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Art

Hearts Of Glass: Contemporary Art Gets Vitreous

A cathedral, a church, a museum, and a former tanning salon host new works made of glass by Ryan Gander, Monster Chetwynd, Katie Paterson, and Pascal Marthine Tayou

Film

Comeback Kid: Happy Anniversary, Robert Altman

It's been 40 years since Robert Altman successfully departed Hollywood, and 30 since he successfully returned. Low-budget indie cinema and satirical black comedy saved the filmmaker, finds Ellen O'Donohue Oddy

Music of the Month

Music Of The Month: The Best Albums And Tracks Of March 2022

From trad folk to boundary-pushing pop, here are the albums and tracks released in March 2022 that we've loved here at tQ

Reviews

Soon
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Dutch underground stalwarts Liú Mottes and Jochem van Tol come up with one of the finer records out of the Netherlands so far this year, finds Richard Foster

Reissue of the Week

Reissue Of The Week: Kraftwerk’s Remixes

Jude Rogers gets to grips with a weighty collection of remixes of work by foundational modern electronic music institution

Album of the Week

The Brutish Invasion: Hexen Valley By Gnod

Hebden Village’s happy psychedelic family Gnod with an album by turns utterly singular and deeply rooted in a peculiarly British tradition, finds Alex Deller

Reviews

Destroyer
Labyrinthitis

Dan Bejar's thirteenth outing as Destroyer finds him pestering Italian renaissance artists and tipping his cap to Mark E. Smith, finds Mick Middles

Monthly Playlists

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: March 2022

Here's hours upon hours of the brilliant new music we've covered here at tQ over the last month, compiled into one handy playlist!

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Baker's Dozen

Heavenly Chorals: Gazelle Twin’s Favourite Albums

From aliens, immortality and the early electronica of sci-fi films, to the sublime, immersive harmonies of devotional music, Gazelle Twin talks to Hannah Pezzack about thirteen albums that influenced her

Film

The Most Powerful Man In America: The Godfather At 50

The worlds of the Mafia and American politics are inseparable – and Francis Ford Coppola knew this when making The Godfather 50 years ago, with crime poisoning every echelon of society, finds Sam Moore

Reviews

Loop
Sonancy

It's been thirty-two years since the last Loop record. The new one may well be their best yet, finds Julian Marszalek

Rum Music

Rum Music For March Reviewed By Jennifer Lucy Allan

Jennifer Lucy Allan encounters puppies, performance art and sound poetry, plus the polished versions of Les Rallizes Denudes, in a busy trip into The Zone

Reviews

Mark Stewart
Vs

The former Pop Group frontman continues to rail against the world – this time aided and abetted by Mike Watt, Eric Random, Front 242, Stephen Mallinder, and others

A Quietus Interview

Go As Far Into Your Dream As Possible: Meredith Monk Interviewed

Ahead of several appearances at Rewire festival, Meredith Monk talks to Liz Aubrey about the past, present and future of her practice

The Quietus International

Complete Communion: Jazz For March Reviewed By Peter Margasak

Furious noise jazz from iconic Japanese guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi, soothing tones from vibraphonist Joel Ross, and language-leaking lyricism from pianist Kaja Draksler highlight Peter Margasak’s latest round-up of improvised sounds

Anniversary

The Ballad Of Chris And Neil: Pet Shop Boys’ Release Turns 20

On the 20th anniversary of Release, Ed Power salutes Pet Shop Boys as among the greatest ballad writers we have

A Quietus Interview

From Sea To Sea: Falle Nioke Interviewed

Falle Nioke speaks to Patrick Clarke about how music has taken him from Guinea to Margate, via a travelling troupe of musicians across West Africa and a chance encounter on a Senegal beach

Reviews

Raw Poetic
Laminated Skies

Aided by co-producer Damu the Fudgemunk and members of Irreversible Entanglements, North Virginia hip hop artist Raw Poetic builds up plenty of cosmic vibes on sixth album *Laminated Skies*, finds Skye Butchard

Remember Them…

Remembering Philip Jeck

Dale Cornish remembers the sublime, time-distorting work of Philip Jeck who died on Friday

