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A Quietus Interview
From The Ashes: Enola Gay Interviewed
In 2020, Belfast guitarist Joe McVeigh became the victim of a sectarian attack, his perpetrators leaving him “one kick away from murder”. Alex Rigotti digs into how this inspired Enola Gay’s new EP, as well as the links between raves, punk and folk music. CW: Contains image of violence
Music Downloads
Delivery In Speed: An Interview with M.L. Deathman
With his searing live set at this year’s Acid Horse newly released to tQ subscribers, M.L. Deathman speaks to Irina Shtreis about ramping up the tempo, cinematic influences from Westerns to giallo, and providing an alternative to damp English dread
Reissue of the Week
Surface Level Best: The Darkness’ Permission To Land… Again
On the release of a 20th anniversary boxset celebrating The Darkness' extravagant debut album, Patrick Clarke explores a band who married daftness and dedication, found a brilliance in the superficial, and for whom flamboyance was inherent, not an affectation
The Quietus International
Inner Ear: Hungarian Music For September Reviewed By Jakub Knera
In his latest report on the contemporary music scenes of Eastern and Central Europe, Jakub Knera compiles his highlights from Hungary, and talks with artists about the scene, the meaning of ‘underground’, and how they operate under the country’s political situation
A Quietus Interview
Are We There Yet? Abstract Concrete Interviewed
Charles Hayward and Agathe Max, two-fifths of experimental supergroup Abstract Concrete, talk to Ben Graham about creative evolution, learning to work with melody and structure, and saying goodbye to rock & roll. All portraits by Lewis Hayward
