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Music Of The Month: The Best Albums And Tracks Of January 2024

Your guide to the best in brand new music returns, with tQ's staff selecting their albums and tracks of January 2024

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Safe As Houses: An Interview With Bill Ryder-Jones

Patrick Clarke meets Bill Ryder-Jones in his West Kirby studio to discuss how his home town, lockdown and a period of major turmoil informed his new album Iechyd Da

Black Sky Thinking

Musicians Speak Out About Small Venue Closures

As live music venues are awarded £2.2m in emergency government funding, Fergal Kinney asks if it is enough and speaks to artists about the small venues that they love

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The Shadow Of Death Hangs Over It: Bomb Sniffing Dogs Interviewed

A band featuring Mark E Smith's ghost writer, an ex-member of The Fall and Bill Ryder-Jones' guitarist are genuinely great and commendably angry, says Fergal Kinney. But should they really be punching in and down instead of out and up?

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The Oblong Of Dreams: Bill Ryder-Jones On The Wirral

With a headline slot at new Birkenhead festival Future Yard later this month, Bill Ryder-Jones guides Patrick Clarke through the rich past, fertile present and exciting future of Wirral music

News 7

Sea Change Reveals First Wave Of Acts Playing Its 2023 Edition

The Totnes festival will this year host Bill Ryder-Jones, a Speedy Wunderground takeover and more

Anna Calvi & More For Future Yard

She will headline the new festival in Birkenhead alongside Bill Ryder-Jones

Line-Up For Lost Map’s Howlin’ Fling

Festival from the record label returns with Pictish Trail, Jane Weaver and many more in tow

WATCH: Bill Ryder-Jones Field Recording

Heads around Liverpool to put together track from scratch

GIT Award 2014 Shortlist Announced

Ex-Easter Island Head, Evian Christ, Forest Swords, All We Are and more in final 12 for this year's "Scouse Mercury"

WATCH: New Bill Ryder-Jones

Take a look at the new video for You're Getting Like Your Sister below

LISTEN: Leyland Kirby/Bill Ryder-Jones

Brilliant Berlin-based musician remixes Bill Ryder-Jones, along with Belbury Poly and Moon Wiring Club

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Bill Ryder-Jones

Reviews 1

Woolstock: Future Yard Festival Reviewed

Articles 5

Music Of The Month: The Best Albums And Tracks Of January 2024

Safe As Houses: An Interview With Bill Ryder-Jones

Musicians Speak Out About Small Venue Closures

The Shadow Of Death Hangs Over It: Bomb Sniffing Dogs Interviewed

The Oblong Of Dreams: Bill Ryder-Jones On The Wirral

News 7

Sea Change Reveals First Wave Of Acts Playing Its 2023 Edition

Anna Calvi & More For Future Yard

Line-Up For Lost Map’s Howlin’ Fling

WATCH: Bill Ryder-Jones Field Recording

GIT Award 2014 Shortlist Announced

WATCH: New Bill Ryder-Jones

LISTEN: Leyland Kirby/Bill Ryder-Jones

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Reviews 1

Woolstock: Future Yard Festival Reviewed

Articles 5

Music Of The Month: The Best Albums And Tracks Of January 2024

Safe As Houses: An Interview With Bill Ryder-Jones

Musicians Speak Out About Small Venue Closures

The Shadow Of Death Hangs Over It: Bomb Sniffing Dogs Interviewed

The Oblong Of Dreams: Bill Ryder-Jones On The Wirral

News 7

Sea Change Reveals First Wave Of Acts Playing Its 2023 Edition

Anna Calvi & More For Future Yard

Line-Up For Lost Map’s Howlin’ Fling

WATCH: Bill Ryder-Jones Field Recording

GIT Award 2014 Shortlist Announced

WATCH: New Bill Ryder-Jones

LISTEN: Leyland Kirby/Bill Ryder-Jones

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My Quest for Breaking Everything: John Cale’s Favourite Music

The Archivist: Mark Webber of Pulp’s Baker’s Dozen

Beautiful Losers: Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain’s Baker’s Dozen

Something They’ll Never Have: Why Hatful of Hollow is The Smiths’ Best Album

Bakers Dozen: Portishead Choose Their Favourite 13 Albums

The Old Ways: Ben Edge’s Folklore Rising Playlist

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Remembering J Saul Kane, by Wrongtom

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