Art

The New Environment: Improvisation In Music & Art At Bergen Kunsthall

Curated by Steinar Sekkingstad, an exhibition in Bergen explores the links between improvised music and visual art from the 1960s to the present day

Books

Dance Of Youth: Graeme Thomson’s Book On Simple Minds

A new book about Simple Minds explores the early years of one of Britain's most misunderstood bands

Album of the Week

A Fundamental Force: One More Grain’s Beans On Toast With Pythagoras

One More Grain return with music populated by craggy electronic peaks and lush organic valleys, a sonic massif that marks a continued run of form for some of Britain’s most curious creatives. Words by Will Ainsley

Reviews

NOBRO
Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar

Montreal four-piece deliver an exhilarating ride of several punky spoken-word feminist teachings. Words by Laviea Thomas

Reissue of the Week

Reissue Of The Week: Suicide – Surrender: A Collection

New York’s Suicide shared many of Andy Warhol’s obsessions and, oddly, felt right at home in Glasgow says John Quin on the release of a new compilation

Reviews

Johnny Heartbreaker
Cult Aesthetic

Don’t be confused by the name, Johnny Heartbreaker are more industrial teethgrinding paranoia than rock’n’roll romance, finds Jared Dix

Reviews

Locked In, Locked Out: Gifted By Koffee

Rising reggae star Koffee follows up a string of dazzling singles with a debut album that doesn't quite live up to the promise, finds Jennifer Lucy Allan

Organic Intelligence

Organic Intelligence VII: Post-Tito Yugoslavian Pop

In our subscriber only series, Adrian Flanagan salutes his family roots in Yugoslavia with a selection of bangers

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Strange World Of...

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News

Les Savy Fav Detail First Album Since 2010, ‘Oui LSF’

The post-hardcore's sixth studio album is out in May

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Hearts Of Glass: Contemporary Art Gets Vitreous

Comeback Kid: Happy Anniversary, Robert Altman

Music Of The Month: The Best Albums And Tracks Of March 2022

Soon s/t

Reissue Of The Week: Kraftwerk’s Remixes

The Brutish Invasion: Hexen Valley By Gnod

Destroyer Labyrinthitis

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: March 2022

Heavenly Chorals: Gazelle Twin’s Favourite Albums

The Most Powerful Man In America: The Godfather At 50

Loop Sonancy

Rum Music For March Reviewed By Jennifer Lucy Allan

Mark Stewart Vs

Go As Far Into Your Dream As Possible: Meredith Monk Interviewed

Complete Communion: Jazz For March Reviewed By Peter Margasak

The Ballad Of Chris And Neil: Pet Shop Boys’ Release Turns 20

From Sea To Sea: Falle Nioke Interviewed

Raw Poetic Laminated Skies

Remembering Philip Jeck

The New Environment: Improvisation In Music & Art At Bergen Kunsthall

Dance Of Youth: Graeme Thomson’s Book On Simple Minds

A Fundamental Force: One More Grain’s Beans On Toast With Pythagoras

NOBRO Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar

Reissue Of The Week: Suicide – Surrender: A Collection

Johnny Heartbreaker Cult Aesthetic

Locked In, Locked Out: Gifted By Koffee

Organic Intelligence VII: Post-Tito Yugoslavian Pop

The Strange World Of… Ahmed Abdul-Malik

Yukihiro Takahashi What, Me Worry? / Tomorrow’s Just Another Day

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal For March Reviewed By Kez Whelan

Life During Wartime: Radio Tisdas & The Roots Of Tinariwen

Duncan Marquiss Wires Turned Sideways in Time

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Life is a Jumble Sale: Dale Cornish’s Favourite Albums

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Destroyer
Labyrinthitis

Loop
Sonancy

Mark Stewart
Vs

Raw Poetic
Laminated Skies

NOBRO
Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar

Johnny Heartbreaker
Cult Aesthetic

Yukihiro Takahashi
What, Me Worry? / Tomorrow’s Just Another Day

Duncan Marquiss
Wires Turned Sideways in Time

Wolf Alice
The Clearing

Various Artists
The Alien Territory Archives: A Collection of Radical, Experimental, & Irrelevant Music from 1970s San Diego