Contributor Joe Goggins

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Harkin - Harkin

Debuts are rarely this refined.

April 23, 2020 7:57am

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Sébastien Tellier - Domesticated

The killer instinct that defines his best work is missing here.

April 23, 2020 7:50am

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Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia

A vibrant, accessible introduction to her boundary-defying body of work.

April 16, 2020 7:56am

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M Ward - Migration Stories

It might be his most impressionistic yet.

April 2, 2020 7:58am

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Nap Eyes - Snapshot of a Beginner

Another smartly-crafted step forward.

March 26, 2020 7:55am

Features / Interviews

Parting The Clouds: Waxahatchee

Recently sober and having taken an extended period away from the road to recalibrate it’s with a clear head and fresh perspective that Waxahatchee returns with country-influenced new LP ‘Saint Cloud’.

March 25, 2020 1:48pm

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Catholic Action - Celebrated by Strangers

Catholic Action have tapped into a special vein of form here.

March 19, 2020 7:56am

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Disq - Collector

Something special has been allowed to flourish organically in Madison.

March 5, 2020 7:57am

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Mush - 3D Routine

As debuts go, this is an impressive mission statement.

February 13, 2020 7:56am

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Finding Sanctuary: Gengahr

Gengahr’s Felix Bushe reflects on the rocky road towards their third record, ‘Sanctuary’, and how it’s been the best thing they’ve done yet.

January 30, 2020 6:05pm

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Nelson Can - So Long Desire

Nelson Can have demonstrated a hitherto unseen ambition with ‘So Long Desire’.

January 30, 2020 7:50am

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…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - X: The Godless Void And Other Stories

January 16, 2020 7:55am

Features

DIY’s Albums of the Year 2019

Team DIY pick out their favourite records from the year.

December 20, 2019 10:00am

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Class of 2020: Walt Disco

Theatrical and aesthetically-minded, Walt Disco aren’t just thinking about making brilliantly weird pop music - they’re concentrating on the whole expressive package.

December 12, 2019 6:31pm

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The Better and Better Land: Fontaines DC

Since the release of ‘Dogrel’, Fontaines DC have been on an unstoppable upwards trajectory. As they prepare to close out 2019 with a sold-out tour, we check in with the breakthrough band of the year.

November 20, 2019 4:26pm

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Drones Club - Big World

It is not punchy, inventive or original. Instead, it’s deeply anaemic.

November 7, 2019 7:50am

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Positive Destruction: Pumarosa

Upon the release of their debut album, Pumarosa’s world was turned upside down and not in the way they expected. With follow-up ‘Devastation’, they’re taking that part of their history and owning it.

October 28, 2019 1:35pm