Playlists
Explore our specially-curated mixtapes, one of many tQ perks for Subscriber and Subscriber Plus members.
Anniversary
Unbeatable: Drum’s Not Dead by Liars, 20 Years On
Two decades on from the release of Liars third album, Luke Turner argues that its percussive invention shouldn't obscure a rich, emotional core. For our top tier Subscriber Plus supporters, this Anniversary feature comes with a playlist by Liars of the music they were listening to when the album was made.
Anniversary
“It’s About Time We Brought Art In, Innit?” Talk Talk’s The Colour Of Spring at 40
Though eclipsed by what came in its wake, The Colour Of Spring, at the heart of Talk Talk’s catalogue, is no less astonishing. Forty years on, Wyndham Wallace commends the inaugural rebirth of Mark Hollis’ synthpop band. And for top tier subscribers there is a 'Quietus Essentials Playlist' guide to the music of Talk Talk
Anniversary
How men are? The Preposterously Testosterone-fuelled Taxi Driver turns 50
John Quin presents a hormonally loaded take on Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader’s classic of male alienation. For top tier subscribers to this site, click below for a 'Quietus Essentials Playlist' guide to the cinematic music of Bernard Herrmann
Baker's Dozen
Doctor’s Orders: Peter Capaldi’s Favourite Albums
As he prepares to embark on his first ever headline music tour, Peter Capaldi takes Jude Rogers through 13 records that have defined his life, from the parallels between Talking Heads and Doctor Who, to the time he found himself in a room with Kate Bush
The Quietus International
DIY Against the Oligarchy: Underground Music in Tbilisi, by Nick Hudson
Nick Hudson reports from Georgia with his guide to the gripping, eclectic and unpredictable music currently being produced in the Tbilisi underground, and how the city's musical communities are stepping up in the face of significant repression
Monthly Playlists
A sonic bulletin of tQ's essential editorial
Baker’s Dozen Playlists
Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
Baker's Dozen
Doctor’s Orders: Peter Capaldi’s Favourite Albums
As he prepares to embark on his first ever headline music tour, Peter Capaldi takes Jude Rogers through 13 records that have defined his life, from the parallels between Talking Heads and Doctor Who, to the time he found himself in a room with Kate Bush
Baker's Dozen
Good Tradition: Tanita Tikaram’s Favourite Albums
Ahead of her performance at this year's EFG London Jazz Festival, Tanita Tikaram takes Luke Turner through her favourite records, from the soundtrack of her childhood spent in military bases, via formative encounters with OMD and The Beatles, an abiding love of the jazz and soul greats, and more
Baker's Dozen
Strings to the Bow: Sudan Archives’ Baker’s Dozen
From the artists and musicologists who fuelled a fascination with traditional string instruments to the songs that make her cry - via a memorable encounter with Erykah Badu and more, Sudan Archives selects 13 pieces of music that have shaped her life
Baker's Dozen
Playing The (Baker’s) Dozens: George Clinton’s Favourite Albums
With the funk kingpin and founder of Parliament and Funkadelic taking his bands on a festival tour this summer, Suzie McCracken caught up with him to find out about the 13 records that have stuck with him through his lifetime
Anniversaries
Anniversary
Unbeatable: Drum’s Not Dead by Liars, 20 Years On
Two decades on from the release of Liars third album, Luke Turner argues that its percussive invention shouldn't obscure a rich, emotional core. For our top tier Subscriber Plus supporters, this Anniversary feature comes with a playlist by Liars of the music they were listening to when the album was made.
Anniversary
“It’s About Time We Brought Art In, Innit?” Talk Talk’s The Colour Of Spring at 40
Though eclipsed by what came in its wake, The Colour Of Spring, at the heart of Talk Talk’s catalogue, is no less astonishing. Forty years on, Wyndham Wallace commends the inaugural rebirth of Mark Hollis’ synthpop band. And for top tier subscribers there is a 'Quietus Essentials Playlist' guide to the music of Talk Talk
Anniversary
How men are? The Preposterously Testosterone-fuelled Taxi Driver turns 50
John Quin presents a hormonally loaded take on Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader’s classic of male alienation. For top tier subscribers to this site, click below for a 'Quietus Essentials Playlist' guide to the cinematic music of Bernard Herrmann
A Quietus Interview Playlists
The perfect soundtrack to our artist discussions
A Quietus Interview
Plans That They Made: Hüsker Dü Interviewed
Stevie Chick talks to Bob Mould and Greg Norton about blazing a trail in hardcore, the uneasy switch from independent to major label and their complex relationship with Grant Hart, plus paving the way for Pixies and Nirvana. Cover portrait courtesy of Greg Norton
A Quietus Interview
Cut the Crop: Agriculture Interviewed
While black metal history is often the story of errant youth reaping chaos, Agriculture plough their own furrow. Dan Franklin meets a band who sow explosive seeds via songwriting and then reap joyous brinkmanship onstage. Main portrait by Olivia Crumm
A Quietus Interview
“Being Different isn’t Something to Take Lightly”: Jarvis Cocker Interviewed
Pulp are back with their first new album in nearly a quarter of a century; Jarvis Cocker joins us to talk about More, but also outsider art in America, an attic full of wonder in London and revolution versus violence in Sheffield. Words by Darran Anderson. All portraits by Tom Jackson
Strange World Of... Playlists
10 essential entry points to our spotlighted artists
Strange World Of...
The Strange World Of… Galaxie 500 Rarities
Thirty-five years after they burned slow and bright, Galaxie 500 remain one of indie rock’s most quietly untouchable constellations. In conversation with Dean Wareham, Naomi Yang and Damon Krukowski, Brian Coney provides ten points of entry to the dimmer recesses of their back catalogue
Strange World Of...
The Strange World Of… Saint Etienne
After 35 years of reinventing British pop, Saint Etienne’s Bob, Pete and Sarah are hanging up their samples, synthesisers, feather boas and football strips for good. Jude Rogers offers 10 ways into their always surprising, genre-splicing back catalogue, from their early days with C86 bands and Andrew Weatherall to their final, star-filled album
