Interview
Teleman: “I still sometimes feel a bit lost in the world”
‘Brilliant Sanity’ is a cocktail of ambition - and the London band have even invented a beverage to match it.
4th November 2016, 12:00am
Interview
‘Brilliant Sanity’ is a cocktail of ambition - and the London band have even invented a beverage to match it.
4th November 2016, 12:00am
Fragments of thoughts and shadows of daily pursuits make up Jack Cooper and James Hoare’s new LP.
30th September 2016, 11:04am
Interview
Best known for writing disco bangers with Hot Chip, Alexis Taylor’s solo record ‘Piano’ sees him taking an altogether different path.
6th July 2016, 12:00am
On a varied new LP, experimental musician Olga Bell is developing her own formula of clever, thrilling pop.
27th May 2016, 9:00am
The biggest achievement of ‘Atomic’ is that it can stand on its own musical merit.
1st April 2016, 10:00am
It’s a convincing artistic undertaking providing an interesting insight into Gara’s creative threads.
11th March 2016, 10:00am
‘Good Grief’ marks an important next step in the realisation of their sassy pop character.
11th March 2016, 10:00am
In the end, this is an album with a whimsical construct that fails to live up to its musical promise.
5th February 2016, 9:59am
‘New View’ is the most self-assured realisation of Friedberger’s delicately eloquent musical talent.
22nd January 2016, 10:00am
Interview
Debut albums and Mercury nods would change most people for good. Not Bridie. A year on, she’s still hiding in bins.
16th December 2015, 12:00am
Live Review
Moshpits. Shouting. Euphoric smiles. It’s all happening.
30th November 2015, 12:00am
Live Review
Beautiful sad songs.
23rd November 2015, 12:00am
Live Review
Wiry coiled tunes, skilfully executed in gnarly outbursts of sonic fury.
19th October 2015, 12:00am
Interview
Taking the do-it-yourself route, Victoria Hesketh’s next step is all about making shit happen.
7th October 2015, 12:00am
Interview
Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio doesn’t mind if his solo work is viewed as a side project. “I understand. I get it,” he tells DIY.
18th September 2015, 12:00am
Interview
For the past couple of years, this Brighton scuzz-fiend has been getting fuzzier by the day. New EP ‘Brain Disease’ sees him taking a serious first step.
6th September 2015, 12:00am
Interview
As new album ‘Fast Food’ approaches, this songwriter goes from strength to strength - but she still finds her job “very, very strange”.
4th July 2015, 12:00am
Feature
Jim James speaks to Anastasia Connor about the infinite trip of new album ‘The Waterfall’.
12th May 2015, 12:00am
Interview
This Liverpool-based trio’s quest to become universal starts now, as Anastasia Connor meets them in their abandoned school HQ.
2nd April 2015, 12:00am
Live Review
Even the cold Cumbrian rain fails to dampen the happy Kendal spirit.
8th March 2015, 12:00am
Interview
This do-it-yourself trio would rather have a dance-off than a cutting political debate, but they mix the best of both worlds.
10th February 2015, 12:00am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.