Contributor Tom Walters
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.
June 6, 2017 11:54am
Ricky Eat Acid - Talk to You Soon
Staying true to a bubblegum pop influence, Sam Ray’s new record sees him experimenting further and teaming up with Owen Pallett.
October 26, 2016 12:22pm
Serving up an ace: Hooton Tennis Club
Releasing their second album in as many years, this Wirral band are shedding their slacker tag.
October 21, 2016 11:06am
Fear of Men: “this is as real as I could be at the time”
With second album ‘Fall Forever,’ this Brighton band jump headlong into their boldest explorations yet.
June 9, 2016 2:20pm
Pantha du Prince - The Triad
German techno auteur Pantha du Prince’s first solo studio album in six years is a dark and complex work.
May 20, 2016 10:00am
Looking back on Gorillaz’s ‘Demon Days’
A band of fictional cartoon characters created one of the most influential records of the early noughties. No, really.
May 10, 2016 2:21pm
Kevin Morby - Singing Saw
There’s a crispness to ‘Singing Saw’ that must be similar to the air after rain in Mount Washington.
April 15, 2016 10:00am
Golden days: Whitney
A sweet-hearted new project ready to take over the world? Not quite. They just wanna dance with somebody.
April 8, 2016 1:57pm
Andrew Bird - Are You Serious
This is the strongest Bird has sounded in some time, but it’s not quite a monumental breakthrough.
April 1, 2016 10:00am
The Range - Potential
There’s a deft and distinctive rawness to what The Range does.
March 11, 2016 10:00am
Opening doors: Porches
New York-based obsessive Aaron Maine is coming to a doorstep near you.
February 10, 2016 11:33am
Wesley Gonzalez: “Fuck it - I really like the shit you hated in the seventies”
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.
February 9, 2016 12:39pm
Porches - Pool
The promising beginnings of a musician who’s finally starting to find his feet.
February 5, 2016 10:00am
Fuuuuun: Looking back on Be Your Own Pet’s self-titled debut
The latest inductee to DIY’s Hall of Fame is this Nashville band’s rip-roaring 2006 release.
November 23, 2015 4:30pm
Traams: “There’s some fucking angry songs on this record”
On second LP ‘Modern Dancing’, Traams lose none of their bite, becoming more essential in the process. They speak to Tom Walters.
November 20, 2015 11:12am
Anna von Hausswolff - The Miraculous
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’.
November 13, 2015 10:00am
Roots Manuva - Bleeds
‘Bleeds’ bends and twists genres into more combinations than are possible on a Rubix cube.
October 30, 2015 10:00am
Martin Courtney - Many Moons
The songs show a bigger, more cinematic side to Courtney’s songwriting.
October 30, 2015 10:00am
Ought: “We wouldn’t trade this for anything”
Despite climbing the ranks with new album ‘Sun Coming Down’, Montreal post-punks Ought remain immersed in other projects and musical day-jobs.
October 16, 2015 2:09pm
Discovering ‘Me’ - Empress Of: “This album was about learning how to love myself more”
Brooklyn-based producer Lorely Rodriguez’s debut album is all about self-discovery. She talks the “scary” experience of confronting isolation.
September 15, 2015 8:51am