Victoria Canal shares new single ’15%’ from her forthcoming debut ‘Slowly, It Dawns’
Ahead of her UK tour kicking off later this week, the singer-songwriter has shared a fourth cut from her first full-length.
17th October 2024
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17th October 2024
Father John Misty shares new ‘Mahashmashana’ preview ‘She Cleans Up’
He’s also announced details of 2025 headline tour dates in North America, Europe, and the UK.
17th October 2024
Lambrini Girls unveil details of debut album ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’
The riotous duo have also shared their toxic-masculinity tackling new single, ‘Big Dick Energy’.
17th October 2024
Sorry return with ‘Waxwing’, their first new music in two years
It lands ahead of the band’s turn supporting Fontaines DC on their November UK and Irish tour.
17th October 2024
16th October 2024
Christopher Owens — I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair
5 Stars
Potentially one of the year’s best records.
16th October 2024
Porridge Radio — Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
4 Stars
A record of hard-won emotional progress.
16th October 2024
Japandroids — Fate & Alcohol
3-5 Stars
The exuberance of old remains, but it’s tempered with a new self-awareness.
16th October 2024
15th October 2024
Orla Gartland: Pure Heroine
Balancing her signature songwriting candour with side project FIZZ’s flair for pop maximalism, Orla Gartland’s second solo outing ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’ finds her flying high and putting faith in herself.
15th October 2024
DITZ unveil details of new album ‘Never Exhale’
There’s also a huge run of 2025 UK/EU tour dates on the cards for the band.
15th October 2024
Heartworms announces debut album ‘Glutton For Punishment’
She’s also shared the LP’s lead single and unveiled a new run of UK/EU tour dates.
15th October 2024
Nao confirms upcoming fourth album with new single ‘Wildflowers’
She’s also just announced a handful of intimate and stripped back tour dates for next month.
15th October 2024
‘Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat’: the remixes ranked
It’s the most star-studded album since the Barbie soundtrack, but which tracks come out on top?
15th October 2024
14th October 2024
In The Studio: Antony Szmierek
Having just announced his conceptual, cosmic first full-length, ‘Service Station At The End Of The Universe’, Antony Szmierek gives us an insight into his ambitious distillation of life, the universe, and everything.
14th October 2024
Ashnikko releases sixth and final ‘Halloweenie’ installment ‘Possess Me’
They’ve made it a tradition to mark their favourite time of year with a new Halloween-themed track.
14th October 2024
Billie Marten shares fan favourite new track ‘Crown’
It arrives just after her headline performance at The Barbican with the Her Ensemble string group.
14th October 2024
Biig Piig drops latest track ‘Decimal’
It’s another preview of our October 2024 cover star’s soon-to-be-announced debut album.
14th October 2024
BIG SPECIAL team up with John Grant for new single ‘STAY DOWN, LAZARUS’
It’s the Black Country duo’s first new music since the arrival of their debut album in May.
14th October 2024
11th October 2024
Take A Bite: Biig Piig
Having blazed an intoxicating trail of seductive, bilingual alt-pop, flitting between genres but keeping confident sensuality at the core, after half a decade of world-building Biig Piig is finally getting ready to announce her debut album. A record born of clubs and bedrooms, get ready to follow Jess Smyth into temptation.
11th October 2024
The Neu Bulletin (Jim Legxacy, Chalk, piglet and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
11th October 2024
Amyl and The Sniffers announce biggest headline show to date at London’s Alexandra Palace
All dates on their 2024 UK and Ireland tour have sold out.
11th October 2024
10th October 2024
Finneas: Sing It Loud
One half of the most successful sibling partnership in modern music, Finneas O’Connell has already proven himself behind the scenes many times over. Now, with second solo album ‘For Cryin’ Out Loud!’, he’s raising his own voice both musically and publicly, and making his strongest personal statements yet.
10th October 2024
METZ announce indefinite hiatus and confirm upcoming UK/EU tour is their last
“We’ve collectively decided to close this chapter of METZ.”
10th October 2024
Maggie Rogers offers up new single ‘In The Living Room’
To mark the start of her current North American headline tour, the singer has shared a new cut.
10th October 2024
9th October 2024
Biig Piig is the cover star of DIY’s October 2024 issue!
