It's the second single to be shared from forthcoming album More Photo by Tom Jackson Pulp have released a new song, titled 'Got To Have Love'. Described by frontman Jarvis Cocker as "a slightly hysterical song that tries to talk about love as I see it now," the new cut appears on … | Continue reading
Sunn O))), Unwound and Divide And Dissolve are among the acts playing the Utrecht festival later this year Le Guess Who? has revealed the first wave of acts playing its 2025 edition this November. Returning once again to multiple venues across the Dutch city of Utrecht, the four- … | Continue reading
The updated editions of Grinderman, Grinderman 2 and Grinderman 2 RMX are due out in July Photo by Deirdre O'Callaghan Grinderman are reissuing their three albums: Grinderman, Grinderman 2 and Grinderman 2 RMX. New editions of the three albums will be released on eco-conscious bl … | Continue reading
The record meshes elements of gqom, dubstep, footwork and broken techno Slikback is releasing an album for Planet Mu. Titled Attrition, the 11-track record marks the Kenyan artist's debut full-length proper following a series of self-released records and a compilation collecting … | Continue reading
In this month's Low Culture Essay, Wrongtom weaves the life of his jazz pianist grandad into his encounter with Norman Cook & co's 1990 hit single, and explores how it changed his own musical trajectory Perhaps it began in my grandparents’ living room in the spring of 1990. I wat … | Continue reading
In this month's Low Culture Essay, Wrongtom weaves the life of his jazz pianist grandad into his encounter with Norman Cook & co's 1990 hit single, and explores how it changed his own musical trajectory Perhaps it began in my grandparents’ living room in the spring of 1990. I wat … | Continue reading
Water Damage Instruments Austin-based motorik supergroup (feat. David Grubbs, Patrick Shiroishi and Thor Harris) ascend to the astral plane Instruments by Water Damage Consistency and continuity are what make the backbone of Water Damage. The Austin-based psych/drone-rock collect … | Continue reading
Stereolab mine the retrofuturistic dreams of late 70s and early 80s synthpop, resulting in a meticulously crafted, cinematic masterpiece Stereolab fans have expressed concerns in recent weeks that the Groop appear to be using AI to create the music video for the album’s single ‘A … | Continue reading
41 Longfield Street Late '80s is due out in September Four Tet is releasing a new album with Nashville-based folk and country musician William Tyler, who was part of the band Lambchop from 1998 until 2010. Credited to Four Tet's real name, Kieran Hebden, 41 Longfield Street Late … | Continue reading
It started with the sound of a fridge... Daryl Worthington studies the tributary network of connections that make up Editions Mego via ten of their crucial releases “You could write a whole book about this,” says Stephen O’Malley. The Sunn O))) co-founder is talking about the net … | Continue reading
Karman Line Collective To Be Wolfgang Buttress and friends follow the bees’ lead on an album full of apian tooting, quacking and purring TO BE by KARMEN LINE COLLECTIVE Karman Line Collective’s, To Be, is released to coincide with National Bee Day. The reasons for this become app … | Continue reading
As Peter Murphy releases a new solo album – his first for a decade – the erstwhile Bauhaus frontman looks back at the music that has excited and inspired him, from glam to punk, classical to devotional, jazz to trip hop Photo by Jolene Siana It’s been over a decade since Peter Mu … | Continue reading
The Latvian festival will welcome These New Puritans, Shabaka Hutchings and more later this year These New Puritans, photo by Jeremy Young Skaņu Meźs has unveiled the first wave of acts playing its 2025 event this October. Returning once again to its base of Hanzas Perons in Riga … | Continue reading
The group's 10th studio album is out in September Suede have shared details of a new album, titled Antidepressants. Taking in 11 tracks, the band's 10th studio record is influenced by the past three years spent touring 2022 album Autofiction. It was recorded between studios in Lo … | Continue reading
Ahead of a much-anticipated slot at this year’s Supersonic Festival, the Canadian-Zambian rapper speaks to Alex Rigotti about her pivot away from industrial beats, the end of her award-winning album trilogy and an embrace of considered craftsmanship on Only Dust Remains. Content … | Continue reading
Ahead of a much-anticipated slot at this year’s Supersonic Festival, the Canadian-Zambian rapper speaks to Alex Rigotti about her pivot away from industrial beats, the end of her award-winning album trilogy and an embrace of considered craftsmanship on Only Dust Remains. Content … | Continue reading
