Artist Loyle Carner
Features & Interviews
Nobody puts Loyle in the Carner
He’s not just one of the UK’s most talented rappers; there’s no-one out there with a voice as distinctly honest.
9th December 2016
The fearless, family-led life of Loyle Carner
Family and heartbreak are centre stage in this Londoner’s work, but he’s doing his best to avoid “melancholy spiel.”
14th June 2016
Album Reviews
3 Stars
Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning
It doesn’t quite match the intensity and impact of his debut.
4 Stars
Loyle Carner - Yesterday’s Gone
A deeply personal debut record.
News
Foals, Supergrass, Loyle Carner and more for Wilderness Festival
Kelis, Elder Island and Joy Crookes are also heading to Oxfordshire.
February 11, 2020 2:47pm
Features
DIY’s Albums of the Year 2019
Team DIY pick out their favourite records from the year.
December 20, 2019 10:00am
Reviews / Live
Loyle Carner’s storytelling warms the hearts of a sold out Alexandra Palace
Everything from gospel choir to soul, laid-back jazz and old school hip hop is amalgamated into a highly danceable yet moving union of sounds.
November 21, 2019 12:23pm
News
Loyle Carner announces biggest UK & Ireland tour yet
His touring run will finish up with a massive show at London’s Alexandra Palace.
July 12, 2019 10:33am
News
Loyle Carner’s Chilli Con Carner cooking school returns for its fourth year!
Applications are now open for kids with ADHD, in conjunction with GOMA.
June 7, 2019 3:45pm
Reviews / Live
Shame, Blaenavon and The Magic Gang bring new material to Liverpool Sound City
DIY also descended on the city’s Hangar 34 on the Saturday with King Nun, Lazy Day and more in tow.
May 9, 2019 8:37am
News
Loyle Carner and Tom Misch get on their bikes in new ‘Angel’ video
The rapper heads out on tour in support of new album ‘Not Waving, But Drowning’ this week.
April 25, 2019 5:22pm
News
Loyle Carner announces new album ‘Not Waving, But Drowning’
The follow-up to his 2017 debut ‘Yesterday’s Gone’ will land next month.
March 19, 2019 10:11am
News
Loyle Carner and Jorja Smith team up for ‘Loose Ends’
The track follows ‘Ottolenghi’ and ‘You Don’t Know’.
March 1, 2019 10:34am
News
Loyle Carner, Black Midi, Aldous Harding for OFF Festival
It takes place in Poland this August.
January 29, 2019 11:41am
Features / Tracks
Tracks: Sigrid, The Killers, Loyle Carner & more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
January 18, 2019 6:00pm
News
The Magic Gang, Our Girl and more for Sound City 2019
The Liverpool event returns next May.
October 24, 2018 10:43am
News
Loyle Carner announces UK & Ireland tour
The rapper will be heading on the road in Spring next year!
October 15, 2018 4:41pm
News
Loyle Carner returns with ‘Ottolenghi’
The rapper’s comeback single, ft Jordan Rakei, comes complete with a brilliant new video.
October 12, 2018 12:16pm
Reviews / Live
Liam Gallagher brings a truckload of world-beating anthems to huge London show
Wolf Alice, Loyle Carner and more are also in attendance on a baking Friday night in Finsbury Park.
July 2, 2018 9:50am
Reviews / Track
Tom Misch – Water Baby (ft Loyle Carner)
A delectable melting pot of jazz, soul and hip-hop.
January 23, 2018 11:56am
News / Neu
Tom Misch teams up with Loyle Carner on ‘Water Baby’
Misch’s debut album ‘Geography’ is out in April.
January 23, 2018 10:40am
Features
The DIY List 2017: most notable first steps of the year
All this week, we’re travelling through our favourite moments of the year that’s been 2017 - here’s our list of our favourite debuts and breakout moments from the new crop.
December 20, 2017 2:00pm
News
“It sounds like me”: Loyle Carner talks his 2017 Hyundai Mercury Prize-nominated debut
The South Londoner calls ‘Yesterday’s Gone’ “the most honest thing” he could’ve released.
September 14, 2017 5:38pm
News
Loyle Carner shares video for ‘Sun Of Jean’
The rapper is nominated for tonight’s Mercury Prize.
September 14, 2017 1:12pm