Jaws in the studio: “We wrote a lot of bloody songs for this record”
Now that the Birmingham trio have completed work on their follow-up to ‘Be Slowly’, the band’s Connor Schofield offers up a few details.
1st May 2016
Interviews
Rip it up and start again: Biffy Clyro
The Scottish trio are tearing up their own rulebook for album seven.
30th April 2016
The Kills: “This feeling of completeness - with art, that’s a big thing”
Mishaps, mayhem, and Vladimir Putin – it’s an unusual backdrop for an album to say the least. Then again, The Kills have never played by the rules.
29th April 2016
The Wytches: “Our writing process is so fucked”
As the Brighton force ready their second album, this weekend they play two secret shows in an abandoned warehouse. Not exactly low-key, then. They speak to Ali Shutler.
28th April 2016
Black is the warmest colour: Eagulls
With new album ‘Ullages’, Eagulls are adding more shades to their dark and gloomy colour palette.
25th April 2016
Blood Red Shoes: “We had a lot of false starts trying to write the next album”
To the outside world, it may seem like the Brighton duo have been ‘rather quiet’ lately; obviously, that’s not the case at all. Drummer Steven Ansell fills us in on what’s been happening for the band.
20th April 2016
Dreaming spires: Hudson Scott
This Oxford newcomer’s got mates in massive places, but Hudson Scott’s proving he soars his highest when he’s flying solo.
18th April 2016
Katy B: “I see this album as a multi-genre rave”
Pulling together producers from the UK underground to global chart-toppers for new album ‘Honey’, Katy B is giving back to the scene that gave her life.
18th April 2016
Cate Le Bon: “I thought people might think it’s a concept album about crabs!”
Letting loose with wild, surreal ideas, ‘Crab Day’ is this Welsh musician’s most bonkers record yet.
14th April 2016
Pumarosa: “We try and work everyone up into a euphoric state”
From eccentric soap inventors to Italian hermits; everyone is getting caught up in the magnetic cult of Pumarosa.
13th April 2016
JAWS: The Art Of Simplicity
Keen to trade in their beachy, sunny-side-up sound for something more concrete, JAWS don’t just tighten up on their second album. ‘Simplicity’ is a total reinvention.
11th April 2016
Get to know Holy Now, the Gothenburg group mixing euphoria with insomnia
Four-piece are readying a new single, ‘Wake Up’, on UK label Beech Coma.
7th April 2016
Rolling In The Deap: the return of Deap Vally is nigh
With their second album ‘Femejism’ incoming, we’re getting awfully excited about the return of the thrashing twosome.
7th April 2016
LUH: “For a long time after WU LYF, I didn’t really wanna make music”
This is the beginning of a ‘new Lyf’ for Ellery James Roberts. But there’s a lot to do before his fancy-sounding “conceptual lifestyle brand” takes over.
5th April 2016
Drenge talk jazz covers bands, “waning self integrity” and Periscoping baglama players in Turkey
Eoin Loveless joins DIY’s 50th issue celebrations with an all-new chat.
4th April 2016
Metronomy: “I feel incredibly proud of what I’ve been able to do”
Joe Mount’s been here from the beginning — he featured in the first ever issue of DIY! With that in mine, we invited him along to our 50th party for a natter.
4th April 2016
CHVRCHES: “Creating a community and supporting other musicians is really important”
The Scots found some downtime during their quest for world domination to help DIY celebrate our 50th issue.
4th April 2016
WALL: “We just started it as fun and it’s gotten really real”
From Texas creatives to New York rockers, nothing’s going to stop the force that is WALL.
31st March 2016
Clean Cut Kid: “I’m looking forward to the record showing people what we really are”
Despite their fair share of hiccups and hurdles, this Liverpudlian quartet are planning for 2016 to be their year.
31st March 2016
Acting Class: Parquet Courts
Over the past five years, Parquet Courts have avoided photography, taken vows of silence and subverted the idea of being a musician. Now they’re taking a look at performance.
29th March 2016
White Denim: “If the record didn’t turn out good we probably would have just hung it up“
A whirlwind couple of years saw White Denim’s future under threat. Steve Terebecki tells Charlie Mock how they kept it together.
24th March 2016
Without a hitch: The Joy Formidable
After years of incessant touring, The Joy Formidable cut themselves off from the world to make LP3 — the result, ‘Hitch’, is their most confident and varied effort yet.
23rd March 2016
Mura Masa: Love for That
Currently squirreled away in the middle of nowhere writing his debut album, this Guernsey producer is going to be Mura-Massive.
15th March 2016
In Control: AlunaGeorge
No one could’ve predicted AlunaGeorge’s path, but one thing’s crystal clear: they’re more than ready to unveil their second album.
15th March 2016
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.