This relatively obscure, nihilistic and resigned second album by a near forgotten Mancunian post punk group was released decades before the birth of writer Lina Adams in the early 00s; so why does it speak so clearly to her life today? It’s been 40 years since The Chameleons rele … | Continue reading
The Fall Singles Live Vol.1: 1978–81 The smell of Benson & Hedges ashtrays pervades these early concert recordings, personally selected by the dream team of Paul Hanley, Steve Hanley, Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon Singles Live Vol.1: ‘78 - ‘81 by The Fall The cover of The Fall’s 1 … | Continue reading
A high court decision against Lambeth Council last week had put the festivals under doubt A number of festivals at London's Brockwell Park "will go ahead as planned", organiser Brockwell Live has confirmed, despite a high court ruling against Lambeth Council last week. The status … | Continue reading
In his latest guide to the best in metal, Kez Whelan celebrates Deafhaven's trip outside their comfort zone, a career-highlight new record from Conan, the nebulous world of heavy metal supergroups, and reviews his essential new releases Neptunian Maximalism When is a supergroup n … | Continue reading
In this month’s episode of the pod, John takes Luke to a Wiltshire village for his first introduction to the time-defying Doctor “What the blazes is that?! Some kind of ornament?” No, dear readers, it’s not Luke looking at John on Zoom after forgetting to put his reading glasses … | Continue reading
Ahead of their appearance at an essential new festival of left field music at Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory, tQ catches up with one of the city’s rising stars, a Lesser Version, who feature on this year’s bill Photos by Aidan Shard The last weekend of this month sees the lau … | Continue reading
Three day party featuring Matmos, Scotch Rolex, Rattle, Regis, MPTL Microplastics, Milkweed, William Doyle, The Utopia Strong & Karl D'Silva starts on Friday Acid Horse, a three day, two stage festival in Wiltshire featuring headliners Matmos, William Doyle, Dyslecta, The Utopia … | Continue reading
Goddess Goddess Savages' Faye Minton delivers a hymn to 'feminine energy', with guest spots from Salvia, Isabel Muñoz-Newsome, Delilah Holliday and others Goddess by Goddess Very few music lovers would welcome a drummer-less universe, yet solo ventures by percussionists tend to b … | Continue reading
With the release of her new book Small Town Joy: From glam rock to hyperpop: how queer music changed the sound of Scotland, author Carrie Marshall talks to Claire Sawers about growing up in 1970s Lanark, clubbing at Edinburgh's Fire Island and the "seismic" influence of Jimmy Som … | Continue reading
The 24-track release takes in new cuts from long-time affiliates of the label, as well as some new faces Tectonic, the electronic music label run by Bristol DJ and producer Pinch, is releasing a compilation to mark its 20th anniversary. Set to be made available digitally and in a … | Continue reading
The Portuguese festival will host aya, Emptyset, and Actress & Suzanne Ciani, among others Semibreve has unveiled the first wave of acts playing its 15th edition later this year. The festival will return to its usual base of Braga in Portugal for four days of programming this Oct … | Continue reading
Jude Rogers finds much to love in a timely reissue of Shirley Collins' first album from 67 years ago... just weeks before her 90th birthday Sweet England by Shirley Collins When I was a young girl, people approaching a century seemed like creatures of mythology. But age creeps up … | Continue reading
I’m Being Good Shapeshitter Nine albums and the best part of four decades in, the Brighton noiseniks continue to confound and appal in equal measure with a record of brutish riffs and sudden explosions Shapeshitter by i'm being good A staggering 36 years into their mission to exp … | Continue reading
Angus Batey looks back at an album which has as much resonance today as it did when it came out. Article originally published 17/05/2015 It can be a confusing business, being a fan of music. You find yourself going through your listening life holding certain truths to be self-evi … | Continue reading
Ash Fure Animal Award-winning composer strikes at the palpable physical presence of sound Animal by Ash Fure There is no warning and no chance to prepare. The instant you press play on Ash Fure’s Animal, a mass of thundering sub-bass hits you like a predator pouncing on its prey. … | Continue reading
Elkotsh’s debut LP is a mahraganat colossus with one foot in electro-shaabi's past and one in its future, says Bernie Brooks To delay my not-so-slow slide into irrelevance, ‘'ve begun to draft my manifesto. (Obviously.) So far, this is what I’ve got: You with me? Pretty reasonabl … | Continue reading
