Karenn

Reviews 4

If You Go Down To The Woods: Things Learned At Dekmantel

Dance Dance Dance: Things Learned At Sonar Festival 2013

Field Day 2013: The Quietus Review

Karenn
sheworks004

Articles 2

Music of the Month

Music Of The Month: Things We’ve Loved This November

Our final round-up of the month's best music for 2019 features albums from Moor Mother, Giant Swan, FKA twigs, William Doyle and plenty more

Black Sky Thinking

Burn Up The Floor: Pop & Politics In 2013 Dance Music

At the end of an exhausting year in club music, Rory Gibb reflects back upon 2013 on and off the dancefloor, and considers some of the political, social and technological issues facing the dance music community in the near future

News 16

Blawan And Pariah Reveal Debut Album As Persher, ‘Sleep Well’

The duo, otherwise known as Karenn, will release their first full-length effort through Thrill Jockey in February

Blawan And Pariah Reveal New Karenn EP, ‘Everything Is Curly’

The four-track release is due out on their own Voam label

Fabric Confirms First Names For Inaugural EXODUS Festival

Karenn, Ricardo Villalobos and more will play the July event

Blawan And Pariah Debut New Alias, Persher

The Karenn members' first release under the new moniker, 'Man With The Magic Soap', will be released through Thrill Jockey

Lunchmeat Festival Reveals First Wave Of Acts For 2022 Edition

Karenn, µ-Ziq and more will play the Prague event this year

London Gets New Day Festival, Waterworks

The event's debut edition was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Karenn Line Up New 12″, ‘Music Sounds Better With Shoe’

The A-side is based on a track that the duo performed live in a 2014 Boiler Room set

LISTEN + Q&A: Karenn Share New Track, ‘Strawbs’

The speedy cut is one highlight of many on the duo's upcoming debut album which they discuss further below

Karenn Detail Debut Album, ‘Grapefruit Regret’

Blawan and Pariah's first LP was "written and recorded during an intense studio session"

Blawan & Pariah Confirm New Karenn 12″

Blawan and Pariah's first record together as Karenn since 2014 is due out next month

Sonar Festival 2013: A Quietus Preview

With the Quietus preparing to jet across to Barcelona later this week for this year's edition of Sonar Festival, Rory Gibb and Luke Turner take you through some of our most anticipated acts

The Quietus’ Hour-By-Hour Field Day Preview

Save yourself the bother of working out what to see and when tomorrow with the Quietus' handy guide to what we recommend throughout the day, from nature recordings to serious OOF. By John Doran, Rory Gibb, Laurie Tuffrey and Luke Turner

Flow: Kendrick Lamar, Kraftwerk & More

Finland's Flow Festival adds rapper to mightily impressive bill already boasting Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Knife, Karenn and more

VOTE: Quietus’ Cult Star Award On 6 Music

Vote below to decide who will be Tomorrow's Cult Star Today

WATCH: Karenn Live At Boiler Room

Fierce and furious set from Blawan and Pariah

Blawan & Pariah: New Karenn EP

More grubby techno from London

Previously Read

Film

Matters Of The Heart: 20 Years On, Is High Fidelity The Best Rom-Com Ever Made?

Despite its disagreeable main characters, Stephen Frears’ record store romp still has plenty to offer for the hopeless romantics of the 2020s. Has there been a better failed and healed love story since? Adam Solomons investigates

Film

Removing The Threat: Dog Soldiers At 20

Toxic masculinity could have reigned supreme in Neil Marshall's war horror, but 20 years on it remains a touching character study that can welcome queer audiences, finds Samuel Sims

Don’t Miss The Quietus Digest

Start each weekend with our free email newsletter.

Help Support The Quietus in 2025

If you’ve read something you love on our site today, please consider becoming a tQ subscriber – our journalism is mostly funded this way. We’ve got some bonus perks waiting for you too.

Subscribe Now

Post

Post

Reviews 4

If You Go Down To The Woods: Things Learned At Dekmantel

Dance Dance Dance: Things Learned At Sonar Festival 2013

Field Day 2013: The Quietus Review

Karenn sheworks004

Articles 2

Music Of The Month: Things We’ve Loved This November

Burn Up The Floor: Pop & Politics In 2013 Dance Music

News 16

Blawan And Pariah Reveal Debut Album As Persher, ‘Sleep Well’

Blawan And Pariah Reveal New Karenn EP, ‘Everything Is Curly’

Fabric Confirms First Names For Inaugural EXODUS Festival

Blawan And Pariah Debut New Alias, Persher

Lunchmeat Festival Reveals First Wave Of Acts For 2022 Edition

London Gets New Day Festival, Waterworks

Karenn Line Up New 12″, ‘Music Sounds Better With Shoe’

LISTEN + Q&A: Karenn Share New Track, ‘Strawbs’

Karenn Detail Debut Album, ‘Grapefruit Regret’

Blawan & Pariah Confirm New Karenn 12″

Sonar Festival 2013: A Quietus Preview

The Quietus’ Hour-By-Hour Field Day Preview

Flow: Kendrick Lamar, Kraftwerk & More

VOTE: Quietus’ Cult Star Award On 6 Music

WATCH: Karenn Live At Boiler Room

Blawan & Pariah: New Karenn EP

Help Support The Quietus in 2025

Most Popular

The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2025 (In Association with Norman Records)

Sheer Momentum: Jack Barnett of These New Puritans’ Favourite Music

Confronting & Celebrating the Limits of the Body: Black Sabbath Live at Villa Park

Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

Inner Ear: Serbian Music for April by Jakub Knera

“Want to Change My Clothes, My Hair, My Face”: How Springsteen Helped Me Come Out

Noel Gallagher Selects His Thirteen Favourite Albums

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

What’s Wrong With Being Sexy? Species turns 30

The Perfect Beat: Arthur Baker’s Baker’s Dozen

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal for July Reviewed by Kez Whelan

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Reissue of the Week: The Three E.P.’s by The Beta Band

Previously Read

Matters Of The Heart: 20 Years On, Is High Fidelity The Best Rom-Com Ever Made?

Removing The Threat: Dog Soldiers At 20

Don’t Miss The Quietus Digest

Help Support The Quietus in 2025

Get The Portal Direct To Your Inbox

The Quietus Digest

Apply Filters

Karenn
sheworks004