Features

Let’s Eat Grandma’s Rosa Walton talks collaboration, big ambitions, and debut solo album ‘Tell Me It’s A Dream’

Rosa Walton: Cloudbusting

After pressing pause on Let’s Eat Grandma — the cult favourite duo she co-founded as a teenager — Rosa Walton is back, now indulging her daydreams and reaching for the sky on her solo debut, ‘Tell Me It’s A Dream’.

Swim Deep on longevity, legacy, and new album ‘Hum’

Swim Deep: The Long Run

Five albums and over a decade in, indie quartet Swim Deep are in it for the long haul; on new album, ‘Hum’, they continue to forge a creative path that feels most meaningful to them.

24th June 2026, 4:00pm

Jalen Ngonda talks the timelessness of soul and new album ‘Doctrine Of Love’

Jalen Ngonda: If It Ain’t Broke

With milestone moments coming thick and fast, soul sensation Jalen Ngonda is sticking with a winning formula for his recently-dropped second album, ‘Doctrine Of Love’.

18th June 2026, 4:00pm

Graham Coxon reflects on Colchester, his celebrated career, and new (old) album ‘Castle Park’

Graham Coxon: Park Strife

Reissuing his solo back catalogue, and adding previously unreleased 2011 album ‘Castle Park’ to the mix, Graham Coxon is looking back on a career of anguish and ecstasy.

17th June 2026

Yard Act talk levelling up and appreciating the small things on third album ‘You’re Gonna Need A Little Music’

Yard Act: The Perfect Antidote

They’ve burned the Rover and built their own studio — three albums deep, Yard Act aren’t resting on their laurels. Now returning from LA with a new record in tow, James Smith and Ryan Needham talk to DIY about self-awareness, finding their sound, and just why we all need a little music right now.

15th June 2026

Tooth on their raucous weekend at The Great Escape and debut EP ‘Restless In Bloom’

Tooth: “Kids nowadays want to claim something that’s their own”

Gatecrashing the South London quartet’s raucous weekend at The Great Escape, an impassioned alt-rock unit can be found finding their feet.

12th June 2026

Maisie Peters talks artistic growth, literary loves, and her “grounded” new album ‘Florescence’

Maisie Peters: Seasons Change

After a series of high profile support slots and live shows around the effervescent pop of last LP ‘The Good Witch’, Maisie Peters found herself ready for a gear change. With her third album ‘Florescence’, she’s dug a little deeper and found contentment in the more intimate moments of life.

3rd June 2026

KuleeAngee on experimentation, the joy of the dancefloor, and new EP ‘Love & Affection’

KuleeAngee: “Being in a rave is one of the top five feelings in life”

Since a post-pandemic outing to Dalston Superstore’s dancefloor, KuleeAngee have been carving out a sound fuelled by rave euphoria, DIY experimentation and a refusal to be boxed in by genre.

2nd June 2026

Heidi Curtis talks grief, growth, and debut EP ‘Hollow Heart’

Heidi Curtis: “If I can maintain a windswept, untethered feeling, that’s when I know I’m on to something”

Infusing punchy, earnest folk-rock with hard-hitting introspection, Heidi Curtis’ debut EP ‘Hollow Heart’ is the culmination of 20 years of graft, grief, and gratitude.

1st June 2026

Marmozets’ Becca Bottomley talks balancing music with motherhood ahead of new album ‘CO.WAR.DICE’

Marmozets: A Family Affair

Eight years on from the release of their last album, Bingley band Marmozets are finally back for a second round. Ahead of their new LP ‘CO.WAR.DICE’, frontwoman Becca Bottomley reflects on their journey back to the band, this new era, and their next new arrival (which isn’t just the record).

28th May 2026

Dua Saleh talks Bon Iver, dystopian reality, and new album ‘Of Earth & Wires’

Dua Saleh: Life On Earth

Sudanese-American singer Dua Saleh on their romantic-apocalyptic trilogy, working with Bon Iver, and finding hope in the darkness.

