Human after all: Robyn
After eight years away, Robyn is returning as one of pop’s modern icons with new album ‘Honey’, no longer content with running head first through heartbreak but searching for a deeper connection.
5th October 2018
Features
OUTLYA make huge pop tunes to lose yourself to
Still in their infancy but already possessing an arsenal of pop belters that could headline festivals, OUTLYA are onto something very big indeed.
5th October 2018
Tracks: Sigrid, Charli XCX ft Troye Sivan, Anderson .Paak ft Kendrick Lamar & more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
5th October 2018
Get To Know… Tamino
The Antwerp-based singer has collaborated with Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on his delicate, soaring debut EP ‘Habibi’.
2nd October 2018
Looking back on Franz Ferdinand’s self-titled debut album
Spiky, sexy and impossibly exciting, Franz Ferdinand’s art rock debut slinked its way to the top of the mid-’00s pile with the aim of “making music for girls to dance to”.
1st October 2018
Tracks: The Japanese House, Robyn, Westerman, Yaeji & more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
28th September 2018
Doe talk growing up and losing fear on new album ‘Grow Into It’
We’re also sharing new track ‘One At A Time’ from the record, out tomorrow (28th September).
27th September 2018
Neu Recommended (No Rome, Italia 90, Squid & more)
Our monthly guide of the buzziest new acts around.
27th September 2018
Get To Know… Viagra Boys
The Stockholm punks release their debut album ‘Street Worms’ tomorrow (28th September).
27th September 2018
Let it be: Col3trane
Channelling the vulnerability of Frank Ocean over brilliantly varied production, Cole Basta is a newcomer to fall in love with.
26th September 2018
Ordinary Superstar: Rina Sawayama
Tacking social media, technology, sexuality and mental health in 2018, Rina Sawayama is becoming a real voice for the new generation.
25th September 2018
Get To Know… Spill Gold
The Amsterdam-based band make woozy, psychedelic jams to immerse yourself in.
25th September 2018
Sunflower Bean, Fall Out Boy and Sports Team feature on the new DIY Podcast
We’re at Reading Festival this episode.
24th September 2018
Bringing sexy back: Marika Hackman
On her second LP, Marika ditched folk for something altogether more ballsy. This time round she’s dropping any last semblances of cute and prioritising slickness, sass and a hefty dose of sex.
21st September 2018
Tracks: Whenyoung, MØ, Lana Del Rey & more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
21st September 2018
Get To Know… Brooke Bentham
The London-based singer-songwriter makes folk-tinged rock ballads to fall for.
20th September 2018
Novelist talks his debut album ‘Novelist Guy’: “I like doing things that are unexpected”
The South London artist’s first full-length album is shortlisted for the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize.
19th September 2018
“The art of the album needs to be celebrated and acknowledged” - Mike Walsh of Radio X talks judging this year’s Hyundai Mercury Prize
This year’s ceremony takes place this Thursday (20th September) at London’s Eventim Apollo.
19th September 2018
Get Excited About… the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize
The annual ceremony comes to London’s Eventim Apollo tomorrow night (20th September).
19th September 2018
The Neu Bulletin (Jockstrap, WWWater, Arlie & more)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
19th September 2018
“I wanted to make sure I was doing their stories justice” - Nadine Shah discusses ‘Holiday Destination’
Her Hyundai Mercury Prize-shortlisted third album attempts to document the real life stories of the Syrian refugee crisis.
18th September 2018
Get To Know… Art School Girlfriend
Meet the Margate-based producer and vocalist making introspective electronic music.
18th September 2018
Richard Russell discusses his Hyundai Mercury Prize-shortlisted ‘Everything Is Recorded’: “I think there was something holding me back from doing something like this before.”
The XL boss’ debut album is up for this month’s Prize.
14th September 2018
Tracks: Lana Del Rey, The 1975, HEALTH & More
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
14th September 2018
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.