Zane Lowe to leave Radio 1, Annie Mac to take over 7 – 9pm show
DJ is leaving BBC after 12 years presenting the station’s flagship alternative show for a role at Apple’s iTunes Radio.
15th February 2015
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15th February 2015
Everything Everything confirm new album, ‘Get To Heaven’
The band’s third album is out on June 15th
15th February 2015
The 13th Floor Elevators, DIIV, HEALTH join Levitation line-up
Revered 60s psych band reunite for 50th Anniversary at US festival.
15th February 2015
14th February 2015
Carl Barât and the Jackals — Let It Reign
1 Stars
‘Let It Reign’ is as workaday as they come.
14th February 2015
Ibeyi — Ibeyi
3 Stars
‘Ibeyi’ doesn’t quite do justice to the conceptual potency that lies within.
14th February 2015
The Wave Pictures — Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon
3 Stars
Woozy summer drives are when it’ll really find its feet.
14th February 2015
This Week In New Music (14th February 2015)
DIY rounds up the week’s best new music discoveries, from 16-year-old prodigy Declan Mckenna to Demob Happy’s new single.
14th February 2015
The Romantic Mixtape From Hell
Tired of decorating twee little casette tapes with glitter pens for your loved ones? Need a change from The Beatles? Euan L. Davidson’s got the Valentines playlist for you.
14th February 2015
Mac DeMarco and his mother play ‘FL Mac Off’
Mac and mum answer questions on Mac DeMarco trivia
14th February 2015
Win Butler shines in NBA All-Star game
Arcade Fire man comes out on top in celebrity match.
14th February 2015
13th February 2015
A Place To Bury Strangers — Transfixiation
2 Stars
‘Transfixiation’ demands a trance-like attention across its duration, but very little sticks once the ride is over.
13th February 2015
Marika Hackman — We Slept At Last
4 Stars
‘We Slept At Last’ gives hints of an artist who could go on for decades.
13th February 2015
Jose Gonzales — Vestiges & Claws
3 Stars
One of the most consistent figures in modern folk.
13th February 2015
Rhodes streams new single, ‘Turning Back Around’
Class of 2015 newcomer goes anthemic on a take from his debut album.
13th February 2015
Drake releases 17-song project, ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’
Surprise release is out now on iTunes.
13th February 2015
Flying Lotus plays Aphex Twin, Kendrick Lamar and new Lapalux in Radio 1 Residency
LA producer’s second Residency aired last night (12th February).
13th February 2015
Alanna McCardle of Joanna Gruesome posts solo bedroom demos, including a Perfume Genius cover
Recorded between 2012 and 2013, the tracks are up for free download via Bandcamp.
13th February 2015
CHROMATICS release first single from ‘Dear Tommy’, ‘Just Like You’
Hear the album’s first preview, with a full-length out in March.
13th February 2015
Bjork’s exhibition at MoMA previewed with new trailer, ‘Black Lake’
The retrospective exhibition begins in New York, 7th March
13th February 2015
Death Cab For Cutie, Interpol and Run The Jewels for NOS Primavera Sound
The festival takes place in Porto this June.
13th February 2015
Outfit sign new record deal, second album imminent
The band have put pen to paper with Memphis Industries.
13th February 2015
Everything Everything confirm new single, ‘Distant Past’
It’ll be unveiled next week, according to the band’s Twitter.
13th February 2015
Wilco, Sleater Kinney, and Chance The Rapper to headline Pitchfork Festival
Chicago event takes place in July, with tickets on sale now
13th February 2015
See Justin Vernon join The Staves on stage at London show
Collaborator joined the sister trio at Hackney Empire.
13th February 2015
Watch Dave Grohl give Kaiser Chiefs a “pep talk” while on tour
Spoof video sees Grohl calling the band a “bunch of amateurs” and a “fucking load of shit”.
13th February 2015
Tracks: Swim Deep, Florence + The Machine & More
DIY writers pick out their favourite songs from the last seven days.
13th February 2015
Ezra Koenig: The Ultimate Indie Dreamboat
One dreamboat to rule them all — the title goes to you, Mr New Dorp, New York.
13th February 2015
The Neu Bulletin (13th February 2015)
DIY’s weekend new music tips, featuring Get Inuit, Horsebeach and Kevin Garrett.
13th February 2015
Kero Kero Bonito, trading mp3s for sick beats
Bubbling up with online hype is the first of several steps for this bonkers Anglo-Japanese trio.
13th February 2015
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler to act as barista in New York this weekend
Frontman’s special RaRa Haitian Coffee brew is being launched on Hudson Street.
13th February 2015
Ibeyi stream their debut album ahead of release
The self-titled release is out on Monday via XL.
13th February 2015
Taylor Swift unveils new ‘Style’ video
Swifty makes a mirror image out of her ‘1989’ highlight.
