DIY’s May 2021 issue — feat. Easy Life, Squid, The Vaccines & more — is out now!
Our new issue also features Jessie Ware, Iceage, Biig Piig, Paris Texas and loads more.
7th May 2021
From The Magazine
Girl Meets World: girl in red
With the release of long-awaited debut ‘if i could make it go quiet’, the cult of girl in red is showing no sign of waning. Don’t believe us? Just ask her fans.
30th April 2021
The Eye Of The Storm: Royal Blood
On ‘Typhoons’, twice chart-topping rockers Royal Blood have filled their swaggering riffery with stories born of a time of huge personal change. “There’s no lines to read between,” explains Mike Kerr.
28th April 2021
The Great Unmasking: Manchester Orchestra
Loss and grief may have shaped the writing of their sixth album, but on ‘The Million Masks of God’, Manchester Orchestra are making their most bold and united statement yet.
27th April 2021
Shroomadelica: Delilah Holliday
Skinny Girl Diet’s Delilah Holliday has stepped out on her own for a dreamy solo release of beats and big ideas — and mushrooms.
23rd April 2021
Tom Jones: “Older people get tired — normal older people, not me”
The bona fide legend fills us in on his new album, staying young and his, ahem, interesting new hobbies…
21st April 2021
Chloe Moriondo: “I feel like I’ve always wanted to make the type of music that I’ve been able to make now”
From ‘Rabbit Hearted’ to ‘Blood Bunny’, the evolution of YouTube-star-turned-pop punk-sensation Chloe Moriondo is growing bolder by the day.
21st April 2021
Ready For The Weekend: Wolf Alice
Nearly four years on from their Mercury Prize-winning second album, Wolf Alice are finally back and propelling towards June’s imminent ‘Blue Weekend’: you’d better get ready.
20th April 2021
Hyper Aware: Kero Kero Bonito
With new EP ‘Civilisation II’, hyperpop OGs Kero Kero Bonito are back and once again taking the road less travelled.
19th April 2021
Greentea Peng: “All forms of expression are vital and when you don’t express yourself it can be detrimental to your soul”
Turning a period of great upheaval into a debut album full of spirituality and love, South Londoner Greentea Peng is aiming to “get people in their fucking hearts”.
16th April 2021
Stone Cold Classic: Holly Humberstone
Having just ticked off a major label deal and a Matty Healy collab, get to know the 21-year-old setting the hype machine alight.
14th April 2021
Everyday Madness: Dry Cleaning
Finding beauty in the banal, and documenting life through a curious eye, Dry Cleaning’s debut finds the London band cementing their singular perspective — and upping the sonic ante along the way.
13th April 2021
What’s Going On With… The Horrors
With gnarly new EP ‘Lout’ taking a sledgehammer to your placid pandemic listening habits, guitarist Rhys Webb fills us in on the band’s “nasty” new direction.
13th April 2021
Molly Payton: “I never just want to make one sound. I want it to have that full spectrum of emotion”
With her feet firmly back on UK soil after an unexpectedly extended trip to her New Zealand home, Molly Payton is ready to unleash her staggering new mini-album.
10th April 2021
Walking On The Wild Side: St. Vincent
Reinventing herself again with a new Warholian muse, a ‘70s obsession and the most revealing glimpse into her personal history yet, ‘Daddy’s Home’ finds St. Vincent revelling in life’s multiplicities.
9th April 2021
DIY’s April 2021 issue — feat. St. Vincent, Royal Blood, Wolf Alice & more — is out now!
Our latest issue also features girl in red, Dry Cleaning, Holly Humberstone, Greentea Peng and loads more.
9th April 2021
Jensen McRae: “The representation for Black women — especially in folk music, but really across all genres — is really limited”
Offering up profound, meaningful songs delving into the issues surrounding her life, and the odd Phoebe Bridgers parody for good measure, Jensen McRae is already proving to be utterly captivating.
8th April 2021
Self Esteem: “I’ve written songs about how I bloody feel and I’ve got a feeling that a lot of people will feel like that too”
On debut ‘Compliments Please’, Rebecca Taylor re-emerged with a new solo project and newly ready to seize the world by the balls. On its imminent follow-up, she’s turning it all up to eleven.
1st April 2021
Lovers vs Fighters: Death From Above 1979
Nearing twenty years in the game, Death From Above 1979 are taking total control for the first time and pulling their genre-shredding approach forward with menace.
29th March 2021
A Dawn Chorus: serpentwithfeet
Manifesting the calm energy of its title, ‘DEACON’ finds serpentwithfeet vocalising the intricacies of Black gay love with a tender new touch.
26th March 2021
Sprints: “We’re very raw and honest, and there’s no real fluff or theatrics around us”
While the absence of live shows may have forced these Dublin noiseniks to change up their next steps, the last challenging year has only made them stronger.
26th March 2021
Pixey: “I thought I was going to die, but all I remember thinking was, ‘Oh, I never did that music thing did I?’”
From life-threatening illness to one of the UK’s shiniest new stars, pop newbie Pixey is pulling triumph from adversity.
24th March 2021
Tame for Heroes: Mark Ronson on the legacy of Tame Impala’s ‘Innerspeaker’
To mark the 10th anniversary reissue, friend and long-term fan Mark Ronson waxes lyrical on the enduring appeal of the record that first introduced us to Kevin Parker and his box of sonic tricks.
23rd March 2021
Behind The Curtain: Black Honey
Black Honey have never been ones to think small, and on ‘Written & Directed’ their flights of fancy are out in full force. Izzy B. Phillips unpacks the rich world that makes up the band’s second.
19th March 2021