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Leman 24/7: Things Learned At Montreux Jazz Festival

Stewart Smith has a high altitude epiphany, induced by wondrous performances from the Daptone Super Soul Revue, Mavis Staples and Stevie Wonder among others, near the shores of Lac Leman...

Galaxy High! Guardians Of The Galaxy Reviewed

Mat Colegate blasts off with the latest comic book adaptation from the Marvel stable (Note: While every effort has been made to avoid spoilers a few tiny hints are unavoidable. Proceed with caution)

In Conversation: Mogwai, “Cockroaches Of Post Rock” On… Mogwai

Mogwai talk to Luke Turner about the highs and lows of their near two decades of operation

Midnight Masses

Departures

By Process Of Iteration: An Interview With Kiran Leonard

John Freeman meets up with the prodigiously talented Kiran Leonard to talk about the next two follow-up albums to debut Bowler Hat Soup and the continual quest to define his sound

The Lowest Form

Negative Ecstasy

Jungle Clearing: Musicians Who Dream Of Excising Their Google Traces

Beige-yet-hip troupe Jungle have made an astounding effort to hide their identities. Is this to create an enigmatic non-presence, asks Robert Barry, or for the privately-educated duo to hide bracingly American Pyscho-esque comments about their grasping desire for fame?

Hair Comes Tomorrow: The Planet Of The Apes Films Reassesed

To mark the latest instalment in the long running franchise, James Ubaghs rewatches all the original Planet Of The Apes films and finds a much darker and more cynical series than many remember

Various Artists

Hyperdub 10.2

Life All The Way Up To 11: Robert Barry on Skrillex & Maximalism

Robert Barry travelled to the Eurockeenes festival to see Skrillex and MIA live. Here, he explores the spectacle of the festival, maximalism, and notions of the real and fake in music

Leaving The Straight Life Behind: BOB Interviewed

Helen King catches up with Richard Blackborow from the "definitive" John Peel indie band

Othon

Pineal

Kenny’s Loggin’ The Past: King Creosote’s Scots’ History Soundtrack

As part of the cultural programme around the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, King Creosote has soundtracked archive footage of Scottish people at work and play. He discusses the project, resulting new album From Scotland With Love, life, death and identity with Nicola Meighan

Sittin’ In Viccy Park: Nas & Illmatic Live At Lovebox

Contrary as it may seem for Nas to be marking the 20th anniversary of his darkly brilliant debut with a full run-through at the Lovebox funfair, Kyle Ellison finds even the most sun-kissed surroundings can't blunt its greatness

York Factory Complaint

Lost In The Spectacle

Tony Molina

Dissed And Dismissed

A Spiral Dance: Noura Mint Seymali Interviewed

Richie Troughton speaks to Mauritanian artist Noura Mint Seymali, the creator of one of the Quietus' favourite records of 2014, about new album Tzenni, navigating life in a globalised world and drawing traditional music into a modern context

Gulp

Season Sun

Trudger

Dormivelgia

Cracking Stuff: The Quietus Reissues & Compilations Of 2014 So Far

Here is tQ's half year non-studio album list as voted for by Luke Turner, Laurie Tuffrey, Sophie Coletta and John Doran (who compiled and wrote the feature)

Poles Apart: Notes From Łódź And The Polish Underground

John Doran travelled to Łódź recently to try and find out why the Polish music underground has gone through a revolution in production over the last three years and to determine what lessons can be learned

Puppets Are A Funny Thing: The Miniaturist Reviewed

Houman Barekat examines the minutiae of Jessie Burton's debut novel, The Miniaturist, via sugar, seventeenth-century Dutch society and scale models

The Fates

Furia (Reissue)

Fossil Aerosol Mining Project

17 Years In Ektachrome

Bountiful Summer: Quietus Albums Of The Year So Far 2014

Here is tQ's half year studio album list voted for by Luke Turner, Rory Gibb, Laurie Tuffrey, Sophie Coletta and John Doran (who wrote and compiled the feature)

“I’ll Be On Your Side”: Neil Young Live In Istanbul

At Crazy Horse's recent stop in Turkey, Julian Sayarer finds the grizzled veteran's willingness to address politics head-on strikes a pertinent note

National Jazz Trio Of Scotland

Standards Volume III

Monkey Slay, Monkey Do: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Reviewed

What do you call a gorilla with a machine gun? Mat Colegate has all the answers

Water On Water: In Praise Of Echo And The Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain

Our man in Orange County Ned Raggett gives us his American take on another classic British indie album...

Funk Soul Brother: Alexis Taylor Of Hot Chip’s Favourite Albums

With his second solo album Await Barbarians released last month and a run of summer festival sets upcoming, the Hot Chip and About Group man gives Dom Smith his favourite album rundown

Parquet Courts

Sunbathing Animal

Fire! Orchestra

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