Charli XCX pushes back ‘Sucker’ UK release
The album now won’t be out this side of the Atlantic until February.
7th January 2015
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7th January 2015
Years & Years unveil new single, ‘King’
Huge track previews what’s set to be a breakthrough 2015 for the trio.
7th January 2015
The Neu Bulletin (7th January 2015)
Vagabon and YAK feature in DIY’s daily batch of new music tips.
7th January 2015
The Staves preview new album with ‘Steady’ track
Gloomy antidote to Winter blues is produced by Justin Vernon.
7th January 2015
Croydon MC Stormzy comes third in BBC Sound of 2015
Grime newcomer joins George the Poet and Raury in the top five.
7th January 2015
Watch The War on Drugs perform ‘An Ocean In Between the Waves’ on Fallon
The Tonight Show hosted the Philadelphians last night.
7th January 2015
Watch Parquet Courts bring ‘Bodies Made Of’ to Letterman
Last night’s edition saw the Brooklyn group performing a take from ‘Sunbathing Animal’.
7th January 2015
The Dodos unveil ‘Retriever’ from new album ‘Individ’
Breakneck taster previews the band’s new LP, out February.
7th January 2015
Joey Bada$$ unveils new ‘Teach Me’ track, featuring Kiesza
New album ‘B4.DA.$$’ comes out this month.
7th January 2015
Panda Bear previews new album on standalone website
PBVSGR.com is hosting several clips from ‘Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper’.
7th January 2015
HEALTH return with crazy Eric Andre Show promo video
Industrial pop group are expected to release their first album since 2009’s ‘Get Color’.
7th January 2015
Chastity Belt preview new album with ‘Time To Go Home’ track
The new track is taken from the group’s forthcoming album.
7th January 2015
Drake, Björk, Tame Impala confirmed for New York Governors Ball 2015
June festival also hosts Florence + The Machine and Lana Del Rey.
7th January 2015
Torche offer up new track ‘Annihilation Affair’
The band are gearing up to release their fourth album next month.
7th January 2015
Kendrick Lamar says ‘i’ single doesn’t represent his new full-length
Rapper opens up in new interview, saying, “I’m just not that artist to give you one or two songs here and there and run with it.”
7th January 2015
The Magic Gang bring frenzied close to first night of DIY’s Hello 2015
New band extravaganza begins at London’s The Old Blue Last.
7th January 2015
The Cribs add Manchester date to UK tour
The band play a string of shows nationwide next month.
7th January 2015
Jon Hopkins to headline Bloc Festival
Immunity producer tops the Butlins bill.
7th January 2015
Listen to Keath Mead’s Chaz Bundick-produced ‘Polite Refusal’
Mead is the first signing to Toro Y Moi’s label, Company.
7th January 2015
The Afghan Whigs reveal video for ‘The Lottery’
The band play UK dates in Edinburgh and London next month.
7th January 2015
Ty Segall shares new track ’Mr. Face’
The title track for his “3D glasses release” gets an airing.
7th January 2015
Kraftwerk to be honoured in new academic exhibition
‘The Man Machine’ will be the subject of a conference at Aston University.
7th January 2015
Of Montreal unveil ‘Empyrean Abattoir’ track from new album
Kevin Barnes’ new release is out this March.
7th January 2015
Belle and Sebastian share ‘The Cat With The Cream’
New track will feature on forthcoming album ‘Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance’.
7th January 2015
Deers change band name to Hinds
Madrid group approach 2015 with a new moniker.
7th January 2015
The Vaccines plot return with ‘secret’ London gig
The band will play an as-yet-unnamed venue on 20th January.
7th January 2015
Creeper reveal new video for ‘VCR’
The video is the second to be taken from their self-titled debut EP.
7th January 2015
Ellie Goulding returns with ‘Love Me Like You Do’ track
The singer releases her first output of 2015 for ’50 Shades of Grey’ Soundtrack.
7th January 2015
6th January 2015
Diet Cig preview debut EP with ‘Scene Sick’
Debut EP ‘Over Easy’ due on 24th February via Father/Daughter Records.
6th January 2015
The Haxan Cloak confirms that he’s been working on the new Björk album
Producer says “more details to follow soon,” suggesting an announcement is imminent.
6th January 2015
Earl Sweatshirt shares new collaboration with Nakel Smith
Duo team up under a new moniker called Hog Slaughter Boyz.
6th January 2015
Leo Kalyan unveils head-turning debut mixtape ‘Stranger’
Slick covers and original material showcase a star in the making.
6th January 2015
William Onyeabor could be making music again
The Nigerian synth-funk pioneer may have released his first new song in three decades.
6th January 2015
Taking our jobs, buying domains
A record label might have just bought the UKIP.org domain
Beloved indie Alcopop! Records is prepared to face the wrath of Nigel Farage.
6th January 2015
Nick Cave designs his own skateboard
Grinderman has immortalised the lyrics to ‘Nature Boy’ on a board, as part of a collaboration with skate brand Fast Times.
