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Art Into Pop: Leeds Punk & Post-Punk, 1974-–81

No Machos Or Pop Stars: When The Leeds Art Experiment Went Punk by Gavin Butt examines how bands used their art school education to push the boundaries of pop music

Art

There Will Be Mud: Contemporary Ceramics At The Hayward

A new show on London’s South Bank brings together big names like Grayson Perry and Edmund de Waal with lesser known ceramic artists, such as Lubna Chowdhary, Salvatore Arancio, and Klara Kristalova

Film

Viewers Viewing Viewers: Peter Greenaway’s Unusual Britishness

As the BFI celebrates the peerless work of Peter Greenaway, Leo Chadburn dives deep into what the filmmaker's sensibilities reveal about British cinema

Reissue of the Week

Reissue Of The Week: Three Albums By Dickie Landry

The reissue of three albums by Dickie Landry vary wildly in their concepts and aesthetics, yet share glimpses of a singular vision; they are the perfect introduction to one of the overlooked jazz greats, says Antonio Poscic

Reviews

Nichunimu
Un Cacho de Metal, Un Resto de Vaivén

A suite of electro-jazz freakouts from Chile puts Daryl Worthington in a spin

Low Culture Essay

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Album of the Week

The Rural Juror: Richard Dawson’s The Ruby Cord

Richard Dawson goes down to the woods. You're sure for a big surprise, finds Darran Anderson

Reviews

Christine And The Queens
Redcar Les Adorables Étoiles

A new direction from Christine And The Queens feels tentative, but far from joyless, finds Matthew Horton

Film

‘We Don’t Put Out’: Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains At 40

Hardly screened when first released in 1982, The Fabulous Stains found an audience among the Riot Grrrl acts a decade later. David Chiu explores this cult classic with reminisces from the cast and crew

A Quietus Interview

Alternate Utopias: An Interview With Sarathy Korwar

Sarathy Korwar speaks to Patrick Clarke about how Indo-futurism, a colonialist critique of Thomas More’s Utopia, and the invention of his own new circular rhythm system have pushed his practise forwards on ambitious new album KALAK

New Weird Britain

New Weird Britain In Review For November By Noel Gardner

Your guide to the most weird, wonderful and diverse sounds from the UK underground returns, courtesy of Noel Gardner

Reviews

Jeff Parker
Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy

A selection of live cuts find the Tortoise guitarist and AACM member in warm spirits, finds Antonio Poscic

A Quietus Interview

A New Era: Big Joanie Interviewed

On the release of their new album Back Home, Big Joanie speak to Laviea Thomas about the diversity of punk music, and redefining their sound

Live Reviews

The Legacy Of The AACM: Anthony Braxton And Henry Threadgill Live In London

Anthony Braxton and Henry Threadgill’s double headliner at EFG London Jazz Festival is a reminder of the astounding achievments of their musical collective AACM, says Stewart Smith

Reviews

Eliza Carthy And The Restitution
Queen Of The Whirl

Heir apparent to a great English folk dynasty reclaims her extensive back catalogue

Live Reviews

Truth Music: Le Guess Who? 2022 Reviewed

Lentils as projectiles, a medieval answer to Kraftwerk’s Autobahn, twin xylophone attack from Mexico City, a post-punk opera about the paranoid mind – Richard Foster and Patrick Clarke report back from another headspinning edition of Utrecht’s Le Guess Who?

Reviews

Shake Chain
Snake Chain

London quartet throw a series of musical curveballs

Anniversary

From The Front Lines Of Lyrical Warfare: Canibus’ Mic Club 20 Years On

The combative rhyme master has paid the price for his inability to compromise, says Angus Batey, as the rap laureate's master's thesis turns 20

A Quietus Interview

A Lore Unto Themselves: AG.R97 interviewed

Portuguese duo AG.R97 speak to Daryl Worthington about building their own video game inspired lore, the community of musicians around the Turva label, and why humour is a powerful thing in experimental music

Art

The Human Factor: Chris Killip Photographs Britain Under Thatcherism

A new exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery curated by Ken Grant and Tracy Marshall Grant features over 140 works from the photographer’s career

Books

Shout Outs & Sharp Cuts: The Early Days Of Rap Radio

Breaks in the Air, a new book by John Klaess, charts the rise of hip hop broadcasting in New York City. An essential read, finds Arusa Qureshi

Books

Advertising That Money Can’t Buy: That Time Depeche Mode Started A Riot In LA

In an exclusive extract from their new book, Halo, David McElroy and Kevin May recount the events that led up to the Los Angeles police showing up to an instore signing session

