Upbringing: Julien Baker
Ahead of playing London’s Bush Hall, Julien Baker talks us through her musical obsessions.
5th June 2017
Features
Get your goat: Goat Girl
One of the most exciting new bands in the UK? Or just “kind of shit”? The South Londoners set the record straight.
4th June 2017
This woman’s work: Laura Marling
‘Semper Femina’ may have been born of some unusual circumstances, but it’s Laura Marling’s most daring, inquisitive and exploratory work yet.
3rd June 2017
After darkness comes the light: Royal Blood
With a twinkle in their eyes and the world in their hands, we find Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher ready to re-charter the good ship Royal Blood and sail their second album into the stratosphere.
2nd June 2017
One Step Closer to Heaven: Sundara Karma
Sundara Karma have already made their ambition clear. On their debut album they question life, love and religion while keeping the upper echelons of indie firmly in their crosshairs.
2nd June 2017
Tracks: Arcade Fire, Lorde, The Cribs and more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
2nd June 2017
Service Station of the Month: JAWS
The band pay long-overdue respect to an unsung and hidden gem of the M40.
31st May 2017
The Neu Bulletin (Lo Moon, Crumb, Essx Station & more)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
31st May 2017
The Black Honey guide to Festival Fashion
Debating those denim cut-offs? Hesitating over your head wear? Never fear! Black Honey’s resident style savant Izzy B. Phillips is here to sort out all your sartorial needs.
30th May 2017
Upbringing: Palehound
With second album ‘A Place I’ll Always Go’ on the way, we talk Avril Lavigne and shared birthdays with Ellen Kempner.
26th May 2017
Bastille talk festivals: “I’m like a kid in a fucking sweet shop!”
From returning to Reading & Leeds, to taking a weekend off to Glastonbury and chill, Bastille’s Dan Smith is on for a busy summer.
26th May 2017
Tracks: The Magic Gang, Daphni, TOPS and more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
26th May 2017
The DIY Podcast heads to The Great Escape 2017!
We caught up with Sløtface, The Magic Gang, Slaves, Childhood and more on Brighton Pier.
25th May 2017
The Neu Bulletin (Col3trane, Tender, Yoke Lore & more)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
24th May 2017
Looking back on The Horrors’ ‘Strange House’
Back in 2007, The Horrors were infamous for their skinny jeans and huge hair, but ten years on, it’s clear their debut wasn’t ever really about style over substance.
24th May 2017
Uh-huh, Honey: Pale Waves
An inseparable Manchester force ready to take over the world.
22nd May 2017
Tracks: Flying Lotus, Marika Hackman, Broken Social Scene and more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
19th May 2017
Pier Pressure: Slaves
Slaves gear up for The Great Escape’s biggest party yet… down on Brighton Pier.
18th May 2017
In The Lions’ Den: Pumarosa
On their sprawling, ambitious debut ‘The Witch’, Pumarosa fight back against the brutal realities of day-to-day life in London and the demonisation of women.
18th May 2017
It comes in Wavves
Splitting from a major label has given Nathan Williams and co. a new lease of life, a freedom that’s splashed all over new record ‘You’re Welcome.’
17th May 2017
The Neu Bulletin (Dead Sea, Lød, Summer Salt & more)
DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.
17th May 2017
Back in Black (Honey’s van)
Taking on the biggest tour of their career to date, we join the Honeys for three days of glorious, game-changing madness.
16th May 2017
All aboard the Jay Som bus
Ahead of Melina Duterte’s trip to Brighton for The Great Escape this weekend, she fills us in on ‘Everybody Works’.
16th May 2017
It’s a Dirty Hit!
Rejuvenated Birmingham favourites Superfood are at the helm; sparky newcomers King Nun and Pale Waves are nipping at their heels. DIY hops aboard the first Dirty Hit tour to find an indie fairytale.
15th May 2017
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.