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Lice

Wasteland: What Ails Our People Is Clear

Lice provide a much needed stiffener in the midst of all the murk, finds Will Ainsley

Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC For January

Noel Gardner opens the first instalment of this column for 2021 by taking a look at current punk acts "whose lyrics and outlook are for and about the Black community". Home page photograph of Twisted Thing

Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams

Plastic Bouquet

Canadian roots duo team up with Pacific country singer-songwriter Marlon Williams for an album that is equally steeped in tradition and refreshingly modern, finds Lara C Cory

Bard On A Wire: Sleaford Mods’ Spare Ribs Reviewed

From Conservatism to consumerism, there's plenty in contemporary Britain to attract the lyrical ire of Jason Wiliamson. But, argues JR Moores, there's a lot more to Sleaford Mods than needlsharp commentary on the everyday present

Of Cakes & Men: Sleaford Mods Interviewed

Luke Turner talks to Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn about masculinity, pornography and home baking. Photos thanks to Alasdair McLellan

Getting To The Point: Anthony Fantano’s Favourite Albums

With over two million subscribers to his YouTube channel, Anthony Fantano has caused a revolution in music journalism. In this week's Baker's Dozen he talks Max Pilley through 13 favourite albums, from ODB to MIA, Laurie Anderson and LCD

Beautify Junkyards

Cosmorama

New on Ghost Box, Portugal's Beautify Junkyards release their fourth album, a rich and many-faceted thing, according to Will Salmon

Heavy Is The Head: Divide And Dissolve Interviewed

Heavy duo Divide And Dissolve aim to destroy white supremacy through overwhelmingly intense music. They speak to Patrick Clarke about ideology, Indigineity, and inevitable backlash

Complete Communion: Jazz For January Reviewed By Peter Margasak

2021 isn’t exactly off to a promising start after last year’s endless dumpster fire, but jazz and improvised music continues to cope with limitations in creative ways, says Peter Margasak

Mala Herba

Demonologia

Mala Herba' debut album *Demonologia* feels like a disco at a witchy ritual, finds Nick Roseblade

The Strange World Of… Bolt Thrower

Bolt Thrower, an influential death metal band formed in Coventry in 1986 have bequeathed the world a formidable back catalogue. Kez Whelan is on hand to help you pick your way through it

Tom Furse

Ecstatic Meditations

The Horrors' Tom Furse offers up something warm for the cold winter nights. A welcome antidote, finds Julian Marszalek

What Foul-Mouthed Singer Kunt & The Gang Tells Us About Offence in 2021

Kunt & The Gang's offensive attack on Boris Johnson was one last year's top-selling singles. Tim Burrows looks at the work of the Essexploitation songwriter and argues that there's still an important place for his brand of offensive pop in 2021

In Praise Of John Cale, The Superior Velvet, By Daniel Dylan Wray

It seems odd to argue that a member of one of the most celebrated rock bands of all time, the Velvet Underground, is under-appreciated, says Daniel Dylan Wray in this subscriber only essay, until you consider just how absent he is from conversations about popular music

Low Culture Podcast Five: John Higgs On Iron Maiden & Eddie The Head

The fifth in our series of subscriber only podcasts sees KLF and William Blake author John Higgs talking about the deep, esoteric history of the heavy metal mascot that embodies the spirit of one of the world's biggest bands

Low Culture Podcast Four: John Doran & Luke Turner Look Back At 2020

The fourth of our subscriber only podcasts features tQ co-pilots John Doran and Luke Turner looking at the best music and books of 2020 as well as looking forward to next year

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: November And December 2020

Here's hours upon hours of the brilliant new music we've covered here at tQ over the last month and a half, compiled into one handy playlist!

Spool’s Out: The Best Tapes Of 2020

Daryl Worthington brings the year in cassettes to a close, with 2020’s best tapes, and the year’s best tape label

TQ Sound & Vision Subscribers To Get Joint JK Flesh & GNOD EP

The Winter Solstice Session is here with bastions of the underground Justin Broadrick and GNOD working together for the first time and this is pretty much a definition of a dream come true for John Doran

Nature Is Healing? Our Relationship With The Non-Human In COVID-19

Coronavirus has forced us to reexamine our relationship with the non-human, argues Luke Turner as he explores far-right interest in environmentalism and questions of who has access to or rights over our green spaces. This is an extract from Unsound Festival's forthcoming Intermission essay collection

Let’s Waste Some Time: Quietus Best Movie Moments Of 2020

The Old Country: Steve Von Till’s Baker’s Dozen

The long-serving Neurosis guitarist and singer shares his deep dive favourites; 13 albums which have shaped the way he looks at music and informed his writing and solo work as Harvestman and Steve Von Till

Carlton Melton

Where This Leads

Carlton Melton's latest album is a game of two halves – but it may be their most interesting record yet, finds Barnaby Smith

Taylor Swift

evermore

The year's second surprise drop from Taylor Swift is at its best when taking itself least seriously, finds Katherine Rodgers

Moviedrone: The Best Film Scores Of 2020

While cinema releases have been upended across the industry, a wealth of film music has still impressed resident expert Charlie Brigden, who runs us through his top 10 of 2020

Sick Sounds: Did COVID-19 Ruin Music’s Healing Power?

The endless stress of COVID-19 and claustrophobia of lockdown has had a huge impact on our personal relationships with music, argues Daniel Dylan Wray

Ashley Paul

Ray

A new album from the London-based multi-instrumentalist finds her in an all new trio with bassist Otto Willberg and clarinet player Yoni Silver

BOB

You Can Stop That For A Start

A time capsule from the early 90s proves remarkably timely, finds Hayley Scott

Gumph! Viz As Left Wing Satirical Magazine By Noel Gardner

Viz is more than just a very funny comic to long time fan Noel Gardner. But the extent to which it's a vehicle for incisive, leftwing satirical commentary, he says in this subscriber only essay, is something that's open to debate...

Quietus Tracks Of The Year 2020

These are our favourite tracks of the last 12 months as voted for by Jennifer Lucy Allan, Bobby Barry, Aaron Bishop, Patrick Clarke, John Doran, Christian Eede, Noel Gardner, Ella Kemp, Fergal Kinney, Sean Kitching, Anthea Leyland, Peter Margasak, David McKenna, JR Moores, Luke Turner, Kez Whelan and Daryl Worthington. Illustration by Lisa Cradduck

Repetitor

Prazan prostor među nama koji može i da ne postoji

Belgrade trio are absolutely the real deal, claims Richard Foster

The Quietus Subscribers’ Tracks Of The Year Playlist

For tQ subscribers, here are all the bangers from our tracks of the year chart, compiled in one hefty mega-playlist on your streaming platform of choice!