Making a splash: Wet
This Massachusetts trio cut through the fog with vital pop songs. But first thing’s first — how the hell did they get the @wet Twitter handle?
2nd January 2016
Interviews
Animal Collective in the studio: “We used the word punchy, we wanted a physical space”
A melting pot of dinosaurs, paddling pools, and cubist art, this Baltimore band’s next steps are as experimental as ever.
29th December 2015
Biffy Clyro in the studio: “We’re really trying to fuck with the sound of what we do”
It’s been almost three years since Biffy Clyro shifted the musical landscape with ‘Opposites’. Now they’re working on its follow-up, they’re aiming for something wildly different.
27th December 2015
BØRNS: “There’s a lot of room for being a pop star and still letting yourself get weird”
The Taylor Swift-backed LA resident takes stock of a breakthrough year.
20th December 2015
Rat Boy races ahead with DIY Class of 2016 party set
This month’s cover star played an exclusive party at London’s Ace Hotel.
18th December 2015
SOAK: “I don’t know what I expected to happen”
Debut albums and Mercury nods would change most people for good. Not Bridie. A year on, she’s still hiding in bins.
16th December 2015
Marika Hackman: “I’m very much in a different place”
From releasing her debut, to tolerating DIY’s dreadful Maraca Hackman puns, Marika’s had a mad old 2015. We catch up to take stock.
16th December 2015
From metal to madness - Sun Club: “We changed our band name every week”
Baltimore group took on various incarnations before landing on their excitable pop. They speak to Jess Goodman.
11th December 2015
All systems go: VANT
From growing up in a punk band to inciting mosh pits at half past eight on a Tuesday night, VANT are ready for the charge.
11th December 2015
The Magic Gang: “Limewire’s making a comeback!”
People flock towards The Magic Gang without these four even asking for fandom. That’ll continue in 2016.
11th December 2015
Creeper: “We’re just counting our lucky stars”
Endless touring and record deals aren’t the only reason Creeper are gaining momentum: it’s time to join the escape, and bear witness to their “sincere pantomime.”
11th December 2015
El Vy: “It’s an album of guilty pleasures without the guilt”
The National’s Matt Berninger and Menomena’s Brent Knopf have joined forces for a debut album.
10th December 2015
The Japanese House: “I still get really nervous”
A future-pop sensation with the momentum to break free of the blogs, each of Amber Bain’s baby steps has been a giant leap forward.
10th December 2015
Get in line for Formation
Cries of DFA and “more cowbell!” defined Formation’s earliest steps. Will and Matt Ritson just keep on experimenting, and increasingly, there’s no pigeon-holing this duo.
10th December 2015
Black Honey share new track ‘Mothership’
It’s the b‑side to their last single ‘Corrine’.
10th December 2015
Bring Me the Horizon: The future is now
From scrappy metalcore to arena-ready anthems, Bring Me The Horizon have had quite the career. Now, it’s time to step even further away from their former selves.
9th December 2015
The time is Nao: “I sing into my cupboard”
After teaming up with everyone from A.K Paul to Disclosure this year, Nao’s traded perfection in favour of soul.
9th December 2015
The Big Moon: “Never in a hundred years would I go to the moon”
It’s been a chaotic 2015 for this London four-piece, and things are only set to get madder.
9th December 2015
INHEAVEN: “We’ll hit the ground running in the new year”
Fresh from the Neu Tour, INHEAVEN have a “taste for blood” and they’re ready to take over.
9th December 2015
Turn it up: The no-nonsense bolshiness of VANT
Mattie Vant speaks his mind about the big topics, and he’s only going to get louder. He speaks ahead of the Neu Tour 2015.
8th December 2015
The Big Moon: “We’re all like these tiny dinosaurs hatching out of eggs”
Snack-obsessed, these four Londoners are also ‘Sucker’’s for a good hook. They talk to DIY ahead of the Neu Tour 2015.
8th December 2015
Julian Casablancas’ favourite new band? INHEAVEN gear up for the Neu Tour
After months in the shadows, this shoegaze-inclined group are stepping to the fore. They talk to DIY ahead of the Neu Tour 2015.
8th December 2015
Yak attack: “We like it to sound a bit crunchy and nasty”
A furious whirlwind with a penchant for drone-notes and noise, there’s a zest to Yak’s psychedelia that defies their nonchalance.
7th December 2015
Here to stay: Alessia Cara
A pop megastar in waiting with Taylor Swift’s backing before she’s even released a debut album — Alessia Cara is here.
7th December 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.