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Antony Szmierek on Jools Holland and his recent EP ‘Seasoning’ for DIY’s Class of 2024

Class of 2024: Antony Szmierek

Armed with spoken word songs that celebrate the beauty in the everyday, the Manchester poet is ticking off career milestones seemingly by the minute.

20th December 2023

DIY’s Essential New Christmas Tracks

If you just can’t handle any more Michael Bublé, never fear — we’ve got you covered.

19th December 2023

Picture Parlour on their breakout single ‘Norwegian Wood’ and industry plant accusations for DIY’s Class of 2024

Class of 2024: Picture Parlour

Crashing into life with debut single ‘Norwegian Wood’ back in the peak of summer, Picture Parlour have had a rollercoaster 2023 full of hype-ridden highs and troll-fuelled troubles. Emerging with their heads more firmly in the game than ever, there’s little that can stop them now.

19th December 2023

STONE on recent EP ‘punkadonk2’ for DIY’s Class of 2024

Class of 2024: STONE

Liverpool’s next great guitar hopes, heading into their debut LP with raucous energy and creative hunger to spare.

18th December 2023

Katie Gregson-Macleod on her latest EP ‘Big Red’

Class of 2024: Katie Gregson-Macleod

With a viral, life-changing hit in her back pocket, and a knack for writing witty but intimate vignettes of life and love, the Inverness singer is focussed on the long game.

17th December 2023

Class of 2024: METTE

A solo project with expansive ideas, METTE is the multimodal artist making existentialism exciting.

16th December 2023

HotWax on All Points East, touring with Royal Blood and their new EP ‘Invite me, kindly’

Class of 2024: HotWax

Having honed a reputation as a must-see live band, HotWax are pushing forward as one of guitar music’s brightest new sparks.

15th December 2023

Divorce on their recent EP ‘Heady Metal’ and having Self Esteem as a fan

Class of 2024: Divorce

Penning evocative indie-country-punk-whatever explorations on the human condition, the Nottingham quartet have already got Self Esteem in their corner — it’s probably time to join her.

14th December 2023

DIY’s 2023 Christmas Gift Guide!

Left all your seasonal spending ‘til the last minute? Never fear! DIY is here with our one-stop shop for all your present-buying needs.

14th December 2023

Hemlocke Springs on her debut EP ‘going… going… GONE!’ for DIY’s Class of 2024

Class of 2024: hemlocke springs

With this year’s debut EP ‘going… going… GONE!’, hemlocke springs has firmly bid farewell to normality and stepped into a world of offbeat technicolour performance.

13th December 2023

Big Special on their early singles and touring with Sleaford Mods for DIY’s Class of 2024

Class of 2024: Big Special

Weaving vulnerable tales of everyday life into their vital brand of soulful but fiery punk, meet the Midlands duo that are living up to their name.

12th December 2023

Fat Dog on ‘King of the Slugs’ and their upcoming debut album for DIY’s Class of 2024

Class of 2024: Fat Dog

Cemented as 2023’s most chaotic breakthrough live band, this South London quintet are putting their paw prints on a debut LP — all with their trusty dog mask-wearing drummer in tow.

11th December 2023

DIY’s Tracks of the Year 2023

From debut singles to established artists breaking bold new terrain, this is what’s dominated our collective headphones since January.

8th December 2023

DIY’s Albums of the Year 2023

It’s safe to say that it’s been a stellar twelve months on the musical front, but what have DIY’s writers had on repeat?

7th December 2023

The Great DIY Debate 2023

We gathered a bunch of DIY faves in one room to look back at the highlights and big music moments of the past year.

1st December 2023

From Arlo Parks to Fontaines DC: Looking back at ESNS Exchange over the past twenty years

As ESNS’s talent exchange programme celebrates its twentieth anniversary, our third feature runs through some of the success stories from 2017 to the present day.

30th November 2023

Sprints: Anger Management

Channelling trauma into righteous rage, on their debut album ‘Letter To Self’ Dublin punks Sprints are finding catharsis in community.

29th November 2023

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes talk new album ‘Dark Rainbow’

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes: Betting On Themselves

After the frenzied blitz of 2021’s ‘Sticky’, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are emerging with a reflective, grand statement on fifth album ‘Dark Rainbow’.

27th November 2023

Jazmin Bean talks forthcoming debut album ‘Traumatic Livelihood’ for DIY In Deep

Jazmin Bean: Survivor

Unbeknownst to the legion of fans who’ve watched Jazmin Bean’s rise to cult stardom, the singer’s life for almost a decade has been one filled with unimaginable horrors. On debut album ‘Traumatic Livelihood’, they’re finally ready to tell their story.

24th November 2023