In the magazine May 2012

Featuring DZ Deathrays, Beach House, The Temper Trap, Gossip, 2:54 and more.

Chances are a good number of you reading this hightailed it down to your local independent record shop recently for Record Store Day. With a whole bunch of exclusive releases and other fun stuff happening all around the country, it’s easy to see why. Still, that doesn’t mean we can all pat ourselves on the back.

See, the awkward truth is that unless we start popping down to that music emporium more often than once a year, it’s going to suffer. A lot of you will have picked up this very magazine in one, so nice work there. In this month’s issue we’ve written a bit of a love letter to the indie record shop, and asked a few people about their favourites. Drink it in, then go treat yourself to some new wax.

Elsewhere, DIY Class Of 2012 alumni DZ Deathrays score their first cover feature, we catch up with Beach House, chat to Gossip about their new record ‘A Joyful Noise’, find out about The Temper Trap’s second full length and introduce you to Deaf Club. There’s also the definitive verdict on new albums from Jack White, Best Coast, Mystery Jets and the much anticipated debut from Niki & The Dove. Grab it on the streets or via diymag.com from Friday 27th April.”