The Staves announce UK and Ireland tour for 2015
The sisters will head out on an eleven-date tour next February.
11th November 2014
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11th November 2014
Jamie xx, Tune-Yards, Swans to play Big Ears Festival 2015
Tennessee festival will also feature Perfume Genius and Grouper.
11th November 2014
Muse to headline Bilbao BBK Live 2015
First headliner confirmed for BBK — it’ll be their only Spanish festival performance of the year.
11th November 2014
Hear Kanye West rework Lorde’s ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’
Hunger Games soundtrack lead’s been remixed by Yeezy.
11th November 2014
Rustie unveils strobe-filled new video for ‘Lost’ ft. Redinho
Track’s taken from 2014 LP ‘Green Language’.
11th November 2014
Dutch Uncles to headline DIY + Now Wave Presents show in Manchester
The Ritz welcomes in Dutch Uncles for one of their biggest ever shows.
11th November 2014
Ariel Pink streams new ‘pom pom’ album in full, announces LA parties
New record is out next week on 4AD.
11th November 2014
Watch Jenny Lewis perform ‘She’s Not Me’ on Seth Meyers
Lewis wore the same jacket that graces her ‘The Voyager’ album sleeve.
11th November 2014
The Garden unveil ‘This Could Build Us a Home’ track
California twins are backing up early hype with a dazzling, intentionally disjointed new cut.
11th November 2014
Alt‑J, Disclosure and Peace amongst UK Music Video Awards winners
FKA twigs also picked up two awards, for Best Video Artist and Best Alternative Video.
11th November 2014
Röyksopp to play London DJ show next week
The pair are playing in support of their new album, ‘The Inevitable End’.
11th November 2014
Marina & The Diamonds’ new album ‘Froot’ to be released in April 2015
A track will be released every month until the release.
11th November 2014
Christopher Owens streams new ‘America’ track ahead of UK tour
Dates take place this November.
11th November 2014
Kindness and Robyn invite friends and family into ‘Who Do You Love’ video
Collaboration is taken from Kindness’ ‘Otherness’ LP.
11th November 2014
These New Puritans unveil new version of ‘Hologram’
Alternate mix re-edits an original from 2010’s ‘Hidden’ LP.
11th November 2014
Slow Club confirm February 2015 UK headline tour
17-date trip takes the duo across the country.
11th November 2014
Muse, Alt‑J for NOS Alive 2015
Muse are busy today, announcing their second European headline slot in the last 24 hours.
11th November 2014
10th November 2014
Parkay Quarts – Content Nausea
4 Stars
A collection of songs that reflects anxiety and paranoia, a distrust of the present but also belief in their own ability.
10th November 2014
Corey Bowen streams new ‘Midnight Dolphins’ EP in full
Middlesborough bedroom artist is supporting Christopher Owens in the UK.
10th November 2014
Rae Morris announces February 2015 tour dates
To celebrate the release of her debut album, the singer will be making twelve live appearances.
10th November 2014
Wolf Alice and Gengahr to support Alt‑J at London’s O2 Arena
Show marks the biggest yet for both support acts.
10th November 2014
Run The Jewels announce one-off London show for 2015
Killer Mike and El‑P play the Forum next year.
10th November 2014
Broods bring out the glowsticks for new ‘L.A.F’ video
NZ duo light up on a take from their ‘Evergreen’ debut.
10th November 2014
Tourist unveils new ‘Illuminate’ single, feat. Years & Years
Olly Alexander lends a star turn to this head-turning new single.
10th November 2014
Waxahatchee announces UK live return with London date
Katie Crutchfield has a new album due out in 2015.
10th November 2014
Fleetwood Mac confirm 2015 UK & Ireland headline tour
Band affirm that they won’t be appearing at Glastonbury 2015.
10th November 2014
Hear Ryn Weaver guest on new Benzel track, ‘Touch’
LA newcomer collaborates with Benny Blanco once more — listen.
10th November 2014
Bastille, Elbow, Sam Smith confirmed for Band Aid 30 single
New release is out 17th November to aid the fight against Ebola.
10th November 2014
The Neu Bulletin (10th November 2014)
DIY’s daily new music guide, featuring The Derevolutions, Yumi Zouma and Jr.
10th November 2014
Royal Blood postpone Portsmouth, Oxford and Bristol shows
Singer Mike Kerr has been diagnosed with severe tonsillitis and further to medical advice is not well enough to perform.
10th November 2014
Homeshake airs new video for ‘Making A Fool Of You’
Peter Sagar’s post-Mac DeMarco journey continues with this clown-face quest.
10th November 2014
Interpol’s Daniel Kessler announces new project, Big Noble
Hear ‘PEG’, the first track from Kessler and Joseph Fraioli’s debut album.
10th November 2014
Aphex Twin shares 21-tracks of new, Modular-built material, plus rare demos
Hear the scattered depths of Richard D. James’ songwriting process.
10th November 2014
Sophie Jamieson unveils new single, ‘Take’
Lead track forms part of a new EP, due out early 2015.
