English Teacher confirm details of debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’
The announcement comes alongside the arrival of another new single, ‘Albert Road’.
19th January 2024
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19th January 2024
Nell Mescal announces debut EP ‘Can I Miss It For A Minute?’
The singer has also shared her latest single ‘Killing Time’.
19th January 2024
Rachel Chinouriri unveils Florence Pugh-starring video for ‘Never Need Me’
The collab came about after the pair connected via DM.
19th January 2024
18th January 2024
DIY’s Hello 2024 series heats up with Antony Szmierek, Kaeto and more
And with fellow party starters Babymorocco and Vanity Fairy also on the bill, the night saw Shoreditch’s Old Blue Last packed out with punters.
18th January 2024
Bleachers reveal latest album cut ‘Tiny Moves’
It comes accompanied by a video co-directed by and featuring Margaret Qualley, Jack Antonoff’s wife.
18th January 2024
Get To Know… Terra Twin
Americana-tinged indie from the heart of London town.
18th January 2024
Shygirl announces release date for ‘Club Shy’ EP
She’s marked the news by releasing a new cut from the project.
18th January 2024
The Streets, Loyle Carner and STONE among new additions to Rock Werchter 2024 bill
The Belgian festival has today added 20 more names to its lineup…
18th January 2024
17th January 2024
Adrianne Lenker confirms next solo LP ‘Bright Future’
She’s also shared a new single and announced a big run of North American tour dates.
17th January 2024
Ariana Grande announces anticipated new album ‘eternal sunshine’
The news arrives just after the release of her huge comeback single ‘yes, and?’.
17th January 2024
Marika Hackman: “That’s so much of what I explore — the stuff that unites us, even in its ugliness”
It’s been five years and one pandemic since her last studio album, and Marika Hackman has had a lot on her mind. Reflective, immersive, and — as ever — deeply personal, ‘Big Sigh’ is the sound of an artist getting it all off her chest.
17th January 2024
Walt Disco explore demands of touring on new single ‘Pearl’
The band are (ironically) just about to embark on a series of dates supporting OMD around the UK and Europe.
17th January 2024
Lime Garden share latest album cut ‘Mother’
They’ve also announced a series of in-stores to celebrate their LP release next month.
17th January 2024
Cassyette announces debut album ‘This World Fucking Sucks’
The singer has also shared not one but two singles from the record, ‘Why Am I Like This?’ and ‘Ipecac’.
17th January 2024
CMAT, Gossip, Young Fathers and more to play BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2024
It’ll take place over four days in Greater Manchester this Spring.
17th January 2024
Sleater-Kinney — Little Rope
4-5 Stars
About as straight-up and purified an experience as any Sleater-Kinney observer-slash-enthusiast could ever hope to have in 2023.
17th January 2024
16th January 2024
Porij unveil details of forthcoming debut album ‘Teething’
The band have also shared its lead single and announced a run of new tour dates.
16th January 2024
15th January 2024
Yard Act embrace pop on new track ‘We Make Hits’
Their anticipated second album, ‘Where’s My Utopia?’ lands on 1st March.
15th January 2024
IDLES continue teasing new album with ‘Gift Horse’
The band have also just confirmed a handful of intimate UK release shows.
15th January 2024
Ride confirm details of seventh album ‘Interplay’
Its lead single, ‘Peace Sign’, is out now.
15th January 2024
METTE teams up with Sam Gellaitry on club-ready single ‘Darling Drive’
It’s her first release since the arrival of last year’s debut EP ‘METTENARRATIVE’.
15th January 2024
Lola Young shares details of UK and EU headline tour
The news arrives hot on the heels of her latest single, ‘Wish You Were Dead’.
15th January 2024
12th January 2024
Tracks: Sheer Mag, Fat Dog, Jamie xx and more
Our weekly roundup of the past seven days’ biggest and best new single releases is back for 2024.
12th January 2024
Bill Ryder-Jones on expansive new album ‘Iechyd Da’: “It isn’t necessarily upbeat, but it’s a version of hope”
Featuring string sections and a kids’ choir, the Wirral songwriter’s fifth solo LP marks his most ambitious yet.
12th January 2024
The Japanese House set to support The 1975 on upcoming UK tour
Amber Bain will join the band for nine shows next month.
