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Sloy, 69, Françoise Hardy & French Music BDP (Before Daft Punk)

In this month's Rockfort, David McKenna ponders the imminent arrival of Daft Punk's new LP, and what that means for French music. He also takes a look at 69, featuring former members of Albini-produced Sly... and some Françoise Hardy

Kurt Vile

Wakin On A Pretty Daze

Queercore U Kno The Score: She Said Boom – The Story Of Fifth Column

Melissa Steiner reviews She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column, a documentary on Toronto's legendary Queercore innovators

Old Man Diode & Rick Holland

The King Krill

The Drones

I See Seaweed

Coastal Reflections: An Interview With Chris Petit

Extraordinary, uncompromising filmmaker and novelist Chris Petit recently released his first LP. Kiran Sande sits down for an extended chat with Petit and album collaborator Baron Mordant to discuss the Museum of Loneliness, Petit's classic novel Robinson and the relationship between film and sound

An Endless Kiss Of Uninhibited Love: Swans Live At KOKO

Swans return to KOKO with some friends in tow for the Michael Gira-curated Mouth To Mouth Festival. Under the joyous onslaught, Maya Kalev forgets to inhale. Photos thanks to Katja Ogrin

Merzbow/Mats Gustafsson/Balázs Pándi

Cuts

“Feared & Respected”: The English National Character In Sightseers

Ashley Clark positions Ben Wheatley's Sightseers - available now on DVD - in a rich tradition of entertainment that represents the very worst of the English national character. Contains spoilers

Tape Adapter: April’s Hip Hop Mixtapes Reviewed

In the first of a new ongoing column covering each month's most interesting (for both positive and negative reasons) hip hop mixtapes, Gary Suarez takes you on a whistlestop tour from echo-chamber halfstep to baseless swagger blather

Sonic Communication: Stephen O’Malley Talks Ensemble Pearl & Gravetemple

As ever, Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley is busy at work on a host of concurrent projects. In advance of his group Gravetemple's shows at Cafe Oto this weekend, he speaks with Joseph Burnett about the marvelous debut Ensemble Pearl album, a collaboration with members of Ghost and Boris

Horns Up Ya Shitters! Best New Metal LPs Reviewed By Toby Cook

Toby Cook is back to wail at a McDonald's ad and review new LPs from Darkthrone, Humanfly, Baptists, Pombagira, From The Bogs Of Aughiska, Phil Anselmo & Warbeast, Blood Tsunami, Rotting Christ, Intronaut and Holly Hunt

Karl Bartos

Off The Record

Empowerment Of The Negative: NoNoNo Interviewed

John Freeman catches up with Stockholm trio NoNoNo to find out how saying 'no' became their gateway to making near-perfect pop

Far From Useless, Far From Good: Marillion’s Script For A Jester’s Tear

In among the pomposity and the queuing cumbers of the 80s prog-rockers' debut album, Taylor Parkes tries to pinpoint exactly why it captivated his adolescent self

Margaret Thatcher: Still More Alive Than She Herself Dared To Dream

Your celebrations at Margaret Thatcher's death are misplaced, says David Stubbs, for "Thatcherism never died, was never truly even un-elected" (originally published April 8th 2013)

Souvenirs: Andy McCluskey Of OMD’s Favourite Albums

Andy McCluskey, one half of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, gives us the low down on his top 13 LPs

Tyler The Creator

Wolf

Mick Philpott: A Right Wing Weapon Of Class Destruction

"What Mick Philpott did is beyond comprehension. What the government is doing is beyond belief." The cynical exploitation of a sad crime is part of an ongoing assault against the working class, writes Josh Hall

Bleached

Ride Your Heart

Grey’s Anatomy: Dark Skies Reviewed

Yasmeen Khan checks out Scott Stewart's Dark Skies, the latest chiller from Blumhouse Productions. Contains spoilers.

A Spy In The House Of Rumour: Jake Arnott Interviewed

In an in-depth interview with Kiran Sande author Jake Arnott discusses his most recent novel, The House of Rumour, the merits of literary infidelity and the sartorial choices of the cosmonauts

All My Friends: On Lars Iyer’s Trilogy

Tim Smyth examines Lars Iyer's trilogy - from Spurious, through Dogma to the recently published Exodus - and explores his own relationships with the novels

Vondelpark

Seabed

Expensive Silence: Carter Tutti & Holly Herndon At Salford Sonic Fusion

Quietus editor John Doran recently paid a visit to the Salford Sonic Fusion Festival. He recalls spellbinding, acidic and deeply psychedelic performances from Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti's site-specific Harmonic Coaction and US laptop virtuoso Holly Herndon

Beach Fossils

Clash The Truth

Blow, Thugs – N – Harmony: Spring Breakers Reviewed

Katherine McLaughlin reviews Harmony Korine's latest cinematic assault, Spring Breakers. Contains spoilers.

Low

The Invisible Way

Klaus Dinger And Me: Miki Yui Of Japandorf Interviewed

Following the recent release of Japandorf, Klaus Dinger's final album, David Stubbs talks to his widow and ex-bandmate Miki Yui

Durutti Column / Crispy Ambulance

Factory Benelux Reissues

Ain’t No Cure For Love: Leonard Cohen’s I’m Your Man 30 Years On

David Bennun studies one of his favourite albums three decades on and finds it more mentor than friend

Sonic Router 026: Lotide’s Moonless Nights

Sonic Router's Quietus column returns this month, with Oli Marlow celebrating the release of US producer Lotide's debut album of dreamlike beat collages - plus listen to a mix from Lotide below