Feature
Looking back on The Streets’ ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’
Mike Skinner’s gritty rap opera about trying to catch a bloody break was well ahead of its time, and is still as hilarious over a decade later.
6th June 2017, 12:00am
Feature
Mike Skinner’s gritty rap opera about trying to catch a bloody break was well ahead of its time, and is still as hilarious over a decade later.
6th June 2017, 12:00am
Staying true to a bubblegum pop influence, Sam Ray’s new record sees him experimenting further and teaming up with Owen Pallett.
26th October 2016, 12:22pm
Interview
New York-based obsessive Aaron Maine is coming to a doorstep near you.
2nd October 2016, 12:00am
Interview
With second album ‘Fall Forever,’ this Brighton band jump headlong into their boldest explorations yet.
6th September 2016, 12:00am
Interview
The former Let’s Wrestle man’s gone solo - he tells Tom Walters about his desire to embrace some “very nasty music” into his warped pop.
2nd September 2016, 12:00am
Interview
A sweet-hearted new project ready to take over the world? Not quite. They just wanna dance with somebody.
4th August 2016, 12:00am
German techno auteur Pantha du Prince’s first solo studio album in six years is a dark and complex work.
20th May 2016, 10:00am
Feature
A band of fictional cartoon characters created one of the most influential records of the early noughties. No, really.
10th May 2016, 12:00am
There’s a crispness to ‘Singing Saw’ that must be similar to the air after rain in Mount Washington.
15th April 2016, 10:00am
This is the strongest Bird has sounded in some time, but it’s not quite a monumental breakthrough.
1st April 2016, 10:00am
There’s a deft and distinctive rawness to what The Range does.
11th March 2016, 10:00am
The promising beginnings of a musician who’s finally starting to find his feet.
5th February 2016, 10:00am
Interview
Ahead of their first UK tour, Britty Drake and Sean St. Charles talk the shoegaze/emo group’s ethos and big plans for the future.
5th December 2015, 12:00am
Live Review
A bit like cracking open a bottle of champagne and yelling “FUCK YEAH” while you stand on top of the kitchen table pouring it over yourself.
2nd December 2015, 12:00am
Feature
The latest inductee to DIY’s Hall of Fame is this Nashville band’s rip-roaring 2006 release.
23rd November 2015, 12:00am
Interview
On second LP ‘Modern Dancing’, Traams lose none of their bite, becoming more essential in the process. They speak to Tom Walters.
20th November 2015, 12:00am
Those looking to take a journey through Swedish folklore that’s off the beaten track would do well explore the epic landscapes of ‘The Miraculous’.
13th November 2015, 10:00am
‘Bleeds’ bends and twists genres into more combinations than are possible on a Rubix cube.
30th October 2015, 10:00am
The songs show a bigger, more cinematic side to Courtney’s songwriting.
30th October 2015, 10:00am
Interview
Despite climbing the ranks with new album ‘Sun Coming Down’, Montreal post-punks Ought remain immersed in other projects and musical day-jobs.
16th October 2015, 12:00am
Live Review
It’s hard to judge what exactly is more interesting - the music, or the visuals.
3rd October 2015, 12:00am
Interview
Brooklyn-based producer Lorely Rodriguez’s debut album is all about self-discovery. She talks the “scary” experience of confronting isolation.
15th September 2015, 12:00am
A familiar and easy-going album.
11th September 2015, 10:00am
A debut that’s utterly irresistible.
28th August 2015, 10:00am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.