The Best Of Uk Diy
twenty sick bands in the UK DIY scene. not exhaustive. obviously. |
| 1 |  | Ace Bushy Striptease
Outside It's Cold Just Like the Inside of Your Bod
Birmingham. Spunky pop punk. Split up this year. http://acebushystriptease.bandcamp.com/ |
| 2 |  | All The Best Tapes
This Is Not A Record, This Is All The Best Tapes
Stoke-On-Trent. Some windy progressive hardcore shit. Invigorating.
http://allthebesttapes.bandcamp.com/ |
| 3 |  | Caves
Betterment
Bristol. Some of the best pop punk you'll hear in a long time. Energetic and passionate. Saw
them support Andrew Jackson Jihad. http://caves.bandcamp.com/ |
| 4 |  | Chain Of Flowers
Chained - Spit
Cardiff. Weary yet bouncy shoegaze. You'll dig these lads. Supporting Nothing in November.
http://flowersinchains.com/ |
| 5 |  | Colour Me Wednesday
I Thought It Was Morning
London. Brilliant political indie pop. http://colourmewednesday.bandcamp.com/ |
| 6 |  | Frustration
Dying Breed
Dublin. Raw, heavy, sludgy hardcore. http://frustration.bandcamp.com/ |
| 7 | | Healing Powers
7"
Durham. Yearning, muscular screamo. healingpowers.bandcamp.com |
| 8 |  | Human Hands
Human Hands
Birmingham. Spacious, intelligent screamo. humanhands.bandcamp.com |
| 9 |  | Inevitable Daydream
Thank You! Idris?
Kent. Psychedelic shoegaze/indie pop. Know how to bring it heavy in a live set. Summer Song
is one of the best songs of the year. Honest. https://soundcloud.com/inevitabledaydreammusic |
| 10 |  | Joanna Gruesome
Weird Sister
Cardiff. Viciously sweet and sweetly vicious indie pop, with all the guitars of Sonic Youth. One
of the best albums of last year. Currently touring with Perfect Pussy.
joannagruesome.bandcamp.com |
| 11 |  | LUVV
Two
Cardiff. Affirming, confused, angry post-punk. One of my favourite bands right now and they
only have four songs to their name. https://soundcloud.com/luvvluvvluvv |
| 12 |  | Martha
Courting Strong
Durham. Brilliant, thoughtful indie pop. Making the personal political. One of the best albums
of the year. http://marthadiy.bandcamp.com |
| 13 |  | ONSIND
Anaesthesiology
Durham. Two of the guys from Martha. Communist, vegan, feminist, DIY, acoustic pop punk.
Could change your life. onsind.bandcamp.com/ |
| 14 |  | Plaids
Plaids
Nottingham. Winding, intelligent, spacey post-hardcore that takes as much from Slowdive as it
does from Moss Icon. plaids.bandcamp.com/ |
| 15 |  | Playlounge
Pilot
Lewisham. Noisey two-piece indie band, simple yet fucking good at what they do. Supported
The World Is A Beautiful Place earlier this year. playlounge.bandcamp.com/ |
| 16 |  | Shopping
Consumer Complaints
London. Queer post-punk, three-piece. Very reminiscent of early Cure. Sparse yet sprightly.
https://soundcloud.com/shoppingband |
| 17 |  | The Spook School
Dress Up
Edinburgh. Queer, energetic indie pop punk, one of the best albums of last year.
thespookschool.bandcamp.com/ |
| 18 | | Trust Fund
"don't let them begin"
Bristol. Haunting yet sweet acoustic indie. Sounds like he's breaking. trustfund.bandcamp.com/ |
| 19 |  | Crows-An-Wra
Kalopsia
Cornwall. One of the best albums of the year. Experimental horror punk/screamo, cavernous
and huge. crows-an-wra.bandcamp.com/ |
| 20 |  | Weak Nerves
Self Esteem EP
London. Scuzzy slacker grunge, just how it was in the late 80s. No cares in the world. Killed it
both times I've seen them. weaknerves.bandcamp.com |
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