Edvard Graham Lewis Alreet? Nearly forty years since his first solo album, the Wire bassist/vocalist might just have released his best work to date, finds Jeremy Allen Alreet? by Edvard Graham Lewis In 1986, Wire’s bass player Lewis released his first solo record Hail under the a … | Continue reading
The French artist draws on field recordings, hydrofeminism, oral history and much more on her new album Lamina, one of the artists on the 2024/25 SHAPE+ roster of artists, has released a new album, Sueños Acuáticos. Translating to 'Aquatic Dreams' in English, the record is built … | Continue reading
The scandal of artists paying DJs for radio plays might seem a relic of the past but, says music biz expert Eamonn Forde, news that influencers might demand a percentage of artist royalties in return for exposure gives this corruption a grim contemporary twist Payola in the music … | Continue reading
Lightwave Cités Analogues Re-issued from a 1988 limited-run cassette, this piquant slab of progressive Parisian electronics simultaneously looks back to 1970s kosmische and forward to the uncanny tones of the Ghost Box label Cités Analogues by LIGHTWAVE Since its invention, the s … | Continue reading
The English's artist's third full-length record makes a compelling case for the liberation offered by the dancefloor, finds Claire Biddles Photo credit: Jordan Hemingway FKA twigs has always found a home on the dancefloor. From the balletic intricacy of her early EPs, to the loos … | Continue reading
Wardruna main man Einar Selvik tells Dan Franklin about how his passion for ancient instruments fuels his music, and the ways in which nature creates culture All photos by Morten Munthe Following the lofty flights of 2021 album Kvitravn (White Raven), Wardruna are returning to th … | Continue reading
As much-loved club night A Love From Outer Space reaches its 15th anniversary, Sean Johnston – its co-founder alongside the much-missed Andrew Weatherall – picks 13 tracks that have soundtracked its journey from a Stoke Newington basement to an international community Photo by Ma … | Continue reading
Primitive Ignorant Psychic Cinema Widescreen electro-pop from the former Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster bassist now busily developing his own cyberpunk-adjacent synthwave aesthetic Psychic Cinema by PRIMITIVE IGNORANT ... The post Primitive Ignorant – Psychic Cinema appeared f … | Continue reading
aya, Matmos and billy woods are among the latest additions to the lineup The Hague-based festival Rewire has added 35 acts to the lineup for its 2025 edition, which will take place this April. aya is set to debut new music at the event as part of a live performance alongside visu … | Continue reading
Moritz von Oswald, Jeff Mills and Jlin are among the acts playing the Amsterdam festival's 11th edition Dekmantel has shared the lineup for its flagship Amsterdam festival this summer. The event will once again encompass a series of opening concerts at venues close to the centre … | Continue reading
In this month's pod John Doran and Luke Turner get stuck in to two favourite albums from one of tQ's most-loved and much-missed groups, Sonic Youth The Quietus’ founders Luke Turner and John Doran had planned to have a gladiatorial contest to work out which was the finest Sonic Y … | Continue reading
In the final part of tQ's collaboration with 20ft Radio, Neformat, the British Council and Ukrainian Institute, Anton Shmarhovych offers a comprehensive overview of some of the wonderful music to come out of Ukraine from 1988 onwards Dmytro Kurovskyi & Kazma-Kazma, live in Kharki … | Continue reading
A new year finds the tape scene as vibrant, weird and wonderful as ever. Daryl Worthington dives into water tapestries, time-folding folk and hip-hop, vibrant electronic noise and an album of online product reviews Tommaso Rolando and Domiziano Maselli, photo by URSSS ‘C’est Part … | Continue reading
Han-Earl Park, Lara Jones and Pat Thomas Juno 3: Proxemics A visceral blast of non-idiomatic improvisation truly worthy of the name from the guitar-saxophone-piano (and electronics) trio Juno 3: Proxemics by Han-earl Park, Lara Jones and Pat Thomas In cultural anthropology, proxe … | Continue reading
Kristin Hersh offers Sean Kitching the exclusive first interview about Throwing Muses’ first new album in five years, her recording process, synaesthesia, the similarities between music and stand-up comedy, and turning difficult personal situations into art (not product) that cel … | Continue reading
Television Personalities’ mainman Dan Treacy is often seen as a kind of troubled prankster. In truth, argues Jonathan Wright, he’s an intriguing, key figure in the UK's post punk and DIY indie underground. NB: The publication of this review was delayed due to the death of David L … | Continue reading
