In the magazine June 2025

Featuring Queens of the Stone Age, Jacob Alon, Finn Wolfhard, Garbage and more.

Move over ‘BRAT’, it’s time for single girl summer - and LA’s most famous sisterly trio are here to usher it in! That’s right, HAIM are back, and they’re packing a note-perfect DGAF attitude to help encourage all of us to embrace a more carefree existence. To mark the upcoming release of their fourth album ‘I quit’, we’re thrilled to welcome the Haim sisters back to DIY‘s cover for a second time to talk their bold, untethered new era. 

Even the title itself is a slogan to live by; inspired by a line from their favourite childhood film - the Tom Hanks flick That Thing You Do! - it’s an ode to quitting, and the fact it can actually be an act of self-love. “That’s what we really wanted to evoke,” says Alana: “Quitting is not always a bad thing, it’s a new start, and we really did bet on ourselves on this album. There are a lot of times we really did put the mirror in front of us and let everybody into our minds,” she explains. This kind of vulnerability is something that has been a gradual process for HAIM, but is nonetheless still a frightening prospect, given how many ears will hear the songs. “It’s always scary,” says Danielle, “but honestly, I think it takes a lot of courage, and on this album, we really had no fear. Our whole ethos is ‘I quit what does not serve me’, and I think the main thing that does not serve us is having fear.”

Elsewhere in our June 2025 issue, we head into the dark depths of Paris’ Catacombs with Queens of the Stone Age; discover the liminal spaces of Jacob Alon’s recent debut; and talk beginnings and endings with Finn Wolfhard around the release of his first solo foray. Plus, we also catch up with punk legends Refused as they prepare to bow out in style; look on the lighter side with Garbage’s Shirley Manson; and delve into the magical world of McKinley Dixon’s new LP. 

Over in this month’s Neu section - aka a one-stop shop for all things new music - we meet thrilling Cork risers Cliffords, grab a coffee with soul-pop sensation Nectar Woode, and look ahead to Glasto with the winners of this year’s Emerging Talent Competition, Westside Cowboy. We’ve also got a shedload of big album reviews for your perusal - including Little Simz, Turnstile, and Pulp - and report on the latest live antics from The Great Escape, Slam Dunk, Live at Leeds In The Park, and Wunderhorse.

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