Our latest issue also features Soccer Mommy, Bastille, Pixies, Master Peace and loads more.
9th October 2024
Get To Know… Dan Whitlam
The London lad flying the flag for new-gen hip hop.
9th October 2024
High Vis — Guided Tour
4 Stars
Raw and impassioned, and as understated as it is direct.
9th October 2024
The Linda Lindas — No Obligation
4 Stars
Their continued growth is exciting to witness.
9th October 2024
Touché Amoré - Spiral in a Straight Line
4-5 Stars
A record that encapsulates a sonic whirlwind of anger, angst, loss and melancholia thematically in keeping with their recent output.
9th October 2024
8th October 2024
AURORA unveils unfiltered backstage footage of Royal Albert Hall show
The alt-pop star played the iconic venue in support of her latest album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’.
8th October 2024
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes announce indefinite hiatus
Their forthcoming UK/EU shows will be their last live performances for the forseeable future.
8th October 2024
Moonchild Sanelly unveils details of next album ‘Full Moon’
She’s also just dropped a new single and announced a 2025 UK and Ireland mini-tour.
8th October 2024
7th October 2024
Antony Szmierek announces debut album ‘Service Station At The End Of The Universe’
The Manchester-based artist has also just dropped his latest single ‘The Great Pyramid Of Stockport’.
7th October 2024
Charli xcx confirms full tracklist and featured artists for ‘BRAT’ remix album
Brat summer may be over, but Charli’s cultural chokehold certainly isn’t.
7th October 2024
The Horrors confirm sixth album ‘Night Life’
They’ve also announced details of a Winter UK tour and shared the LP’s lead single, ‘The Silence That Remains’.
7th October 2024
The Great Escape announce Rizzle Kicks for 2025 Spotlight Show
The Brighton duo have also confirmed details of three other UK shows and dropped a new single, ‘Gumdrops’.
7th October 2024
4th October 2024
The Neu Bulletin (Prima Queen, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Balancing Act and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
4th October 2024
Geordie Greep — The New Sound
4-5 Stars
Absolutely bonkers and utterly brilliant.
4th October 2024
Finneas — For Cryin’ Out Loud
4 Stars
An album that proves he’s more than capable on his own.
4th October 2024
Leon Bridges — Leon
4 Stars
An album that is at once deeply personal, and yet expansive and shared.
4th October 2024
Orla Gartland — Everybody Needs A Hero
4 Stars
A clear creative vision.
4th October 2024
The Smile — Cutouts
3-5 Stars
More of the same might seem a tad obvious a statement to make, but it’s just about the most accurate.
4th October 2024
yunè pinku — Scarlet Lamb
3-5 Stars
On the whole, yunè pinku makes it work; more importantly, she makes it interesting.
4th October 2024
Caribou — Honey
4 Stars
With such a joyous energy, it’s easy to get lost in its layers.
4th October 2024
Half Waif — See You At The Maypole
3-5 Stars
So relentless in its sadness, so emotionally fraught that it’s as if the record could shatter at any moment.
4th October 2024
The Hard Quartet — The Hard Quartet
3-5 Stars
It genuinely feels as if anything goes.
4th October 2024
Fever 333 — Darker White
4 Stars
An exhilarating, almost exhausting return.
4th October 2024
cumgirl8 — the 8th cumming
3-5 Stars
There’s substance to be found among all the bodily substances.
4th October 2024
3rd October 2024
Iceland Airwaves confirms next wave of artists for 2024’s festival
The Vaccines, English Teacher, and Lynks are among those previously announced for this year’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
3rd October 2024
Michael Kiwanuka announces 2025 UK/European tour
He’s also shared the latest single from his forthcoming album, ‘Small Changes’.
3rd October 2024
Rachel Chinouriri and Cat Burns call out industry prejudice on powerful new collaboration, ‘Even’
The single reflects on their shared experiences of making music as young Black British women.
3rd October 2024
Kaiser Chiefs announce huge hometown show to celebrate 20 years of ‘Employment’
The Leeds legends will be joined by a stellar lineup of supports, including The Cribs and The Coral.
3rd October 2024
2nd October 2024
Lauren Mayberry confirms debut solo album ‘Vicious Creature’
One year on from covering DIY, the CHVRCHES frontwoman is readying her first solo offering.