12th January 2024
The Neu Bulletin (C Turtle, Fräulein, Sailor Honeymoon and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
12th January 2024
11th January 2024
MICHELLE unveil plans for new EP ‘Glow’
They’ve shared its full tracklist and a new single, ‘NEVER AGAIN’.
11th January 2024
Shelf Lives, Spider and more kick off DIY’s Hello 2024 series in raucous style
Buzzy guitar outfits C Turtle and Mould rounded out the first week of the event at London’s Old Blue Last.
11th January 2024
Bill Ryder-Jones offers up latest album cut ‘I Hold Something In My Hand’
There’s only one more sleep until the arrival of his fifth LP, ‘Iechyd Da’.
11th January 2024
MGMT unveil cinematic video for new track ‘Nothing To Declare’
It stars disability awareness campaigner Inga Petry.
11th January 2024
Marika Hackman shares final album preview ‘The Yellow Mile’
Her imminent LP, ‘Big Sigh’, lands tomorrow.
11th January 2024
10th January 2024
The Vaccines on sixth LP ‘Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations’: “Whatever you may think of us, I don’t think you could accuse us of running out of ideas”
Frontman Justin Young is digging deep into the confusions of adulthood on the indie stalwarts’ latest.
10th January 2024
NYC outfit BODEGA confirm third album ‘Our Brand Could Be Yr Life’
The quintet have also shared recent live favourite ‘Tarkovski’, which gets taken from the record.
10th January 2024
Lynks announces debut album ‘ABOMINATION’, shares bombastic new single ‘CPR’
Their thirteen-track debut will be released this April through Heavenly Records.
10th January 2024
Get To Know… Salóme Katrín
The Icelandic artist whose vocals are imbued with intricacy and emotion.
10th January 2024
Queens Of The Stone Age, James Blake, Arlo Parks and more to play Pohoda 2024
Slovakia’s biggest festival is returning this July.
10th January 2024
Marika Hackman — Big Sigh
4 Stars
Remarkably relatable.
10th January 2024
The Vaccines — Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations
3-5 Stars
This isn’t necessarily one to win The Vaccines a new generation, but for those already won over, it’ll prove worth the listen.
10th January 2024
Bill Ryder-Jones — Iechyd Da
4 Stars
A truly cathartic listening experience.
10th January 2024
Folly Group — Down There!
4 Stars
The authenticity and vulnerability on show makes them feel like a bunch of mates.
10th January 2024
9th January 2024
Waxahatchee announces new album ‘Tigers Blood’
Katie Crutchfield will release the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Saint Cloud’ in March.
9th January 2024
86TVs announce debut EP ‘You Don’t Have To Be Yourself Right Now’
The quartet’s first collection will feature their previous singles ‘Worn Out Buildings’ and ‘Higher Love’.
9th January 2024
PVRIS schedule UK & European tour for spring 2024
Lynn Gunn will return to the UK for four headline shows in May.
9th January 2024
Courting fall in love on new offering ‘We Look Good Together (Big Words)’
The Scouse quartet have also announced a slew of new UK and EU live dates.
9th January 2024
Yard Act’s James Smith concludes series one of Before They Knew Better
Ahead of the arrival of ‘Where’s My Utopia?’, we catch up with the band’s frontman to talk about cartoons, Warrington nightclubs, and ’90s footie.
9th January 2024
8th January 2024
Fat Dog are back with urgent sophomore single ‘All The Same’
The band have also announced a hometown headline show at London’s Electric Brixton.
8th January 2024
Future Islands ‘Say Goodbye’ on intimate new track
Their forthcoming album ‘People Who Aren’t There Anymore’ arrives at the end of the month.
8th January 2024
Folly Group share final album preview ‘Pressure Pad’
Their awaited debut ‘Down There!’ lands this Friday.
8th January 2024
Korn to play London’s Gunnersbury Park for biggest UK show to date
They’ll be joined by special guests Denzel Curry, Spiritbox, Wargasm, and Loathe.
8th January 2024
6th January 2024
DIY’s 2024 Reading List
As chosen by a bunch of bookworm DIY regulars, including The Last Dinner Party, Bob Vylan, Big Joanie and more.
6th January 2024
5th January 2024
Gossip: Power Surge
Returning with a new single and album — this year’s ‘Real Power’ — that marks their first as a band since 2012, Gossip are injecting a super-charged shot of big-hearted humanity into the world once more…
5th January 2024
Green Day release rollicking new cut ‘One Eyed Bastard’
The rock monoliths have also announced organised listening parties for their forthcoming new album.
