FKA twigs’ legal battle over her name is still ongoing
The Twigs are unhappy with Tahliah Barnett for “her wilful trademark violation”.
9th February 2015
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9th February 2015
British Sea Power head up Long Division 2015
Ash, Pulled Apart By Horses and Menace Beach will also appear at the Wakefield event.
9th February 2015
Jungle showcase new video for ‘Julia’
The band have revealed their latest video clip ahead of a lengthy, sold out headline tour.
9th February 2015
Sam Smith wins big, Kanye lets Beck finish — Grammys 2015 recap
DIY runs down this year’s big winners and show-stoppers.
9th February 2015
David Bowie to release limited edition 7” on Record Store Day 2015
‘Changes’ is getting a new run, sporting two versions.
9th February 2015
Chance The Rapper to host home school open-mic night
Chicago-born rapper heads back to his hometown on the look-out for new talent.
9th February 2015
St. Vincent, Jungle among first acts for Positivus
The Latvian festival takes place this July.
9th February 2015
Most humble reaction OF ALL TIME
“I thought Beyonce was going to win” — Beck responds to Kanye’s mini-stage invasion at the Grammys
Best album winner responds gracefully to Kanye’s “artistry” dig.
9th February 2015
Chic announce UK tour dates
March tour to coincide with first single in 23 years.
9th February 2015
Mumford and Sons & Of Monsters and Men added to Bilbao BBK Live
The two acts join the line-up, which already boasts the likes of Muse and Alt‑J.
9th February 2015
Hindsights pave the way with new ‘Cloudy Eyes’ track
The Berkshire sad-rock gang are heading out on tour with Richa next month. Listen to ‘Cloudy Eyes’ first on DIY.
9th February 2015
8th February 2015
The Districts — A Flourish and a Spoil
4 Stars
In a journey of discovery, these affected types sound remarkably assured.
8th February 2015
Idlewild — Everything Ever Written
3 Stars
A heart-warming success.
8th February 2015
Crushed Beaks — Scatter
3 Stars
Crushed Beaks hit hard and fast in the most vital places.
8th February 2015
Jack White involved in guacamole-based drama
Leaked contracts, blacklisted venues and no bananas all play a part in #GuacGate.
8th February 2015
Matt Mahurin will be behind the artwork for Muse’s new album ‘Drones’
The American illustrator, photographer and director will be “doing the photography, illustration, and designing of the package”.
8th February 2015
Courtney Barnett to release The Lemonheads cover as b‑side
‘Being Around’ will feature on the flipside to ‘Pedestrian At Best’
8th February 2015
CHVRCHES: “We can still work together in a really easy and exciting way”
After their debut album, Chvrches found themselves touring the world for almost two years solidly. Now they’re setting their sights on a second offering by flexing those muscles once again.
8th February 2015
Danielle Haim involved in car accident en-route to pre-Grammys party
Band singer and guitarist said to be ‘fine’
8th February 2015
7th February 2015
Kodaline — Coming Up For Air
2 Stars
They’re yet to truly claim their own territory.
7th February 2015
Trust Fund — No One’s Coming For Us
4 Stars
Self-deprecating, personal, funny and honest.
7th February 2015
Peace — Happy People
4 Stars
A record chock-full of invention, a pursuit of the new and — most importantly — gigantic songs.
7th February 2015
This Week In New Music (7th February 2015)
DIY and Neu round-up the best premieres, tracks and new discoveries of the past seven days — featuring LA Priest, Formation and Cloud Castle Lake.
7th February 2015
You Me At Six’s Josh and All Time Low’s Alex talk joint tour
The bands head out across the UK’s arenas next week.
7th February 2015
6th February 2015
The Subways — The Subways
3 Stars
It’s a rough, two-fingered salute to expectation.
6th February 2015
Father John Misty — I Love You, Honeybear
4 Stars
Josh Tillman’s on track to age with grace.
6th February 2015
All We Are — All We Are
3 Stars
With grace defining their every step, they’re not far off from cracking the formula.
6th February 2015
Kanye West launches mysterious new site
‘Yeezy.Supply’ features intriguing countdown.
6th February 2015
Makthaverskan unveil new single, ‘Witness’
Swedish group’s new 7” single is out this March.
6th February 2015
Incubus release new single, ‘Absolution Calling’
The track is set to feature on a forthcoming EP.
6th February 2015
James Murphy to release film soundtrack in March
OST is for Noah Baumbach’s film ‘While We’re Young’
6th February 2015
Spector — All The Sad Young Men
Thankfully, it doesn’t sound bloody anything like Europe.
6th February 2015
Radiohead’s Philip Selway to host Finest Hour show on BBC 6 Music
Drummer fills in for Elbow’s Guy Garvey this Sunday.
