Chalk - Conditions II
Flexing the full breath of their electro-punk muscle.
1st March 2024, 8:00am
Elvis Thirlwell
Lime Garden - One More Thing
This debut finds the Brighton-based quartet losing none of their talent for an earworm, while also baring their entire souls.
14th February 2024, 8:00am
Feature
The Neu Bulletin (Cosmorat, Automotion, Cate and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
26th January 2024, 3:00pm
Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope
About as straight-up and purified an experience as any Sleater-Kinney observer-slash-enthusiast could ever hope to have in 2023.
17th January 2024, 8:00am
Bill Ryder-Jones - Iechyd Da
A truly cathartic listening experience.
10th January 2024, 7:55am
Feature
DIY’s Tracks of the Year 2023
From debut singles to established artists breaking bold new terrain, this is what’s dominated our collective headphones since January.
8th December 2023, 5:00pm
bar italia - The Twits
All those who lapped up ‘Tracey Denim’ will be satisfied here. ‘The Twits’ may yet charm a few more besides.
3rd November 2023, 8:50am
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Silver Cord
Often magnificent and always supremely fun.
27th October 2023, 7:59am
Interview
God Gave Rock and Roll To Them: The Hives
Well into their third decade as a band, The Hives are still the most fun rock’n’roll party you can find. Welcoming in ‘The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons’, Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist and co are feeling more alive than ever.
11th August 2023, 12:30pm
Miss Tiny - DEN7
Its pieces teeter constantly on the precipice.
19th July 2023, 7:55am
Lifeguard - Crowd Can Talk / Dressed In Trenches
It’s nothing short of pure, menacing excitement.
5th July 2023, 7:53am
Interview
Grian Chatten: Flying Solo
Not content with fronting one of the breakthrough bands of the decade, Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten is now channelling his prolific creativity into a new solo album, ‘Chaos For The Fly’.
4th July 2023, 4:00pm
Fräulein - Pedestal
Loaded with fearsome menace, devilish seduction and provocative lyrics.
28th June 2023, 7:55am
Squid - O Monolith
An album of immense power and conviction.
7th June 2023, 7:57am
Wednesday - Rat Saw God
While some of the stylistic variation here can feel disjointed at times, there’s plenty on offer to suggest a band on the rise
7th April 2023, 12:00am
HMLTD - The Worm
Astonishingly committed to its outlandish - basically ridiculous - ideals.
7th April 2023, 12:00am
Robbie & Mona - Tusky
A remarkable, multi-edged record that twists, turns and simply delights with the sheer breadth of its creative vision.
10th March 2023, 12:00am
DAMEFRISØR - Island of Light
Its urgency and will to stir up desires slot so comfortably into the here and now.
24th February 2023, 12:00am
Shame - Food for Worms
The sound of a band performing at the peak of their powers.
24th February 2023, 12:00am
mui zyu - Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century
An enigmatic and bewitching listen.
24th February 2023, 12:00am
Quasi - Breaking the Balls of History
A feast of exuberance.
10th February 2023, 12:00am
Ladytron - Time’s Arrow
The sheer beauty of every detail is impressive, if not a little tiring.
20th January 2023, 12:00am
John Cale - MERCY
Another delicious example of an esteemed old-timer triumphantly pushing his creative frontiers into a much-shifted modern age.
20th January 2023, 12:00am
CVC - Get Real
As debuts go, it’s disarmingly polished and self-assured.
13th January 2023, 12:00am
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