Best Of 2017 The DIY List 2017: we wanna be in their gang

It’s bloody Christmas time again. A time, we agree, for unholy amounts of mince pies and wine, and more repeats of Love Actually than you can shake a red and white sugary stick at, but it’s also a time to reflect on the musical year that has been 2017.

From Oh My God debut albums making new British bands massive, to the year’s most anticipated returns being everything we wanted and more, to incredible acts of defiance against hatred, and, as always, healthy servings of bands doing things that simply made us say: ‘Errr, Say That Again Mate?’.

There’s been some pretty amazing moments this year. So many, in fact, that we’ve collated a hundred of them. We’re going to be sharing them across this week, highlighting some of our favourite festival moments, absolute bangers of singles, political moments that gave us hope, legends of the year and more, before ending up with our ten Big Ones of 2017: the bands and acts that made us laugh, cry, smile and dance the most this year.

Follow everything in The DIY List 2017 here.

Don’t call it a comeback.
The ‘i was there’ live moments of the year.
Errr, say that again mate?
Sound the horns, it’s an absolute banger.
Most notable first steps.
Political moments that gave us hope.
The times we left an important part of our brains somewhere in a field.

Collaborations are some of our favourite things here at DIY, seeing our faves combine at live shows or for brilliant link-up LPs. This year’s seen plenty of ‘em, and we’re delighted. From The Big Moon backing Marika Hackman on her five star-rated ‘I’m Not Your Man’ to Mark Ronson lending a hand to Queens Of The Stone Age’s ‘Villains’ behind the desk. With buzzy new labels Yala! and Dirty Hit also inspiring us this year, it’s safe to say that we wanna be in their gang.