Bloc Party & Interpol schedule UK and European co-headline tour for 2026
The bands will be heading out on the eighteen-date jaunt next November.
31st October 2025
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31st October 2025
Daniel Avery — Tremor
4-5 Stars
His most accessible and most idiosyncratic record to date.
31st October 2025
Cat Burns - How To Be Human
3-5 Stars
A powerful songwriter with a bright future.
31st October 2025
Florence + The Machine — Everybody Scream
4-5 Stars
A resounding, cathartic exhalation.
31st October 2025
Snocaps — Snocaps
4 Stars
At once nostalgic and enchanting.
31st October 2025
The Orchestra (For Now) — Plan 76
4-5 Stars
Playful, theatrical, gigantic post-rock.
31st October 2025
Etta Marcus — Devour
4 Stars
Both intimate and untamed.
31st October 2025
30th October 2025
Brògeal: “we want to bring our sound and cultural identity to the table in a unifying way”
Weaving together stories of Scottish pride with both bombast and reflection, on their debut album ‘Tuesday Paper Club’, this Falkirk five-piece are focused on celebrating unity and community.
30th October 2025
The Bug Club, Heavy Lungs, Opus Kink & more celebrate all things psych-rock for Down Stokes 2025
Now firmly into its third year, it’s easy to feel how the Bristol event has grown into a well crafted space for music lovers.
30th October 2025
DIY to team up with Music Finland for special Nordic Invasion London showcase
The show will include performances from four brilliant Finnish acts including Maustetytöt, Bobby Oroza and more.
30th October 2025
Get To Know… holybones
The intriguing masked outfit shaking up London’s electronic scene.
30th October 2025
Queens Of The Stone Age’s one-of-a-kind Catacombs Tour circles back to its Parisian home
Reunited with the city that birthed their Alive In The Catacombs film, QOTSA revolutionise their live show with an orchestra and deep cuts to completely floor Le Grand Rex.
30th October 2025
Lily Allen to play ‘West End Girl’ in full for 2026 UK headline tour
She’ll embark upon her first full headline tour in seven years next March, when she’ll play in theatres across the country.
30th October 2025
29th October 2025
Alice Costelloe announces long-awaited debut album ‘Move On With The Year’
The former Big Deal member has also shared the title track from the record.
29th October 2025
Daniel Avery: Rock DJ
After embedding himself in nightclub culture over the past 12 years, the man once crowned the Prince of Techno has made a rock album featuring The Kills’ Alison Mosshart, an Oasis bassist, and a certain pseudonymous singer with an instantly recognisable voice. Ahead of his sixth studio album ‘Tremor’, he opens up about making the natural transition from DJ to rock star.
29th October 2025
Little Simz, Obongjayar, KOKOROKO & more announced for Cross The Tracks 2026
The Mercury Prize-winning Simz will top the bill of the Brockwell Park event next summer.
29th October 2025
TTSSFU, Adult DVD, Man/Woman/Chainsaw & more make their mark at 2025 edition of Cardiff’s Swn Festival
The locals are fiercely proud of Sŵn; of its community spirit, of the wonderfully characterful venues, and of its fearless programming.
29th October 2025
South London’s Jerkcurb shares new single ‘Hungry’
The reflective new offering gets taken from his forthcoming new album ‘Night Fishing On A Calm Lake’.
29th October 2025
PinkPantheress shares video for ‘Fancy Some More?’ cut ‘Noises + JT’
The clip, which sees PinkPantheress possessed by her collaborator, arrives just in time for Halloween.
29th October 2025
The Cribs offer up new single ‘A Point Too Hard To Make’
The band have also announced plans for a huge hometown show in Leeds next summer.
29th October 2025
Creeper — Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death
4 Stars
It its meshing together of time and genre conventions, it’s a record which sounds as if it has somehow always existed.
29th October 2025
Luvcat — Vicious Delicious
4 Stars
Messy, theatrical and unapologetically strange.
29th October 2025
Chiedu Oraka — Undeniable
4 Stars
It hits hard across the board, balancing garage-fuelled energy with darker, introspective cuts.
