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Definitely Dusty: Lucy O’Brien’s Ten Essential Springfield Tracks

From BBC sessions to unreleased tracks, Lucy O'Brien, author of Dusty: The Classic Biography, dives deep into some of the lesser known corners of the Dusty Springfield back catalogue

Books

Songs Of Entropy: Lawrence Kramer, In Search Of The Audiable

In an exclusive extract from his new book, The Hum of the World, philosopher and musicologist Lawrence Kramer explores the ghosts of early recording technologies

Art

How Does It Feel? Michael Bracewell Show Explores Art & Pop, 1976–1995

The current show at Sprüth Magers, London, curated by British writer Michael Bracewell, explores the mutual fascination between the worlds of art and pop music in the 80s and 90s

Reviews

Jay Som
Anak Ko

The third album by performer-producer Jay Som is a sweep of touching intimacy and riotous energy, finds Jo Higgs

Film

The World Leaks In – Upstairs Planet: Cleaners From Venus & The Universe of Martin Newell

Lo-fi approaches define Martin Newell's oeuvre, so it only seems natural that the cinematic relic honouring him should follow suit, finds Neil Fox

Baker's Dozen

Films for Big Eyes: Charlemagne Palestine’s Baker’s Dozen

Former Film Editor David Moats is brought out of retirement for Charlemagne Palestine’s Film Bakers Dozen They discuss his Jewish heritage, lucky breaks and vomit vision.

Reviews

The Hold Steady
Thrashing Thru The Passion

Thrashing Thru The Passion may not stand up to their very best work, but The Hold Steady's new collection is still full of potency, finds CJ Thorpe-Tracey

Album of the Week

Destructive Urges: Debby Friday’s Death Drive

Featuring collaborations with Lana Del Rabies and Chino Amobi, Debby Friday's latest tape for Deathbomb Arc is a visceral howl into the unknown, finds Yewande Adeniran

Reviews

Joel Oppenheimer / Hans Plomp / Piero Heliczer
On Occasion / Intrepid Traveller / The Autumn Feast

Three new tapes from the Netherlands' Counter Culture Chronicles, featuring the voices of poets Joel Oppenheimer, Hans Plomp, and Piero Heliczer, respectively, offer a set of intimate portraits, finds Nick Roseblade

Live Reviews

Beacons Of Light: Green Man 2019 Reviewed

In torrential rain and beautiful sun, Green Man once again stakes its claim as one of Europe's very finest festivals, and an event that continues to evolve into something even brighter each year

A Quietus Interview

Pipe Down: Tashi Wada Interviewed

Ahead of his appearance at Meakusma Festival, Tashi Wada talks to Tristan Bath about collaborating with his father, Yoshi and Julia Holter

Reviews

Blanck Mass
Animated Violence Mild

A new solo album by Fuck Buttons' Benjamin John Power is informed by grief, terror and frustration, finds Derek Robertson

Live Reviews

Fort Knocks: Things Learned At La Route Du Rock

Altın Gün provided plenty of Turkish delight, Stereolab’s entente cordiale is holding magnificently and Pond provided life while their Antipodean brethren brought tears of boredom to the eyes. This year’s LRDR reviewed by Jeremy Allen

Reviews

Haiku Salut
The General

The fourth album by Derbyshire's Haiku Salut offers up a melancholy soundtrack to Buster Keaton's most celebrated but least funny film

Art

Platform Shoes: Emerging Artists In Sheffield

Platform 2019 presents the working practices of five emerging artists across several galleries in Sheffield

Books

No Place Like Home: Ian Penman’s Curving Tracks

Newly published by Fitzcarraldo Editions, It Gets Me Home This Curving Track is a collection of essays by the legendary British music journalist, Ian Penman

Reviews

Sharky
Fruit

Sharky's Fruit EP is a day-glo pop adventure, finds Nick Roseblade

Album of the Week

Bodies That Matter: Sleater-Kinney’s Visceral New Pop

Sleater-Kinney return with their ninth studio album – and with St Vincent brought in on production duties, it's a glint of shiny pop in a fug of searing vitriol, finds Anna Cafolla

Film

“This Did Not Happen”: The Melancholy Of Leto’s Wish Fulfilment

Not a straight rock biopic nor a fully glitzy movie musical, the scrappy charm of Leto comes from its somewhat revisionist history, says Marina Vuotto

Reviews

Sadness
Circle Of Veins

Circle of Veins by Sadness is anthemic and hypnotic all at once, finds Tom Coles

Live Reviews

Battles Live At The Shacklewell Arms

Sean Kitching crams himself into the Shacklewell Arms in Dalston along with Battles and all of their big ideas, and rediscovers the excitement of first seeing them play live 14 years ago

Reviews

Erkki Veltheim
Ganzfeld Experiment

On Room40, Erkki Veltheim's Ganzfeld Experiment finds moments of stochastic beauty, finds Antonio Poscic