5th January 2024
Bob Vylan challenge austerity on new track ‘Hunger Games’
Their new album, ‘Humble As The Sun’, is slated for release this Spring.
5th January 2024
The Last Dinner Party named winners of BBC Sound Of 2024
Their much-anticipated debut album lands in less than a month.
5th January 2024
Bring Me The Horizon share latest single ‘Kool-Aid’
The band’s newest offering follows the recent departure of keyboardist Jordan Fish, and lands ahead of their upcoming UK tour.
5th January 2024
4th January 2024
Sleater-Kinney preview new album with ‘Untidy Creature’
The latest track to come from the duo’s new album comes accompanied by a (literally) breathtaking new video.
4th January 2024
SOFT PLAY, The Prodigy, Bombay Bicycle Club and more to play Rock For People 2024
They join the likes of Bring Me The Horizon and Avril Lavigne on the Czech festival’s lineup.
4th January 2024
Rough Trade announce plans to open new Liverpool branch
It’s set to become the retailer’s largest UK store.
4th January 2024
3rd January 2024
Sprints tackle anxiety head on with new single ‘Heavy’
Their imminent and much anticipated debut album arrives this Friday.
3rd January 2024
Skepta teases details of new album ‘Knife and Fork’
His last solo LP, ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’, came out in 2019.
3rd January 2024
Christine and the Queens drop joyful cover of Bee Gees’ ‘Stayin’ Alive’
He’s described the reinterpretation as “our PUNK gesture for a better future”.
3rd January 2024
The Lemon Twigs brighten up January with new single ‘My Golden Years’
It’s the duo’s first new music since May last year.
3rd January 2024
Sprints — Letter To Self
5 Stars
Musical exorcism at its very best.
3rd January 2024
22nd December 2023
Class of 2024: Gretel Hänlyn
Pushing her witty, gothic storytelling into evermore adventurous territory with each release, the West London singer is striving for originality above all.
22nd December 2023
21st December 2023
Class of 2024: Heartworms
Cheltenham’s Jojo Orme is creating arresting, emotional collages using gothic post-punk soundscapes and her theatrical spoken word delivery.
21st December 2023
20th December 2023
The Libertines: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Back in action — and in truly festive spirit — for a Margate knees-up ahead of forthcoming fourth album ‘All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade’, the likely lads are writing a positive new chapter onto their wild career.
20th December 2023
Class of 2024: Antony Szmierek
Armed with spoken word songs that celebrate the beauty in the everyday, the Manchester poet is ticking off career milestones seemingly by the minute.
20th December 2023
Shygirl and Kingdom wave goodbye to 2023 with ‘f@k€’
It’s been a huge year for the Mercury Prize-shortlisted artist.
20th December 2023
19th December 2023
DIY’s Essential New Christmas Tracks
If you just can’t handle any more Michael Bublé, never fear — we’ve got you covered.
19th December 2023
Class of 2024: Picture Parlour
Crashing into life with debut single ‘Norwegian Wood’ back in the peak of summer, Picture Parlour have had a rollercoaster 2023 full of hype-ridden highs and troll-fuelled troubles. Emerging with their heads more firmly in the game than ever, there’s little that can stop them now.
19th December 2023
Loyle Carner, Sam Smith and Michael Kiwanuka among next names for Open’er 2024
Ice Spice and 21 Savage have also just been announced for the Polish festival’s next instalment.
19th December 2023
Before They Knew Better rounds off the year chatting to The Vaccines’ Justin Young
Spoiler alert: his musical youth is not what you might expect from The Vaccines…
19th December 2023
18th December 2023
Class of 2024: STONE
Liverpool’s next great guitar hopes, heading into their debut LP with raucous energy and creative hunger to spare.
18th December 2023
Declan McKenna releases cover of ABBA’s ‘Slipping Through My Fingers’
It’s an early Christmas prezzie to all the fans who’ve been asking for its release.
18th December 2023
17th December 2023
Class of 2024: Katie Gregson-Macleod
With a viral, life-changing hit in her back pocket, and a knack for writing witty but intimate vignettes of life and love, the Inverness singer is focussed on the long game.
