Features

The Neu Bulletin (Cosmo Pyke, Hater, Dessert, Luxury Death & more)

DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.

16th November 2016

Aussie rules: Alex Lahey

This Australian newcomer’s songwriting is anything but ‘B‑Grade’.

15th November 2016

Chvrches: Leave a Trace

A year after releasing a banger-packed second album ‘Every Open Eye,’ Chvrches are operating in a whole new dimension.

14th November 2016

Pixxture perfect

This self-professed “over-thinker” writes complex, imaginative pop that explores just how ridiculous human beings really are.

12th November 2016

Facing forward: SLØTFACE

Dodging flying cartons of chocolate milkshake, and touring the world with their mums and four sweaty wigs in tow, Sløtface are also readying their debut album. Just a few plates to spin, then.

12th November 2016

Tracks (The xx, Los Campesinos!, Run the Jewels & More)

All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.

11th November 2016

Escape Artists Never Die: The Dillinger Escape Plan

After announcing their impending split, The Dillinger Escape Plan are hurtling towards their self-imposed finish line, spurred on by that ticking clock.

10th November 2016

Win tickets to see VANT play the Stand For Something Tour

The band are getting ready to tear up The Cluny when they play in Newcastle this weekend.

10th November 2016

Everything will be alright in the end: Slow Club

On their slow-burning fourth LP, Slow Club trade pop polish for mellow reflection.

8th November 2016

Looking back on The xx’s ‘xx’

A simple white cross that stamped itself on 2009’s ears, this London band’s debut album was a fully realised first outing unlike any other.

8th November 2016

The return of The xx might be their most cohesive moment to date

With details of new album ‘I See You’ creeping forth, and those teasers suggesting they’re stretching individual muscles like never before, it’s time to get very excited about album three.

8th November 2016

The future’s bright for Blaenavon

School’s been out for a while with this trio, and with a dark and intense debut album in tow, they’re ready to make their point.

7th November 2016

Shura: “I wanted to have this time capsule”

Now that her long-awaited album’s out in the open, Shura reveals just some of the finer details…

7th November 2016

Back again: The National

Now pros at headlining festivals, the Ohio five-piece are now the first band ever to be invited back to top the bill a second time at Latitude. Their return promises to be a bit special, too.

7th November 2016

ESTRONS: “when my life’s going alright, the songs are rubbish!”

When crazy things happen to ESTRONS, they write a song about it. Few hits are about ending up in a police cell, mind you.

5th November 2016

Tame Impala: we need to talk about Kevin

No one else has had a year quite like Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker. Contrary to reputation, though, he’s just taking it as it comes.

4th November 2016

Teleman: “I still sometimes feel a bit lost in the world”

‘Brilliant Sanity’ is a cocktail of ambition — and the London band have even invented a beverage to match it.

4th November 2016

Three terrifying nights with Show Me The Body

The indefinable New York troupe finally hit UK shores at the start of the year, taking in three furious London shows in three days. Neu was there to track the chaos.

4th November 2016

In The Studio: The Kills

Between tendon transplants, riding the Trans-Siberian Express and inviting chaos into the studio, it’s safe to say that The Kills took one hell of a journey to make their fifth album.

4th November 2016