Lenny: “I’d like to show young people that anything is possible”

Ahead of her visit to ESNS 2019, we spoke to the Czech singer about her key influences and career so far.

15th January 2019

Get To Know… Sistertalk

Ahead of their slot at DIY’s Hello 2019, get to know these intriguing Londoners.

15th January 2019

Happy Endings: Blaenavon

It’s been a long and bumpy road towards ​‘Everything That Makes You Happy’ for Blaenavon’s Ben Gregory but with the LP’s recent release he’s showing that something positive can come from struggle.

11th January 2019

Tracks: Radiohead, Lana Del Rey, Stella Donnelly & more

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

11th January 2019

Get To Know… Biig Piig

AKA Irish singer and rapper Jess Smyth.

10th January 2019

Get To Know… Jockstrap

Meet the student duo making delightfully disorientating pop.

8th January 2019

Mark Ronson: Pop’s Reluctant Superstar

He’s the multi-award winning author of some of the biggest songs of the decade. However, with the emotional ​‘Late Night Feelings’, Mark Ronson is making personal breakthroughs as well as professional.

7th January 2019

Join the dots: ALASKALASKA

The London jazz-pop five-piece present their dreamy debut album, but it comes along with the bite of social commentary.

5th January 2019

The world according to Stella Donnelly

Across her debut album, the Perth musician finds herself tackling gender equality, sexual harassment and Australian nationalism, capturing a society in transition.

5th January 2019

A Candid Conversation With Jenny Lewis

Untangling difficulty and heartbreak with razor-sharp storytelling and wit, ​‘On The Line’ proves to be the musician’s strongest statement yet.

4th January 2019

Kings Of All Alone: American Football

As the emo heroes were lining up the release of their third record, Nate Kinsella suggested burning the house down.

4th January 2019

DIY’s albums of the year 2018

Team DIY pick out their favourite records from the year.

4th January 2019

“I remember thinking, these people have backed the right horse” - Metronomy’s Joe Mount looks back on the surprise breakthrough and enduring influence of ‘Night’s Out’

Celebrating its recent anniversary, the band’s seminal second album has just been given the re-issue treatment.

3rd January 2019

Tracks: the best of 2018 ft The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, Deafheaven & more

As the year draws to a close, our last Tracks edition of the year sees Team DIY pick their favourite track from the past 12 months.

31st December 2018

12 Months of ‘18: October, November & December

As the year draws to a close, we round up some of 2018’s biggest musical highlights.

24th December 2018

12 Months of ‘18: July, August & September

As the year draws to a close, we round up some of 2018’s biggest musical highlights.

23rd December 2018

UNITY: how IDLES are forging a life-affirming community

As IDLES crown their game-changing year with a huge, sold-out London show at the O2 Forum, we meet fans, friends and tourmates to discover just why this band are becoming so important to so many.

23rd December 2018

12 Months of ‘18: April, May & June

As the year draws to a close, we round up some of 2018’s biggest musical highlights.

21st December 2018

Christmas Tracks: Shame, Gerard Way, Phoebe Bridgers and more

Santa’s nearly here so we decided to run through 2018’s best festive tracks.

21st December 2018

The Dream Wave: Dream Wife

Never ones to rest on their laurels, Dream Wife are using their latest tour to showcase a new wave of female and non-binary artists — while opening up a conversation about gender equality to boot.

20th December 2018

12 Months of ‘18: January, February & March

As the year draws to a close, we round up some of 2018’s biggest musical highlights.

20th December 2018

Class Of 2019: Amyl and the Sniffers

Causing hedonistic chaos wherever they land, Amyl and the Sniffers are the mullet-sporting Melbourne punks who just wanna have fun.

19th December 2018

Class Of 2019: King Princess

After the whirlwind success of viral first single ​‘1950’, Mikaela Straus is pushing forward and ready to become a pop star on her own terms.

18th December 2018

Class Of 2019: Bakar

Throwing genre out the window and documenting what it means to be a young Londoner in the modern world, Bakar is creating his own template, one move at a time.

17th December 2018