Kwes Kinds A suite of delicately coloured ambient electronics offering an almost child-like sense of wonder I feel sound design as an art form requires some kind of out of body experience. The philosophy is to imagine and subsequently create a world in itself by way of sound that … | Continue reading
Adelle Stripe meets the artist George Shaw in Sheffield to discuss the 13 records that shaped his formative years, from Annette to Fred Wesley, ska to electro pop Along the back alleys, down by the underpass, hidden in ginnels, or the places where many wouldn’t dare venture afte … | Continue reading
ELUCID & Sebb Bash I Guess U Had To Be There Elucid of Armand Hammer teams up with Switzerland-based producer Sebb Bash for an album of collage-like snapshots and deftly intricate rhymes I Guess U Had To Be There by ELUCID & Sebb Bash Both solo and as one half of NY duo Armand Ha … | Continue reading
RVNG Intl. will release the LP in June Photo by Kasia Zacharko Horse Lords have shared details of a new album, titled Demand To Be Taken To Heaven Alive! Spanning 12 tracks, the record was pieced together between Berlin and Baltimore, and builds on the rhythmically complex sound … | Continue reading
JR Moores emerges from the scented bath to widen his lens in the inaugural edition of our new rock column Earth Tongue Had I known January’s Columnfortably Numb would be its final edition, I might’ve opened with something more heartfelt. Not that Moores’ writing is known for its … | Continue reading
John Freeman looks back at the album which saw Martin Gore find his voice against a backdrop of inter-band tension. According to his family, Martin Gore was a shy, introverted child. But that was then. By his mid-twenties, he had taken to wearing rubber fetish gear and singing ' … | Continue reading
Simo Cell & Abdullah Miniawy Dying Is The Internet Post-geographic bass music with an experimental thrust, defined by Cell’s adventurous arrangements and Miniawy’s commanding Arabic vocals Dying Is The Internet by Simo Cell & Abdullah Miniawy When collaborative projects don’t cli … | Continue reading
In an extract from the new biography, Cosmic Music, Andy Beta describes the tensions Alice Coltrane faced in 1976 between releasing her first album for Warner Bros and her new monastic life in California... For the four kids of John and Alice Coltrane, it seemed like any other mo … | Continue reading
Delphine Dora L’ineluctable pulsation du temps Inspired by a German 'sociologist of speed', the French composer and improviser presents a suite of highly resonant compositions L'ineluctable pulsation du temps by Delphine Dora On her latest album, Delphine Dora is concerned with t … | Continue reading
The Neubaten guitarist (later bassist) and collaborator with Phew, The Tiger Lillies and many more opens up about days wiled away in a seminal Berlin record shop, in an exclusive extract from his new book, Blast: Distorted Memories Alexander Hacke, riding the s-bahn home after a … | Continue reading
The two artists linked up after Fratti praised Orcutt's work in an article Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt are releasing a collaborative album, Almost Waking. Spanning eight tracks, the record sees Fratti provide vocals and cello, and Orcutt play guitar. Their collaboration came abou … | Continue reading
The deal includes the record label and its associates, as well as its publishing arm and roster of songwriters, composers and producers Concord, the Nashville-based music publishing company, has acquired Ninja Tune for an undisclosed fee. In addition to purchasing the record labe … | Continue reading
Prostitute’s brand of frustration and rage already felt immediate upon their debut album release in 2024, but as imperial slaughter has only worsened in the time since, a new worldwide release sharpens the image even further, says Natalie Marlin “We're just here in Barcelona, jus … | Continue reading
In this month's pod, Luke Turner and John Doran explore the beauty and violence of this masterpiece from Alan Vega and Martin Rev Many moons ago, tQ heard Henry Rollins describing the time that he and Ian MacKaye had spent the afternoon listening to the 1977 debut album from New … | Continue reading
In this month's pod, Luke Turner and John Doran explore the beauty and violence of this masterpiece from Alan Vega and Martin Rev Many moons ago, tQ heard Henry Rollins describing the time that he and Ian MacKaye had spent the afternoon listening to the 1977 debut album from New … | Continue reading
Kim Gordon Play Me Lashing out against tech bros and algos, the former Sonic Youth lynchpin brings shimmering guitar and motorik drums to an all-too-human new solo album PLAY ME by Kim Gordon Kim Gordon is seething. Throughout Play Me there’s a deep-seated rage which seems primar … | Continue reading