6th January 2015
The Twilight Sad schedule UK instore tour, new single
Scottish band are releasing ‘I Could Give You All That You Don’t Want’.
6th January 2015
Joey Bada$$ offers statement following assault arrest
The rapper’s been granted bail after bust up.
6th January 2015
Watch Spoon debut new song ‘Satellite’ live in Houston
Track follows on from last year’s ‘They Want My Soul’.
6th January 2015
Crushed like a bug in the ground
Lxury gets celebratory on new track, ‘Let Down’
Disclosure-affiliated producer turns attention to 2015.
6th January 2015
Thom Yorke most likely made $20m from ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’
The Radiohead frontman’s latest solo endevour, released on file-sharing platform BitTorrent, also scooped 1 million downloads in its first week online.
6th January 2015
Watch Superfood cover Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at New Year’s Eve bash with Harry from Peace
Band close out the year in style.
6th January 2015
Raury lands fourth spot on BBC Sound of 2015
Atlantan with a cause like no other joins George the Poet in the top five.
6th January 2015
Panda Bear streams ‘Tropic of Cancer’ track, airs alien-heavy album trailer
‘Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper’ is out next week.
6th January 2015
Cat’s Eyes return with a soundtrack for Peter Strickland’s ‘The Duke of Burgundy’
Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira are following up a self-titled album.
6th January 2015
Hear Four Tet and Floating Points’ six-hour closing set for Plastic People
Shoreditch haunt closed its doors for the last time this past weekend.
6th January 2015
6 of the best quotes from Raury, the epitome of confidence
As the BBC heap praise on this sure-to-be 2015 star, we examine some of the madder things this newcomer’s already said.
6th January 2015
The Neu Bulletin (6th January 2015)
DIY previews every band playing tonight’s Hello 2015 show at London’s The Old Blue Last, plus we recommend Portland band Divers.
6th January 2015
Braids: “We didn’t see anybody else, or interact much with our normal lives”
Post-‘Deep in the Iris” release, David Zammitt finds a band in song, realising their potential and discovering their voice. Here they explain how isolation played a part.
6th January 2015
Primavera Sound 2015
Tonight at Primavera, The Strokes are pure magic.
6th January 2015
The Go! Team return with new album‘The Scene Between’
Check out the title track to the first album in more than four years now.
6th January 2015
Lana Del Rey’s next album is titled ‘Honeymoon’, nine songs written
‘Ultraviolence’ only landed last year, but already Lana’s next album is on its way.
6th January 2015
Jack White, Drake head up Coachella line-up
Veteran rockers AC/DC also headline, with others set to play include St. Vincent, Alt‑J and Royal Blood.
6th January 2015
Danish punks Yung unveil ‘Nobody Cares’ track from new EP
Tough Love are putting out ‘Alter’ next month.
6th January 2015
Royal shares new track ‘Passenger’
Second track is released from new EP ‘Cycles’.
6th January 2015
Ryley Walker signs to Dead Oceans, announces new album ‘Primrose Green’
Stream the title track, plus see forthcoming UK dates from the Chicago songwriter.
6th January 2015
Viet Cong — Silhouettes
Viet Cong are clearly perfectionists in timing.
6th January 2015
The Prodigy announce new album, ‘The Day Is My Enemy’
Sixth studio LP is out this March.
6th January 2015
America’s biggest vinyl plant “not able to accommodate” new customers
United Pressing in Nashville is building a second plant.
6th January 2015
The King Khan & BBQ Show announce new album, share lead track ‘Alone Again’
‘Bad News Boys’ is due on February 24 via In The Red Records.
6th January 2015
5th January 2015
Låpsley — Understudy
5 Stars
‘Understudy’ is an EP constructed with confidence and exactitude.
5th January 2015
Mark Ronson’s ‘Uptown Funk’ breaks streaming chart record for third week running
George Ezra’s ‘Wanted On Voyage’ took the top spot in the albums chart.
5th January 2015
Fall Out Boy reveal new track ‘Irresistible’
The band are gearing up to release their sixth album later this month.
5th January 2015
Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney suffers pre-UK tour shoulder injury
One half of the duo had to be hospitalised after a swimming accident.
5th January 2015
Dalai Lama set to appear at Glastonbury Festival
A since-deleted post on his website suggests an appearance at the June event.
5th January 2015
Danny Brown is writing a children’s book, inspired by Dr. Seuss
Rapper says he’s penning a novel for his daughter.
5th January 2015
Gruff Rhys confirms new Valentine’s Day release, ‘Married 2 Me’
New track sees him collaborating with The Earth’s Dionne Bennett.
5th January 2015
Mac DeMarco’s shoes finally sell for $21,100
Canadian also answered an eBay fan Q&A before giving his profits to charity.
5th January 2015
St. Vincent discusses David Bowie in talk at Chicago’s Museum Of Contemporary Art
The museum has hosted a Bowie-centric exhibition since September.
5th January 2015
Hooton Tennis Club share ‘Jasper’ track from debut 7” single
Newly signed to Heavenly Recordings, get to know this deadpan Liverpool four-piece.