13th February 2015
The Weeknd performs ‘Earned It’ on The Tonight Show
The track is featured on the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ soundtrack.
13th February 2015
Mutya Keisha Siobhan return with ‘Back in the Day’ single
Trio have also won back the rights to their Sugababes name.
13th February 2015
Beck and Beyoncé mashup, ‘Single Loser’, emerges
Did this really have to happen?
13th February 2015
Lady Gaga to perform at this year’s Oscars Ceremony
The ‘ARTPOP’ star revealed the news on her Instagram account yesterday.
13th February 2015
Wire announce new self-titled album, stream ‘Joust & Jostle’
Legendary group have been going for thirty-nine years.
13th February 2015
Total Babes announce new ‘Heydays’ album, stream ‘Circling’
Lead track features Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi on sax. SAX!
13th February 2015
The National’s Bryce Dessner to curate two-day event at London Barbican
‘Mountains and Waves’ is a showcase of “New American Music”.
13th February 2015
Beach Fossils frontman’s side-project Fluoride share debut track
Dustin Payseur introduces Fluoride with the thunderous ‘Sleep’
13th February 2015
Chic add second London show to upcoming UK tour
The band will now make a second appearance at The Roundhouse this March.
13th February 2015
Future Brown post ‘Mix Vol. 1’, featuring material from their debut LP
Warp-signed project are putting out their debut this February.
13th February 2015
Speedy Ortiz — Raising The Skate
There’s a vital message in ‘Raising The Skate’, and at the same time, Speedy Ortiz are busy raising the bar ever-higher.
13th February 2015
Marika Hackman unveils new track ‘Monday Afternoon’
Another song from her forthcoming debut album ‘We Slept At Last’ has been previewed.
13th February 2015
Echo Lake stream ‘Dröm’ from forthcoming ‘Era’ LP
Group’s second album is out this March, led by a cascading new track.
13th February 2015
12th February 2015
Death Cab For Cutie air acoustic version of ‘Black Sun’, announce Madison Square Garden show
A third date at Shepherd’s Bush has also been announced.
12th February 2015
Circa Waves unveil new ’T‑Shirt Weather’ single
‘Young Chasers’ take arrives with a new lyric video.
12th February 2015
Bjork to co-present Rinse FM show next week
Tri Angle Records will welcome Bjork on to their show.
12th February 2015
Disclosure, Metronomy, James Blake to play Parklife 2015
Heaton Park Weekender takes place this June.
12th February 2015
SOAK announces debut album, airs new ‘Sea Creatures’ video
‘Before We Forgot How To Dream’ is out this June.
12th February 2015
Dot to Dot Festival announces Hinds, Rae Morris, Honeyblood
May festival trades legs in Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham.
12th February 2015
Father John Misty’s vinyl packaging is so elaborate, it’s causing a malfunction
Sub Pop tells vinyl-purchasers: “We are very sorry. We promise to be less ambitious in the future.”
12th February 2015
Fort Romeau shares new track featuring New Jackson
‘Not A Word’ is taken from upcoming album ‘Insides’.
12th February 2015
Drake shares new short film, ‘Jungle’
20-minute film begins this year’s ‘Drizzy season’.
12th February 2015
The Tallest Man On Earth announces London show
KOKO show set for June to support Swede’s fourth album.
12th February 2015
Four previously unheard Spice Girls songs appear online
‘90s pop heroes are still on hiatus.
12th February 2015
Joey Bada$$ shares new video for ‘Like Me’
Album track gets a powerful, political visual.
12th February 2015
Diplo uses artwork without permission, responds with sexist tweets
Brooklyn cartoonist Rebecca Mock had her art used in an Instagram clip.
12th February 2015
Dave Grohl announced as Record Store Day 2015 ambassador
This year’s event takes place Saturday 18th April.
12th February 2015
‘Uptown Funk’ is making a fortune on Spotify
Mark Ronson’s worldwide hit is making $100k a week on the site alone.
12th February 2015
Jackson Scott shares new track ’PRPLMTV’
The second single from ‘Sunshine Redux’ has been released.
12th February 2015
Clarence Clarity shares new track ‘Will To Believe’
New song will feature on the debut album ‘No Now’.
12th February 2015
The Chemical Brothers & Tame Impala for Bestival 2015
Underworld, Jungle and The Jacksons have also been confirmed in the fest’s first announcement.
12th February 2015
The Wombats preview new album with ‘Emoticons’ track
Liverpool group get the full 100 for their ‘Glitterbug’ highlight.
12th February 2015
Tyler, the Creator, Years & Years, iLoveMakonnen to play Flow Festival 2015
Finnish festival will also host Future Brown and Diplo.
12th February 2015
Florence + The Machine announces new album ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’
Florence Welch’s third full-length is led by new single ‘What Kind Of Man’.