Mogwai The Bad Fire Longstanding post-rock quartet move fast and break things, brining together the quiet bit-loud bit dynamics of their early material with the more melodic material that took their previous record to the top of the album charts The Bad Fire by Mogwai “. . . if a … | Continue reading
As Elaine Kraf's The Princess of 72nd Street is added to the Penguin Modern Classics roster, Kat Lister re-examines the author's legacy and talks to Kraf's daughter about putting together the pieces of the life of one of the most neglected and most radical novelists of the 1970s … | Continue reading
John Doran remembers his favourite filmmaker David Lynch, but also praises a true artist, a mapmaker and draughtsman who recorded the weird zones and dimensions of life. Portrait by Josh Telles One of the highlights of a working trip to Prague last spring was a visit to the Kafka … | Continue reading
The Weather Station Humanhood Canadian singer Tamara Lindeman works through mental health issues to make the personal universal Humanhood by The Weather Station Sometimes, maybe even oftentimes, the best way to deal with the problems life throws at us is to remember to stay in th … | Continue reading
The ingenious director of Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet had been living with emphysema for a period of time, he revealed last year David Lynch, the visionary director and writer of films such as Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive and the much-loved TV series Twin Peaks, has died at th … | Continue reading
The 12-track record is out in March Loraine James is releasing a second album under her Whatever The Weather alias. Comprised of 12 tracks, Whatever The Weather II follows on from James' first record under the moniker, which came out in 2022. In the interim, she's released her th … | Continue reading
He's also shared a video for lead single 'It's A Mirror' Perfume Genius has shared details of a new album, titled Glory. Spanning 11 tracks, the new record was made collaboratively by the artist, real name Mike Hadreas, alongside a group of musicians that included various figures … | Continue reading
The Legendary Pink Dots So Lonely in Heaven The increasingly accurately named Anglo-Dutch experimental rock return with yet another one – this one's a brooder set to a set of arrangements that feel strangely comforting, finds Richard Foster So Lonely In Heaven by Legendary Pink D … | Continue reading
Subtitled 'Another Mississippi Sunday Morning', this record of prisoners' songs is folk music like you've never heard it before Parchman Prison Prayer: Another Mississippi Sunday Morning was recorded in the course of a single day at Parchman Farm, the vast Mississippi State Penit … | Continue reading
It marks the first full-length new project from the techno outfit since 2010's Feed-Forward Sandwell District have a new album on the way, titled End Beginnings. Following on from 2010's only previous full-length studio album by the techno project, Feed Forward, which was reissue … | Continue reading
In his Baker's Dozen, the Circle frontman talks about converting people to the Dead; why Pori might have the highest concentration of Cardiac fans in Europe, and what he learned from Faust's Hans-Joachim Irmler Photo by Arttu Merimaa The music Jussi Lehtisalo loves the most drive … | Continue reading
Kez Whelan kicks off another year in metal, rounding up a host of scorching new records to see you through the winter chill Lifeless Dark Black metal fans have been spoilt for choice of late, with no shortage of suitably grim records to match the sub-zero temperatures we’ve been … | Continue reading
Fabio Mina Existence / Resistance The flute seems to be having a moment right now, but Italian-born Mina is pushing the instrument further than most Fabio Mina - Existence / Resistance by Okum Fabio Mina uses his flute as a playground. The Rimini-born musician’s compositions grow … | Continue reading
As Lias Saoudi-fronted fruity techno troupe Decius prepare to release second album Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience), they speak to Luke Turner about dirt on the dancefloor and why their explicitly horny music is a safe space to unleash things that ought not be repressed For 20 yea … | Continue reading
Quinton Barnes CODE NOIR The Quebecois rapper's third full-length release is giving hip hop for an era of Amazon delivery drones, Artificial Intelligence, and post-Frank Ocean sexual ambiguity, finds Ryan Diduck CODE NOIR by Quinton Barnes Few young rappers have the ability to co … | Continue reading
No Man Is An Island (Volume 2): A Guide To More Choice Studio One Pressings is the second edition in a series of books on the imprint A new book about the legendary reggae and dub label Studio One is set to be published later this month. No Man Is An Island (Volume 2): A Guide To … | Continue reading
