Sorcha Richardson — Smiling Like An Idiot
3-5 Stars
It takes as much from the healing powers of time and reflection as it does from the starry-eyed heat of the moment.
23rd September 2022
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23rd September 2022
Sports Team — GULP!
3-5 Stars
A heft of new ammo for pint-flinging, moshpitting chaos on the dancefloor.
23rd September 2022
Alex G — God Save The Animals
4 Stars
An album that encapsulates his weird and beautiful world.
23rd September 2022
Courting — Guitar Music
4 Stars
A thematically poignant, lyrically sharp and sonically surprising statement piece.
23rd September 2022
22nd September 2022
Yellow Days to release new EP ‘Inner Peace’ this week
Check out the title track now.
22nd September 2022
Something Like Happiness: Alex G
Nine albums in and, on “God Save The Animals’, Alex G is still treading his own path. This time however, he’s letting a few more people in on the journey too.
22nd September 2022
20th September 2022
Chloe Moriondo announces UK tour, shares new track ‘Cdbaby<3’
The singer’s newest song gets taken from her forthcoming album ‘Suckerpunch’.
20th September 2022
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Nuha Ruby Ra: “There was high energy [in Germany]”
Ahead of her set at Reeperbahn Festival this weekend, we catch up with the East London avant-punk artist.
20th September 2022
17th September 2022
Death Cab For Cutie: “I want us to be the best version of what we are”
Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard contemplates the pandemic fuelled existentialism in the band’s tenth album, ‘Asphalt Meadows’.
17th September 2022
16th September 2022
Ho99o9 announce intimate UK & European tour
The LA duo will return to our side of the Atlantic for a run of shows this November.
16th September 2022
Djo — DECIDE
4 Stars
It’s long been clear that the artist has the musical chops to match his acting prowess and here it’s no different.
16th September 2022
Fletcher: “I’m not as scared as I used to be”
We spoke to the New Jersey pop sensation on the eve of her debut album’s release.
16th September 2022
Tracks: Carly Rae Jepsen, Fred again.., Willow and more
Make time for the biggest and best new songs released this week.
16th September 2022
Crack Cloud — Tough Baby
4-5 Stars
Like watching a wound open, flowers growing out of it.
16th September 2022
Death Cab For Cutie — Asphalt Meadows
4 Stars
A record that finds its voice in emerging into musical freedoms found in separation.
16th September 2022
Marcus Mumford — (self-titled)
3 Stars
‘(self-titled)’ is Vegemite: the same, but different.
16th September 2022
Mura Masa — demon time
4 Stars
An undeniable rush to your systems, and a deliciously futuristic one at that.
16th September 2022
Rina Sawayama — Hold The Girl
5 Stars
An eclectic palette of bombastic, heart-on-sleeve euphoric pop and angsty dancefloor fillers.
16th September 2022
Starcrawler — She Said
3 Stars
As an album, ‘She Said’ is fine. Still, what’s rock‘n’roll about making music that doesn’t frequently get beyond fine?
16th September 2022
Whitney — SPARK
3 Stars
A jarring change: not one from that familiar warmth to icy cold, but only halfway, a sort of uncomfortable mild chill.
16th September 2022
Wunderhorse — Cub
4 Stars
‘Cub’ sounds more the work of a wizened troubadour than a twenty-something’s debut album.
16th September 2022
15th September 2022
Strange Magic: Jockstrap
‘I Love You Jennifer B’ is an album of weirdness and whimsy, of technical prowess and nostalgic escapism. At its core sit Jockstrap: two musicians tinkering around in their own curious playground.
15th September 2022
14th September 2022
Kynsy announces short UK and Ireland tour
EP ‘Something To Do With Love’ is out today.
14th September 2022
Noughties But Nice: Mura Masa
Simultaneously packed with nostalgia and a modern dream cast of collaborators, “demon time’ finds Mura Masa concocting a time-spanning party for the ages.
