In the magazine July 2013

Featuring Deap Vally, AlunaGeorge, Editors, These New Puritans & More.

If there are two women in music intent on causing an almighty riot right now, it’s Deap Vally. Hailing from the depths of California, they’re a pair with swagger and volume too boot.

In this month’s issue of DIY, Emma Swann went back to basics with the duo and discovered just what they’re all about (hint: it has something to do with rock ‘n roll). They talk the art of being over the top, having fun, and their conscious avoidance of ‘buttoned-up music’.

Elsewhere in our July issue, we gain an insight into how AlunaGeorge went from Myspace buddies to one of UK’s most prized talents, ahead of the release of their ‘Body Music’ debut.

These New Puritans reveal how they blend classical, avant-garde and pop music into something of their own making; Smith Westerns play it cool and shun pressure on album number three; Editors announce themselves as a band back with a vengeance, and Laura Marling harks back to the olden days when she had time to solve the Saturday Times crossword.

All that, plus word from Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme on fighting through just about everything to produce new album ‘…Like Clockwork’, and we’ve a rare insight into the making of Katy B’s hotly-anticipated second album.

In Neu, Manchester’s MONEY declare the importance of being opinionated, while London stars Pawws and Laura Welsh offer vital introductions.

In reviews, we’ve the verdicts on the latest albums from Fuck Buttons, Kanye West, Sigur Ros, Smith Westerns and more, and our trusted Agony Uncle Eddie Argos gives advice to Icona Pop on how to throw an amazing party.

Read the July issue of DIY digitally now, order it online, or pick it up at your local record shop or venue.