The Neu Bulletin (15th January 2015)
DIY’s daily new music tips, featuring Fallow Deer, Stalls and Alex Jefferies.
15th January 2015
Features
Ten highlights from Caribou’s 1000-song, monster mixtape
DIY filters through a musical history of Dan Snaith to provide standouts amongst the thousand in ‘The Longest Mixtape’.
15th January 2015
Pushing the boat out: When musicians try other careers
From 50 Cent changing the face of water to Brian Harvey doing political activism, Euan L Davidson explores the world of musicians outside the stage.
15th January 2015
5 to watch: Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015
The annual festival of new bands and festival movers and shakers offers up a new batch of future summer stars.
14th January 2015
Set the record straight: Panda Bear’s ‘Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper’
Noah Lennox gives a guide to the songs and the themes behind his new LP.
13th January 2015
The Neu Bulletin (13th January 2015)
DIY’s daily new music tips, featuring Bloody Knees and Julian Earle.
13th January 2015
Track by track: Dan Mangan + Blacksmith - Club Meds
Get to know the depths of the social commentary on Dan Mangan’s latest LP, thanks to the man himself.
13th January 2015
Cheatahs change their spots: “We’re quite self-sufficient”
In a converted office block two doors down from MI5, Cheatahs crafted their most experimental offering to date. Now they’re itching to finally get out of the studio.
12th January 2015
So You Think You Know… Animal Collective
From lesser-known side-projects to jellyfish documentaries: we delve deep into the adventureland of Animal Collective.
12th January 2015
Diagrams visits China
Diagrams recently visited China, where he spent five weeks collaborating with local musicians — here’s a photo diary of his time there.
11th January 2015
Pinch, punch, first of the month: Oh Wonder
There’s been no rulebook and no great masterplan — so why are these two being lauded as discovering a “genius” way to release albums? It’s all in the timing.
9th January 2015
Elvis Depressedly: “In Christianity, it’s kind of like a big pro wrestling match between Satan and Jesus”
On his ‘New Alhambra’ album, Mat Cothran makes an album inspired by both Christianity and wrestling. Surely it’s one of the first to do so. He speaks to Tom Walters.
9th January 2015
What we learned from the BBC Sound of 2015
Grime’s here to stay, hats don’t harm acclaim and other lessons from the influential poll.
9th January 2015
Tracks: Years & Years, Fall Out Boy & More
DIY writers pick out their favourite new songs from the last seven days.
9th January 2015
The Neu Bulletin (8th January 2015)
DIY’s daily new music recommendations, featuring Get Inuit, H. Grimace and Honey Moon.
8th January 2015
Life after death: Could Death Grips’ continued existence be the latest of their artistic statements?
With the experimental rap troupe’s corpse continuing to drop new material, could they be making a statement on the demise of the demise?
8th January 2015
The Neu Bulletin (7th January 2015)
Vagabon and YAK feature in DIY’s daily batch of new music tips.
7th January 2015
Braids: “We didn’t see anybody else, or interact much with our normal lives”
Post-‘Deep in the Iris” release, David Zammitt finds a band in song, realising their potential and discovering their voice. Here they explain how isolation played a part.
6th January 2015
The Neu Bulletin (6th January 2015)
DIY previews every band playing tonight’s Hello 2015 show at London’s The Old Blue Last, plus we recommend Portland band Divers.
6th January 2015
6 of the best quotes from Raury, the epitome of confidence
As the BBC heap praise on this sure-to-be 2015 star, we examine some of the madder things this newcomer’s already said.
6th January 2015
Bop English: “My bills on this recording started to get unreasonable”
White Denim’s James Petralli keeps his motifs as a solo artist — he speaks to Danny Wright about why he’s been planning an album of his own for years.
5th January 2015
Twin Shadow, on overcoming depression and why he left 4AD to embrace his pop side
George Lewis Jr.‘s major label move hasn’t been short of difficulties — he speaks to David Zammitt about why he “really, really wanted to switch” homes.
5th January 2015
The Neu Bulletin (5th January 2015)
DIY delivers new music tips from ESC and Mal Devisa.
5th January 2015
Get Excited About… 2015
DIY picks out 11 absolute certainties that look set to define the next year, from huge shows to big-name LPs.
5th January 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.