory video for latest album preview ‘Angie’s Wedding’
The final track of his upcoming debut LP unites all its characters for one big party.
22nd January 2025
Self Esteem unveils plans for third album ‘A Complicated Woman’
Rebecca Lucy Taylor has ushered in the start of her next era with the soaring new single ‘Focus Is Power’.
22nd January 2025
ALT BLK ERA — Rave Immortal
3-5 Stars
An indelible statement of “we are here”.
22nd January 2025
Mogwai — The Bad Fire
4 Stars
Some of the most euphoric music they’ve made in a while.
22nd January 2025
DITZ — Never Exhale
4 Stars
A gripping exercise in textured menace.
22nd January 2025
21st January 2025
Courting drop textured new track ‘After You’
“It is an exercise in direct songwriting, an attempt to create something very straightforward.”
21st January 2025
Matilda Mann shares lush new ‘Roxwell’ preview ‘Just Because’
Our Class Of 2025 inductee is also set to embark on a headline UK/EU tour this Spring.
21st January 2025
Nova Twins unleash thundering comeback single ‘Monsters’
It’s the rock duo’s first new music since 2022.
21st January 2025
20th January 2025
Phoebe Green announces new EP ‘The Container’ with lead single ‘What Are You Doing’
The five-track project is set to drop just before Phoebe’s UK headline dates in April.
20th January 2025
HotWax pay homage to punk fashion in video for latest single ‘One More Reason’
They’ve also just announced a whole host of new UK tour dates.
20th January 2025
Nao shares newest ‘Jupiter’ cut ‘Happy People’
It’s the latest track to be lifted from her forthcoming fourth album.
20th January 2025
The Horrors share roaring new album preview ‘More Than Life’
“The song is basically about the question of what matters to you.”
20th January 2025
Queens of the Stone Age announce 2025 European tour
The band have confirmed 15 new shows across the continent, with more set to be added in due course.
20th January 2025
17th January 2025
The Neu Bulletin (Fuzz Lightyear, DellaXOZ, Chalk and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
17th January 2025
Chloe Slater, Disgusting Sisters & more bring boisterous fun to Night 2 of Hello 2025
Blossom Caldarone offered a soothing interlude midway through the energetic second round of our January live series.
17th January 2025
Perfume Genius announces new album ‘Glory’
Mike Hadreas has shared news of his seventh album, alongside its lead track ‘It’s A Mirror’.
17th January 2025
16th January 2025
FKA twigs announces 2025 ‘EUSEXUA’ world tour
The icon has scheduled ten headline shows for this March to mark the release of her third record.
16th January 2025
Class Of 2025: Victoria Canal
After a whirlwind 2024 that saw her perform with Coldplay at Glastonbury and win her second Ivor Novello award, the Spanish-American singer is ready to show off even more sides of herself with debut album ‘Slowly, It Dawns’.
16th January 2025
Open’er, Montreux Jazz & EXIT festivals among winners at 2024’s European Festivals Awards
The awards took place last night in Groningen on the first day of this year’s Eurosonic Noorderslag.
16th January 2025
Porridge Radio announce final release ‘The Machine Starts To Sing’ EP
The quartet released their fourth album ‘Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me’ late last year.
16th January 2025
Sam Akpro shares details of debut album ‘Evenfall’
His first full-length will include previous singles ‘Chicago Town’ and ‘Death By Entertainment’.
16th January 2025
Chloe Moriondo shares gentle electro-pop gem ‘shoreline’
She’s also due to release her next album this year…
16th January 2025
15th January 2025
Lucy Dacus announces new album ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ with two new singles
News of the singer’s fourth album has been shared alongside her newest tracks, ‘Ankles’ and ‘Limerence’.
15th January 2025
Toronto punk quartet PUP return with brand new single ‘Paranoid’
The anthemic track follows on from their 2022 album ‘THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND’.
15th January 2025
Biig Piig opens up on grief-inspired new single ‘One Way Ticket’
“They’d said if I kept dreaming that I’d get there, so really, it’s like a letter to them.”
15th January 2025
jasmine.4.t — You Are The Morning
4-5 Stars
A record brimming with folksy warmth and vivid storytelling.
15th January 2025
Kele — The Singing Winds Pt. 3
3-5 Stars
Interesting enough so long as you’re only seeking bops as a bonus.
15th January 2025
Victoria Canal — Slowly, It Dawns
4-5 Stars
A gorgeous debut.
15th January 2025
Sophie Jamieson — I Still Want To Share
4 Stars
She balances between intimacy and expanse.
15th January 2025
14th January 2025
Class Of 2025: MRCY
The sweet, soulful union of two industry pros, MRCY are bringing people into the fold in their droves – no begging required.
14th January 2025
Japanese Breakfast shares new video for latest track ‘Orlando In Love’
It’s the lead single of her recently-announced fourth LP, ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’.
14th January 2025
Julien Baker & TORRES unveil video for debut collaborative single ‘Sugar In The Tank’
The new visualiser was created in collaboration with the queer country dance party, Stud Country.
