The Quietus

Absence makes the art grow bolder says Will Ainsley about Archives, which sounds like Chiastic Slide-era Autechre reimagining the Wicker Man soundtrack Archives by Vanishing Twin The idea that an album could be made piecemeal, in different countries, via…

The Fat White / Decius frontman has announced his second book, Tears Of The Patriarch; we're delighted to present an extract from it.

Public Enemy's fourth album is often overlooked but it's a true killer, says Angus Batey When the greatness of Public Enemy is discussed – which is often, for the band were, and indeed still are, one of the most consistently inventive, provocative and exc…

Curbside Lambsear Put Rings On All My Fingers To Weigh Down My Hands Members of The Umlauts and caroline find scrappy joy in dissonant chaos mixed with cinematic grandeur Put Rings On All My Fingers To Weigh Down My Hands by Curbside Lambsear This is an i…

It appears on a new retrospective compilation of Mogwai's work, celebrating 30 years of the band Photo by Steve Gullick Mogwai have teamed up with Iggy Pop for a new track, 'Underground'.

It's the second track to be shared from forthcoming album Burning Song Photo by Kingsley Ifill Kali Malone has released a new song, titled 'My Eve My Dawn'.

It's the artist's first album in over a decade David Sylvian has shared details of a new album, The Distance Between The Killer And The Killing.

It's the second cut to be unveiled from forthcoming album Late Loop Andy Stott has shared a new track, called 'Songbird'.

The LP has been built from archival vocal recordings of late frontman Mark E Smith dating from 2001 to 2014 The Fall are releasing their "definitive" final studio album, Post Script.

The deluxe box set includes unreleased demos and studio recordings, as well as various non-album cuts The Flaming Lips are reissuing their 2006 album At War With The Mystics to mark its 20th anniversary.

The Great Ecstasy Of Woodcarver Steiner also features reworks of their tracks by james K, ML Buch and Lorenzo Senni Popol Vuh's soundtrack to Werner Herzog's 1974 film The Great Ecstasy Of Woodcarver Steiner is getting a long-awaited official release.

Ahead of her new album which touches on the fear, power and ecstasy of childbirth, the Norwegian musician explains her fierce interest in a Medieval English anchoress.

Gilla Band Pugnello Dublin rock band deliver their most punishing record to date Pugnello by Gilla Band Have you ever heard a song for the first time and felt a shiver run so deep it took the floor with it?

The release comes as the US artist gears up to tour his classic album to mark its 50th anniversary Photo by Richard E.

Live At The Barbican captures a London show that the artist played in March 2025, backed by a 25-piece musical ensemble Photo by Steve Gullick Kim Deal is releasing a live album and concert film, Live At The Barbican.

The album is described as the UK artist's take on a "dark Disney soundtrack" Photo by Lengua Klein has surprise released a new album, titled my own fairytale.

Gash At Least You Know What You’re Laughing At Wisconsin band shape up, think big and get clean at least you know what you're laughing at by gash Wisconsin natives Gash are equal parts brisk and bold.

Hitting its 40th anniversary, Julian Marszalek reckons that not only is Iggy Pop’s seventh solo record the most misunderstood of all of his LPs, but that it also happens to be David Bowie’s best album of the 80s Well, no one saw this one coming.

In his latest guide to the best new music coming out of France, David McKenna considers the relationship between regionalism and nationalism, and reviews essential new records, from a mutant club masterpiece to a brilliant prog pop swansong, via Sourdure,…

Oren Ambarchi Cooked Backed by an international cast of characters on a diverse multitude of instruments, still it's the appearance of highly processed vocals that is most surprising about the Ambarchi's latest Cooked by Oren Ambarchi Cooked, Oren Ambarch…

"Some of the songs are quite reflective of stuff that’s been going on in my life," Vince Clarke said of the LP Photo by Travis Shinn Erasure have a new album on the way, titled Radio!!

The musician was attending a protest in Liverpool for Palestine Action, an activist group that is banned in the UK Massive Attack member Robert Del Naja has been arrested for a second time at a protest in Liverpool in support of Palestine Action, the acti…

David Stubbs unpicks Stevie Wonder's transition from a technological pioneer to a musically conservative finger wagger of the highest order, and wonders just what might have been Ten years ago this Summer as part of the BST Festival at Hyde Park, Stevie W…

Ahead of their appearance at Decolonise Fest, fiercely DIY punk Hang Linton tells Emily Wilson about distrust of a gangster-infested music industry and the double-edged sword of building a social media fanbase Photo by Laura Lulika It’s easy to wonder if…

Tiiva This Could Be A Start UK producer's soundtrack to an imaginary video game delivers a maximalist hyper pop sucker punch blue fifty-nine/this could be a start by Tiiva Video game design and hyperpop share a clear sonic DNA, defined by maximalism, shap…

The undiminished, deep affection for Metallica’s late bassist Cliff Burton reveals a lot about the strength of fanhood in the implacable face of tragedy, says Joel McIver on the 40th anniversary of his death Cliff at his first soundcheck with Metallica at…

Cormac McCarthy's tenth novel was published 20 years ago.

Taylor Burns' novel Trav is savage and is boldly literary, finds Tristam Vivien Adams Travis Barnes is the protagonist.