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Get To Know… Nia Smith

Silky smooth R&B from one of South London’s most striking new voices.

12th March 2026

Get To Know… The Scratch

Incendiary folk-metal from some of Ireland’s most exciting players.

5th March 2026

Absolutely talks touring with her sister RAYE and letting her imagination run wild on new album ‘Paracosm’

Absolutely: “I had to shake off the pressure and remind myself of why I create: because I love it”

Currently touring the world with her sisters RAYE and Amma, Absolutely’s life is a self-described “pinch-me moment” — and her latest album, ‘Paracosm’, is just as fantastical.

2nd March 2026

Erin LeCount - Pareidolia

4 Stars

It confirms her as both rising talent and artist with a bold, singular vision.

27th February 2026

Get To Know… Girl Group

High energy pop turning pejoratives into empowerment.

26th February 2026

TTSSFU’s Tasmin Stephens talks disguise, darkness, and latest EP ‘Blown’ for DIY’s Class of 2026

Class of 2026: TTSSFU

Meet the Manchester-based multi-hyphenate who boasts an ambitious musical appetite, a penchant for the darker things in life, and (for now, at least) quite the memorable wig.

20th February 2026

The Neu Bulletin (My New Band Believe, 1000 Rabbits, Fiona-Lee and more!)

DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.

20th February 2026

Get To Know… VILLANELLE

Full-throttle grunge which more than lives up to the hype.

19th February 2026

flowerovlove offers up peppy new single ‘Casual Lady’

Her first release of 2026 ponders the question that’s been on everyone’s lips — is having a boyfriend kinda… embarrassing?

17th February 2026

Late last year, global music platform Music Gateway launched their inaugural Breakout Artist Programme. Now — after whittling 600 applicants down to one — they’ve named its winner: get to know the effervescent Londoner who came out top now.

13th February 2026

Alessi Rose talks provocative pop, “delulu girls”, and her ‘Voyeur’ EP for DIY’s Class of 2026

Class of 2026: Alessi Rose

The Derby-born artist has already opened for Dua Lipa and won over the ‘delulu girls’ with her witty and candid indie-pop bangers. Now she’s writing the upbeat anthems that will take her career to the next level.

12th February 2026

Erin LeCount shares new single ‘DON’T YOU SEE MY TRYING?’

The track gets lifted from the pop star’s forthcoming new EP ‘PAREIDOLIA’, which is due for release later this month.

11th February 2026

Cork band Cardinals on the Irish “cultural bubble” and debut album ‘Masquerade’ for DIY’s Class of 2026

Class of 2026: Cardinals

Cork quintet Cardinals may have spent most of 2025 out on the road, but they’ve still had time to create their expansive debut, ‘Masquerade’; an album of duality that’s sure to set them even further apart from the crowd.

9th February 2026

The Neu Bulletin (Blossom Caldarone, Bel Cobain, Witch Post and more!)

DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.

6th February 2026

Nectar Woode on touring with Joy Crookes, playing Jools Holland, and looking ahead for DIY’s Class of 2026

Class of 2026: Nectar Woode

From Glastonbury to Jools Holland, a tour with Joy Crookes to an EP shaped across two continents; it’s been a whirlwind year for Nectar Woode. Now, heading into 2026, she’s ready to bring people to her new world.

5th February 2026

Get To Know… Ninush

An enchanting new solo venture from one of London’s premier session musicians.

4th February 2026

Post-punk supergroup The NONE on authenticity and political peacocking for DIY’s Class of 2026

Class of 2026: The NONE

Made up of more than a few recognisable faces, The NONE are the ferocious new quartet putting “loud and ugly” music back on the menu.

3rd February 2026

Chloe Slater talks fangirls, ‘War Crimes’, and the power of political music for DIY’s Class of 2026

Class of 2026: Chloe Slater

Having grown from a shy fangirl into a whipsmart force to be reckoned with, Chloe Slater is entering 2026 as one of her generation’s most vital new voices.

2nd February 2026

Silver Gore’s Ethan P. Flynn and Ava Gore talk songwriting innovation and ‘Dogs In Heaven’ for DIY’s Class of 2026

Class of 2026: Silver Gore

Having started last year as a name known only to very few, Silver Gore ended it with an ever-growing cult following, a major label record deal, and a debut album in their crosshairs. And it’s not hard to see how; compelling, creative and utterly unconcerned by their peers, 2026 is theirs for the taking.

28th January 2026