6th February 2015
Honne announce new London headline show
The Laundry hosts the smooth-soul duo this May.
6th February 2015
Built to Spill announce new album, ‘Untethered Moon’
It’s their first album in six years.
6th February 2015
Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo provides music to new film
‘Gates of the Sun’ stars Mike Tyson.
6th February 2015
“Cannibalistic” promoter speaks out against Morrissey
The gig Moz cancelled this week was apparently never set in stone.
6th February 2015
Purity Ring — repetition
The Canadian duo’s latest expands out from dreamy synth-pop into almost pure unadulterated pop.
6th February 2015
Royal Blood air new ‘Out of the Black’ video
Starring a bloodthirsty Easter Bunny on the run.
6th February 2015
A$AP Rocky, Mary J. Blige, Pusha T added to Wireless Festival 2015
Finsbury Park fest also hosts Tinashe and Major Lazer.
6th February 2015
TV on the Radio cancel European tour with Ghostpoet
Dates were pulled following drummer Jahphet Landis’ hospitalisation.
6th February 2015
Tracks: Young Fathers, Unknown Mortal Orchestra & More
DIY writers pick out their favourite new songs from the last seven days.
6th February 2015
Crushed Beaks — Overgrown
Watch the band play the ‘Scatter’ track in the studio.
6th February 2015
The Neu Bulletin (6th February 2015)
DIY’s new music tips, featuring Telegram and RAYE.
6th February 2015
It’s a big world out there: Girlpool
With their debut album, Girlpool are taking in as much of their environment as they can.
6th February 2015
Young Fathers stomp, scream and crash their way through pounding KOKO set
They keep things at once tight and true to the record as well as unleashing a completely different animal.
6th February 2015
Zola Jesus shares B‑side ‘Compass’
The track is the flip side to new single, ‘Hunger’.
6th February 2015
Jon Hopkins, Danny Brown, Nils Frahm, Flume confirmed for Dour Festival 2015
Belgium festival takes place this July.
6th February 2015
My Morning Jacket debut new song, perform with a little help from their friends
Louisville natives pepper trio of One Big Holiday sets with new tracks, covers and guest appearances aplenty.
6th February 2015
Spoon announce North American tour
‘They Want My Soul’ is being backed by new summer dates.
6th February 2015
Bestival reveals Summer Of Love theme for 2015 event
Isle of White bash takes place from 10th-13th September.
6th February 2015
Chastity Belt share video for ‘Time To Go Home’
Seattle trio will release an album of the same name in March.
6th February 2015
Happyness unveil new single, ‘A Whole New Shape’
It’s the group’s first on Moshi Moshi, arriving ahead of Slow Club dates.
6th February 2015
Hot Chip tease new title, ‘Why Make Sense’
Could be a single, could be an album — either way, Hot Chip’s return is imminent.
6th February 2015
Madonna premieres new ‘Living For Love’ video… on Snapchat
It’s the first time that an artist’s revealed a music video through the app.
6th February 2015
Swim Deep tease new single, ‘To My Brother’
Hear fifteen seconds of the Birmingham band’s new track.
6th February 2015
East India Youth — Carousel
Music is the real winner on William Doyle’s latest; a sparse offering that shows no signs of constraint.
6th February 2015
Portico team up with Alt-J’s Joe Newman for new track ‘101’
Hear the latest teaser from new album ‘Living Fields’.
6th February 2015
Beyoncé’s ‘Crazy In Love’ re-recorded for ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ soundtrack
The 2003 single is given a radical new makeover by BOOTS
6th February 2015
Palace sell out London show, add new date
Shoreditch’s Red Gallery will host the North London band twice this April.
6th February 2015
Jack White performs ‘That Black Bat Licorice’ On Fallon
Ex-White Stripes frontman brings barnstorming ‘Lazaretto’ cut to live TV.
6th February 2015
Royal Blood announce North American tour
The duo will take on the continent from April onwards.
6th February 2015
Unknown Mortal Orchestra — Multi-Love
Like almost everything else in their locker, they merge alien intentions into something undeniably universal.
6th February 2015
Laura Welsh unveils ‘Hardest Part’, featuring John Legend
The song features on Welsh’s debut album, ‘Soft Control’.
6th February 2015
Win Butler to play in all-star basketball game
Arcade Fire singer will play alongside Common for the charity event.
6th February 2015
DJ Mustard remixes Rihanna, Kanye and Paul McCartney’s ‘FourFiveSeconds’
There’s also an edit of ‘Only One’ coming soon.
6th February 2015
5th February 2015
Laura Marling stars in short film, featuring three new tracks
‘Woman Driver’ previews three songs from ‘Short Movie’.
