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5 Seconds Of Summer's Luke Hemmings on his solo debut album and new EP 'boy'

Luke Hemmings: Summer Boy

Following a lockdown solo debut, 5 Seconds of Summer star Luke Hemmings has taken a period of transition and self-questioning and turned it into his new EP, ‘boy’.

The Neu Bulletin (Fräulein, Human Interest, Sad Night Dynamite and more!)

DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.

26th April 2024

Get To Know… Nxdia

The bones of old-school pop-punk, fleshed out with infectious attitude and modern flair.

26th April 2024

Fontaines DC announce UK & Ireland headline tour

Fontaines DC’s UK & Ireland headline tour on sale now

The Irish quintet have just added new dates in London and Manchester too.

26th April 2024

Swim Deep, Currls, and Projector to play SON Estrella Galicia's next micro-festival at Brighton's The Prince Albert

Swim Deep to headline SON Estrella Galicia’s next Brighton micro-festival

Local bands Currls and Projector will also be at The Prince Albert for another night of beer culture and live music next month.

26th April 2024

Lucy Rose and Kwes on the making of her triumphant new album 'This Ain't The Way You Go Out'

Lucy Rose: “I was even more grateful for music than ever, because it really pulled me into a good place”

To mark the release of her triumphant new album ‘This Ain’t The Way You Go Out’, we caught up with Lucy Rose and renowned producer Kwes to discuss their (perhaps unexpected) collaboration.

25th April 2024

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Girl in red unveils cover of Talking Heads’ ‘Girlfriend Is Better’

Paramore, Lorde, and Teezo Touchdown have already shared their contributions to A24’s upcoming ‘Stop Making Sense’ tribute compilation.

24th April 2024

Katy J Pearson announces intimate London and Bristol shows for May 2024

Katy J Pearson announces intimate album preview shows

The acclaimed folk-pop artist will play two dates - one each in London and Bristol - this May.

24th April 2024

St Vincent shares final album preview ‘Big Time Nothing’

She’s set to play a short run of UK and EU dates this June, including one at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

24th April 2024

Pillow Queens on the thriving Irish scene, literary inspirations, and their vulnerable third album 'Name Your Sorrow'

Pillow Queens: “This album is very much about stages of grief - each stage is worthwhile and important in its own right, even if the feeling is irrational”

Ahead of the arrival of Pillow Queens’ recently released LP ‘Name Your Sorrow’, we caught up with Pamela Connolly and Cathy McGuinness to get a deeper insight into the quartet’s triumphant third outing.

24th April 2024

Manchester quartet Porij talk dance music, queer representation, and their debut album 'Teething'

Porij: Dance Yrself Clean

Armed with a coming-of-age record like none you’ve heard before, Porij have arrived - and here, bringing heart to the dancefloor is the order of the day.

23rd April 2024

METZ on growing up, sonic evolution, and their fifth album 'Up On Gravity Hill'

METZ: “I don’t think you ever want to walk the same path over and over”

We catch up with the Canadian noiseniks’ drummer Hayden Menzies on the ease of working with longtime pals and pushing punk parameters.

23rd April 2024

Wide Awake Festival adds Lambrini Girls, Dry Cleaning, yeule and more to 2024 line-up

Wide Awake share final line-up additions, including Fat Dog, Lynks, and Plantoid

The Brixton day fest will welcome King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard as this year’s headliners.

23rd April 2024

Lambrini Girls share personal new song ‘Body Of Mine’

The Brighton duo will also play their biggest headline to date at London’s Scala this June.

23rd April 2024

Conan Gray on his 1980s-indebted third album 'Found Heaven' for DIY's In Deep digital cover

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Willie J Healey drops new single ‘The Apple’

You know what they say, one a day keeps the doctor away…

23rd April 2024

DEADLETTER announce debut album 'Hysterical Strength' and share lead single 'Mere Mortal'

DEADLETTER confirm details of debut album ‘Hysterical Strength’

The six piece have also shared the LP’s lead single ‘Mere Mortals’.

23rd April 2024

Cat Burns chats Ed Sheeran, sisterhood, and living with autism on DIY magazine's Before They Knew Better podcast

Cat Burns chats Ed Sheeran, sisterhood, and neurodiversity on latest episode of Before They Knew Better

Ahead of the arrival of her anticipated debut album, we delve into the BRIT nominee’s formative years.

23rd April 2024

Flow Festival Helsinki adds Raye, IDLES, Alvvays and more to 2024 lineup

Flow Festival Helsinki adds Aurora, Halsey, Janelle Monáe and more to 2024 lineup

They’ll join the likes of Pulp, Fred again.., The Smile and Jessie Ware in Finland this August.

23rd April 2024

Nia Archives presents ‘Silence Is Loud’ to HERE at Outernet with celebratory swagger

Her boundary-pushing, genre-hopping triumph of a debut album has just landed; this show feels like something of a victory lap for an artist whose star is about to go supernova.

22nd April 2024

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