14th January 2025
Wallows make confident return with ‘Your New Favourite Song’
The band debuted their latest track on Triple J’s first ‘Like A Version’ of 2025.
14th January 2025
Blondshell announces ‘If You Asked For A Picture’ 2025 world tour
The shows will be in support of her recently announced second album, due out in May.
14th January 2025
13th January 2025
In The Studio: Nova Twins
After the phenomenal success of their second album ‘Supernova’, 2025 will boast a new era for the boundary-pushing rock band. We caught up with the pair to find out more…
13th January 2025
serpentwithfeet announces album rework ‘GRIP SEQUEL’
The follow-up project to his 2024 LP ‘GRIP’ will land next month.
13th January 2025
Olly Alexander shares club-ready new single ‘When We Kiss’
The anthemic love song is our latest preview of his new album ‘Polari’.
13th January 2025
10th January 2025
Joy Crookes is back with new Vince Staples-featuring new single ‘Pass The Salt’
Her new offering doubles as her first new music since the release of her Mercury Prize-shortlisted debut ‘Skin’.
10th January 2025
Gillie joins bill for DIY & Dydd Miwsig Cymru London show next month
We’ll be helping to celebrate 2025’s Welsh Language Music Day with a gig also featuring Welsh artists Mellt and Wrkhouse.
10th January 2025
Sports Team offer up latest single ‘Bang Bang Bang’
The track was originally written as a reflection on gun culture in the US, but took on a different meaning after the band were robbed at gunpoint last month.
10th January 2025
Manic Street Preachers share new track ‘People Ruin Paintings’
It doubles as the third preview of their forthcoming new album ‘Critical Thinking’.
10th January 2025
Blondshell announces second album ‘If You Asked For A Picture’
Sabrina Teitelbaum is set to follow up her 2023 self-titled debut this May.
10th January 2025
JADE returns with banger of a new single ‘IT girl’
Not content with topping our Tracks of the Year 2024 list, JADE is kicking off the year with another bolshy slice of pop.
10th January 2025
9th January 2025
Class Of 2025: Luvcat
Shrouded in mystique but primed for an imminent step into the spotlight, Luvcat is the rapidly-rising dark-pop purveyor who’s beloved in name and bewitching in nature.
9th January 2025
Jasmine.4.t, The Pill, deary and Fuzz Lightyear bring the heat for Night 1 of Hello 2025
The four ones-to-watch made sure the first in our January gig series went down a storm.
9th January 2025
Heartworms shares latest single ‘Extraordinary Wings’
The track gets lifted from her forthcoming debut ‘Glutton For Punishment’.
9th January 2025
Divorce kick off 2025 with latest ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’ preview ‘Pill’
The Nottingham quartet are set to release their debut album this March.
9th January 2025
Squid share shapeshifting new single ‘Building 650’
Inspired by a trip to Japan, it’s our latest taste of the band’s imminent third LP.
9th January 2025
The nominees for the 2024 European Festival Awards revealed
The award ceremony — which will celebrate the best from this year’s festival season — takes place in January around next year’s ESNS.
9th January 2025
8th January 2025
Class Of 2025: mary in the junkyard
Torchbearers for London’s grassroots scene and capital‑C creatives, mary in the junkyard are the classically-trained, offbeat trio here to explore where the wild things are.
8th January 2025
Prima Queen go for gold with debut album title track ‘The Prize’
They’re set to support indie faves The Maccabees at All Points East this Summer.
8th January 2025
Melin Melyn offer up sonic sunshine with latest track ‘The Pigeon & The Golden Egg’
The Welsh six-piece have also just announced a new run of instore tour dates.
8th January 2025
Lambrini Girls — Who Let The Dogs Out?
4-5 Stars
A debut which holds absolutely nothing back.
8th January 2025
Ethel Cain — Perverts
4 Stars
Another layer in an already haunting catalogue of writings, musings and visuals.
8th January 2025
Franz Ferdinand — The Human Fear
4-5 Stars
A band still brimming with ambition.
8th January 2025
Moonchild Sanelly — Full Moon
3-5 Stars
Continuing on her playfully explicit, brilliantly brazen trajectory.
8th January 2025
7th January 2025
Class Of 2025: Getdown Services
They might regularly be joking, but they’re not a joke. Instead, Josh Law and Ben Sadler are having the silliest fun and turning it into musical success.
7th January 2025
Mogwai share synth-led new single ‘Fanzine Made Of Flesh’
The band have described it as “a cross between ABBA, swervedriver and Kraftwerk”…
7th January 2025
Franz Ferdinand have us ‘Hooked’ with dance-punk new single
The band’s latest studio album, ‘The Human Fear’, lands this Friday.
7th January 2025
24th December 2024
Olivia Rodrigo, Kings Of Leon, St Vincent & loads more to play Mad Cool Festival 2025
The huge Madrid event will back next July with a packed bill that includes Gracie Abrams, Weezer, girl in red and more.
