Mysteries — New Age Music Is Here
4 Stars
Perhaps, beneath the cliches that surround faceless projects like this, there is a genuine desire here for these themes to be explored from a different angle.
23rd October 2014
Archive
23rd October 2014
CHVRCHES unveil new ‘Under the Tide’ video
Anime-centric video features a new vocal line from Martin Doherty.
23rd October 2014
Bloody Knees: All day and all night
As the days tick down until they play DIY’s London All-Dayer, Bloody Knees provide the perfect playlist to get you prepped.
23rd October 2014
Get to know DIY’s London all-dayer line-up with free limited edition ‘zine
Pick up your essential guide to the bands playing The Laundry on 1st November.
23rd October 2014
The Neu Bulletin (23rd October 2014)
DIY’s daily new music guide features Ibeyi and Aussie newcomer Montgomery.
23rd October 2014
Panda Bear announces ‘Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper’ album, releases new EP
Hear lead track ‘Mr Noah’, taken from an album out next January.
23rd October 2014
Prides announce 2015 UK headline tour
Synth-hugging Scots are playing London Heaven — tickets on sale Friday 24th October.
23rd October 2014
Clarence Clarity — Those Who Can’t, Cheat
Shoving minimalism aside for a big, brash brick-wall of sonic goodness.
23rd October 2014
FKA twigs announces huge one-off London date
Mercury Prize nominee is set to play the London Roundhouse.
23rd October 2014
Watch God Damn and Forty Four Hours perform live in Edinburgh
See the bands in action from the Dr. Martens’ #STANDFORSOMETHING live date.
23rd October 2014
Tobias Jesso Jr. to release ‘Goon’ album next year
LA-based musician’s debut LP is out via True Panther in 2015.
23rd October 2014
Noel Gallagher airs new video for ‘In The Heat of the Moment’
Track is taken from his new solo album as High Flying Birds.
23rd October 2014
Charli XCX crashes homecoming school dance in the States
California school played host to an impromptu gig last night.
23rd October 2014
Arcane Roots: “Every show brings its own unique charm”
The band join We Are The Ocean in Liverpool for this year’s #STANDFORSOMETHING Tour.
23rd October 2014
Korallreven preview new album with ‘Limitless’
Scandi dreamers are putting out ‘Second Comin’’ this November.
23rd October 2014
Factory Floor flick a deadly switch on Interpol’s ‘My Desire’
Warehouse-dwelling London act have remixed a track from ‘El Pintor’.
23rd October 2014
Shabazz Palaces have remixed Adult Jazz’s ‘Springful’
An unlikely pairing: Hear Ishmael Butler’s disconcerting take on the Leeds band.
23rd October 2014
Kate Tempest adds new dates to 2015 UK tour
Mercury Prize favourite has a new remix from Mica Levi.
23rd October 2014
Les Sins previews new album with ‘Talk About’ track
Chaz Bundick steps aside from Toro y Moi with an all-out dance #banger.
23rd October 2014
DELS shares new track, ‘Burning Beaches’ (feat. Rosie Lowe)
Track appears on ‘Petals Have Fallen’.
23rd October 2014
Peaking Lights air new cartoon ‘Everyone And Us’ video
Duo released their ‘Cosmic Logic’ LP earlier this year.
23rd October 2014
22nd October 2014
Watch Mazes and Samoans perform live at Cardiff Dr. Martens #STANDFORSOMETHING gig
See videos of the bands playing ‘Salford’ and ‘The Moth’ respectively.
22nd October 2014
MMOTHS shares new track ‘Yago’ ahead of debut album
Irish producer’s been in the studio for the past twelve months — hear a snippet of what’s to come.
22nd October 2014
Slaves say funniest thing ever to Bono, Bono walks away
Last night’s episode of Jools played host to a very awkward celebrity encounter.
22nd October 2014
We Are The Ocean to perform at Dr. Martens’ Liverpool store this Saturday
Dr. Martens’ #STANDFORSOMETHING Tour in association with DIY rolls into Liverpool.
22nd October 2014
Toronto’s Greys to headline free DIY Presents gig in London next week
DIY, 100 Club and Sexbeat are putting on a free show this October.
22nd October 2014
Dutch Uncles announce ‘O Shudder’ LP, stream ‘In N Out’
Hear the lead track from the Manchester band’s new February release now.
22nd October 2014
DIY Presents Tour 2014 in Association with PledgeMusic starts today!
Flyte and Shy Nature’s run of free shows kicks off at Bristol’s Start The Bus.
22nd October 2014
Kate Bush thanks fans with ‘After the Dawn’ note
Her residency at London’s Eventim Apollo concluded this month.
22nd October 2014
Watch U2, Sam Smith, Interpol and Slaves play Jools Holland
All-star bill is the second to last in the latest series.
22nd October 2014
SXSW confirms first acts for 2015: Alvvays, Deers, Jessie Ware & more
Festival celebrates its 29th edition next March.
22nd October 2014
Jessica Pratt announces new ‘On Your Own Love Again’ album
Hear a preview of Pratt’s ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’, which appears on the record.
