Ray of Light: Arlo Parks
With her gorgeous debut ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’, Arlo Parks is offering up a glimpse of hope in the darkness, just when we need it most.
17th February 2021
Interviews
Ivorian Doll: “People like that unapologetic person and that’s what I put out every day”
From online personality to drill superstar-in-the-making, Ivorian Doll is charging forward and taking no prisoners.
16th February 2021
Together In Electronic Dreams: Bicep
Bicep’s ‘Isles’ is the ultimate anti-2021 release: an electronic record made for the club that celebrates cultural unity and diversity. It’s exactly the album to give us all some much-needed hope.
15th February 2021
Phoenix from the Flames: slowthai
This time last year, slowthai’s name was in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Now, on second LP ‘TYRON’, we find an artist facing his demons but coming out fighting.
12th February 2021
Get To Know… Speedboat
Their debut EP ‘Split The Bill’ is out today!
12th February 2021
Get To Know… Otzeki
Sharing new single ‘Unthunk’ today, meet the experimental electronic duo.
9th February 2021
Girl To The Front: Pale Waves
On Pale Waves’ forthright second album, Heather Baron-Gracie is stepping up as the leader she’d always hinted she could be. ‘Who Am I?’ — the answer might be more complex than they first suggested.
5th February 2021
Get To Know… Sun June
Their new album ‘Somewhere’ is out now!
5th February 2021
Get To Know… Kings Elliot
Sharing a new video for ‘Dancing Alone’ today, meet the London-via-Switzerland songwriter.
4th February 2021
Get To Know… Powfu
With a viral hit already under his belt, meet the genre-blending future superstar.
4th February 2021
Get To Know… Raissa
Her debut EP ‘HEROGIRL’ arrives later this year!
3rd February 2021
Get To Know… LUMER
With their debut EP ‘Disappearing Act’ out now, meet the Yorkshire post-punks.
29th January 2021
Get To Know… Kynsy
Her debut EP ‘Things That Don’t Exist’ is out now!
28th January 2021
Squid: “We have ended up making a really fucking weird record”
Drawing inspiration from sci-fi, creating musical faux-seances and emerging with a debut that’s “really fucking weird”, did you ever really expect Squid to toe the party line?
25th January 2021
Get To Know… LOVA
With her debut album ‘Grown-ish’ out now, meet Sweden’s newest pop talent.
22nd January 2021
girl in red: “There’s some crazy shit going down on this album”
With a huge fan base itching to discover Marie Ulven’s world in red, the result looks set to cement the singer as an icon of young, confessional pop.
21st January 2021
Get To Know… DEADLETTER
With new track ‘Fall of the Big Screen’ out now, meet the South London-via-Yorkshire post-punk outfit.
21st January 2021
Julien Baker: “I spent a lot of time re-evaluating who I was as a person”
Working on new album ‘Little Oblivions’ during some much-needed time off, Julien Baker found herself reflecting on her place in the world, and creating her most striking record yet.
18th January 2021
Get To Know… Dameer
Sharing new song ‘Amar Jaan’ today, meet the rising Dhaka-born star.
15th January 2021
Get To Know… Sports
Returning with new single ‘The Look’, get to know the Oklahoma duo.
15th January 2021
Fresh Start Fever: You Me At Six
Almost fifteen years and seven albums in, You Me At Six finally feel as though they’ve made their defining statement.
14th January 2021
Phoebe Bridgers on 2020, Grammy nominations and making DIY’s Album of the Year
In a year of next to no live music and with a planet in turmoil, Phoebe’s second album ‘Punisher’ managed to cut through and embrace the chaos of 2020 and cement her as the voice of a new generation.
22nd December 2020
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.
21st December 2020
Rina Sawayama: “Us pop girls are really trying to lift 2020 in the only way we can!”
We catch up with pop’s biggest new star to dig into her game-changing 2020.
18th December 2020
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.