Contributor Jenessa Williams
Features / Interviews
Shades In Between: Moses Sumney
With the second part of ambitious, affective new album ‘græ’ completing his latest statement, Moses Sumney is defying categorisation and, instead, celebrating the beauty of the indefinable.
May 15, 2020 2:45pm
Reviews / Album
Moses Sumney - græ
Complex, unconventional and ultimately, essential.
May 14, 2020 8:00am
Reviews / EP
Little Simz - Drop 6
A glorious postcard from an unprecedented global moment, and a wonderful teaser for what is to come.
May 8, 2020 6:39pm
Features / Interviews
Animal Magnetism: Glass Animals
When drummer Joe was involved in a traumatic accident in 2018, the future seemed uncertain. But, less than two years later, the band are back with a new outlook and a renewed sense of optimism.
April 20, 2020 10:51am
Features / Interviews
Safe In Sound: Purity Ring
Determined to break the cycle of relentless touring and recording, the five-year process of ‘Womb’ has been something of a leisurely pursuit. A certified homebody, Megan James wouldn’t change a thing.
April 14, 2020 10:15am
Reviews / Album
Cavetown - Sleepyhead
There’s enough about Cavetown to keep fans around for the ride.
March 26, 2020 7:53am
Reviews / Album
Låpsley - Through Water
A solid evolution that bodes incredibly well for wherever she swims to next.
March 19, 2020 8:00am
Reviews / Album
James Righton - The Performer
A potent mix of influences, it manages to sound equally focused and effortless.
March 19, 2020 7:53am
Reviews / Live
Orlando Weeks Tugs On Northern Heartstrings At Leeds’ City Varieties
You cannot help but wish him the world.
March 9, 2020 2:19pm
Reviews / Album
Caroline Rose - Superstar
Her ascent to superstardom isn’t impossible - it just might take a little longer than planned.
March 5, 2020 7:50am
Reviews / Live
A birthday party for their classic record reveals Los Campesinos! to be as cathartically relevant as ever
Few bands incite forever friendship quite like Los Campesinos!
February 17, 2020 2:06pm
Features / Interviews
Albums of 2020: Phoebe Bridgers
The prolific singer-songwriter is heading into her hugely-anticipated second solo LP with a little help from her friends…
February 17, 2020 1:00pm
Features / Interviews
Tame Impala: Slow and Steady Wins The Race
Having beaten down the self-doubt that comes with following up a crossover hit, Kevin Parker returns with Tame Impala’s long-awaited fourth record ‘The Slow Rush’. Thank god for label deadlines…
January 31, 2020 12:00pm
Reviews / Album
Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
For those who’ve held on in hope of their return, the rewards are fruitful.
January 16, 2020 7:57am
Reviews / Album
Georgia - Seeking Thrills
As an embodiment of where one of the UK’s most exciting voices is currently at, you couldn’t ask for much more.
January 9, 2020 7:57am
Features
DIY’s Albums of the Year 2019
Team DIY pick out their favourite records from the year.
December 20, 2019 10:00am
Features / Interviews
Class of 2020: Biig Piig
Fusing intimate music with buckets of personality and a multicultural background, this Piig’s got Biig plans.
December 10, 2019 3:34pm
Reviews / Album
Jack Peñate - After You
Something of a fever dream, an electric span of ideas that flit from one to the other.
November 28, 2019 7:56am
Reviews / Album
Kele - 2042
By holding a mirror up to society, ‘2042’ encourages us all to keep fighting the good fight.
November 7, 2019 7:59am
Features / Interviews
Party For One: Kele Okereke
Following a recent foray back with the old gang, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is returning with new solo album ‘2042’ - a searing look at race, identity and culpability.
October 25, 2019 2:51pm