Lucy Railton and Slikback are among the final additions to the bill for next month's festival Rewire has added the final wave of acts to the lineup for its 2026 edition. Returning to multiple locations across The Hague next month, the festival will newly take in a collaborative a … | Continue reading
A judge has decided to uphold a previous decision to drop terrorism-related charges against the artist Kneecap's Mo Chara, real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, will not face a new trial on terrorism-related charges after the UK government lost an appeal against a previous decision to dr … | Continue reading
It follows the group's acclaimed 2023 mini-album On The Turning Ground Photo by Peter Eason Daniels Tara Clerkin Trio have shared details of a new album, titled Somewhere Good. The eight-track record marks the first release of new material from the Bristol three-piece since 2023 … | Continue reading
Fifty years ago, a spat over the international market in aluminium and a porn star catching flu while working in Jamaica led to disco's most unlikely crossover into the pop charts. Wrongtom takes us through the remarkable story of 'More More More' Buddha Records promo photo of th … | Continue reading
The latest work for four guitars by the Miami-born musician and composer sounds like a history lesson in guitar technique to Bernie Brooks This year, in our garden, we leaned hard into winter interest. Across the sixteen or so beds and borders in our small, suburban plot of land … | Continue reading
Phew and Danielle de Picciotto Paper Masks Shards of voice are reprocessed and repurposed in this eerie dialogue between former members of Japanese post-punks Aunt Sally and Australian rock band Crime & the City Solution Paper Masks by Phew and Danielle de Picciotto A celestial h … | Continue reading
The first full-length from one-half of The Knife will be released through Dirty Hit sub-label DH2 Photo by Bo Bannink Olof Dreijer is to release his debut solo album this May. The 14-track Loud Bloom includes a number of the colourful club tracks that he's released on labels such … | Continue reading
The Riga-based festival returns for two days this October with Gudrun Gut, aya and more in tow Skaņu Mežs has revealed the first wave of acts playing its 2026 edition later this year. The Riga festival returns to its usual home of Hanzas Perons for two days this October, and will … | Continue reading
'Look How Far…' features former Sleater-Kinney member Janet Weiss on drums Modest Mouse have shared their first new song in five years, titled 'Look How Far...'. The track features former Sleater-Kinney and current Quasi member Janet Weiss on drums, and can be listened to below. … | Continue reading
The 33-track project is fully produced by New York rap collective Surf Gang Photo by Ian Buosi MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt are releasing a split LP, titled POMPEII // UTILITY. The 33-track release is fully produced by New York-based rap collective Surf Gang, with whom MIKE and Earl … | Continue reading
They've also confirmed one 2026 show, at Syd for Solen in Copenhagen Photo by Alva Le Febvre Iceage have shared their first new song in five years. 'Star' arrives alongside news of the band's first live show in some years also, which will take place at Syd for Solen in their nati … | Continue reading
On the release of We Are Together Again, the new, community-centred Bonnie “Prince” Billy album, Will Oldham speaks to Jude Rogers about 13 records spanning the many genres of music that are created, supported and celebrated in his home city of Louisville Photo by Urban Wyatt The … | Continue reading
Tanya Tagaq Saputjiji The award-winning Inuk throat singer and composer returns with her seventh album, as vital and terrifying as ever Saputjiji by Tanya Tagaq Twelve years have passed since Tanya Tagaq took a sledgehammer to the polite veneer of the Canadian music industry, win … | Continue reading
The 10-track LP is out on Thrill Jockey in June Photo by Stacy Lee BIG|BRAVE have a new album on the way, titled In Grief Or In Hope. Spanning 10 tracks, the band's 10th studio album follows last year's OST, and saw longtime touring bassist Liam Andrews join guitarist/vocalist Ro … | Continue reading
The terms of the deal will see the entertainment giant divest some of its venues and allow third-party ticketing companies to use Ticketmaster Live Nation appears to have reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in relation to the latter's antitrust lawsuit ag … | Continue reading
The move comes after the music and sports management company's founder and CEO stepped down after his appearance in the Epstein files Music and sports talent and marketing company Wasserman Agency has rebranded to The·Team after its founder and former CEO, Casey Wasserman, was na … | Continue reading
