Contributor Will Richards

Turnstile: In The Afterglow
Arena shows, Grammy nominations, famous new fans: the hardcore band of the year reflect on a 2022 that blew everything up.
December 20, 2022 5:00pm

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

In The Studio… Shame
For the band’s upcoming third album, Shame have prioritised collaboration and made an interconnected ode to friendship.
November 15, 2022 5:00pm

Crack Cloud: The Bright Side of Life
Having explored the depths of darkness on debut album ‘Pain Olympics’, the Vancouver collective tell us about looking at things from a sunnier angle on its fantastic follow-up, ‘Tough Baby’.
October 17, 2022 3:00pm

Tracks: Paramore, Poppy, Christine & the Queens and more
The biggest and best new songs from the week that was.
September 30, 2022 5:00pm

The Neu Bulletin (Divorce, Hannah Jagadu, Humour and more!)
DIY’s essential, weekly (ish) guide to the best new music.
September 30, 2022 12:30pm

Tracks: Stormzy, The 1975, Jamie xx and more
The week’s biggest and best, rounded up.
September 23, 2022 6:00pm

The Murder Capital preview new album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’ at intimate London gig
Speaking to DIY earlier in the day, frontman James McGovern discusses the band’s follow-up to 2019 debut ‘When I Have Fears’.
September 23, 2022 9:00am

Tracks: Carly Rae Jepsen, Fred again.., Willow and more
Make time for the biggest and best new songs released this week.
September 16, 2022 6:00pm

Fleet Foxes, Bright Eyes, Pixies and more enchant at End of the Road 2022
The Dorset festival finally welcomes long-booked international headliners, but young, hungry acts from Britain steal the show.
September 9, 2022 6:01pm

Pianos Become The Teeth: “I do still love and need this band in my life”
On fifth album ‘Drift’, the Baltimore band continue their slow and steady evolution through an impeccably sequenced record set over the course of “a long and drawn out night”.
August 25, 2022 12:00pm

A brief look into… Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
August 24, 2022 2:00pm

On The Other Side: The Big Moon
The Big Moon’s third album ‘Here Is Everything’ was written through and after vocalist Juliette Jackson’s pregnancy. A record of change, it might come from a specific place but still feels universal.
August 23, 2022 4:00pm

The Neu Bulletin (Joyeria, Florence Arman, MONEYPHONE and more!)
DIY’s essential, weekly (ish) guide to the best new music.
August 11, 2022 11:01am

Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes
This long-awaited album arrives as a tribute to a whole scene rather than just two artists.
August 10, 2022 7:59am

Progress Report: Arctic Monkeys
The Sheffield foursome are about to take the stage on tour… but are they preparing to drop AM7 to celebrate? Here’s everything we know…
August 9, 2022 5:00pm

Tracks: Rina Sawayama, Charli XCX, Djo and more
It’s our weekly (ish) round-up of the biggest and best new music this week.
July 29, 2022 6:00pm

Rise & Shine: Katy J Pearson
On second album ‘Sound of the Morning’, Katy J Pearson is shedding ill-fitting genre tags and simply aiming to make beautiful, strong songs. Mission emphatically accomplished.
July 18, 2022 4:00pm

Tracks: Young Fathers, Sorry, The Big Moon and more
It’s time for another weekly roundup of the biggest and best new releases.
July 15, 2022 4:57pm

The Neu Bulletin (Wunderhorse, VTSS, Tex and more!)
DIY’s essential, weekly (ish) guide to the best new music.
July 15, 2022 9:49am