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As the Cumbrian quartet prepare to release their "'fuck you' to adulthood", Boy King, their singer and guitarist takes us through 13 LPs that shaped it, including Nine Inch Nails, Max Richter and Oneohtrix Point Never
At the monolithic Roskilde festival in Denmark, Lottie Brazier finds a far more than cursory exploration of contemporary non-Western music pointing — despite seemingly having no overt political agenda — to a rising tide of inclusivity and anti-nationalist sentiment in an increasingly conservative climate
A collage of field recordings before an empty dancefloor, minimal song structures from Glasgow, tape squished swarmandal improvisations, and heavy acid techno. It can only be Tristan Bath with this month’s roundup of cassette releases. Graham Dunning portrait by Daniel Kordik
Here at The Quietus it seems we're not quite the all-seeing eye after all — just a few degrees off of omniscience. And, with that in mind, sometimes we miss things. Our unquestionable omnibenevolence, on the other hand, well, that's got us trying to correct ourselves for your benefit