2nd October 2024
mary in the junkyard, Aziya, Good Neighbours and more to play DIY’s stage at Sŵn Festival 2024
We’ll also be joined by Alien Chicks, Cosmorat, Fräulein, and more in Cardiff later this month.
2nd October 2024
Get To Know… Koteri
Merging funk, hip-hop, jazz and more, meet the London trio with characterful creativity in spades.
2nd October 2024
1st October 2024
Geordie Greep shares latest album preview ‘Blues’
It’s the former black midi frontman’s second solo single.
1st October 2024
Prima Queen are back with heartsore new track ‘Fool’
The duo have also just announced their signing to cult label Submarine Cat Records.
1st October 2024
Wunderhorse announce biggest headline to date at London’s Alexandra Palace
The breakout band are just about to embark on a fully sold out tour of the UK.
1st October 2024
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band add UK dates to 2025 European tour
Overall, they’ve added eight new shows in cities in the UK, France, Germany, and Spain.
1st October 2024
Jalen Ngonda shares soulful new cut ‘Anyone In Love’
The new single sees him team up with a band of Daptone Records regulars, including members of Charles Bradley’s Extraordinaires.
1st October 2024
30th September 2024
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: “We were so busy doing shows we’d write songs to get ready for the gig”
Meet the teenage experimentalists treating London’s DIY scene as their playground.
30th September 2024
Rahim Redcar — fka Christine and the Queens — announces ‘HOPECORE’ club tour
He’ll perform a series of special shows in the UK, EU, and US in support of his just-released new album.
30th September 2024
FINNEAS schedules UK and European ‘For Cryin’ Out Loud’ tour for spring 2025
The collaborator extraordinaire will return to the UK for four headline shows next April.
30th September 2024
piri & tommy share new single ‘dog’ and confirm next EP ‘about dancing’
The duo returned in August with their late summer banger, ’99%’.
30th September 2024
Biig Piig shares first debut album preview ‘4AM’
The track acts as our introduction to her exciting next chapter.
30th September 2024
27th September 2024
Kylie Minogue shares ‘Lights Camera Action’ from ‘Tension II’ & schedules huge world tour for 2025
The new record is set to be released next month with nine new tracks(!)
27th September 2024
Honeyglaze: “In the current music climate, it’s easy to disappear into the void of the internet if you don’t kick up a fuss”
To mark the release of their urgent second album ‘Real Deal’, the London trio tell us more about its conception and creative vision.
27th September 2024
Kele Okereke confirms details of new solo album ‘The Singing Winds Pt. 3’
His latest offering will follow on from last year’s release ‘The Flames Pt. 2’.
27th September 2024
Lady Gaga drops surprise new album ‘Harlequin’
The LP will serve as a companion project to her upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux.
27th September 2024
The Cure release long-awaited new single ‘Alone’
The track is our introduction to ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ — the iconic band’s first album in 16 years.
27th September 2024
SOPHIE - SOPHIE
3-5 Stars
More commemorative than conclusive — a welcome celebration; an answerphone message revisited.
27th September 2024
The Neu Bulletin (Paige Kennedy, Fuzz Lightyear, sm^sher and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
27th September 2024
Måneskin frontman Damiano David shares debut solo track ‘Silverlines’
The Italian singer has teamed up with producer Labrinth for his dramatic first solo offering.
27th September 2024
Christian Lee Hutson — Paradise Pop. 10
4 Stars
Wistful and tenderly so.
27th September 2024
Sunflower Bean — Shake
4 Stars
fFuriously delving deeper into the riff-laden rabbit hole they started down with 2019’s stellar ‘King of the Dudes’.
27th September 2024
Slotface — Film Buff
3-5 Stars
It evokes the early excitement that surrounded the band.
27th September 2024
MICHELLE — Songs About You Specifically
3 Stars
Bona fide bops on paper, but largely unmemorable to the ear.
27th September 2024
Dolores Forever — It’s Nothing
3 Stars
Packed with well-paced, just-the-right-side-of-formulaic pop tracks from the off.
27th September 2024
Hayden Thorpe — Ness
3 Stars
Not a record which can be easily divorced from its context.