10th November 2014
Sivu: “You think a label’s going to walk in and sign you the first time you play a gig”
Sivu’s debut album is the product of freedom, friends and serious hard work. Now James Page is ready for the next step.
10th November 2014
David Bowie unveils new song, ’Tis Pity A She Was A Whore’
Hear the second new track to be lifted from ‘Nothing Has Changed’.
10th November 2014
9th November 2014
iamamiwhoami - Blue
3 Stars
iamamiwhoami is increasingly stepping out of the shadows into lighter, more uplifting territory.
9th November 2014
Röyksopp - The Inevitable End
4 Stars
If there was ever a final motif of Röyksopp, it was their ability to make the risky and surreal sound simple.
9th November 2014
Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways
4 Stars
Foo Fighters are providing the map, it’s up to the audience to explore.
9th November 2014
Watch Arcane Roots and Bad Grammar live at the Dr. Martens #STANDFORSOMETHING Liverpool date
The bands performed in support of headliners We Are The Ocean.
9th November 2014
8th November 2014
2:54 – The Other I
3 Stars
This follow-up is a little, well, tame.
8th November 2014
Dirty Beaches - Stateless
3 Stars
While intriguing and often beautiful, it’s also a little frustrating. There’s a sense that this is only half a story, half a tale told.
8th November 2014
Hookworms - The Hum
4 Stars
Hookworms sound like a band comfortable with being immediate as well as complex.
8th November 2014
DIY Presents Tour 2014: The Highlights
Watch the bands in action from last weekend’s all-dayer.
8th November 2014
Beacons Festival 2014: Sunday
Photos of Metz, Eagulls, Cate Le Bon and more from the final day.
8th November 2014
Beacons Festival 2014: Saturday
Joanna Gruesome, Years & Years and more — and some sunshine!
8th November 2014
Childhood: “It’s a pretty breezy album”
One of the highlights of Reading & Leeds 2013, Childhood are back and this year they have a debut album in tow.
8th November 2014
This Week In New Music (8th November 2014)
From premieres to DIY discoveries, we round up the past seven days’ best new music.
8th November 2014
7th November 2014
Les Sins - Michael
4 Stars
Sure, it’s got its licks of hip, but when the music’s this good who cares?
7th November 2014
Deptford Goth — Songs
4 Stars
Finally comfortable with minimalism, Woolhouse is surely the only one left underestimating his sound.
7th November 2014
Tracks: Foo Fighters, Liars & More
DIY writers pick their favourite new tracks from the last seven days.
7th November 2014
Foo Fighters stream new track, ‘What Did I Do?/God As My Witness’
Austin, Texas-indebted song is taken from ‘Sonic Highways’.
7th November 2014
Watch The Flaming Lips and Miley Cyrus play ‘A Day In The Life’ on Conan
Beatles cover is one of many on ‘With a Little Help From My Fwends.’
7th November 2014
Hundred Waters share new ‘Out Alee’ video, stream remix EP
Track is lifted from this year’s ‘The Moon Rang Like a Bell’.
7th November 2014
Watch The xx play New York’s Guggenheim art museum, showcasing new material
30-minute Dior-hosted event saw them previewing LP3.
7th November 2014
Watch Mapei make US TV debut with ‘Don’t Wait’ on Letterman
Track’s taken from the Swedish star’s ‘Hey Hey’ debut.
7th November 2014
Vaults unveil the swarming ‘Poison’ from a new EP
‘Vultures’ is out this December, following the band’s first headline tour.
7th November 2014
Foo Fighters named new favourites to headline Glastonbury 2015
Odds slashed following comments from Dave Grohl expressing the band’s interest.
7th November 2014
Emmy The Great announces new EP ‘S’
The Londoner plans to follow up her most recent album ‘Virtue’ with the new EP early in 2015.
7th November 2014
Watch We Are The Ocean perform ‘Young Heart’ at the Liverpool Dr. Martens store
The band played an instore set ahead of their #STANDFORSOMETHING live date.
7th November 2014
Franz Ferdinand, Phoenix, Crystal Fighters kick off Bilbao BBK Live 2014
Elsewhere, the likes of Parquet Courts and White Lies get the festival off to a great start.
7th November 2014
Daughter, Somerset House, London
With the sun setting and the moon rising above the neoclassical wings of Somerset House, there are moments of glorious congruity.
7th November 2014
Eurockéennes 2014
The downpour makes it hard to tell which football-shirt wearing punters are crying, as opposed to those who are just drenched.
7th November 2014
The Neu Bulletin (7th November 2014)
DIY’s daily new music guide, featuring D. D. Dumbo, The Amazing and Jack Garratt.
7th November 2014
Making sense of Azealia Banks’ ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’
Sax, sex and more food innuendos than you can chew — this is a debut like no other.
7th November 2014
Azealia Banks: the rocky road to release
With her debut album finally let loose on the world, DIY plots out the 411 on the ‘212’ star.