5th February 2015
CYMBALS share video for ‘Talk To Me’
New tour dates are on the cards too.
5th February 2015
And So I Watch You From Afar preview new album with blitzing ‘Run Home’ track
Hear a chaotic, crazed take from the band’s new album, ‘Heirs’.
5th February 2015
Marika Hackman shares album track, ‘Open Wide’
The song features on the singer-songwriter’s debut, ‘We Slept At Last’.
5th February 2015
Solange curates D’Angelo tribute through website Saint Heron
The tribute will celebrate the 15th anniversary of D’Angelo’s ‘Voodoo’.
5th February 2015
Peace cover Charli XCX’s ‘Doing It’ in Maida Vale session
The four-piece also performed their own tracks ‘I’m A Girl’ and ‘Some Day’.
5th February 2015
We Are The Ocean reveal new track ‘Do It Together’
The new track gets taken from their forthcoming album ‘Ark’.
5th February 2015
Phantogram unveil new remix of Charli XCX’s ‘Break the Rules’
‘Sucker’ highlight gets a suckerpunch of a new edit.
5th February 2015
Twin Shadow announces London date, shares new GRADES x Leo Kalyan remix
George Lewis Jr. takes on Electrowerkz this month, ahead of ‘ECLIPSE’’s release.
5th February 2015
Sam Smith airs striking new ‘Lay Me Down’ video
Alongside director Ryan Hope, Smith is showcasing “something we passionately believe in.”
5th February 2015
BBC Radio 6 Music listenership figures hit record high
Digital station reaches 2 million weekly listeners, according to new stats.
5th February 2015
Ducktails announces European tour and US dates with Panda Bear
Matt Mondanile is taking to a headline run this May.
5th February 2015
Neneh Cherry and Four Tet to play charity gig in London
Proceeds for the March show will go to the ‘A Wish To Walk’ charity.
5th February 2015
Cloud Castle Lake unveil spiralling new single, ‘Glacier’
Stunning new track sits leagues outside of convention — a star turn from the Dublin trio.
5th February 2015
New Radiohead album “coming along nicely”, says Philip Selway
Drummer confirms the band are heading back into the studio next month.
5th February 2015
Eaves announces debut album details and UK tour
‘What Green Feels Like’ is out in April on Heavenly Recordings.
5th February 2015
Purity Ring air new track ’Repetition’
The duo were guests on Huw Stephens’ Radio 1 show last night.
5th February 2015
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury’s ‘Ex Machina’ soundtrack to be released on vinyl
Barrow’s own Invada Records is putting out the score.
5th February 2015
The Neu Bulletin (5th February 2015)
DIY’s new music tips, featuring Semi Precious, Neighbour and Anomie.
5th February 2015
The Dodos share video for ‘Competition’
The track features on new album, ‘Individ’, released next week.
5th February 2015
Young Guns announce new album ‘Ones and Zeros’
The band will follow up their second record ‘Bones’ this June.
5th February 2015
No Devotion: “There’s a lot more room to stretch out on the record”
Having first made their mark in 2014 with a handful of haunting singles, No Devotion are planning to showcase their full talents this year and they’re playing for keeps.
5th February 2015
Zun Zun Egui unveil ‘African Tree’ video
The Alden Volney-directed clip accompanies their ‘Shackles’ Gift’ cut.
5th February 2015
Mark Hoppus shares debut DJ playlist
Brand New, Fugazi and his own Blink-182 feature in the set.
5th February 2015
San Cisco announce new album, ‘Gracetown’
The band’s second record is released in April.
5th February 2015
A new version of Kanye West’s ‘All Day’ has surfaced
‘All Day’ features Travi$ Scott.
5th February 2015
Courtney Barnett announces US tour
New dates added after confirming UK dates last week.
5th February 2015
Diet Cig dance like nobody’s watching for ‘Scene Sick’ video
Dance along to the duo’s carefree anthem.
5th February 2015
“Fun is not breaking up” — the band deny split
The band “answer the question that has been raised most often” in a statement.
5th February 2015
Unknown Mortal Orchestra announce new album, ‘Multi-Love’
Out this May, listen to the title-track now.
5th February 2015
Black Peaks air video for new single ‘Glass Built Castles’
Exciting four-piece shake foundations with their new clip.
5th February 2015
Shy Girls shares new Tei Shi collaboration, ‘Arrest Me’
Slick take is from the ‘4WZ’ mixtape.
5th February 2015
Muse channel black-eyed ghost children on latest album teasers
#MuseDrones suggests those album title guesses might be right.
5th February 2015
Clarence Clarity airs mind-blowing new video ahead of debut LP
‘Meadow Hopping, Traffic Stopping, Death Splash’ gets a nightmarish visual.
5th February 2015