24th December 2024
23rd December 2024
For One Night Only!: East 17’s Tony Mortimer curates his dream gig
The ‘Stay Another Day’ star gives us an insight into his ideal night out.
23rd December 2024
20th December 2024
Paul McCartney at London’s O2 Arena: A wonderful Christmastime with the world’s greatest living songwriter
Ringo and Ronnie Wood, snow and fire — The Beatles legend brings it all and more.
20th December 2024
19th December 2024
DIY to help celebrate Dydd Miwsig Cymru with special London live show
We’ll be marking 2025’s Welsh Language Music Day with a show featuring ace Welsh acts Mellt, Wrkhouse and more.
19th December 2024
18th December 2024
DIY’s Christmas Gift Guide 2024
Our annual round-up of all the best gifts for the music lover in your life.
18th December 2024
17th December 2024
Moonchild Sanelly: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
A bundle of joyful, body positive, sex positive energy, since bursting onto the scene in a flurry of blue hair and booty shaking, Moonchild Sanelly has challenged the status quo. Now, with new album ‘Full Moon’, the South African singer is challenging herself too.
17th December 2024
Greta Isaac, WestSide Cowboy & more to play AEG Presents Rising Week in January 2025
The promoter will be hosting four special shows in East London early next year.
17th December 2024
IDLES team up with Danny Brown for ‘POP POP POP’ remix
The collab had its live debut during IDLES’ headline set on Glastonbury’s Other Stage this Summer.
17th December 2024
Fred again.. offers up ‘two more days’ in the form of new tracks ‘light dark light’ and ‘little mystery’
These singles act as the final instalment of his latest studio album, ‘ten days’.
17th December 2024
16th December 2024
JADE on DIY’s Track of 2024 ‘Angel Of My Dreams’: “I think that people celebrate authenticity more than ever”
The former Little Mixer turned solo star tells us more about her utterly bonkers and entirely brilliant debut single.
16th December 2024
DIY’s Tracks of the Year 2024
Our definitive guide to the year’s best music.
16th December 2024
On The Rise: A closer look at The Ivor Novellos’ Rising Star Award
With the application process for their 2025 award open, we caught up with this year’s winner Master Peace and some of the other nominees.
16th December 2024
13th December 2024
DIY’s Albums of the Year 2024
Our definitive guide to the year’s best music.
13th December 2024
Olly Alexander shares latest ‘Polari’ preview ‘Archangel’
The ’80s-tinged track is the third single to be lifted from Olly’s first solo album under his own name.
13th December 2024
Biig Piig drops new “sad banger” ‘Ponytail’
It’s our latest taste of her forthcoming debut album, ‘11:11’.
13th December 2024
CMAT, English Teacher, Clarissa Connelly & more: A look at ESNS 2024’s European Talent Exchange
After celebrating its twentieth anniversary last year, we’re running through some of the highlights from this year’s European Talent Exchange.
13th December 2024
12th December 2024
Chloe Slater, Catty, Alien Chicks and more to play DIY’s Hello 2025 series at London’s Old Blue Last
It’s time for our annual January shot of red hot new music.
12th December 2024
Luvcat shares theatrical video for ‘Dinner @ Brasserie Zédel’
From greasy spoon cafe to cabaret — what more could you want?
12th December 2024
Oracle Sisters announce second album ‘Divinations’
It’s set to be released on Valentine’s Day via the band’s own imprint, Wizard Artists.
12th December 2024
SIPHO. returns with stirring new single ‘STAIN. (Golden Tears)’
It’s his first solo release since his 2023 debut album ‘PRAYERS & PARANOIA’.
12th December 2024
11th December 2024
Get To Know… Caleb Kunle
Ahead of his performance at the final SON Estrella Galicia show this week, we caught up with the Lagos-via-Laois-via-London singer.
11th December 2024
Stella Rose — Hollybaby
3 Stars
Neo-goth elements are peppered throughout this short-but-sweet EP.
11th December 2024
10th December 2024
Class of 2025: Lambrini Girls
Confident, clued-up and uncompromising, Lambrini Girls’ message of empowerment and inclusivity has been pissing off all the right people. Readying for the release of debut LP ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’, Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira have got all the ingredients to become Britain’s next vital punk band.
10th December 2024
Shygirl announces new dancefloor-ready EP ‘Club Shy Room 2’
The project has been introduced via new single ‘F*Me’ (featuring Yseult).
10th December 2024
English Teacher share Chatham Dockyard live video for ‘Not Everybody Gets To Go To Space’
The new visualiser is inspired by the ‘Fisherman Aesthetic’, as part of the Pinterest Predicts 2025 series.
10th December 2024
9th December 2024
Josh Homme, Dave Gahan, Alison Mosshart and more lead a magical, moving tribute to Mark Lanegan at Camden’s Roundhouse
Two-and-a-half years after the legendary musician’s death, his nearest and dearest offer up a musical farewell
9th December 2024
Lambrini Girls are on the cover of DIY’s Class Of 2025 issue
Our bumper December/January double issue — out now! — introduces 11 emerging artists that are set to be in the pink in 2025.
9th December 2024