Features

The Neu Bulletin (Fish, Temptress, Boys Forever & more)

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

15th June 2016

The fearless, family-led life of Loyle Carner

Family and heartbreak are centre stage in this Londoner’s work, but he’s doing his best to avoid “melancholy spiel.”

14th June 2016

The Staves: “We’re trying not to think about things too much”

The band play as part of Guy Garvey’s Meltdown tonight.

14th June 2016

How surprise albums shaped 2016’s agenda

Everyone’s at it, releasing the year’s biggest albums without warning. But what constitutes a ‘surprise release’, and who benefits from it?

14th June 2016

Wild Nothing: “I hope there’s a recognition of growth”

Returning after three years away, Jack Tatum crafted his best album yet in his New York apartment before letting it loose in Stockholm and Los Angeles.

13th June 2016

The Appleseed Cast: “I’m often amazed that any of our old fans have stuck with us”

Ahead of a UK tour, the influential indie group’s Christopher Crisci looks back on an ever-evolving nineteen year career.

13th June 2016

Traams talk their incoming Fluffer Pit Party show: “Anything can happen”

Ahead of this weekend’s London bash, we caught up with TRAAMS for a quick natter with the band’s Leigh Padley.

13th June 2016

Alan Shura’s Euro 2016 football wisdom

Ahead of Europe’s finest sporting tournament, we asked Man Utd fanatic Shura to turn football pundit.

10th June 2016

Guy Garvey: “First and foremost, I wanted the line-up to be good”

The Elbow main man spills on his curation of this year’s Meltdown.

10th June 2016

Tracks: Metronomy, Sleigh Bells & More

DIY writers pick out the biggest and best new songs from the last seven days.

10th June 2016

The Neu Bulletin (Savoy Motel, Alex Lahey, The Hour & more)

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

8th June 2016

Baby in Vain add fire to the flames

Thanks to The Kills, this Danish trio have big-deal support slots under their belt. But with a killer instinct, they want to go way bigger.

6th June 2016

PAWS: “we needed the space to get our shit together”

Touring burned out this Glasgow band, but they return stronger than ever with third record ‘No Grace’.

6th June 2016

Sigur Rós are entering an exciting new era

Primavera Sound got the first peek at an exciting new chapter for the Icelanders. With a new song and an all-new live show, the veterans are switching up their game.

6th June 2016

Track by Track: Mourn - Ha, Ha He

The Barcelona noise-makers talk us through their ace second record.

6th June 2016

Gengahr: “The hardest part of starting a band is finding people you work well with”

The Londoners take a break from the studio to let loose at DIY’s 50th issue party.

4th June 2016

Peace: “I’ve been sworn to secrecy, but we’re busy”

Frontman Harry Koisser stops by DIY’s 50th issue bonanza to talk steel drums, and accidentally inspiring Coldplay. Right then.

4th June 2016

Swim Deep: “We’re demanding a reaction”

The mind-bending mentalists were first through the door at DIY’s 50th issue party. No bag searches, you see.

4th June 2016

Bastille: It’s a wild world

Bastille’s journey over the past four years has been ridiculous, but they’re not content with looking back. Now, they march forward, bringing new album ‘Wild World’ with them.

3rd June 2016