7th November 2014
alt‑J release second video for ‘Left Hand Free’
The trio have released another visual clip for the ‘This Is All Yours’ single.
7th November 2014
6th November 2014
DELS — Petals Have Fallen
4 Stars
Each track offers a glimpse of a brave new side of UK music.
6th November 2014
Deerhoof — La Isla Bonita
4 Stars
‘La Isla Bonita’ is somehow a ferociously good pop album.
6th November 2014
Dean Blunt — Black Metal
4 Stars
If Blunt is ever to settle into a routine, this should be his blueprint.
6th November 2014
Watch Soak cover Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ in BBC Radio 1 session
Irish songwriter ditches “THIS. SICK. BEAT” for a piano version.
6th November 2014
Lollapalooza announces Berlin festival for 2015
September fest links up with events in Chicago, Chile, Brazil and Argentina.
6th November 2014
Watch Royal Blood cover Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ on Radio 1
Thrashing duo set the Live Lounge alight with their unlikely cover. And Fearne bloody loves it.
6th November 2014
Raleigh Ritchie makes it better with ‘You Make It Worse’ track
New song is lifted from the ‘Cuckoo’ EP.
6th November 2014
Lorde unveils new ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’ video
Track leads a self-curated soundtrack for the new ‘Hunger Games’.
6th November 2014
Eliot Sumner releases new track, ‘I Followed You Home’
New track follows on from debut EP ‘Information’, alongside dates in support of Lykke Li.
6th November 2014
Clarence Clarity shares self-produced video for ‘Those Who Can’t, Cheat’
Someone’s grown up hooked on N64 games and trippy animations.
6th November 2014
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard unveil new ‘Satan Speeds Up’ video
Psych demons release their new LP next week.
6th November 2014
Hear Cashmere Cat give Ryn Weaver’s ‘Octahate’ its first ever remix
Norwegian producer makes one of 2014’s standout debuts even more striking.
6th November 2014
Gengahr unveil new video for ‘Bathed In Light’
London band’s new single is out now on Transgressive.
6th November 2014
Death From Above 1979 announce 2015 UK & Ireland tour
Deathly duo are getting physical from February of next year.
6th November 2014
Ricky Eat Acid remixes Yumi Zouma’s new ‘Alena’ single
Ocean-crossing project sound bigger than ever on this warm headrush of a remix.
6th November 2014
Vote for your favourite bands in the DIY Readers Poll 2014
Tell us who made your year.
6th November 2014
The evolution of James Blake’s 1 – 800 Dinosaur
Liam McNeilly discovers a label, club night and supply of in-jokes in brilliant progress.
6th November 2014
The Neu Bulletin (6th November 2014)
DIY’s daily delivery of new music, featuring Demob Happy, Nick Hill and HUGH.
6th November 2014
Tom Vek: “Moaning doesn’t actually get things done”
Tom Vek’s new album isn’t quite what it seems.
6th November 2014
Merchandise, Islington Assembly Hall, London
It feels like something special occurred in Islington tonight.
6th November 2014
Field Day 2014
Despite predictions of hurricanes and torrential rain the sun beats down on Victoria Park for the duration of Field Day’s newly expanded two-day festivities.
6th November 2014
The xx post album update message to fans
Trio are off to Los Angeles after sessions in Texas, Reykjavik and London.
6th November 2014
Azealia Banks finally releases ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’
Here it is — one of the most long-awaited debuts of recent times.
6th November 2014
Young Fathers, All We Are to play Dingle, Ireland’s Other Voices 2014
Church-based festival is celebrating its thirteenth year.
6th November 2014
Little Dragon unveil new video for ‘Underbart’
Back from the dead theme continues in this take from ‘Nabuma Rubberband’.
6th November 2014
5th November 2014
Mariachi El Bronx — III
3 Stars
If you enjoyed ‘I’ and ‘II’, ‘III’ is well worth a listen.
5th November 2014
Arca — Xen
4 Stars
‘Xen’ is full of gorgeously haunting contradictions.
5th November 2014
Damien Rice — My Favourite Faded Fantasy
4 Stars
This record still feels raw, it still feels intimate, but a little more bold in its sentiments.
5th November 2014
Hear Danny Brown guest on Phantogram’s new ‘Black Out Days’ remix
Original track is lifted from Phantogram’s ‘Voices’ LP.
5th November 2014
Liars unveil new B‑side, ‘Poison Bender’
Hear a track that didn’t make the cut for 2014’s ‘MESS’.
5th November 2014
Jessica Pratt previews new album with ‘Back, Baby’
Hear a preview of ‘On Your Own Love Again’.
5th November 2014
Listen to Parquet Courts’ (Parkay Quarts) new album, ‘Content Nausea’
Rough Trade release is being described as an “in-between albums album.”
5th November 2014
The Smashing Pumpkins release new song ‘One and All’
Ahead of forthcoming album ‘Monuments To An Elegy’, Billy Corgan has made his return with ‘One and All’, and he certainly means business.
5th November 2014