The release focuses on the project's full-length release between 1989 and 1996 Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label is to release a new anthology compilation focused on the works of Dub Syndicate, one of the imprint founder's various projects. Out Here On The Perimeter (1989-1996) … | Continue reading
The third full-length effort from Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington's collaborative project is out next month DARKSIDE have shared details of a new album, Nothing. Spanning nine tracks, it marks the third full-length release from the duo of Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington, who, f … | Continue reading
Tech whoppers the world over are obsessed with eternal life. But, argues Professor John Tregoning of Imperial College, scientific research increasingly suggests that the music we love can have a huge boost to our immune system and health The narrative around extending life has be … | Continue reading
Moonchild Sanelly Full Moon A suite of new tracks shows the visionary South African artist coming into her own singular aesthetic, finds Arusa Qureshi When Moonchild Sanelly released her second studio album Phases in 2022, there was a major emphasis on the project’s collaborative … | Continue reading
Artist and musician passes away after a long illness Alastair Mackinven, the musician, artist, painter, writer, and teacher, has died at the age of 53, following a long illness. In recent years Mackinven was best known for his visual art, but since the mid-90s he was a driving fo … | Continue reading
In our fiftieth antidote to the algorithm, David McKenna takes us back half a century to Naples, where the influence of a nautical culture and American military radio created a music scene as fertile and chaotic as the city itself Alan Sorrenti (image: Wikipedia Commons) If you’v … | Continue reading
Franz Ferdinand The Human Fear With their sixth album, the stalwart Glaswegian indie rockers prove they still have plenty to say, finds C. J Thorpe-Tracey The Human Fear by Franz Ferdinand It’s been six years since the previous Franz Ferdinand record, Always Ascending, with a hit … | Continue reading
Deep Cabaret Matchless Bagpipes and hurdy-gurdy collide with guttural growls and serpentine grooves for a wild freak folk jamboree Matchless by Deep Cabaret Certain music lends itself particularly well to specific physical media. For instance: Black Sabbath on vinyl, Autechre on … | Continue reading
The American artist also known as Hayden Silas Anhedönia digs deep into the twilit territories of Southern Gothic fiction and experimental drone Photo credit: Silken Weinberg Cult fame isn’t what it used to be. Last year, the opinions of Chappell Roan, a drag artist with one albu … | Continue reading
The actor, comedian and musician takes Patrick Clarke through an eclectic list of his favourite records, from a teenage obsession with Tubular Bells to the London pub where Danger Mouse worked behind the bar Photo by Ben Meadows Growing up, Matt Berry’s house was not a musical on … | Continue reading
As The Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death turns 60, Will Snelling explores how the record's combination of bare-bones intimacy and haunting atmosphere, post modern edge and inherent tension loom large over myriad artists today On The Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death, the ‘Ameri … | Continue reading
Nida, Block Dog & African Diplomat Black Label EP New hip hop from Abidjan combines righteous polemic with experimental production, finds Arusa Qureshi While hip-hop from Africa’s Ivory Coast hasn’t necessarily penetrated the mainstream music world yet, there is a growing scene i … | Continue reading
Noel Gardner kicks off another year in the undergrowth of New Weird Britain with an eclectic selection of thick psychedelia, inchoate delirium, dreamy folksong and sesh gremlin techno Bridget Hayden, photo by Richard Mulhearn Bridget Hayden’s brand new album Cold Blows The Rain ( … | Continue reading
Ayumi Ishito (feat. Kevin Shea and George Draguns) Roboquarians, Vol. 2 Saxophonist Ayumi Ishito makes her horn sound like everything and anything – bar a saxophone, that is Roboquarians, Vol. 2 (feat. Kevin Shea and George Draguns) by Ayumi Ishito Japanese-born, New York-based s … | Continue reading
Myriad Myriads All The Hits Bye bye 2024, hello 2025. Bye bye Bass Clef, hello Myriad Myriads… Jon Buckland welcomes the artist's new identity with open arms All The Hits by Myriad Myriads No sooner has the artist formerly known as Bass Clef reinvented himself as Myriad Myriads, … | Continue reading
Here's everything we've covered at The Quietus in the final two months of 2024, compiled for the listening pleasure of tQ's subscribers As one of your many, many perks for becoming a Quietus subscriber, we’re compiling a specially-curated, playlist for our readers every month. Gi … | Continue reading