Looking back on The xx’s ‘xx’
A simple white cross that stamped itself on 2009's ears, this London band's debut album was a fully realised first outing unlike any other.
8th November 2016, 12:00am
A simple white cross that stamped itself on 2009's ears, this London band's debut album was a fully realised first outing unlike any other.
8th November 2016, 12:00am
After cementing their place in UK indie discos with their debut, The Killers’ second full-length saw them embark on an altogether more American adventure.
30th September 2016, 12:00am
Looking back ten years to a fresh-faced band let loose in Vegas, the band's drummer reflects on a now-classic record.
30th September 2016, 12:00am
Combining endless sub-genres into a bright pink, gooey ball, this debut bottled up pure, unadulterated fun.
1st September 2016, 12:00am
An exercise in individualistic indie-pop, the seven-piece rabble's second record is this month's inductee into the DIY Hall Of Fame.
3rd August 2016, 12:00am
A loud, proud record that refuses to conform, Beth Ditto and co's third album is the latest inductee.
17th June 2016, 12:00am
A band of fictional cartoon characters created one of the most influential records of the early noughties. No, really.
10th May 2016, 12:00am
As well as looking back at Radiohead's revolutionary pay-what-you-like record, we also grilled the band's long-time collaborator on what's coming next.
22nd March 2016, 12:00am
Radiohead's creative stalemate prompted an album that played a revolutionary card and changed the entire game.
14th March 2016, 12:00am
This short-lived band's sole album was the brattily-charged remedy to musical monotony.
22nd February 2016, 12:00am
The latest inductee into DIY's Hall of Fame comes from a certain rabble of New Yorkers.
27th January 2016, 12:00am
The latest inductee to DIY's Hall of Fame is this Nashville band's rip-roaring 2006 release.
23rd November 2015, 12:00am
Ten years old, and a vital indie record of the last decade, we induct the Jarman's second album into the DIY Hall of Fame.
20th October 2015, 12:00am
Gary, Ross and Ryan dig into their photo albums, and look back a decade to their iconic 2005 record.
20th October 2015, 12:00am
A monthly place to celebrate the very best albums released during DIY’s lifetime; the next inductee into our Hall of Fame is…
30th September 2015, 12:00am
Photographer and artist Tracy Maurice tells us how her collaboration with the band first came about.
30th September 2015, 12:00am
James Murphy's perfect second album is the latest inductee into DIY's Hall of Fame.
20th August 2015, 12:00am
A revolving cast of DFA-related friends and associates, LCD Soundsystem's second record thrives on collaboration.
20th August 2015, 12:00am
Joseph Sterling's 'Age of Adolescence' photography series is the ideal match for this exuberant, youthful debut.
6th July 2015, 12:00am
Bombay Bicycle Club's game-changing debut takes up a spot in DIY's Hall of Fame.
4th July 2015, 12:00am
From schoolmates to support acts and close collaborators; a crop of Bombay Bicycle Club affiliates look back on the band's debut.
4th July 2015, 12:00am
Seattle-based designer Don Clark shares the story behind how he designed the now-iconic album artwork.
1st June 2015, 12:00am
A crop of UK bands explain how Brand New’s second album affected them and their musical development.
31st May 2015, 12:00am
The fourth inductee into our Hall of Fame is Brand New’s ‘Deja Entendu’.
30th May 2015, 12:00am