22nd October 2014
Songhoy Blues announce debut album, ‘Music In Exile’
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner has co-produced the album — watch the ‘Al Hassidi Terei’ video.
22nd October 2014
Kagoule unveil new video for ‘It Knows It’
The video comes as part of a special BitTorrent bundle that the band are making available for free today.
22nd October 2014
Klaxons air video for ‘A New Reality’
Space-age quest arrives ahead of their “3D printed tour”.
22nd October 2014
All We Are cover Caribou’s ‘Can’t Do Without You’
Liverpool band work their charm on one of 2014’s defining songs.
22nd October 2014
Oceaán shares ‘Veritas’ track, announces debut UK shows
Hear a taste of Oliver Cean’s new ‘The Grip’ EP — 2015 awaits.
22nd October 2014
Palace — I Want What You Got
The band perform the EP track exclusively for DIY.
22nd October 2014
The Neu Bulletin (22nd October 2014)
DIY’s daily batch of new music tips, featuring The Parrots and Rebecca Clements.
22nd October 2014
In the driver’s seat : Film Soundtracks Re-scored
Zane Lowe and Radio 1 are re-scoring the ‘Drive’ soundtrack with lots of famous musicians in tow. DIY has responded by taking on some other classics.
22nd October 2014
21st October 2014
The Twilight Sad — Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave
4 Stars
The Scots’ most complete album yet.
21st October 2014
South London producer Bunki debuts ‘Ravel’, taken from new NX Records compilation
Eerie new cut appears alongside Semi Precious and Matagot on a new release.
21st October 2014
DIY Presents Tour 2014 in Association with PledgeMusic: Bandwagon supports confirmed
New names Wyldest, High Tyde and more join Flyte and Shy Nature on this year’s tour.
21st October 2014
Swans to release ‘Oxygen’ EP featuring four alternate versions
The band also recently confirmed their largest UK headline show yet, for May 2015.
21st October 2014
Honeyblood channel Hitchcock in new ‘Choker’ video
Stina Tweedale peers through the blinds in this new clip.
21st October 2014
Jack Garratt remixes Sylvan Esso’s alt-pop triumph ‘Hey Mami’
Rising producer/songwriter extraordinare takes on a track from the NC duo.
21st October 2014
Bring Me The Horizon exorcise their demons with ‘Drown’
The band’s new single comes ahead of their massive headline show at Wembley Arena this December.
21st October 2014
Flyte bring primary colours to their new ‘Light Me Up’ video
Charming Londoners headline the DIY Presents tour this week.
21st October 2014
Ariel Pink previews new album with ‘Black Ballerina’
4AD releases ‘pom pom’ this November.
21st October 2014
St. Vincent to release new songs for Record Store Day’s Black Friday
‘Pieta’ and ‘Sparrow’ are out this November.
21st October 2014
Charli XCX, Chvrches, Raury & more to feature on Lorde’s ‘The Hunger Games’ soundtrack
Bat For Lashes, Haim, The Chemical Brothers and Tove Lo also feature.
21st October 2014
The Knife set up physical release for ‘Shaken-Up Versions’
The duo will release their mini-album on CD and vinyl this December.
21st October 2014
Future Islands air new 4AD session
See a selection of tracks from ‘Singles’ in a new environment.
21st October 2014
Rhodes confirms one-off 2015 London headline show
Village Underground awaits the newcomer.
21st October 2014
HUNTAR streams new track, ‘Bitter’
South Londoner’s track packs a emotionally-wrung core — listen now.
21st October 2014
Bastille announce new mixtape with Haim, MNEK, Angel Haze, unveil track ‘Torn Apart’ feat. Grades and Lizzo
The track is given its debut on Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1 show ahead of a star studded release this December.
21st October 2014
Hookworms share ‘Off Screen’ from new album, ‘The Hum’
The record is set for release next month.
21st October 2014
Chance the Rapper and The Social Experiment announce ‘Surf’ project
First full-length is due out before the end of 2014.
21st October 2014
Death From Above 1979, Electric Ballroom, London
Those missing songs? Yeah, not really missed at all.
21st October 2014
The Neu Bulletin (21st October 2014)
DIY’s daily new music guide, featuring All We Are, Thee MVPs and Attaque.
21st October 2014
Red Hot: Arthur Russell’s impact in 2014
Over twenty years since his passing, Arthur Russell is a more relevant artist than ever. Liam McNeilly explores why.
21st October 2014
Girlpool unveil ‘Plants and Worms’ video
The duo share animated promo for the self-titled EP track.
21st October 2014
20th October 2014
The Xcerts to support Twin Atlantic on upcoming UK tour
The trio will be heading out with the Scottish four-piece later this month.
20th October 2014
Public Service Broadcasting announce 2015 UK & Ireland tour
Huge April & May dates follows appearance at Leicester’s National Space Station.
20th October 2014
Lana Del Rey played shows in a Hollywood cemetery last weekend
The glitz of new album ‘Ultraviolence’ came full circle in Hollywood.
20th October 2014
Pond announce new album, ‘Man It Feels Like Space Again’
Aussie psych-heads are returning this January.
20th October 2014
Foo Fighters unveil new ‘Something From Nothing’ video
Band take to a scruffy basement for their new single.