From Norwegian hardcore royalty to one of the few flying the flag for the Alabama underground, via returning Dublin favourites and yet another essential demo from the relentless Shrewsbury scene, Noel Gardner returns once more with his guide to new punk rock Draümar, photo by Sig … | Continue reading
Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble Signals Commissioned by London's Explore Ensemble, South Korean cellist, improviser, composer Okkyung Lee pulls out all the stops, building impossible architectures out of piano stabs, whistling woodwinds and electronic augmentations Signals by okky … | Continue reading
Applications for the UK Artist Touring Fund will be open from 11 to 20 March A new fund has been established in the UK to provide financial support to touring artists. The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) is behind the new initiative, dubbed the UK Artist Touring Fund, which is d … | Continue reading
John Grindrod discovered his sexuality in the streets of Croydon, always looking up the tracks to London, and argues that no other artist articulate this tension between city, suburbia and LGBT+ lives quite so beautifully as did Messrs Tennant and Lowe. This BST comes with a Pet … | Continue reading
John Grindrod discovered his sexuality in the streets of Croydon, always looking up the tracks to London, and argues that no other artist articulate this tension between city, suburbia and LGBT+ lives quite so beautifully as did Messrs Tennant and Lowe. This BST comes with a Pet … | Continue reading
New Age Doom featuring H.R. Angels Against Angels With Bad Brains frontman H.R. in tow, serial collaborators New Age Doom fuse metal, hardcore, punk and reggae into new forms of spiritual music Angels Against Angels by New Age Doom featuring H.R. For a band that has always cultiv … | Continue reading
From working with Brian Eno to playing with The Contortions and The Bloods, Adele Bertei had a front-row seat to New York's infamous No Wave scene. She talks to Elizabeth Wiet about noise, melody, and why the fertile ecosystem of Downtown NYC couldn't come about today Adele at CB … | Continue reading
The recordings were all later reworked for the band's 1993 album In On The Killtaker Fugazi have shared a collection of previously unreleased recordings that they produced alongside Steve Albini in late 1992. Albini Sessions (Benefit For Letters Charity) collects 12 tracks that t … | Continue reading
THE BLACK LIGHTS takes place in the seaside town this June Manchester venue The White Hotel has added 30 acts to the lineup for the debut edition of its new Blackpool festival THE BLACK LIGHTS. The weekend-long event will newly take in sets from Kali Malone, Klein, Valentina Maga … | Continue reading
Though it's almost impossible to separate 90s Norwegian black metal from the controversies surrounding its progenitors, says Dan Franklin, a new box set offers an opportunity to reappraise Darkthrone’s superb body of work on its own terms In his novel The Third Realm, Norwegian a … | Continue reading
Shabaka Of The Earth The storied British-Barbadian multi-instrumentalist maps new musical territory on his first self-produced and -performed LP Of The Earth by Shabaka Sometimes, it can seem as though we’ve got this whole music thing the wrong way around. To be fair, none of us … | Continue reading
He will, however, continue to perform as JK Flesh and jesu following his recovery as the two projects don't require screaming or shouting Justin K. Broadrick will no longer perform live as Godflesh. The UK artist has been forced to call time on the project as a live entity after … | Continue reading
The artist's first album in almost four years was recorded in a partially abandoned hospital Carla dal Forno has a new album on the way, titled Confession. Set to arrive via her own Kallista Records label, the 12-track record follows 2022's Come Around and explores themes of frie … | Continue reading
4AD will release the LP in May Photo by Kate Ellen Meakin Aldous Harding has a new album on the way, titled Train On The Island. The 10-track record marks the New Zealand artist's fifth studio LP, following 2022's Warm Chris. The new album sees her reunite with producer John Pari … | Continue reading
As his experimental film marks its fiftieth birthday with a screening in the Dalston street where it was shot, John Smith speaks to David Moats about his life's work exploring the unreliable perspective of the camera's lens Still from The Girl Chewing Gum The motorbike shop at th … | Continue reading
BDSM meets industrial beats on the new album from the sex-positive Swedish singer-producer In the past couple of years, I’ve often found myself cycling through the city with a buoyant feeling in my chest, imagining myself dancing at summer festivals to darker, more underground-ti … | Continue reading