27th September 2024
26th September 2024
Sløtface: “We need to build ourselves up to have enough energy to tear down the systems that are limiting”
Before the Norweigan punks’ third LP hits shelves, we catch up with frontwoman Haley Shea to talk rejecting expectations, cinematic inspirations, and starting a new chapter.
26th September 2024
Rock in Rio 2024 celebrates the best of Brazil — with a little help from Katy Perry and Mariah Carey
Home country heroes and global stars combine for the 40th anniversary of the mega-festival.
26th September 2024
Matilda Mann announces debut album ‘Roxwell’ and shares new track ‘Say It Back’
The follow-up to her 2023 EP ‘You Look Like You Can’t Swim’ is set for release early next year.
26th September 2024
SOPHIE’s posthumous, self-titled album drops early
The LP features contributions from the late artist’s close friends, including Kim Petras, Hannah Diamond, Bibi Bourelly and more.
26th September 2024
Chappell Roan’s residency at O2 Academy Brixton: One for the history books
By the time the lights go down on Night Two of her stint at the historic venue, you get the feeling some fans might be ready to combust.
26th September 2024
25th September 2024
Geordie Greep: Last Night In Soho
Putting an indefinite pin in his band black midi, Geordie Greep takes us on a boozy tour of the city and the inimitable musical landscape that makes up debut solo album ‘The New Sound’.
25th September 2024
Reeperbahn Festival 2024: an international treasure trove of emerging talent
The German multi-venue affair continues to be a mecca for new artists around the world.
25th September 2024
Amyl and The Sniffers share poignant new album preview ‘Big Dreams’
The ballad-adjacent track is the band’s most vulnerable release to date.
25th September 2024
JADE shares addictive Ncuti Gatwa-featuring solo single ‘Midnight Cowboy’
It’s our second taste of her dazzling pop vision, following debut hit ‘Angel Of My Dreams’.
25th September 2024
Primal Scream unveil two new singles, ‘Ready To Go Home’ and ‘The Centre Cannot Hold’
They’re the latest tracks to be lifted from ‘Come Ahead’ — the band’s first studio album in eight years.
25th September 2024
Pale Waves — Smitten
4 Stars
Somewhere between the ‘80s new wave of their debut and mainstream pop, now with the self-expression of a far more confident songwriter.
25th September 2024
24th September 2024
Katie Gavin shares new album preview ‘Inconsolable’
It’s the latest track to be lifted from DIY’s current cover star’s debut solo album.
24th September 2024
Poppy announces new album ‘Negative Spaces’
Her sixth full-length release will feature her thrashy new single, ‘they’re all around us’.
24th September 2024
Laura Marling shares tender new single ‘Child of Mine’
The singer’s latest offering doubles as the lead track from her forthcoming new album ‘Patterns In Repeat’.
24th September 2024
In The Studio: The Murder Capital
Back before the release of new single ‘Can’t Pretend To Know’, James McGovern filled us in on working towards LP3, recording with producer extraordinaire John Congleton, and The Murder Capital’s fat-free new material.
24th September 2024
SASAMI announces new album ‘Blood On The Silver Screen’
The incoming pop LP has been introduced via lead single ‘Slugger’.
24th September 2024
Sprints share urgent new single ‘Feast’
It’s their first release with a new lineup, now featuring guitarist Zac Stephenson.
24th September 2024
Sundara Karma announce split and share details of farewell UK tour
The beloved indie quartet have called time on the band, but will be bowing out in style.
24th September 2024
23rd September 2024
Sports Team share latest album preview, ‘Condensation’
It’s the second track to be lifted from their forthcoming third LP, ‘Boys These Days’.
23rd September 2024
Divorce share details of debut album ‘Drive To Goldenhammer’
The Nottingham quartet have also shared the LP’s double-edged lead single, ‘All My Freaks’.
23rd September 2024
The Murder Capital are back with inaugural 2024 release ‘Can’t Pretend To Know’
The urgent new track marks the start of the band’s fresh third chapter.
23rd September 2024
The National announce new live album ‘Rome’, share four songs on ‘NTL RM EP I’
The band’s release will feature 21 songs recorded during their appearance at the Italian capital’s Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone.
23rd September 2024