29th October 2025
Witch Fever — FEVEREATEN
4 Stars
Relentless in their pursuit of textural and sonic intricacies.
29th October 2025
28th October 2025
Danny Brown shares video for underscores collaboration ‘Copycats’
The track gets lifted from Danny’s forthcoming new album ‘Stardust’, which lands next week.
28th October 2025
Militarie Gun: What Goes Around Comes Around
On second album ‘God Save The Gun’, West Coast rock prodigies Militarie Gun find themselves more determined, honest and resolute than ever before.
28th October 2025
JADE gives arena-worthy pop masterclass at London’s Roundhouse
With her debut solo headline run, the former Little Mix member steps into her potential as a bona fide star in her own right.
28th October 2025
Mac DeMarco announces 2026 UK and European tour
His newly-announced headline tour will include a three-night residency at London’s O2 Academy Brixton.
28th October 2025
Wet Leg schedule three huge UK summer shows for 2026
Currently out on the road for their sold out tour of the UK and Europe, the band have announced plans for their biggest shows to date.
28th October 2025
27th October 2025
US indie rock band Rilo Kiley announce first UK shows in 19 years
The Jenny Lewis-fronted quartet will return to London for two reunion shows next June.
27th October 2025
Kojey Radical: Real Talk
While his debut album saw him garner critical acclaim and award nominations aplenty, for its follow-up ‘Don’t Look Down’, it’s a sense of community, vulnerability and openness that remains the most important focus for Kojey Radical.
27th October 2025
Get To Know… Annie-Dog
Ahead of her turn playing The Great Escape’s First Fifty showcase, we find out more about what makes Dublin alt-pop riser Annie-Dog tick.
27th October 2025
Florence + The Machine shares striking ‘Sympathy Magic’ video
Her much-anticipated new album, ‘Everybody Scream’, lands this Friday.
27th October 2025
Sports Team drop slacker-rock bonus single ‘Medium Machine’
It’s the first of seven (!) new songs set to be included on the upcoming deluxe version of ‘Boys These Days’.
27th October 2025
The Neu Bulletin (Cardinals, Mei Semones, Chloe Qisha and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
27th October 2025
Dave — The Boy Who Played The Harp
4-5 Stars
From hot young talent to true master storyteller.
27th October 2025
24th October 2025
Foo Fighters announce details of 2026 tour dates with Queens Of The Stone Age
The rock titans have also dropped a new single, ‘Asking For A Friend’.
24th October 2025
CATTY — Bracing For Impact
3-5 Stars
Heartfelt and messy in a deeply endearing manner.
24th October 2025
23rd October 2025
Ashnikko: Meet Me In The Bathroom
After diving headfirst into a post-apocalyptic sci-fi universe for her debut, Ashnikko is embracing her more human side on its follow-up, ‘Smoochies’, in all her messy, sexy, contradictory glory.
23rd October 2025
Amyl and The Sniffers deliver a high voltage shot of stadium-ready brilliance at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse
The Aussie punks’ unstoppable victory lap continues.
23rd October 2025
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Ethel Cain, The xx & more confirmed for 2026’s Open’er Festival
David Byrne, Calvin Harris and Teddy Swims have also been added to the line-up of next year’s event.
23rd October 2025
Get To Know… Vanity Fairy
The dazzling disco jewel in London’s underground crown.
23rd October 2025
hemlocke springs unveils details of debut album ‘the apple tree under the sea’
Her long-awaited first LP will land early next year.
23rd October 2025
22nd October 2025
Rocket: “Having your art be impactful to someone in some way is the best thing that could happen”
From forming as childhood friends through to opening for The Smashing Pumpkins, Los Angeles quartet Rocket have already had quite the lift-off. Now, with debut album ‘R Is For Rocket’, their sights are set on going stratospheric.
22nd October 2025
Magdalena Bay treat us to ‘Human Happens’ / ‘Paint Me A Picture’ double track drop
These new releases together act as “a spiritual successor” to their 2024 LP ‘Imaginal Disk’.
