Features

The Neu Bulletin (XVOTO, Raissa, Beaux and more!)

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

28th January 2021

Get To Know… Kynsy

Her debut EP ‘Things That Don’t Exist’ is out now!

28th January 2021

Rewatch our Hello 2021 show with Matilda Mann, Osquello and Sam Dotia!

Streamed straight to your living room from the state51 Factory.

27th January 2021

Squid: “We have ended up making a really fucking weird record”

Drawing inspiration from sci-fi, creating musical faux-seances and emerging with a debut that’s “really fucking weird”, did you ever really expect Squid to toe the party line?

25th January 2021

The Neu Bulletin (Yard Act, Tate McRae, Aiko Tomi and more!)

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

22nd January 2021

Get To Know… LOVA

With her debut album ‘Grown-ish’ out now, meet Sweden’s newest pop talent.

22nd January 2021

Tracks: Billie Eilish x Rosalía, Royal Blood, Hayley Williams and more

The biggest and best new music from the past fortnight.

22nd January 2021

girl in red: “There’s some crazy shit going down on this album”

With a huge fan base itching to discover Marie Ulven’s world in red, the result looks set to cement the singer as an icon of young, confessional pop.

21st January 2021

Get To Know… DEADLETTER

With new track ‘Fall of the Big Screen’ out now, meet the South London-via-Yorkshire post-punk outfit.

21st January 2021

Rewatch our Hello 2021 show with Sinead O’Brien, Yard Act and deep tan!

Streamed straight to your living room from the state51 Factory.

21st January 2021

Julien Baker: “I spent a lot of time re-evaluating who I was as a person”

Working on new album ‘Little Oblivions’ during some much-needed time off, Julien Baker found herself reflecting on her place in the world, and creating her most striking record yet.

18th January 2021

Get To Know… Dameer

Sharing new song ‘Amar Jaan’ today, meet the rising Dhaka-born star.

15th January 2021

Get To Know… Sports

Returning with new single ‘The Look’, get to know the Oklahoma duo.

15th January 2021

Fresh Start Fever: You Me At Six

Almost fifteen years and seven albums in, You Me At Six finally feel as though they’ve made their defining statement.

14th January 2021

Rewatch our Hello 2021 show with Master Peace, Pixey and Rose Gray!

Streamed straight to your living room from the state51 Factory.

13th January 2021

Tracks: Linkin Park x 100 gecs, Kings of Leon, slowthai and more

The biggest and best tracks of the past week, rounded up and reviewed.

8th January 2021

Rewatch our Hello 2021 show with Oscar Lang, Courting and moa moa!

Streamed straight to your living room from the state51 Factory.

6th January 2021

Phoebe Bridgers on 2020, Grammy nominations and making DIY’s Album of the Year

In a year of next to no live music and with a planet in turmoil, Phoebe’s second album ‘Punisher’ managed to cut through and embrace the chaos of 2020 and cement her as the voice of a new generation.

22nd December 2020

HAIM: “I’m really proud of us not listening to anyone. We really did not give a fuck”

Coming in at Number Four on DIY’s Albums of 2020 list, the HAIM sisters reflect on ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ and a year of masks, madness and crowing in your garden like a rooster.

21st December 2020