Reissue of the Week

Reissue Of The Week: Monster Magnet’s Test Patterns Vol. 1

With the first of God Unknown's 'Test Patterns' series featuring Monster Magnet's sprawling psychedelic masterpiece 'Tab' in two different forms, JR Moores revisits the band's imperious first phase

Reviews

Plaid
Feorm Falorx

What's that warm glow of retrofuturistic nostalgia oozing through the speakers? Ah, yes, a new Plaid album

Low Culture Essay

Low Culture Essay: Ryan Diduck On The Larry Sanders Show

In this month's Low Culture essay for tQ's subscribers, Ryan Diduck recalls the programme-within-a-talk show brilliance of The Larry Sanders Show, and the troubled genius of its creator, Garry Shandling

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Reviews

Thorn Valley
Various

A compilation from Bethnal Green's World of Echo record shop features tracks by Moin, Exek, Still House Plants and more

Album of the Week

Songs Of The Earth: Duval Timothy’s Meeting With A Judas Tree

The South London-based multi-disciplinary artist reconnects with the soil from Spoleto to Sierra Leone

Reviews

Darren Hayman
You Will Not Die

The former Hefner frontman follows a set of Oulipian constraints to produce a set of typically affecting meditations of love, life and mortality, finds Aug Stone

A Quietus Interview

Ridiculous / Sublime: An Interview With Lunch Money Life

As they premiere new single 'Telecommunion' exclusively with tQ, Patrick Clarke meets with the genre-defying Lunch Money Life at their base in Dalston's 'Clowns Church'

Baker's Dozen

The Perfect Sentence: Tariq Goddard’s Favourite Storytelling Songs

Novelist and publisher Tariq Goddard chooses thirteen songs that have defined his life, with a focus on the musical storytellers who inspired him to tell tales of his own from The Kinks to Ice T

Live Reviews

Multisensory Essence: Lunchmeat Festival 2022 Reviewed

Jaša Bužinel, our dance music correspondent, rounds up his favourite AV shows and DJ sets at this year’s Lunchmeat Festival

Reviews

Fenella
The Metallic Index

Jane Weavers experimental ensemble plays hauting paeans to the electric girl of the 1920s

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A Kind Of Visceral Quality: Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Favourite Records

With the imminent release of his score for Arrival, the latest in a now thriving partnership with Denis Villeneuve that will see him take on Blade Runner next year, the Icelandic composer shows traditional reluctance in crafting a list of defining albums and opts instead of 13 works that exemplify a philosophy of minimal gestures with maximum impact

Live Reviews

Desperation, Frustration & Future Fatigue: St Vincent Live In Berlin

In the run up to St Vincent’s tour, Mollie Zhang is seduced by shiny images and maximalist marketing, only to feel a little let down, a little empty, and a little relieved.

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Art Into Pop: Leeds Punk & Post-Punk, 1974-–81

There Will Be Mud: Contemporary Ceramics At The Hayward

Viewers Viewing Viewers: Peter Greenaway’s Unusual Britishness

Reissue Of The Week: Three Albums By Dickie Landry

Nichunimu Un Cacho de Metal, Un Resto de Vaivén

Try Before You Buy: Get 30 Days Free Subscription To The Quietus

The Rural Juror: Richard Dawson’s The Ruby Cord

Christine And The Queens Redcar Les Adorables Étoiles

‘We Don’t Put Out’: Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains At 40

Alternate Utopias: An Interview With Sarathy Korwar

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A New Era: Big Joanie Interviewed

The Legacy Of The AACM: Anthony Braxton And Henry Threadgill Live In London

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Truth Music: Le Guess Who? 2022 Reviewed

Shake Chain Snake Chain

From The Front Lines Of Lyrical Warfare: Canibus’ Mic Club 20 Years On

A Lore Unto Themselves: AG.R97 interviewed

The Human Factor: Chris Killip Photographs Britain Under Thatcherism

Shout Outs & Sharp Cuts: The Early Days Of Rap Radio

Advertising That Money Can’t Buy: That Time Depeche Mode Started A Riot In LA

Reissue Of The Week: Monster Magnet’s Test Patterns Vol. 1

Plaid Feorm Falorx

Low Culture Essay: Ryan Diduck On The Larry Sanders Show

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Songs Of The Earth: Duval Timothy’s Meeting With A Judas Tree

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Nichunimu
Un Cacho de Metal, Un Resto de Vaivén

Christine And The Queens
Redcar Les Adorables Étoiles

Jeff Parker
Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy

Eliza Carthy And The Restitution
Queen Of The Whirl

Shake Chain
Snake Chain

Plaid
Feorm Falorx

Thorn Valley
Various

Darren Hayman
You Will Not Die

Fenella
The Metallic Index

These New Puritans
Crooked Wing

Megadeth
Dystopia