22nd October 2025
Nieve Ella counts her blessings in new single ‘Lucky Girl’
It’s our first taste of what to expect from her more rock-leaning next chapter.
22nd October 2025
SASAMI recruits Soccer Mommy for new rendition of ‘Just Be Friends’
She says this collab version “delivers on the country magic that I had always wished could be in that song.”
22nd October 2025
Anna Calvi joins forces with Perfume Genius for arresting cover of ‘I See A Darkness’
“When I sing someone else’s words, I feel like I’m getting closer to myself somehow.”
22nd October 2025
Sleaford Mods share details of new album ‘The Demise Of Planet X’
They’ve also dropped a lead single featuring Big Special and actor Gwendoline Christie.
22nd October 2025
Hannah Jadagu — Describe
4 Stars
A compelling, colossally dynamic pop record.
22nd October 2025
Nell Mescal - The Closest We’ll Get
3-5 Stars
A beautiful EP that proves she’s more than ready for whatever her next step may be.
22nd October 2025
Just Mustard — WE WERE JUST HERE
4 Stars
They’ve turned their (still-downward) gaze somehow at once inward and out.
22nd October 2025
Home Counties — Humdrum
4 Stars
Sardonic swipes with a yet more precise rhythmic punch.
22nd October 2025
21st October 2025
Jay Som: Somewhere I Belong
On ‘Belong’, Melina Duterte returns to the Jay Som moniker after years of personal change, resulting in a fourth album that’s deeply nostalgic and reflective.
21st October 2025
Cat Burns previews second album with latest single ‘Please Don’t Hate Me’
The singer — and now Celebrity Traitors star — is dropping her new record on Halloween.
21st October 2025
Gorillaz join Rock Werchter 2026 lineup
The fest has also recently confirmed that The Cure and Twenty One Pilots will be performing next summer.
21st October 2025
20th October 2025
The Last Dinner Party: Portraits Of A Lady On Fire
If last year’s Mercury-shortlisted, BRIT-winning debut was The Last Dinner Party’s ‘Prelude’, then second album ‘From The Pyre’ is a whole symphony — a collection of widescreen sonic vignettes that capture young adulthood in all its wonderful, flawed, multifaceted glory.
20th October 2025
Little Mix star Leigh-Anne confirms debut solo album ‘My Ego Told Me To’
The LP’s latest single, ‘Dead And Gone’, is out now.
20th October 2025
The Maccabees reveal details of ‘Marks To Prove It: 10th Anniversary Edition’
The beloved band will be capping off their joyous comeback year in style.
20th October 2025
Dave shares plans for 2026 UK/EU tour
The rapper’s highly-anticipated new album drops this Friday.
20th October 2025
Maribou State confirmed as first headliner of 2026’s LIDO Festival
Kelis will also be taking to the stage alongside the electronic duo at next year’s Victoria Park live series.
20th October 2025
Lily Allen announces “vulnerable” new album ‘West End Girl’
The star will release her first new music since 2018’s ‘No Shame’ this week on Friday 24th October.
20th October 2025
17th October 2025
Picture Parlour & She’s In Parties to play special launch party for DIY’s November 2025 issue
We’re teaming up with Gotobeat to host a special show at The Lexington on 11th November!
17th October 2025
Opus Kink: “We’re a few years older, sharper, more jaded, more resolved to fuck the world with it”
Ahead of their turn at Bristol’s Down Stokes festival this weekend, the London six-piece give us an insight into their exciting new chapter.
17th October 2025
Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize for ‘People Watching’
The North East hero accepted the award in Newcastle — the first time the prestigious ceremony has been held outside London.
17th October 2025
Militarie Gun — God Save The Gun
4-5 Stars
As brutally difficult as it is cathartic.
17th October 2025
16th October 2025
Courtney Barnett returns with brand new track ‘Stay In Your Lane’
It marks her first new music since the release of her 2023 instrumental album ‘End of the Day’.
16th October 2025
Oliver Sim offers up new single ‘Telephone Games’
His latest, Bullion-produced track follows on from ‘Obsession’, which landed back in the summer.