27th May 2026

Lykke Li talks “stickier emotions”, creative legacy, and new album ‘The Afterparty’

Lykke Li: Raw Power

Almost 20 years on from the release of her debut EP, Swedish pop auteur Lykke Li is as bold as ever. With the the release of her sixth full-length ‘The Afterparty’, she’s fuelled by an intense love of songwriting, a carnal desire for creativity, and a dose of insomnia for good measure.

26th May 2026

Genesis Owusu talks crisis, community, and new album ‘REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE’

Genesis Owusu: Community Of Hope

With his boundary-breaking third album ‘REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE’, Genesis Owusu is calling for solidarity and community in the face of societal collapse.

24th May 2026

Vampire Weekend’s Rostam reflects on national identity, “getting lost”, and new solo album ‘American Stories’

Rostam: Stars and Stripes

Whether as a producer, Vampire Weekend member, or artist in his own right, Rostam has been the man behind some of America’s greatest modern indie successes; now, with third solo album ‘American Stories’, he’s attempting to find his own place in the world.

20th May 2026

The Great Escape 2026: DIY’s best sets

Our rundown of the new music bonanza’s biggest moments and standout acts.

20th May 2026

My New Band Believe’s Cameron Picton on post-black midi life and his ambitious debut album

My New Band Believe: “The best thing, the most exciting thing, is to react to the unexpected”

After coming to life in somewhat of a fever dream, My New Band Believe — the new project from former black midi bassist Cameron Picton — is as intriguing and far-reaching as its name would suggest.

19th May 2026

Wolf Alice reflect on ‘The Clearing’, indie evolution, and their huge 2026 Finsbury Park headline show

Wolf Alice: Park Life

One of their generation’s greatest indie success stories, with latest album ‘The Clearing’ Wolf Alice have well and truly conquered the big leagues while always staying true to their roots. Returning to North London this summer for the fullest of full-circle moments, the band are rounding out their victory lap the only place possible — with a hometown turn at Finsbury Park playing their biggest ever headline show.

18th May 2026

South London quintet Y talk their formation, the South London scene and new EP ‘ENTER’

South London quintet Y: “We don’t overthink anything too much”

Born out of lockdown mundanity and deep roots in the South London scene, Y’s brand of ‘80s inflected dance-punk is intoxicating and enthralling.

15th May 2026

Reggie talks new single ‘El Paso (365)’, working with Fred again.., and why Dundalk will always be home to him

Reggie: “We’re Dundalk, and we’re making noise”

From pioneering the Irish drill scene to supporting Dave and collaborating with Fred again.., Dundalk’s new favourite son, Reggie, is poised for the big time.

6th May 2026

The Itch talk opting out of the industry game for debut album ‘It’s The Hope That Kills You’

The Itch: “Whenever stuff is bad, all you can cling onto is having as good a time as you can while you’re on this planet”

Ahead of their long-time-coming debut album as The Itch, Georgia Hardy and Simon Tyrie sat down to discuss doing it their way or no way when it came to creating their dance-punk megamix, ‘It’s The Hope That Kills You’.

29th April 2026

Violet Grohl talks Foo Fighters fan pressure, women in rock, and debut album ‘Be Sweet To Me’

In The Studio: Violet Grohl

Taking cues from the familiar while finding her own distinct voice, Violet Grohl’s ‘Be Sweet To Me’ is a debut that establishes the young artist as far more than her surname alone.

28th April 2026

Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming opens up about creative freedom, being “cool”, and debut solo album ‘Julia’

Julia Cumming: In Full Bloom

Presented with unfettered creative freedom for the first time since her career began, Julia Cumming set about discovering just who she was — as an artist, and as a person — beyond Sunflower Bean. Her self-titled debut solo outing, ‘Julia’, is the freewheeling result.

27th April 2026

Thundercat on connectivity, collaborating with Kevin Parker, and his bold new album ‘Distracted’ for DIY In Deep

Thundercat: Claws Out

On his new album ‘Distracted’, Thundercat — the acclaimed bassist, sought-after collaborator, and cultural iconoclast — is joined by Tame Impala, Mac Miller and A$AP Rocky as he takes on the social media age. It’s a complicated portrait of an artist facing up to a strange time in his life — and an even stranger time in the world at large.

23rd April 2026