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Trash Kit

Horizon

Trash Kit’s third LP, Horizon, embodies the bright, drawn-out days into which it has emerged, says Bernie Brooks

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib

Bandana

Bandana, the second instalment in a planned trilogy of albums from Madlib and Freddie Gibbs, captures the alchemy of a successful hip hop collaboration, finds Jamie Chambers

Anois, Os Ard: Irish Underground Music Reviewed By Eoin Murray

In the second edition of our column on the sounds of Irish undergrowth, Eoin Murray finds shadowy techno, socially charged afrobeat, warped affirmations and reflective guitar instrumentals...

A Long Term Effect: Tim Pope On Four Decades Of Work With The Cure

Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett chats with Pope about his forthcoming Cure concert film Anniversary as well as more unusual anecdotes about his many music videos for them than you can shake a stick at. Or is that a sock?

A Guide To Listening Better: Spectres Of The GRM

A new collection from Shelter Press offers diverse perspectives on musique concrète, from Chris Watson to Drew Daniel to Brunhild Ferrari and Félicia Atkinson

No Worries? New Art From Australia

John Quin checks out a large survey of contemporary work on show in Sydney

Konx-Om-Pax

Ways Of Seeing

Ways of Seeing, the new album by Konx-Om-Pax offers mellow cuts, bubbling synths, and – most of all – vision, finds Kareem Ghezawi

Pelican

Nighttime Stories

Pelican's Big Riff Energy remains in tact, now with an added goth twist, finds Tom Coles

The Haxan Cloak Talks His ‘Midsommar’ Score

Bobby Krlic, The Haxan Cloak, talks to Patrick Clarke about his extraordinary score to Ari Aster's new horror 'Midsommar'

Deep Time: The Shifting Force Fields Of Ellen Arkbro’s CHORDS

While walking along the riverbank, listening to CHORDS by Ellen Arkbro, Aaron Skates finds his sense of time and place subtly transformed

Why It’s Time To Ditch Your Morrissey-Loving Friend

13 Friends Of Mine: Adam Green’s Favourite Records

Adam Green guides Paul Stokes through 13 favourite albums, revealing an attachments to The Libertines' vision of England and lamenting the loss of a drum machine in his divorce

READ: An Extract From Vivien Goldman’s Revenge Of The She Punks

Ahead of her appearance at the next Quietus Social, we have an extract from punk professor, Vivien Goldman's Revenge Of The She Punks: A Feminist Music History From Poly Styrene To Pussy Riot

75 Dollar Bill

I Was Real

I Was Real by 75 Dollar Bill may be hard to define but it remains a thoughtful and accessible exercise in focussed, intense musicianship, finds Johny Lamb

Rutger Hauser

The Swim

Second album by South-East London experimentalists Rutger Hauser feels playful and inquisitive, finds Luke Cartledge

Unquiet Spirits: Ifriqiyya Electrique Interviewed

With Laylet el Booree - one of tQ's albums of the year so far - Ifriqiyya Electrique have fused industrial post punk and techno with the traditional Banga music of the Tunisian desert to brilliant effect. But as instigator Francois Cambuzat tells Ben Graham, they still fear it could all be a dreadful mistake

Why Kink-Shaming Has No Place At Pride

As cities around the world gear up for their annual Pride parade, Ian Wade argues that the kink and fetish community are a vital part not only of historical struggle of the LGBT+ community, but its present too. Photos thanks to Sean Ivermee

The Quietus Albums Of The Year So Far Chart 2019

It's the mid-point of 2019 so here's our Albums Of The Year So Far chart which was compiled by tQ's editorial staff with help from the team of columnists

Justin Hopper & Sharron Kraus With The Belbury Poly

Chanctonbury Rings

A collaboration between Sharron Krauss, Justin Hopper and Ghost Box regulars Belbury Poly, Chanctonbury Rings is destined to become as loved as the classic spoken word productions that influenced it, finds Tom Bolton

Touching Cloth: Peter Strickland On Work And Clothing

Peter Strickland's new film, In Fabric, stars Marianne Jean=Baptiste, Julian Barratt, Gwendoline Christie, and Fatma Mohamed. He talks to the Quietus about the music of Tim Gane, the forgotten department stores of Reading high street, and ASMR

Books At Bedtime: Quietus Writers & Friends Reading For Pleasure

In a new semi-regular series, Quietus writers and friends talk about the books they read for pleasure and the rituals and habits they keep to while reading, with Ed Dowie, Nina Allan, and Robin Allender

Monster Mash-Up: The Art Gallery As Haunted House

In the Charlie Fox-curated My Head Is A Haunted House at Sadie Coles HQ and Dracula's Wedding at Rodeo, contemporary artists explore he ghoulish, uncanny, macabre, gory, and otherworldly

Hot Chip

A Bath Full of Ecstasy

On their new album, Hot Chip work out what to do once the imperial phase is over, finds Fergal Kinney

Arwen

Lemon Love

A bedroom producer with a deft touch and a big heart, Arwen's Lemon Love is a set of beautiful, broken, hip hop-infused pop songs, finds Johny Lamb

Rockfort! French Music For June Reviewed By David McKenna

David McKenna leads us through all of this month's music from outside of the French mainstream

Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For June By Tristan Bath

Minimal Polish footwork, London Americana, digitally degraded Ecuadorian soundscapes? Tristan Bath’s monthly tape roundup has it all, and is as always, reaching far and wide into the undergrowth to find you the best of June’s cassette releases

Earthly Delights: Konx-Om-Pax’s Favourite Music

Christian Eede speaks to Scottish producer Konx-Om-Pax about his love of 808s and his new album on Planet Mu, as well as his favourite music, from Autechre to Popol Vuh, Kode9 to Gas, Regis to happy hardcore mixes by Scott Brown

Jennifer Walshe

ALL THE MANY PEOPLS

The Irish-born experimental composer's new works are like a browser window open to the fifty most perfect tabs on the internet, finds Dustin Krcatovich

Boom Boom Boom (Way-Ooh): Schlagenheim by Black Midi

Young noise wranglers Black Midi are making good on their promise, finds Cal Cashin

Mort Garson

Mother Earth's Plantasia

When Mort Garson originally released Mother Earth's Plantasia in 1976, its Moog melodies were intended to help your plants grow. Today, as plant extinction rates ramp up, it feels like a warning, finds Brian Coney

Tshegue

Telema

New EP, Telema, finds Parisian group Tshegue coming back bruised but defiant, finds Derek Robertson

Noel’s Straight Hedge: Punk & Hardcore In Review For June

Noel Gardner gets to grips with the good, the bad and the ugly of international punk rock - from queer Mexican goths to anti-establishment Australian firebrands