Lizzy McAlpine: Wising Up

Thrust into the spotlight via a moment of unexpected viral success, Lizzy McAlpine is making firm choices on third album ​‘Older’: a record that prioritises artistry over chasing fame.

6th April 2024

Ugly: “We were curious to see how far our interest in ritual performance could be stretched into something resembling ‘song’”

The Cambridge six-piece share a track-by-track guide to their anticipated debut EP, ​‘Twice Around The Sun’.

4th April 2024

Bob Vylan: Independent’s Day

Back with a more holistic, introspective bang on their third album ​‘Humble As The Sun’, London DIY grime-punks Bob Vylan are choosing to balance anger with optimism. But as their words will attest, they haven’t lost any of their political bite.

2nd April 2024

Kneecap: “[Our gigs are] an opportunity to inspire people and show them that language isn’t a barrier”

Meet the Gaels who just want to have fun (and change a few minds while they’re at it).

27th March 2024

Lynks: Let’s Ride

A gender non-conforming, performance art-embracing pop maverick, Lynks has spent the early part of their career pushing every envelope available. With sexy, saucy and singular debut ​‘Abomination’, they’re creating a space like no other.

26th March 2024

Blu DeTiger: All About That Bass

Having cut her teeth as the alt-pop A‑list’s favourite bassist-for-hire, Blu DeTiger is stepping into her main character era with debut album ​‘All I Ever Want Is Everything’.

25th March 2024

Panic Shack: “We took a couple of mini-breaks to focus purely on writing, and let’s just say they were very fruitful”

Ahead of their turn headlining SON Estrella Galicia’s Brighton knees up this weekend, we catch up with Welsh party starters Panic Shack to find out more about what they’ve been cooking up in the studio.

22nd March 2024

Big Special and HotWax: The DIY Now + Next Tour Preview

We chat to the two red hot bands from our Class of 2024 — Big Special and HotWax — who are heading out on the road next month to headline DIY’s Now + Next Tour 2024.

21st March 2024

Waxahatchee: Let The Light In

On her sixth album ​‘Tigers Blood’, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield is distancing herself from her demons and embracing home in all its forms.

20th March 2024

Cosmorat: “Even if something really bad is going on, it’s still okay to go out with your friends and forget it”

The genre-hopping transatlantic trio, gooping their way to the top of this year’s must-see new live acts.

15th March 2024

Another Sky: How The Light Gets In

Upon the release of their second album ​‘Beach Day’, the band’s Catrin Vincent talks us through the anger, hurt and challenges that fed into the record, and the glimpses of hope they’ve felt as a result.

14th March 2024

Caity Baser: Life Lessons

Putting sassiness and self-worth firmly back on the pop menu, Caity Baser might still be a student in the school of life, but on new mixtape ​‘Still Learning’, she’s thriving.

12th March 2024

Women and Equalities Committee Misogyny in Music Report: What Comes Next?

We gathered a group of artists and industry professionals for a conversation about what they hope could be the next steps in addressing misogyny in music.

8th March 2024

Everything Everything: Human/Kind

Over the course of six albums, Everything Everything have confirmed their position as art-rock’s premier futurists. However for their seventh trick, ​‘Mountainhead’ sees the band retreating from the technological precipice and seeking (relative) simplicity.

7th March 2024

Green Day: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

The original daft punks are back with their 14th studio album ​‘Saviors’ and a renewed fire in their bellies. Lighting the torch paper once more to set the modern political landscape ablaze, there’s no band who do it quite like Green Day.

4th March 2024

Get To Know… EFÉ

The buzzy indie-pop aficionado who’s set to take 2024 by storm — her way.

28th February 2024

Bob Vylan: “This album is a lot more inspiring and hopeful”

We catch up with the powerful punk duo ahead of the release of their empowering new LP, ​‘Humble As The Sun’.

27th February 2024

SPIDER: “What feels authentic to me is telling [haters] to go fuck themselves”

Meet the fun but fearless artist, dead-set on creating more space for Black, female creatives in alternative music.

26th February 2024

Rachel Chinouriri: “I hope listeners feel a weight lifted off their shoulders”

Excavating trauma through the medium of indie-pop earworms, the London singer’s debut is set to be a multi-faceted, star-making turn.

23rd February 2024

MGMT: A Golden Age

With a new generation of listeners tuned into their next moves, MGMT are relishing the moment with an album — ​‘Loss Of Life’ — that looks for the light amongst the world’s darkness.

22nd February 2024

Remi Wolf: “I will always just do what I want; I don’t think I will ever conform”

Striding out onto the arenas of the world in support of musical juggernauts Paramore and Olivia Rodrigo, Remi is roadtesting an ambitious second record in equally massive fashion.

20th February 2024

serpentwithfeet: Let’s Get Physical

An album that prioritises intimacy and human sensation, ​‘GRIP’ finds serpentwithfeet simultaneously softer and stronger than ever.

19th February 2024

Lambrini Girls: “It’s about making people question themselves - I wanna piss some people off”

The modern successors to X‑Ray Spex, Lambrini Girls are on a mission to exorcise society’s demons, one mosh pit at a time.

16th February 2024

Declan McKenna: Beach Boy

With his alt-popstar status firmly cemented, Declan McKenna is spending the next portion of his career bending the term to his own shape. Third album ​‘What Happened To The Beach?’ finds the 25-year-old enjoying ​“creative spontaneity” and a deserved chunk of self-belief.

15th February 2024