The academic author and political analyst Spencer Sunshine has uncovered disturbing evidence that links musicians Boyd Rice and Nikolas Schreck, writer Michael Moynihan and publisher Adam Parfrey to the current explosion in neo-Nazi terrorism. CW: discussion of racism, anti-semit … | Continue reading
The future of fully-independent, guaranteed AI-free journalism lies solely with subscribers. Here’s how you can help The Quietus survive and thrive It’s now exactly a year since The Quietus regenerated, and we got to consign our ancient, anxiety-inducing, terminally tottering ori … | Continue reading
Ian Wade travels back three decades to the song that blew the Adidas socks off Britpop, a defiant moment in which Bernard Butler and David McAlmont transcended their pasts with what became a queer anthem Time is a bastard, isn’t it? You’re happily just going about your life and f … | Continue reading
The tracks were debuted during the Venezuelan artist's performances at last month's Coachella festival Arca has released a new double-sided single featuring the new tracks 'Puta' and 'Sola'. Out now through XL Recordings, the release was previously teased in February via the Vene … | Continue reading
The dub producer will release new EP The Grand Designer next month Adrian Sherwood has revealed his first new solo music since 2012 in the form of a four-track EP, titled The Grand Designer. Due out next month, one of its cuts features Sherwood's late friend and longtime collabor … | Continue reading
As he prepares for the release of his debut solo album Happy Birthday, the Stranger Things star speaks to Alex Rigotti about the 13 albums that formed his taste Photo by Emilia Voudouris The leap from mainstream actor to indie musician is a precarious one. A few stick the landing … | Continue reading
Cole Pulice Land’s End Eternal Bon Iver's sax man goes it alone with an album of fluttering ambience and uncanny cyborg systems Land's End Eternal by Cole Pulice Moments of bliss and wonder swirl like flecks of rain on a cold, bright morning throughout the third solo album by exp … | Continue reading
Out in July, it features contributions from Moor Mother, Armand Hammer and more DJ Haram has shared details of her debut album, Beside Myself. Set to be released via Hyperdub, the 14-track record takes in contributions from the likes of her 700 Bliss collaborator Moor Mother, Cai … | Continue reading
The October gig will see original members Chris Watson and Stephen Mallinder rework material from across the project's discography Cabaret Voltaire in rehersal room Cabaret Voltaire are set to mark 50 years since their first live shows with a special performance at Sheffield's Fo … | Continue reading
Our dance music editor wonders whether club culture has lost its potential for providing radically transformative experiences, and reviews a new batch of cutting-edge releases, including trailblazing Bangladeshi dub and jungle mutations, UK techno epics, spectral dub techno, neo- … | Continue reading
Performance in Sheffield this autumn Early Cabaret Voltaire performance, by Pete Hill Today, 13 May 2025, is the fiftieth anniversary of the first performance by Cabaret Voltaire, at Sheffield Students Union Refectory. This will be commemorated in October by a live collaboration … | Continue reading
Billy Woods Golliwog The New York rapper’s latest is a return home, but the house is haunted, finds Francis Buseko GOLLIWOG by billy woods At nine, Billy Woods was already creating worlds; he penned a story about an evil golliwog. His mother, a Jamaican professor of English liter … | Continue reading
The sale featuring various synths, pedals and other equipment is taking place with the support of the late DJ and producer's family A collection of vintage synths and other studio gear previously belonging to Andrew Weatherall has been placed up for auction. Taking place via Soun … | Continue reading
Live version of 'Antidepressants' online now Suede live by Christophe Dehousse Three years ago, Suede's Autofiction was roundly praised as being the finest album of the band's second incarnation, pushing the distinctive blueprint into grittier territories. On the evidence of the … | Continue reading
A new branch of the prominent jazz club will open in Covent Garden early next year Famous New York jazz club Blue Note is opening a new branch in London in early 2026. Blue Note London will be located in the basement of Covent Garden's St. Martin's Lane Hotel, and will take in tw … | Continue reading
Zachary Lipez puts on his his tightest pants, casts "'n' Roll" to one side and hails the unbeatable trinity of 20th century rock music. All photographs by Maria Jefferis. Thanks to Matt Ducker Three Album Run is a series of tQ essays where we explore the best unbroken run of LPs … | Continue reading