16th October 2025
Militarie Gun share final preview of new album in form of ‘God Owes Me Money’
The quintet’s second album ‘God Save The Gun’ is set for release tomorrow.
16th October 2025
Dry Cleaning announce plans for huge 2026 world tour in support of new album ‘Secret Love’
The band will be hitting the road early next year to celebrate the release of their forthcoming third album.
16th October 2025
Chloe Qisha shares new single ‘So Sad So Hot’
This latest offering doubles as her first new music since the release of her ‘Modern Romance’ EP, which landed earlier this year.
16th October 2025
15th October 2025
Wolf Alice — ‘The Clearing’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
15th October 2025
Sam Fender — ‘People Watching’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
15th October 2025
Pulp — ‘More’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
15th October 2025
PinkPantheress — ‘Fancy That’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
15th October 2025
Pa Salieu — ‘Afrikan Alien’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
15th October 2025
Martin Carthy — ‘Transform Me Then Into A Fish’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
15th October 2025
Brògeal — Tuesday Paper Club
4-5 Stars
The album reaches full force when they lean furthest into their roots.
15th October 2025
The Last Dinner Party — From The Pyre
5 Stars
Both thematically and sonically richer.
15th October 2025
Ashnikko — Smoochies
4 Stars
An all-out tits-to-the-wall celebration of feminine sexuality.
15th October 2025
Skullcrusher — And Your Song Is Like A Circle
4-5 Stars
An utterly evocative, disarming full-length that’ll haunt listeners long after its reached its conclusion.
15th October 2025
Soulwax — All Systems Are Lying
4 Stars
A vibrantly textured, shapeshifting, and inquisitively diverse return.
15th October 2025
Poliça — Dreams Go
4 Stars
The sound of a band bearing said emotional weight with great elegance, and perhaps even optimism.
15th October 2025
14th October 2025
DIY travels North with LNER to the 2025 Mercury Prize Newcastle
Ahead of the big day later this week, this special edition of DIY gives you the lowdown on all 12 shortlisted albums.
14th October 2025
Joe Webb — ‘Hamstrings & Hurricanes’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
14th October 2025
Jacob Alon — ‘In Limerence’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
14th October 2025
Fontaines DC — ‘Romance’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
14th October 2025
FKA twigs — ‘EUSEXUA’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
14th October 2025
Emma-Jean Thackray — ‘Weirdo’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
14th October 2025
CMAT — ‘EURO-COUNTRY’
DIY’s definitive guide to the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist.
14th October 2025
Twisterella 2025 proves itself an ahead-of-the-curve new music haven
Adult DVD, Y and before close delivered standout sets at the latest instalment of Middlesbrough’s award-winning day fest.
14th October 2025
Twenty One Pilots join lineup for Rock Werchter 2026
The cult duo will take to the festival’s main stage on Saturday 4th July next year.
14th October 2025
13th October 2025
The Last Dinner Party are the cover stars of DIY’s October 2025 issue!
Our latest mag also features Geese, Jay Som, Kojey Radical, Miltarie Gun and loads more.
13th October 2025
Get To Know… Leah Cleaver
Intoxicating, chameleonic pop built on community and shared confidence.
13th October 2025
Robbie Williams gives special ‘Britpop’ preview at surreal Dingwalls underplay
For the first time in several decades, he’s able to go full pelt on stage while those assembled in front can’t echo every beat.
13th October 2025
The Neu Bulletin (Opus Kink, Chiedu Oraka, The New Eves and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
13th October 2025
10th October 2025
From the sublime to the ridiculous: Lady Gaga pulls out all the stops for momentous Mayhem Ball London residency
Tonight, in all its bombastic glory, is just further proof than Gaga will always be a true original.
10th October 2025
11 must-see bits of Twisterella 2025
Ahead of Middlesbrough’s award-winning day fest, co-founder Andy Carr gives us his top tips and unmissable acts.
10th October 2025
The Streets to perform ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’ in full on 2026 UK tour
It’ll be the first time Mike Skinner and his band have played the seminal album front-to-back.
10th October 2025
Jay Som — Belong
4-5 Stars
More than worth the wait.
10th October 2025