Cardinals offer up latest ‘Masquerade’ preview ‘I Like You’

The Cork outfit’s new single was written in just one morning, ​“after feeling slightly lost for months”.

21st January 2026

Harry Styles names ‘Aperture’ as first ‘KISS ALL THE TIME. DISCO, OCCASIONALLY’ single

The icon’s new twelve-track album will be released on 6th March.

21st January 2026

Courtney Barnett announces new LP ‘Creature Of Habit’ with Waxahatchee collab ‘Site Unseen’

The Aussie fave’s fourth outing will land on 27th March.

20th January 2026

Snail Mail returns with details of third album ‘Ricochet’

It’ll be Lindsey Jordan’s first LP in five years.

20th January 2026

Jacob Alon wins the 2026 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award

The Scottish singer was nominated for the award alongside Rose Gray and Sienna Spiro.

20th January 2026

Jorja Smith marks 10 years of ‘Blue Lights’ with ‘Demo Dump ‘16’ 

The three-track project has been left exactly as it was in 2016, when it was first uploaded to SoundCloud.

19th January 2026

Daughter celebrate 10th anniversary of ‘Not To Disappear’ with 2016 throwback ‘Not Enough’

The track was originally written a decade ago, but recorded late last year.

19th January 2026

Jon Hopkins drops new album ‘Wilding (Original Soundtrack)’

The LP — written with Icelandic composer Biggi Hilmars for a 2024 documentary — will be released physically on 3rd April.

19th January 2026

BRIT Awards 2026 to host first ever BRITs Fringe programme in Manchester

Curated by local music development company Brighter Sound, the programme will celebrate the city’s rich musical history under the banner of ​‘Manchester Seen and Heard’.

19th January 2026

Master Peace and Declan McKenna are joyfully nihilistic on new joint single ‘Fuck It Up’

“We’re all fuck-ups in one way or another,” according to Peace.

19th January 2026

Mitski officially unveils details of new album ‘Nothing’s About To Happen To Me’

The LP — which has been cryptically teased all week — will arrive on 27th February.

16th January 2026

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson play dress up in new ‘Stateside’ video

The instantly-iconic visualiser sees them playfully swap between ​‘Fancy That”s tartan chic and ​‘Midnight Sun”s beachy aesthetic.

16th January 2026

Gorillaz pay tribute to Tony Allen on moving new double single ‘The Hardest Thing / Orange County’

The former track features the voice of Allen himself, while the latter is a collab with poet Kara Jackson, sitar-player Anoushka Shankar, and producer Bizarrap.

16th January 2026

hemlocke springs previews debut LP with new single ‘w-w-w-w-w’

Her upcoming album ​‘the apple tree under the sea’ is out next month.

15th January 2026

Chalk announce debut album ‘Crystalpunk’ with rave-ready cut ‘I.D.C’

The electropunk duo’s first full-length will arrive in March.

15th January 2026

Lucy Rose returns with open-hearted collab single ‘Scared Of Loving Wild Again’

“A group of kind and hugely talented musicians kicked my arse into gear and gave me the reinforcement I needed,” she has said of its origins.

15th January 2026

Little Simz, Olivia Dean, and Jim Legxacy among nominees for 2026 MOBO Awards

The ceremony is set to take place in Manchester on 26th March.

15th January 2026

Demob Happy & Hot Face to play launch party for DIY’s February 2026 issue

Our headliners will be playing the show as part of celebrations to mark the release of their new album ​‘The Grown-Ups Are Talking’.

15th January 2026

Mitski continues hinting at new music with cryptic teaser videos

Armchair detectives, assemble!

15th January 2026

Kim Gordon to drop third solo album ‘PLAY ME’ this Spring

She’s described her new record as ​“more focused, and maybe more confident.”

14th January 2026

Brigitte Calls Me Baby unveil plans for sophomore LP ‘Irreversible’

The Chicago outfit have also announced that they’ll be supporting The Vaccines on their Spring 2026 UK tour.

14th January 2026

Arlo Parks confirms details of new album ‘Ambiguous Desire’

She’s introduced us to the heady world of her third outing with its lead single, ​‘2SIDED’.

14th January 2026

Fcukers announce debut album ‘Ö’ with new single ‘L.U.C.K.Y.’

The cult duo have also confirmed a North America headline tour and will play NYC’s Gov Ball in June.

14th January 2026

Paris’ Supersonic Club to celebrate 10th anniversary with Super Strike! 2026 mini-festival 

Welly, Whitelands, Femme Fugazi and more will all play the iconic venue across a packed four day programme this February.

13th January 2026