20th October 2014
U2’s ‘Songs of Innocence’ misses out on the UK top five album chart
iTunes giveaway release charted high, despite already being heard by 38 million people.
20th October 2014
Damon Albarn promises new Gorillaz and The Good, the Bad & the Queen material.
There’s also a new The Good, the Bad and the Queen record being written.
20th October 2014
George Ezra announces 2015 UK tour dates
Geoff’s staying on the road, with dates scheduled in for February of next year.
20th October 2014
Win tickets for We Are The Ocean at Dr. Martens’ #STANDFORSOMETHING Tour in association with DIY
The band will play Liverpool Shipping Forecast this weekend, with Arcane Roots.
20th October 2014
The Neu Bulletin (20th October 2014)
DIY’s delivery of new music tips, featuring Josef Salvat, PIECES and DESERT STARS.
20th October 2014
Slipknot: “We needed the time to grieve”
After a protracted break, the band are back with their first record in over half a decade.
20th October 2014
The Magic Gang, The Old Blue Last, London
Tonight’s DIY Presents gig, however insane, feels like just a small taste of what’s to come
20th October 2014
Palace, St. Pancras Old Church, London
The urge to sing-along in the room is palpable but instead polite nodding ensues to echoey guitar and propelling drumbeats.
20th October 2014
Shinies announce debut album, ‘Nothing Like Something Happens Anywhere’
Hear the Manchester band’s new track, ‘De C’, first on DIY.
20th October 2014
CHVRCHES, Bastille & Foals join forces for ‘Radio 1 Rescores: Drive — Curated by Zane Lowe’
The ambitious project sees thirteen artists reimagine the full soundtrack for Drive.
20th October 2014
London Grammar postpone North American tour
Group cite “scheduling conflicts” in their decision to delay dates.
20th October 2014
Clarence Clarity announces new EP, shares ‘Those Who Can’t, Cheat’
Enigmatic producer confirms a) his debut release and b) that he has a face.
20th October 2014
FKA twigs debuts #throughtheglass video, featuring ‘Video Girl’ edit
Video is self-directed and choreographed by the Mercury Prize nominee.
20th October 2014
Smashing Pumpkins announce ‘Monuments to an Elegy’ album, stream ‘Being Beige’
Billy Corgan and co. return this December.
20th October 2014
Flying Lotus schedules April 2015 European tour
Shows include a previously announced night at Brixton Academy.
20th October 2014
Interpol get pissed and seedy for new ‘My Desire’ video
Drunken, tear-strewn brawl links up with new album ‘El Pintor’.
20th October 2014
Sleater-Kinney return with new album ‘No Cities to Love’! Hear ‘Bury Our Friends’
They’ve also announced world tour dates, including UK shows.
20th October 2014
Pulled Apart By Horses announce ‘Medium Rare’ EP
Also: Watch the band’s all-thrills tour diary from Dr. Martens’ #STANDFORSOMETHING European tour.
20th October 2014
Superfood unveil ‘Out Run’-inspired car race game
The band rework the classic 80s arcade game ahead of their album release.
20th October 2014
Kid Wave air video for new ‘Gloom’ single
Hair-swinging dream poppers follow a mysterious glass jar in their new video.
20th October 2014
Coldplay announce new live album, ‘Ghost Stories Live 2014’
End of year release accompanies their latest album. Watch a trailer.
20th October 2014
18th October 2014
Scott Walker + Sunn O))) — Soused
4 Stars
An album which pushes sound in ways that few dare.
18th October 2014
This Week In New Music (18th October 2014)
DIY rounds up the week’s best premieres, tracks and new music discoveries. Featuring LUH, Cash + David and Savoir.
18th October 2014
17th October 2014
Watch Beach House debut a new untitled song in Canada
See the Baltimore duo preview the first new material since 2012’s ‘Bloom’.
17th October 2014
2:54 plot one-off February 2015 show
The duo will be playing at Dingwalls in Camden early next year.
17th October 2014
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah announce collaborative LP
‘Sour Soul’ is out next February.
17th October 2014
Watch Weezer and Bethany Cosentino perform ‘Go Away’
The band were joined by the Best Coast singer for LA radio station KROQ.
17th October 2014
Taylor Hawkins fronts Foo Fighters for Letterman rendition of ‘Stiff Competition’
Dave Grohl was behind the drums for the band’s Cheap Trick cover.
17th October 2014
Fall Out Boy go all gladiator for ‘Centuries’ video
The band find themselves entering the Coliseum in their brand new video.
17th October 2014
Ben Howard: “It was the right time to start making some different music”
For his debut, he went Top 5, won two BRIT Awards and achieved a Mercury Prize nomination. Where will Ben Howard go next?
17th October 2014
The Neu Bulletin (17th October 2014)
DIY’s new music tips includes The Magic Gang and Weaves.
17th October 2014
Twin Peaks visit tourist London
In search of “the men in the fuzzy hats” with the Chicago band.
17th October 2014
Tracks: David Bowie, Foo Fighters & More
DIY writers pick out their favourite new songs from the last seven days.
17th October 2014