The Killers’ Brandon Flowers discusses how the opioid epidemic in America fed into new album ‘Pressure Machine’
We talk to The Killers frontman in our upcoming September issue.
13th August 2021
From The Magazine
In Your Skin: MUNA
Newly-signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records and with queer love anthem ‘Silk Chiffon’ reigniting their fire, MUNA are ready to spread a little more joy.
10th August 2021
Young Believers: The Vaccines
A decade into the game, The Vaccines are rallying together stronger than ever as they journey through the fictional terrains of Love City…
9th August 2021
La Vie En Rose: Laura Mvula
Thought you knew Laura Mvula? With a new album of ‘80s-leaning joyful pop, a new label and a new revitalised outlook, ‘Pink Noise’ is here to shake up all of your preconceptions.
7th August 2021
Jersey Boy: Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff
Stepping out from behind the production desk and back behind the mic for the newest Bleachers album, we meet the most in-demand man in pop to find out how it all went so right.
6th August 2021
Aaron Dessner talks working with Taylor Swift: “She’s absurdly talented in a very visceral way”
In DIY’s August 2021 issue, Aaron Dessner tells us about the new album from his project with Bon Iver, Big Red Machine.
6th August 2021
Jack Antonoff of Bleachers on his “favourite band” Wolf Alice: “I love them and I’m happy they’re making music”
*Manifesting the collab of our dreams*
6th August 2021
DIY’s August 2021 issue with Bleachers is out now!
Also featuring Chvrches, Graham Coxon, Foals, Indigo de Souza and loads more!
6th August 2021
What’s The Story (Baxter Dury)?
The musical raconteur waxes lyrical about his wonderfully wild new autobiography ‘Chaise Longue’.
6th August 2021
Standing In The Way Of Control: Celeste
With a BRIT and a Number One LP, you may think you’ve got Celeste’s trajectory sussed. But though she’s a firmly mainstream concern now, ‘Not Your Muse’ finds her turning the game to her own image.
3rd August 2021
Ground Control: Shame
When the perma-party around their breakthrough debut stopped, Shame had to look inwards and work out their next steps. In ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, however, they’ve turned them into massive strides forward.
2nd August 2021
The Last Great American Dynasty: Creeper
When things didn’t quite go to plan around the release of their bold second album, Creeper decided to dig deeper, and out came ‘American Noir’.
28th July 2021
Horsey: “All of the decisions we make are, what’s the dumbest thing we could do?”
Probably the only band in the world to simultaneously reference King Krule and Tenacious D.
27th July 2021
Animal Magic: LUMP
Bringing their experimental, collaborative baby LUMP back into the world for a second glimpse, Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay are revelling in the freedom of the project all over again.
26th July 2021
Priya Ragu: “It was never my dream to become a singer, but I knew that my superpower was in music”
Fusing cultures and genres, the rich sonic world of the Swiss-Tamil singer is blossoming with every release.
22nd July 2021
Darkest Before The Dawn: Biffy Clyro
Riled up and ready to go, Biffy Clyro have spent the year since ‘A Celebration of Endings’ banding together more than ever. Enter, Album Nine…
20th July 2021
Lava La Rue: “I want the UK Top Ten to have as many queer love songs as there are straight ones”
The NiNE8 Collective star breaking out and delivering genre-blurring queer stories for a new generation.
19th July 2021
Because She Wants To: ENNY
Over the past 12 months, off the back of ‘Peng Black Girls’, ENNY has become the UK’s indisputable one to watch. With a debut EP on its way, “there’s more sides to who I am,” she explains.
15th July 2021
Everything In Its Right Place: Matt Maltese
Matt Maltese might be experiencing an unexpected surge of internet fame, but back in the real world, third album ‘Good Morning, It’s Now Tomorrow’ finds the young romantic more grounded than ever.
10th July 2021
Self Esteem: Bow Down Bitches
Rebecca Taylor has faced hurdles and taken left turns to get to where she is today. But on ‘Prioritise Pleasure’, the singer is channelling it all into a manifesto to live by.
9th July 2021
DIY’s July 2021 issue — featuring Self Esteem, Little Simz, Biffy Clyro & more — is out now!
This month Rebecca Taylor has also taken on the role of guest editor, helping us highlight some of her own current faves.
9th July 2021
Moonchild Sanelly: “Now is my flex time and I’m going for EVERYTHING”
She’s got awards in her eye-line and Beyoncé in her phone book, and with her second record in the works, Moonchild Sanelly’s message of “freedom, joy and liberation” is exactly what the world needs.
1st July 2021
Stranger Than Fiction: John Grant
John Grant has spent his life trying to find his place in the world. From the minutiae to the most maximal modern horrors, ‘Boy From Michigan’ sets out to punctuate that kaleidoscopic journey.
25th June 2021
The Great Escape: Drug Store Romeos
Dreaming of a bigger life than their sleepy hometown of Fleet, Drug Store Romeos have crafted ‘The world within our bedrooms’ — a debut set to push them far further than those walls.
24th June 2021