14th September 2022
13th September 2022
Back In The Race: Wunderhorse
After the combustion of his teenage band Dead Pretties, Jacob Slater did some much-needed reevaluating. From it came Wunderhorse, and a debut album — “Cub’ — that stares into a far brighter future.
13th September 2022
Seeking Beauty: Oliver Sim
This month’s solo debut “Hideous Bastard’ finds The xx’s Oliver Sim opening up and letting the world in on his most personal truths.
13th September 2022
12th September 2022
Lime Garden, The Mysterines & more to play the DIY stage at Reeperbahn 2022
The Goa Express and STONE will also be joining us down at Hamburg’s Molotow on Wednesday night.
12th September 2022
Carly Rae Jepsen: Alone Together
On her fifth album, pop’s ray of sunshine Carly Rae Jepsen found herself dappled by shadows. Out of the introspection came “The Loneliest Time’: a record that finds power in curiosity and self-belief.
12th September 2022
9th September 2022
Jockstrap — I Love You Jennifer B
4-5 Stars
A record creaking and groaning under the weight of its ideas.
9th September 2022
Tracks: Björk, Sorry, Blackstar Kids and more
The biggest and best new songs from the week that was.
9th September 2022
End of the Road 2022
The Dorset festival finally welcomes long-booked international headliners, but young, hungry acts from Britain steal the show.
9th September 2022
Miya Folick — 2007
3-5 Stars
A solid collection of songs that wear their heart on their sleeve and capture the zeitgeist too.
9th September 2022
Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
3-5 Stars
An unashamedly brash and confident record, but much more subtle and realistic.
9th September 2022
Santigold — Spirituals
3-5 Stars
Not so much reigniting the spark that drew so many to her sound first time around, but a decent job of drawing a line from old to new and updating it.
9th September 2022
Sampa The Great - As Above, So Below
4 Stars
Sounds from Zamrock and kalindula woven seamlessly alongside those of contemporary Western hip hop and soul.
9th September 2022
Preoccupations — Arrangements
3-5 Stars
It takes a while for Preoccupations to find their new groove.
9th September 2022
Oliver Sim — Hideous Bastard
5 Stars
Oliver takes on both past and present realities with a candour that surprises even him.
9th September 2022
7th September 2022
Porij — Outlines
4 Stars
Sometimes it’s about baring your soul over a 130BPM kick-snare beat. Sometimes it’s just about making something with a real groove.
7th September 2022
6th September 2022
Mogwai announce UK tour
Celeste, Laura Mvula and Black Country, New Road also made the shortlist.
6th September 2022
Björk unveils new track ‘Atopos’
It’s the first single taken from her forthcoming new album, ‘Fossora’.
6th September 2022
Reading 2022
Wolf Alice and Glass Animals make their cases for future headliner status across a wonderfully chaotic weekend of live music.
6th September 2022
5th September 2022
Loyle Carner announces UK tour
He’s heading out on the road early next year.
5th September 2022
2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW
2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
5th September 2022
4th September 2022
“Hopefully this album proves that improvised music can be really beautiful”: Fergus McCreadie talks “Forest Floor’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we spoke to the jazz musician about his rurally-inspired latest record.
4th September 2022
2nd September 2022
Death Cab For Cutie announce UK and European tour
Their new album ‘Asphalt Meadows’ arrives later this month.
2nd September 2022
Sam Fender announces first stadium headline show
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with Free Now Awards Show tonight, we’re diving into this year’s albums.
2nd September 2022
“As two mixed girls in rock music to be shortlisted, that’s an amazing thing” — Nova Twins reflect on second LP ‘Supernova’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we caught up with the rock duo to chat changing the game.
2nd September 2022
1st September 2022
“This track was made naturally among many strong energies”: Balming Tiger talk linking up with BTS’ RM on new track ‘SEXY NUKIM’
The alternative K‑pop group are back with a banger.
