Contributor Max Pilley
Hope Tala teases upcoming debut album in DIY’s Class of 2023 interview
She’s already got Obama and Florence Welch fighting her corner; now the West London singer is aiming to cast her net out and ensnare the rest of the world.
December 30, 2022 12:00pm
KEG welcome us into their weird and wonderful world in DIY’s Class of 2023 interview
Residing in the madcap midpoint where The Fall meets, er, Mr. Farts, the London-via-Brighton septet are a party in and of themselves.
December 22, 2022 12:00pm
Rachel Chinouriri details her next step in DIY’s Class of 2023 interview
Throwing off the stereotypes that had limited her early career, Rachel Chinouriri is harnessing the power of self-belief (and a good splash of ‘00s indie).
December 17, 2022 12:00pm
DIY’s Albums of 2022
From debut LPs to grand returns, here are our fave records from the last 12 months.
December 12, 2022 5:00pm
DIY’s Tracks of 2022
From The 1975 to Shygirl; Arctic Monkeys to Ethel Cain; Yeah Yeah Yeahs to My Chemical Romance, here are the tracks we had on repeat this year.
December 9, 2022 6:00pm
Cleaning Up: Dry Cleaning
Since their acclaimed debut album, Dry Cleaning have been on a giddy upwards trajectory. While the world around the London quartet has changed, ‘Stumpwork’ is as singularly idiosyncratic as ever.
November 18, 2022 12:00pm
Special Interest: “We’re just original rockers”
Having set the underground alight for some years with their incendiary dance-punk, the New Orleans group are dreaming big with ‘Endure’.
October 24, 2022 4:00pm
“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.
September 4, 2022 2:30pm
“It’s been quite an inspiring journey for me” - Bernard Butler talks his collaboration with Jessie Buckley
The pair’s collaborative album ‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’ has been shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW.
August 31, 2022 2:30pm
The Lounge Society: “I don’t want to be just another post-punk band”
Still in their teens, these Speedy Wunderground-signed outfit are aiming to reach far past the connotations of that description.
August 23, 2022 12:16pm
Gwenno talks ‘Tresor’: “My relationship with the Cornish language has been evolving”
We chat to the former Pipettes singer to discuss her third record, which is shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW.
August 21, 2022 3:30pm
Kokoroko: “We don’t do two shows in a row that are the same”
Having proven their live chops time and time again, the London octet are finally translating their West African funk fusion onto record with debut ‘Could We Be More’.
August 15, 2022 11:30am
Superorganism: “Our band is an exploration of the grey area”
We chat to Orono and Harry following the release of ‘World Wide Pop’.
August 1, 2022 12:18pm
Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down: Sunflower Bean
On third album ‘Headful of Sugar’, Sunflower Bean are railing against the expectations of the capitalist world and digging further into their own dynamic than ever before.
May 10, 2022 3:00pm
In Perfect Balance: Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
On their bold new album ‘Topical Dancer’, Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul have become masters of their own musical Trojan Horse.
March 22, 2022 3:00pm
Class of 2022: Sad Night Dynamite
With a second mixtape and a massive US tour kicking off the year, Sad Night Dynamite are ready to explode into the new year with a bang.
December 14, 2021 2:28pm
Unchained Melodies: FUR
Brighton’s FUR have taken their time, crafting a debut that sits pleasingly out of step with the current indie crop. With ‘When You Walk Away’, they’re aiming to bring even more people into the fold.
November 19, 2021 10:54am
Positive Thinking: NAO
On third LP ‘And Then Life Was Beautiful’, NAO is seeking out the good stuff and keeping her glass half full.
September 30, 2021 12:00pm
Animal Magic: LUMP
Bringing their experimental, collaborative baby LUMP back into the world for a second glimpse, Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay are revelling in the freedom of the project all over again.
July 26, 2021 12:00pm
The Full Monty: William Doyle
On ‘Great Spans of Muddy Time’, William Doyle is letting down his guard, leaning into his eccentricities and paying homage to… Monty Don?
March 17, 2021 3:59pm