DIY Weekly, 26th May 2014 - Feat. Sam Smith, Teleman, Peace & More

2014’s choice is more than ready to live up to his billing. Sam Smith’s already got all the plaudits on his side, now he’s making good on promise with debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’.

An emotionally intense first work, it’s a debut with its own ‘flaws’ and ‘songs people will hate’, Sam claims, in DIY Weekly’s latest cover feature. Documenting two whirlwind years, from bar work to ‘Latch’ to the Sound of 2014, Sam Smith’s already come a very long way.

Elsewhere in the new Weekly - free, available on the DIY App (Android / Apple devices) and online - we shine the spotlight on London band Teleman, indie-inclined gentlemen breaking free from their Pirate past (three members used to be in Pete & The Pirates, don’t you know) - first order of the day? The most important meal, debut album ‘Breakfast’.

Exciting new bands - both Sam Smith and Teleman were in DIY’s Class of 2014 - battle it out with the big guns this week. We speak to Johnny Marr about his increasingly prolific solo career, and Peace tell all about their exciting second album.

Sharon Van Etten’s caused a storm with new album ‘Are We There’, which looks set to be the making of her. This week she talks to DIY about the tribulations and the determinist streak that led to its making.

New-band wise, Neu recommends charming London four-piece Flyte as well as the hugely ambitious debut EP from Hockeysmith.

Reviews delivers verdicts on the latest albums and EPs from Sam Smith, Sharon Van Etten, Wolf Alice and Robyn & Rokysopp, dishing out two five star ratings in the process.

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