Contributor Jenessa Williams
Features / Interviews
Behind The Curtain: Black Honey
Black Honey have never been ones to think small, and on ‘Written & Directed’ their flights of fancy are out in full force. Izzy B. Phillips unpacks the rich world that makes up the band’s second.
March 19, 2021 3:21pm
Reviews / Album
Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
He plays well with dark and sinister, throwing theatrical voice in a musical hall of mirrors with real versatility.
March 4, 2021 7:58am
Reviews / Album
slowthai - TYRON
A remarkably efficient job of reclaiming his own narrative.
February 11, 2021 8:00am
Reviews / Album
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
She makes light work of demonstrating exactly why the nation has become so invested in her art.
January 28, 2021 8:00am
Features / Interviews
HAIM: “I’m really proud of us not listening to anyone. We really did not give a fuck”
Coming in at Number Four on DIY’s Albums of 2020 list, the HAIM sisters reflect on ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ and a year of masks, madness and crowing in your garden like a rooster.
December 21, 2020 12:15pm
Features / Interviews
Class of 2021: Pa Salieu
From Coventry to magazine covers across the country, Pa Salieu is the undeniable force shaking up the face of British rap.
December 6, 2020 12:00pm
Features / Interviews
A Quiet Revolution: Michael Kiwanuka
With his most recent, Hyundai Mercury Prize-winning album, Michael offered up his most spectacular record yet. Now, as the year draws to a close, he reflects on what’s been a strange one for us all.
November 16, 2020 10:45am
Reviews / Album
Marika Hackman - Covers
The soft, rounded edges that she uses recall the colour palette of her debut.
November 12, 2020 7:58am
Reviews / EP / Neu
Bree Runway - 2000AND4EVA
Her sights are firmly set on being the Queen of 2021.
November 9, 2020 3:18pm
Reviews / Album
Little Mix - Confetti
We have no choice but to stan.
November 5, 2020 8:00am
Reviews / Album
Shamir - Shamir
The start of a whole new era.
October 2, 2020 8:00am
Reviews / EP
mxmtoon - dusk
By knowing her audience and growing with them, toon’s time is unmistakeably now.
October 1, 2020 7:55am
Reviews / Album
Sad13 - Haunted Painting
If anybody has access to a higher power of divine survival witchcraft, it’s Sad13.
September 24, 2020 7:59am
Reviews / Album
IDLES – Ultra Mono
It’s an excellent message to stand for, but a big mantle to carry.
September 24, 2020 7:55am
Reviews / Album
Disclosure - Energy
Motivational, sky-reaching anthems that don’t overthink the euphoria at hand.
August 27, 2020 7:58am
Reviews / Album
Glass Animals - Dreamland
Rose-tinted nostalgia for the perfect summer.
August 6, 2020 8:00am
Features / Interviews
Panic Prevention: Denai Moore
Denai Moore could never have guessed when she was writing new LP ‘Modern Dread’ how prescient her fears might turn out to be. A bold, unapologetic next step, its arrival couldn’t be more timely.
July 10, 2020 2:01pm
Reviews / Album
Denai Moore - Modern Dread
These are songs to dance to at the end of the world.
July 2, 2020 8:00am
Reviews / EP / Neu
Remi Wolf – I’m Allergic To Dogs
Roll on that album.
June 25, 2020 7:59am
Features / Interviews
Phoebe Bridgers: Conversations With Friends
With her smart, self-deprecating take on indie-folk, Phoebe Bridgers has become one of the world’s most in-demand singer-songwriters. Who knew that being professionally sad could make you so happy?
June 8, 2020 2:30pm