Class of 2024: Gretel Hänlyn

Pushing her witty, gothic storytelling into evermore adventurous territory with each release, the West London singer is striving for originality above all.

22nd December 2023

Class of 2024: Heartworms

Cheltenham’s Jojo Orme is creating arresting, emotional collages using gothic post-punk soundscapes and her theatrical spoken word delivery.

21st December 2023

Class of 2024: Antony Szmierek

Armed with spoken word songs that celebrate the beauty in the everyday, the Manchester poet is ticking off career milestones seemingly by the minute.

20th December 2023

Class of 2024: Picture Parlour

Crashing into life with debut single ​‘Norwegian Wood’ back in the peak of summer, Picture Parlour have had a rollercoaster 2023 full of hype-ridden highs and troll-fuelled troubles. Emerging with their heads more firmly in the game than ever, there’s little that can stop them now.

19th December 2023

Class of 2024: STONE

Liverpool’s next great guitar hopes, heading into their debut LP with raucous energy and creative hunger to spare.

18th December 2023

Class of 2024: Katie Gregson-Macleod

With a viral, life-changing hit in her back pocket, and a knack for writing witty but intimate vignettes of life and love, the Inverness singer is focussed on the long game.

17th December 2023

Class of 2024: METTE

A solo project with expansive ideas, METTE is the multimodal artist making existentialism exciting.

16th December 2023

Class of 2024: HotWax

Having honed a reputation as a must-see live band, HotWax are pushing forward as one of guitar music’s brightest new sparks.

15th December 2023

Class of 2024: Divorce

Penning evocative indie-country-punk-whatever explorations on the human condition, the Nottingham quartet have already got Self Esteem in their corner — it’s probably time to join her.

14th December 2023

Class of 2024: hemlocke springs

With this year’s debut EP ​‘going… going… GONE!’, hemlocke springs has firmly bid farewell to normality and stepped into a world of offbeat technicolour performance.

13th December 2023

Class of 2024: Big Special

Weaving vulnerable tales of everyday life into their vital brand of soulful but fiery punk, meet the Midlands duo that are living up to their name.

12th December 2023

Class of 2024: Fat Dog

Cemented as 2023’s most chaotic breakthrough live band, this South London quintet are putting their paw prints on a debut LP — all with their trusty dog mask-wearing drummer in tow.

11th December 2023

The Great DIY Debate 2023

We gathered a bunch of DIY faves in one room to look back at the highlights and big music moments of the past year.

1st December 2023

Sprints: Anger Management

Channelling trauma into righteous rage, on their debut album ​‘Letter To Self’ Dublin punks Sprints are finding catharsis in community.

29th November 2023

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes: Betting On Themselves

After the frenzied blitz of 2021’s ​‘Sticky’, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are emerging with a reflective, grand statement on fifth album ​‘Dark Rainbow’.

27th November 2023

O.: “We’ve literally been working on getting fitter and stronger to play the music”

What do you get if you cross a drum kit with a saxophone? Surprise tours, frenetic live shows, and a potential fitness DVD…

21st November 2023

Paris Paloma: “One of the reasons I was drawn to songwriting was the impulse to feel heard”

With a visceral viral hit already under her belt, meet the singer-songwriter painting rich, multifaceted portraits of womanhood with her songs.

20th November 2023

Gas In The Tangk: IDLES

Launching LP5 with a sweaty secret show and a massive new single, IDLES are turning the ignition key on ​‘TANGK’: an album all about love.

17th November 2023

Mary In The Junkyard: “We go wild on stage now; we’ve become much less reserved”

The yeti-loving, instrument-making, word-of-mouth trio, taking the buzz overground.

16th November 2023

Sleater-Kinney: Bound Together

During the making of new album ​‘Little Rope’, a personal tragedy would floor Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker. Through the bonds of friendship and creativity, however, they channelled it into a record of ultimate catharsis.

13th November 2023

Tkay Maidza: Calm Before The Storm

Relocating to the other side of the world and fighting to find her feet — and herself — again, Tkay Maidza’s second album is the definition of ​‘Sweet Justice’.

10th November 2023

Focal Point: Jelani Blackman

A steady ascent has seen Jelani Blackman pick up famous collaborators from Gorillaz to Ghetts along the way, but with debut LP ​‘The Heart Of It’, the Londoner is standing front and centre.

9th November 2023

Robbie Williams on reaching out to Lewis Capaldi and mental health in the music industry: “I was berated and belittled and told to pull my socks up”

Speaking candidly to DIY and others ahead of his new Netflix documentary, the pop legend also spoke about his biggest career regrets.

4th November 2023

Fazerdaze: “I feel a lot less worried about what people think now”

Just as she embarks on her latest UK/EU tour, we catch up with the New Zealand artist to talk through what her new era holds.

2nd November 2023