Rebecca Black: Brand New Eyes

More than a decade on from the viral track that first made her name, Rebecca Black is no longer just the ​‘Friday’ girl — she’s ready to take on the pop stratosphere every day of the week.

22nd February 2023

The Infamous Five: Shame

‘Food For Worms’ might find Shame touting their most melodic wares yet, but as they strap back in for more tours and trouble, don’t expect the South London jokesters to get serious any time soon…

20th February 2023

Redemption Song: The Murder Capital

Pulling themselves forcefully out of the mires of grief that defined their debut, on ​‘Gigi’s Recovery’ The Murder Capital are banding together, linking arms and looking towards the light.

17th February 2023

Bittersweet Symphony: Samia

On second album ​‘Honey’, Samia is staking her claim to join the confessional singer-songwriter elite. ​“I feel like hope is the saddest human emotion,” she explains.

15th February 2023

Squid Games

Readying the follow-up to ​‘Bright Green Field’ with a prolonged period of experimentation, a work-in-progress live tour and a little help from Tom Jones, Squid are diving back in for a second round.

13th February 2023

Tracks: Squid, Jessie Ware, PinkPantheress & more

The biggest and best of this week’s new music.

10th February 2023

Blondshell: “I didn’t hold back on the size of my anger, my sadness, my longing”

Permitting herself to write with extreme, undiluted honesty for the first time, Sabrina Teitelbaum’s forthcoming debut is an outpouring of emotion to cling onto.

7th February 2023

This Is Us: Paramore

Reunited after a much-needed self-care time out, ​‘This Is Why’ finds Hayley Williams, Zac Farro and Taylor York embracing the core of the band and fully owning their place at the top of the podium.

6th February 2023

RAYE: Unshackled

With her long-overdue ​‘My 21st Century Blues’ finally coming into the world, it’s a chance for RAYE to exorcise her demons and reclaim her power once and for all.

3rd February 2023

Tracks: slowthai, Zara Larsson, Willie J Healey and more

The biggest and best of this week’s new music.

27th January 2023

Tracks: Paramore, Måneskin, Young Fathers and more

The biggest and best of this week’s new music.

13th January 2023

DIY’s Tracks of 2022

From The 1975 to Shygirl; Arctic Monkeys to Ethel Cain; Yeah Yeah Yeahs to My Chemical Romance, here are the tracks we had on repeat this year.

22nd December 2022

Class of 2023: KEG

Residing in the madcap midpoint where The Fall meets, er, Mr. Farts, the London-via-Brighton septet are a party in and of themselves.

22nd December 2022

Turnstile: In The Afterglow

Arena shows, Grammy nominations, famous new fans: the hardcore band of the year reflect on a 2022 that blew everything up.

20th December 2022

Class of 2023: The Dinner Party

Without a note of music released, this quintet have already supported The Rolling Stones and become London’s buzziest word-of-mouth new band. Are they THAT exciting? Well, actually, yes…

20th December 2022

Class of 2023: flowerovlove

Brimming with confidence (and with a trajectory that proves she’s probably right to be feeling good about herself), teen pop sensation Joyce Cisse is aiming for world domination.

16th December 2022

Festive Tracks 2022: Phoebe Bridgers, Lizzo, The Linda Lindas and more

Who could possibly say ​“Bah, humbug!” to this lot.

16th December 2022

Class of 2023: Doechii

Embodying the resilient spirit of the character she created at her lowest ebb, the Florida-born rapper is coming out fighting and ready to take her place at music’s top table.

15th December 2022

Class of 2023: FLO

R&B‑pop;’s brightest new hopes, Renée Downer, Jorja Douglas and Stella Quaresma are breaking out of their ​‘Cardboard Box’ and reaching for superstardom.

14th December 2022

Jockstrap: “We wanted to make something that felt right to us but that also felt as accessible as possible”

Being crowned our Best Album of 2022, Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye reflect on the impact of ​‘I Love You Jennifer B’.

12th December 2022

DIY’s Albums of 2022

From debut LPs to grand returns, here are our fave records from the last 12 months.

12th December 2022

Tracks: 100 gecs, Metallica, Ben Gregory and more

Wallice, PinkPantheress and the curiously-named Jealous Nostril also feature in this week’s round-up of new music.

5th December 2022

Tracks: Jelani Blackman, serpentwithfeet, Jazmin Bean & more

Get your ears around some of the best new songs to come out this week.

25th November 2022

Phoenix: Night At The Museum

For their seventh album, Phoenix decided to put the art into art-pop, decamping to the Louvre to create a record steeped in experimentation and forward-motion.

23rd November 2022