Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow
Once again proving the four-piece as some of the best songwriters going.
Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow
Once again proving the four-piece as some of the best songwriters going.
Cloud Nothings - Final Summer
3 Stars
There’s the occasional roar, yet the muted way in which they’re almost hidden makes for a frustrating mismatch.
17th April 2024, 8:00am
Lucy Rose - This Ain’t The Way You Go Out
4-5 Stars
It’s hard not to be in awe of the scale of her growth and transformation in every sense of the word.
17th April 2024, 8:00am
HotWax bring searing energy to the second half of DIY’s Now & Next Tour 2024
The punk outfit are joined by Aziya and Duvet as they unfurl their blistering riffs in the centre of Manchester.
15th April 2024, 5:00pm
girl in red - I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!
4 Stars
In doubling down on her niche, this is girl in red at her most realised.
12th April 2024, 3:00pm
Blue Bendy - So Medieval
4 Stars
A debut which rewards the time spent with it in spades.
10th April 2024, 8:00am
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard - Skinwalker
3-5 Stars
Best enjoyed as a quick trip through pop’s past, albeit with a higher-than-average quota of batshit lyrics.
10th April 2024, 8:00am
METZ - Up On Gravity Hill
4 Stars
A curious and (eventually) overwhelmingly satisfactory juxtaposition of dark and light. Or to be more specific, heavy and light.
10th April 2024, 8:00am
BODEGA - Our Brand Could Be Your Life
4 Stars
BODEGA’s collective finger remains on the pulse, as they continue to cut their targets down to size.
10th April 2024, 8:00am
Lynks - Abomination
4 Stars
A vintage-future gay epic from one of the UK’s most fearless off-piste queer acts.
10th April 2024, 8:00am
Maggie Rogers - Don’t Forget Me
4 Stars
The sound of an artist beginning to sink cosily into her own skin, and enjoying herself enormously in the process.
10th April 2024, 8:00am
Nia Archives - Silence Is Loud
4-5 Stars
Her trailblazer status has never been more assured.
10th April 2024, 8:00am
English Teacher - This Could Be Texas
5 Stars
The opposite of a flash-in-the-pan buzz band; they're a group really only just getting started.
10th April 2024, 8:00am
Conan Gray - Found Heaven
4 Stars
A sledgehammer of an LP that switches things up once again for maximum impact.
9th April 2024, 10:00am
Big Special kick off the DIY Now & Next Tour 2024 in exhilarating fashion
Supported by Grandmas House and Slate, the duo begin their half of the tour by igniting a fire in the midst of a rainy Cardiff night.
4th April 2024, 4:15pm
Drahla - angeltape
3-5 Stars
A record of controlled art-rock chaos, making for a turbulent but enthralling listen.
3rd April 2024, 8:00am
Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
4-5 Stars
Their most accomplished album yet.
3rd April 2024, 8:00am
Bob Vylan - Humble As The Sun
4-5 Stars
Still a firm middle finger up to the forces trying to keep Bob Vylan down, but one shouted gleefully from the top of the podium.
3rd April 2024, 8:00am
The Black Keys - Ohio Players
3-5 Stars
They find a sound that’s pitch-perfect - and yet seem determined to fidget away from it with mixed results.
3rd April 2024, 8:00am
Gustaf - Package Pt. 2
3-5 Stars
Sequels do a roaring trade of the same, but different and again.
3rd April 2024, 8:00am
Lizzy McAlpine - Older
4 Stars
Shrugging off the pressures of present day virality in favour of creating something much more classic.
3rd April 2024, 8:00am
Flyana Boss - This Ain’t The Album
3-5 Stars
A collection that doesn’t pull the pedal from the metal but is stifled by that bite-sized TikTok formula.
3rd April 2024, 8:00am
The Scottish group continue to go from strength to strength, and this performance feels particularly powerful.
27th March 2024, 5:00pm
With dancefloor-ready DJ sets and stellar Mexican grub – custom paired with complimentary beer – also on the agenda, the micro-festival has all the ingredients to make for a cracking Saturday night.
27th March 2024, 1:30pm
Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
3-5 Stars
For the most part, it exists in a state of content bliss - a reset of sorts.
27th March 2024, 8:00am
Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love
4 Stars
By opening up their songwriting process, the band have managed to carve out an even more singular sound.
27th March 2024, 8:00am
Blu DeTiger - All I Ever Want Is Everything
3 Stars
A genre-hopping work, anchored unsurprisingly by infectious basslines.
27th March 2024, 8:00am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.