12th February 2015
James Blake and Underworld confirmed for Berlin Festival
The festival celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2015
12th February 2015
The Neu Bulletin (12th February 2015)
DIY’s new music tips include Prides, LENPARROT and Lois.
12th February 2015
Alt‑J, Bournemouth International Centre
This is not just a performance. It’s an intense multimedia experience.
12th February 2015
Kanye West drops new track ‘Wolves’ featuring Sia and Vic Mensa as part of sneaker launch
Attendees of the Yeezy x Adidas launch party were treated to a new track from the self-confessed Rap God.
12th February 2015
Cosmo Sheldrake shares new single ‘Rich’
Track will be featured on Sheldrake’s forthcoming EP
12th February 2015
Members of Grizzly Bear have annotated their lyrics on Genius
Ed Droste and Daniel Rossen join Rick Rubin, who posted last week.
12th February 2015
Joanna Gruesome — Last Year
‘Last Year’ sounds bigger, brasher and heavier, yet retains the jangly sense of euphoria that makes Joanna Gruesome’s output so addictive.
12th February 2015
Nai Harvest — Sick On My Heart
Yet another million miles away from their last incarnation as introspective, flowery pop-fiends.
12th February 2015
Watch The Districts make US television debut with ‘Peaches’ Late Night with Seth Meyers
Philadelphia-residing newcomers released their new album this week.
12th February 2015
Shlohmo airs an unsettling video for ‘Buried’
Producer creates a Lynch-ian visual for his stark track
12th February 2015
Justin Vernon, Sufjan Stevens, Matthew E White collaborate on new track ‘Trials, Troubles, Tribulations’
Vernon is leading the supergroup Sounds of the South for the ‘MusicNOW — 10 Years’ compilation.
12th February 2015
Peace throw shapes for new ‘Imaginary’ video
Dirty Video edit pits the Birmingham band in colour paradise.
12th February 2015
UK Album Charts to now include streaming data
Chart relaunch on 1st March moves in the same direction as the singles chart.
12th February 2015
Florence and the Machine previews new ‘What Kind of Man’ video
Lead single on Florence’s new LP is set to air later today (12th February).
12th February 2015
Bez has successfully registered to stand in the UK general election
Happy Mondays member had trouble registering his party earlier this year, but he’s officially standing.
12th February 2015
Angel Haze shares ‘Gxmes’ from new EP
Rapper releases new material from ‘The Winter Of Wet Years’.
12th February 2015
David Byrne to curate London’s Meltdown Festival 2015
Talking Heads man is taking over the Southbank Centre this August.
12th February 2015
New Charli XCX track emerges, ‘Red Balloon’
Giddy pop cut is an add-on from the new ‘Sucker’ LP.
12th February 2015
Will Smith plans to release new music in the future
Smith has been working with Kanye and his son Jaden.
12th February 2015
EELS unveils live performance clip for ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’
The video is taken from forthcoming concert film and live album.
12th February 2015
11th February 2015
Marika Hackman streams ‘In Words’ track from debut LP
‘We Slept At Last’ is out this February.
11th February 2015
Death Cab For Cutie unveil ‘Black Sun’ video
Featuring a quick cameo from Ben Gibbard.
11th February 2015
Giorgio Moroder and Skrillex are working together on ‘Tron’ game OST
Moroder confirms he’s also doing a film soundtrack.
11th February 2015
Florence + The Machine — How Big How Blue How Beautiful…
Saucy warblers may come and go, but Florence + The Machine returns triumphant and at the top of her game.
11th February 2015
Peace’s ‘Happy People’ set for top five spot in UK albums chart
Official Charts places the Birmingham band’s second LP at #4 in the midweeks.
11th February 2015
Kanye West and Taylor Swift are set to record together
They might record a verse, but will Kanye let Taylor finish?
11th February 2015
Pissed Jeans to play two London shows
The Pennsylvania group will perform at The 100 Club in August.
11th February 2015
St. Vincent, Alt‑J & Run The Jewels to play inaugural WayHome Festival
The new Ontario-based weekender takes place between 24th and 26th July.
11th February 2015
Sam Smith and Joey Bada$$ added to Hangout Festival line-up
A new list of performers has been announced for this year’s event.
11th February 2015
Jack White unveils new track ‘Blue Light, Red Light (Someone’s There)’
Harry Connick JR cover appears as a b‑side on ‘That Black Bat Licorice’.
11th February 2015
Errors to headline DIY Presents + Now Wave show in Manchester
April gig takes place at The Deaf Institute.
11th February 2015
Tei Shi shares video for ‘Bassically’
Single will be featured on the upcoming EP, ‘Verde’.
11th February 2015
Dan Deacon previews new LP with ‘Learning to Relax’ track
Giddy ‘Gliss Riffer’ album is out this month.
11th February 2015
Doldrums shares new track ‘My Friend Simjen’
Airick Woodhead shares a hyperactive track from his new album.
11th February 2015