A Quietus Interview

The Oblong Of Dreams: Bill Ryder-Jones On The Wirral

With a headline slot at new Birkenhead festival Future Yard later this month, Bill Ryder-Jones guides Patrick Clarke through the rich past, fertile present and exciting future of Wirral music

Baker's Dozen

A Safe Place For Me: Jesca Hoop’s 13 Favourite Records

Ahead of her performance at Green Man this weekend, Jesca Hoop guides Diva Harris through her 13 favourite albums, from Björk to Dylan, Cat Stevens and Kate Bush

Reviews

Fionn Regan
Cala

Fionn Regan looks to the sea on sixth album Cala with lyrical effect, finds Jo Higgs

Black Sky Thinking

Concrete Science Fiction Riot: Why Do We Ignore The 70s French Underground?

Krautrock overshadows music made in France during the same period. Is the French music of the 70s simply not as good, or could it be that we haven't had a narrative to understand it?

A Quietus Interview

Industrial Strength: E-Saggila Interviewed

Following the recent release of her debut album for Swedish label Northern Electronics, E-Saggila speaks to tQ about challenging convention, navigating contemporary violences and the tricky terrain of the music industry

Reviews

Rắn Cạp Đuôi
Degradation

Inspired by Vietnam's monsoon season, Rắn Cạp Đuôi's Degradation has much to recommend it, finds Noel Gardner

Books

Red Flags Flying: Carolina Setterwall’s Let’s Hope For The Best

Carolina Setterwall's Let’s Hope for the Best offers a devastatingly forensic account of a relationship falling apart, finds Stephanie Sy-Quia

Art

Where You From? What You On? Sweet Harmony Is An Exhibition About Rave

At the Saatchi Gallery's exhibition Sweet Harmony: Rave Today, tQ talks to co-curator Kobi Prempeh about the past and future of club culture

Books

Unstoppable Spex Machine: When Jim Bob Met Ed Sheeran

In an exclusive extract from his new memoir, In The Shadow Of My Former Self, Jim Bob From Carter USM recalls the time he met Ed Sheeran on his way up

Reviews

Oren Ambarchi
Simian Angel

On new album, Simian Angel, Oren Ambarchi's guitar is sounding distinctly un-guitar-y, weaving vivid tapestries out of organ-like tones, finds Joseph Burnett

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Definitely Dusty: Lucy O’Brien’s Ten Essential Springfield Tracks

Songs Of Entropy: Lawrence Kramer, In Search Of The Audiable

How Does It Feel? Michael Bracewell Show Explores Art & Pop, 1976–1995

Jay Som Anak Ko

The World Leaks In – Upstairs Planet: Cleaners From Venus & The Universe of Martin Newell

Films for Big Eyes: Charlemagne Palestine’s Baker’s Dozen

The Hold Steady Thrashing Thru The Passion

Destructive Urges: Debby Friday’s Death Drive

Joel Oppenheimer / Hans Plomp / Piero Heliczer On Occasion / Intrepid Traveller / The Autumn Feast

Beacons Of Light: Green Man 2019 Reviewed

Pipe Down: Tashi Wada Interviewed

Blanck Mass Animated Violence Mild

Fort Knocks: Things Learned At La Route Du Rock

Haiku Salut The General

Platform Shoes: Emerging Artists In Sheffield

No Place Like Home: Ian Penman’s Curving Tracks

Sharky Fruit

Bodies That Matter: Sleater-Kinney’s Visceral New Pop

“This Did Not Happen”: The Melancholy Of Leto’s Wish Fulfilment

Sadness Circle Of Veins

Battles Live At The Shacklewell Arms

Erkki Veltheim Ganzfeld Experiment

The Oblong Of Dreams: Bill Ryder-Jones On The Wirral

A Safe Place For Me: Jesca Hoop’s 13 Favourite Records

Fionn Regan Cala

Concrete Science Fiction Riot: Why Do We Ignore The 70s French Underground?

Industrial Strength: E-Saggila Interviewed

Rắn Cạp Đuôi Degradation

Red Flags Flying: Carolina Setterwall’s Let’s Hope For The Best

Where You From? What You On? Sweet Harmony Is An Exhibition About Rave

Unstoppable Spex Machine: When Jim Bob Met Ed Sheeran

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Jay Som
Anak Ko

The Hold Steady
Thrashing Thru The Passion

Joel Oppenheimer / Hans Plomp / Piero Heliczer
On Occasion / Intrepid Traveller / The Autumn Feast

Blanck Mass
Animated Violence Mild

Haiku Salut
The General

Sharky
Fruit

Sadness
Circle Of Veins

Erkki Veltheim
Ganzfeld Experiment

Fionn Regan
Cala

Rắn Cạp Đuôi
Degradation

Oren Ambarchi
Simian Angel