1st September 2022
31st August 2022
Gorillaz announce new album ‘Cracker Island’
And we sent Murdoc and 2D some questions to find out more…
31st August 2022
30th August 2022
Squid, Warmduscher, Black Country, New Road and more to play Mutations Festival
Pussy Riot and Animal Collective also top the bill.
30th August 2022
28th August 2022
“Being shortlisted came as such a surprise” — Kojey Radical talks ‘Reason To Smile’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we spoke to the multi-hyphenate to reflect on his career-defining album.
28th August 2022
26th August 2022
Anna of the North releases new single ‘Bird Sing’
It follows singles ‘Dandelion’ and ‘Meteorite’.
26th August 2022
Muse — Will Of The People
2-5 Stars
A smorgasbord of dystopian-flavoured cringe.
26th August 2022
“I just wanted to make something I would be proud of” — Joy Crookes reflects on her debut ‘Skin’
Having recently closed her world tour in support of her debut, we spoke to the singer about being shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW.
26th August 2022
The Lounge Society — Tired of Liberty
4 Stars
When they embrace the full flood of their influences, they shine.
26th August 2022
Gently Tender — Take Hold Of Your Promise!
4 Stars
A debut that embraces optimism and nihilism in equal measures.
26th August 2022
Julia Jacklin — PRE PLEASURE
4 Stars
Hers is a world where solace and solidarity are steeped into every brick.
26th August 2022
Ezra Furman — All Of Us Flames
3 Stars
A little mixed.
26th August 2022
25th August 2022
Gently Tender: “Our intention is to make ourselves feel emotional”
We chat to Sam Fryer and Adam Brown ahead of the release of their debut LP ‘Take Hold Of Your Promise!’
25th August 2022
Public Service Broadcasting, Peckham Audio, London
“If you don’t have these places to play, you’re just not going to get the same grade of talent that the UK has been lucky to have for the last several years,” says frontman J. Willgoose Esq.
25th August 2022
23rd August 2022
Willow Kayne drops new track ‘Rat Race’
“Nice little existential crisis this one.”
23rd August 2022
19th August 2022
Lauran Hibberd — Garageband Superstar
4 Stars
Fun without feeling frivolous, packing relatable substance into its genuinely jovial sound.
19th August 2022
Hot Chip — Freakout / Release
3 Stars
It’s a little surprising how much of ‘Freakout / Release’ sounds quite this forced.
19th August 2022
LIFE — North East Coastal Town
4 Stars
A genuine evolution for the band.
19th August 2022
Phoebe Green — Lucky Me
4-5 Stars
As bold as the personality that runs through it.
19th August 2022
The Chats — Get Fucked
4 Stars
They’re pushing the accelerator right to the floor, and there’s no sign of them hitting the brakes any time soon.
19th August 2022
Flow Festival 2022
Gorillaz, Burna Boy and Fred again.. provide standout moments as the Finnish festival opens its gates once again.
19th August 2022
18th August 2022
Gilla Band share new track ‘Backwash’
Lifted from their upcoming new album ‘Most Normal’.
18th August 2022
Circa Waves return with new track ‘Hell On Earth’
It’s their first new material since 2020.
18th August 2022
Deadletter release new single ‘Binge’
Their latest was penned “in no more than 25 minutes during rehearsals for a tour in January”.
18th August 2022
flowerovlove and FACESOUL confirmed as Koko’s first Luno Eclipse artists
The new programme celebrates a new wave of artists.
18th August 2022
Dayglow unveils new single ‘Deep End’
Lifted from his upcoming new album, ‘People In Motion’.
18th August 2022
Charli XCX and AJ Tracey join Reading & Leeds lineup
The festival takes place next week!
18th August 2022
17th August 2022
Fat Trout Trailer Park offer up new track ‘Sleepy Peeps’
Taken from their upcoming second EP ‘Florida’.