5th January 2015
PROM welcome in 2015 with new track, ‘Celebrate’
Dagger-sharp introduction serves as a preview of DIY’s Hello 2015 nights.
5th January 2015
Waxahatchee previews new song from third album
Katie Crutchfield’s next effort is due this year.
5th January 2015
Death Grips spring a surprise with new instrumental album ‘Fashion Week’
‘Disbanded’ group start the year with a companion piece to ‘The Powers That B’.
5th January 2015
George the Poet is #5 in the BBC Sound of 2015
Yearly countdown on new names to look out for begins with the Cambridge graduate.
5th January 2015
Lykke Li cancels tour dates, citing exhaustion and bad health
Swede says “my health is screaming/begging for me to listen/heal/slow down.”
5th January 2015
Drenge announce supports for mini-UK tour
Early 2015 run previews the duo’s second album.
5th January 2015
Stream ‘New Moons’, a Killing Moon compilation featuring GRRL PAL, Meat Wave, Turtle
London label’s curated a new music essential, with the help of Ally McCrae.
5th January 2015
Swings preview debut cassette with ‘Calling It’ track
D.C. outfit scatter into pretty pieces on the closing track from ‘Detergent Hymns’.
5th January 2015
Viet Cong preview new album with ‘Silhouettes’
Self-titled debut LP is out this January.
5th January 2015
Tame Impala appear to have confirmed their new album
Management company let slip that a follow-up to ‘Lonerism’ is out in 2015.
5th January 2015
Tellison make way for the new at London gig
Bright-eyed, full-throttle rock songs of the biggest proportions.
5th January 2015
Bop English: “My bills on this recording started to get unreasonable”
White Denim’s James Petralli keeps his motifs as a solo artist — he speaks to Danny Wright about why he’s been planning an album of his own for years.
5th January 2015
Twin Shadow, on overcoming depression and why he left 4AD to embrace his pop side
George Lewis Jr.‘s major label move hasn’t been short of difficulties — he speaks to David Zammitt about why he “really, really wanted to switch” homes.
5th January 2015
The Neu Bulletin (5th January 2015)
DIY delivers new music tips from ESC and Mal Devisa.
5th January 2015
Get Excited About… 2015
DIY picks out 11 absolute certainties that look set to define the next year, from huge shows to big-name LPs.
5th January 2015
Joey Bada$$ arrested after allegedly assaulting security guard
Incident took place at Byron Bay’s Falls Festival.
5th January 2015
4th January 2015
Future Islands rock out the Roundhouse
No matter how many times you watch him, it’s always glorious.
4th January 2015
Panda Bear unveils new ‘Sequential Circuits’ track as part of radio premiere series
Tracks from ‘Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper’ are debuting on radio this week.
4th January 2015
3rd January 2015
Listen to St. Vincent, Neneh Cherry and Alison Goldfrapp’s 6 Music ‘Three Wise Women’ shows
Originally aired around Christmas, 2014 stars took over the airwaves.
3rd January 2015
Former My Chemical Romance guitarist Ray Toro unveils solo track
‘For The Lost And Brave’ released in the wake of the death of Leelah Alcorn
3rd January 2015
2nd January 2015
A$AP Rocky shares new single ‘Pretty Flacko II’
2015 looks to be busy for the rapper, with the ‘Long.Live.A$AP’ follow-up due.
2nd January 2015
Deer Tick and Sharon Van Etten cover Lou Reed in Brooklyn
The take on ‘Perfect Day’ was as part of Deer Tick’s 10th anniversary celebrations
2nd January 2015
PJ Harvey to record new album in front of the public at Somerset House
Beautiful London space will host the ‘Recording in Progress’ installation this month.
2nd January 2015
Legendary London venue Plastic People to close
Shoreditch haunt will open its doors for the last time this weekend.
2nd January 2015
British artists lead the way in UK’s biggest selling albums of 2014
Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith are this year’s most successful acts.
2nd January 2015
Marina and the Diamonds unveils ‘Immortal’ video
Check out Marina’s latest “Froot of the month”.
2nd January 2015
Gaz Coombes: “I feel like I’m flying by the seat of my pants”
A long way on from Supergrass, Gaz Coombes is racing ahead with his own work thanks to ‘Matador’. David Zammitt finds a man in the heat of a bullfight.
2nd January 2015
1st January 2015
Kanye West drops new track ‘Only One’ feat. Paul McCartney
The sentimental cut is Kim’s “favourite Kanye song’. Listen to it on DIY now.
1st January 2015
31st December 2014
MØ ends 2014 with new song, ‘New Year’s Eve’
Danish star’s enjoyed a breakthrough year following ‘No Mythologies To Follow’.
31st December 2014
30th December 2014
Mac DeMarco’s shoes are selling for a lot of money online
Knackered trainers have raised over $10,000 for charity.
30th December 2014
28th December 2014
BOOTS’ guide to his top tracks of 2014
After a whirlwind year of Beyonce and Run The Jewels collaborations, along with a solo mixtape, here’s BOOTS’ guide to his favourite tracks from this year.
28th December 2014