17th December 2023
16th December 2023
Class of 2024: METTE
A solo project with expansive ideas, METTE is the multimodal artist making existentialism exciting.
16th December 2023
15th December 2023
Class of 2024: HotWax
Having honed a reputation as a must-see live band, HotWax are pushing forward as one of guitar music’s brightest new sparks.
15th December 2023
14th December 2023
Class of 2024: Divorce
Penning evocative indie-country-punk-whatever explorations on the human condition, the Nottingham quartet have already got Self Esteem in their corner — it’s probably time to join her.
14th December 2023
Dead Pony share details of debut album ‘Ignore This’
The Glasgow quartet have also offered up two new videos for recent singles ‘About Love’ and ‘COBRA’.
14th December 2023
Griff shares live performance film for latest project ‘vert1go vol. 1′
An introduction to a cinematic new chapter.
14th December 2023
DIY’s 2023 Christmas Gift Guide!
Left all your seasonal spending ‘til the last minute? Never fear! DIY is here with our one-stop shop for all your present-buying needs.
14th December 2023
Courting offer up latest album preview ‘Emily G’
Their second LP, ‘New Last Name’, arrives early in the new year.
14th December 2023
Shygirl unveils new video for latest single ‘thicc’
It follows the release of her Mercury Prize-shortlisted album ‘Nymph’.
14th December 2023
13th December 2023
Class of 2024: hemlocke springs
With this year’s debut EP ‘going… going… GONE!’, hemlocke springs has firmly bid farewell to normality and stepped into a world of offbeat technicolour performance.
13th December 2023
Cruush, SOMOH and Al Costelloe to play next edition of One Way Or Another
Kicking off the new year in style, our monthly showcase is back with some of the best Neu bands around!
13th December 2023
Alvvays schedule 2024 UK & European tour
The band will be playing a mix of headline shows and festival slots next summer.
13th December 2023
12th December 2023
English Teacher & Sprints team up for European co-headline tour in February 2024
The two bands will be playing in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands early next year.
12th December 2023
Class of 2024: Big Special
Weaving vulnerable tales of everyday life into their vital brand of soulful but fiery punk, meet the Midlands duo that are living up to their name.
12th December 2023
Sam Smith, Stormzy, Fontaines DC and more to play Sziget Festival 2024
The Island of Freedom have shared the first 35 names confirmed for next year’s knees up in Hungary.
12th December 2023
Romy collaborates with Maisie Williams for new ‘She’s On My Mind’ video
It’s the closing track on her acclaimed debut solo album, ‘Mid Air’.
12th December 2023
Remi Wolf talks Junior Olympics and Paramore on the latest episode of Before They Knew Better
Talk about a packed childhood! We sit down with the alt-pop sensation to find out what she was up to before becoming the musician we know and love today.
12th December 2023
11th December 2023
Fat Dog and Divorce to play DIY’s Class of 2024 launch show at Hoxton’s Colours!
It’s all in celebration of our bumper new Dec/Jan double issue — out now!
11th December 2023
Class of 2024: Fat Dog
Cemented as 2023’s most chaotic breakthrough live band, this South London quintet are putting their paw prints on a debut LP — all with their trusty dog mask-wearing drummer in tow.
11th December 2023
DIY’s Class of 2024 issue — feat. HotWax, Picture Parlour, Fat Dog, hemlocke springs & more — is out now!
Our new double issue also features Heartworms, Gretel Hänlyn, Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Divorce and loads more brilliant new acts.
11th December 2023
Dua Lipa, Pearl Jam, Jessie Ware and more to play Mad Cool 2024
The European weekender returns to Spain’s capital next summer.
11th December 2023
Fletcher returns with new single ‘Eras Of Us’
It’s her first new music since her 2022 debut album.
11th December 2023
8th December 2023
DIY’s Tracks of the Year 2023
From debut singles to established artists breaking bold new terrain, this is what’s dominated our collective headphones since January.
8th December 2023
The Vaccines unveil new offering ‘Love To Walk Away’
Their 2024 UK tour is also on sale now.
8th December 2023
The Last Dinner Party win BRITs Rising Star award 2024
The news was announced by Clara Amfo live on BBC Radio 1.
8th December 2023
Antony Szmierek, Shelf Lives, Home Counties & more to play DIY’s Hello 2024 shows at London’s Old Blue Last
We’re bringing our annual new music series back once more throughout January!
8th December 2023