17th August 2022
Cautious Clay releases new single ‘Camp Anonymous’
It follows the release of June single ‘Puffer’.
17th August 2022
16th August 2022
Kasabian: Can’t Hold Them Down
Forced to sack their vocalist of the past two decades, the road to Kasabian’s seventh album was one of big changes and risks. Now Serge Pizzorno is harnessing the reins and stepping back into battle.
16th August 2022
Chloe Moriondo announces new album ‘Suckerpunch’
Check out first single ‘Fruity’ now.
16th August 2022
12th August 2022
Been Stellar — Been Stellar
4 Stars
Soul-slugging, shoegaze-lite romps about Big Apple adolescence.
12th August 2022
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom — Reset
3-5 Stars
As warm a listen as Sonic Boom’s near-forgotten records must’ve been in lockdown Lisbon.
12th August 2022
Pale Waves — Unwanted
4 Stars
The album is a defiant expression of darker emotions.
12th August 2022
Kiwi Jr — Chopper
4 Stars
The band wear their influences well, flitting between the melancholic indie-pop of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart and the gleeful abandon of Jonathan Richman.
12th August 2022
Kasabian — The Alchemist’s Euphoria
4 Stars
The most authentic this band have sounded in a long time.
12th August 2022
Danger Mouse & Black Thought — Cheat Codes
4 Stars
This long-awaited album arrives as a tribute to a whole scene rather than just two artists.
12th August 2022
11th August 2022
BLACKSTARKIDS drop new track ‘Sex Appeal’
Lifted from their upcoming projects ‘CYBERKISS*’.
11th August 2022
Death Cab For Cutie share new track ‘Foxglove Through The Clearcut’
The track gets taken from their forthcoming album ‘Asphalt Meadows’ which is due out next month.
11th August 2022
Disq drop new track ‘If Only’
It’s the second preview of upcoming album ‘Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet’.
11th August 2022
Black Honey return with new single ‘Charlie Bronson’
The band have shared their newest track ahead of their performances at Reading and Leeds later this month.
11th August 2022
The Neu Bulletin ( Joyeria, Florence Arman, MONEYPHONE and more!)
DIY’s essential, weekly (ish) guide to the best new music.
11th August 2022
10th August 2022
daine releases new bop ‘boythots’
The fan favourite gets its official outing.
10th August 2022
Bimini is on the cover of DIY’s August 2022 issue!
Our new issue — which also features Phoebe Green, Easy Life, Lauran Hibberd and loads more — is out now.
10th August 2022
Black Country, New Road, Okay Kaya, Julien Chang and more join London’s Pitchfork Music Festival
Yaya Bey and M Field are also among the new additions.
10th August 2022
9th August 2022
Bimini: They Are The Culture
Emerging as the star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Bimini is a multi-hyphenate creative powerhouse, breaking down boundaries at every turn. Now, they’re ready to smash the music industry stereotypes too.
9th August 2022
Ezra Furman reveals new single ‘Poor Girl A Long Way From Heaven’
Her new album, ‘All Of Us Flames’, is out later this month.
9th August 2022
BENEE announces North America headline tour
She’ll be performing across the US later this year.
9th August 2022
5th August 2022
Carly Rae Jepsen drops new track ‘Beach House’
Her new album ‘The Loneliest Time’ is out in October.
5th August 2022
Mall Grab — What I Breathe
3-5 Stars
He’s cohesively summarised what it is that makes him tick.
5th August 2022
Lauv — All 4 Nothing
3-5 Stars
Lauv’s second certainly provides an array of sweet pop highs.
5th August 2022
4th August 2022
Blue Bendy release video for ‘Clean is Core’
The track featured on their debut EP, ‘Motorbike’.
4th August 2022
WILLOW announces new album ‘COPINGMECHANISM’
It’s out next month!
4th August 2022
Deer Shed Festival 2022
Despite the drizzle, it was still a tremendous weekend for music at the North Yorkshire fest.
4th August 2022