Unwrapping ‘Box of Secrets’: Blood Red Shoes discuss their ferocious debut
The band’s Steven Ansell joins us for a trip down memory lane.
10th January 2017
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Looking back on Cajun Dance Party’s ‘The Colourful Life’
These days he’s fronting Yuck, but we sat down with former dance partier Max Bloom for a trip down memory lane.
4th December 2016
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
When we were young: The Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci Jr. talks making ‘Sam’s Town’
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
Looking back on The Killers’ ‘Sam’s Town’
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
Looking back on Dananananaykroyd’s ‘Hey Everyone!’
Combining endless sub-genres into a bright pink, gooey ball, this debut bottled up pure, unadulterated fun.
1st September 2016
Looking back on Los Campesinos!’ ‘Romance Is Boring’
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
Looking back on Gossip’s ‘Standing in the Way of Control’
A loud, proud record that refuses to conform, Beth Ditto and co’s third album is the latest inductee.
17th June 2016
Looking back on Gorillaz’s ‘Demon Days’
A band of fictional cartoon characters created one of the most influential records of the early noughties. No, really.
10th May 2016
Inside the artwork: Radiohead art collaborator Stanley Donwood talks ‘In Rainbows’ and LP9
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
Jigsaw falling into place: looking back on Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’
Radiohead’s creative stalemate prompted an album that played a revolutionary card and changed the entire game.
14th March 2016
Looking back on Test Icicles’ ‘For Screening Purposes Only’
This short-lived band’s sole album was the brattily-charged remedy to musical monotony.
22nd February 2016
Looking back on Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut album
The latest inductee into DIY’s Hall of Fame comes from a certain rabble of New Yorkers.
27th January 2016
Fuuuuun: Looking back on Be Your Own Pet’s self-titled debut
The latest inductee to DIY’s Hall of Fame is this Nashville band’s rip-roaring 2006 release.
23rd November 2015
“We didn’t feel like rock stars, even if we were living that way” — The Cribs on ten years of ‘The New Fellas’
Gary, Ross and Ryan dig into their photo albums, and look back a decade to their iconic 2005 record.
20th October 2015
Hey Scenesters: Looking back at The Cribs’ ‘The New Fellas’
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
Wake up: Looking back on Arcade Fire’s ‘Funeral’
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
Inside the artwork: the story behind Arcade Fire’s ‘Funeral’
Photographer and artist Tracy Maurice tells us how her collaboration with the band first came about.
30th September 2015
A silver lining: Looking back on LCD Soundsystem’s ‘Sound of Silver’
James Murphy’s perfect second album is the latest inductee into DIY’s Hall of Fame.
20th August 2015
All My Friends: the faces who made LCD Soundsystem’s ‘Sound of Silver’
A revolving cast of DFA-related friends and associates, LCD Soundsystem’s second record thrives on collaboration.
20th August 2015
Inside the Artwork: The story behind Bombay Bicycle Club’s ‘I Had The Blues, But I Shook Them Loose’
Joseph Sterling’s ‘Age of Adolescence’ photography series is the ideal match for this exuberant, youthful debut.
6th July 2015
Always like this: looking back at Bombay Bicycle Club’s ‘I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose’
Bombay Bicycle Club’s game-changing debut takes up a spot in DIY’s Hall of Fame.
4th July 2015
“It really captured a generation” - Rae Morris, Lucy Rose & more talk ‘I Had The Blues, But I Shook Them Loose’
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
Inside the Artwork: the story behind Brand New’s ‘Déjà Entendu’
Seattle-based designer Don Clark shares the story behind how he designed the now-iconic album artwork.
1st June 2015