A Quietus Interview

Fear of Everything: Mamuthones Interviewed

Alessio Gastaldello, the mastermind behind Italian band Mamuthones, speaks to Joseph Mumford about their change in direction and the theme of their new album

But You Didn’t: Confidence Man Interviewed

Patrick Clarke meets Janet Planet of essential pop newcomers Confidence Man to explore the deeper meaning behind their perfectly crafted artifice.

Ascend To A Queer Fantasii: Mhysa Interviewed

Mhysa is a singular artist despite being a construct. Ahead of her appearance at Rewire Festival, the musician E. Jane explains to Aimee Armstrong where they end and the futuristic R&B singer begins

Before And After Bandits: Marc Hollander Of Aksak Maboul & Crammed Discs

Marc Hollander of Aksak Maboul and Crammed Discs talks to Sean Kitching about the consistent thread running through the different chapters of his band, the progress of their forthcoming fourth album, Rock In Opposition and cultural cross-pollination

Melancholy Optimism: Manic Street Preachers Interviewed

The Manic Street Preachers thought they might never make another album again, then along came Resistance Is Futile. Patrick Clarke meets Nicky Wire to discuss a record that's either the start of a great new era or the end of it all

The Boys Still Shout: A Young Fathers Interview

Ahead of the release of new album Cocoa Sugar, Derek Robertson meets the band at MENT Festival and finds their anger at social injustice and desire to provoke burning as bright as ever

Arc Of Le Kovenant: Gwenno On Her Cornish Language Album

Gwenno Saunders talks to Jeremy Allen about her Cornish language album Le Kov

Ire And Fury: An Interview With Field Music

David Brewis talks to John Freeman about Field Music’s sixth album – the brilliant Open Here - and how a post-Brexit, post-Trump world fueled some of the Brewis brother’s angriest songs to date

Morality Play: Insecure Men Interviewed

Saul Adamczewski of Insecure Men and Fat Whites talks to John Doran about wholesome projects, sonic wrongness and his superb new album.

Becks Induction Hour: Mark E Smith On The LP That Nearly Ended The Fall

This is the first in a series of Fall features leading up to the release of Our Future - Your Clutter on Domino this Spring. John Doran talks to his nibs about Hex... (republished 24th January 2018)

Mark E Smith Of The Fall On Art & The Artist

We Only Have This Excerpt: Mark E Smith Of The Fall Interviewed

Mark E Smith has a drink with Kevin EG Perry and tells him about literary influences and Ersatz GB. Photograph by Valerio Berdini (Originally published 24th November 2011, republished 24th January 2018)

After The Flood: An Interview With Hookworms

John Freeman chats to Leeds-based Hookworms about how their astounding new album Microshift, informed by a love of techno, helped them survive as a band in the aftermath of Storm Eva’s destructive floods

Sensory Occupation Tank: V Ä L V Ē’s Chlöe Herington Interviewed

Chlöe Herington talks to Eoin Murray about the olfactory potential of psychedelic gigs and the power of recurring dreams

Having Some Power Troubles: Emma Ruth Rundle Interviewed

In the final week of her gruelling twelve-week tour, rock musician and visual artist Emma Ruth Rundle speaks to Emma Madden about alcoholism, the next record and fans who cross the line

The Abyss Stares Back… Smiling: Amenra Interviewed

As Amenra bring their grace-giving gloom to CTM Festival in 2018, Colin H. van Eeckhout discusses how he found light in the dark.

Fire, Prayer & Curses: Lingua Ignota Interviewed

The power electronics composer and classically trained singer talks to Aimee Armstrong about immolation, self-weaponisation and the divine inspiration of Hildegard von Bingen.

“Refreshing, Interesting, Nice & Quick”: NPVR Interviewed

Following the release of NPVR’s debut album, 33 33, Mollie Zhang speaks to Nik Void and Peter Rehberg about safety nets, listening and decision-making. Photo by Magdalena Blaszczuk

Chaotic Good: Lower Slaughter Interviewed

Sinead and Barney from high-octane UK choogle unit Lower Slaughter talk to Mat Colegate about their debut album and the roll of the D20...

Resonant Territories: Joan La Barbara Interviewed

US composer and voice artist Joan La Barbara has pioneered experimental multiphonics, circular singing, ululation and glottal clicks over the past five decades. Ahead of her performance at LCMF this weekend, she spoke to Louise Gray about infanticide, vocal fry and moving beyond the mask.

Sound Cities: London Vs The Music Industry

Strange and brilliant music scenes are thriving in fecund pockets of creativity across the UK - especially outside of London, where costs are lower, gentrification is slower and networks are stronger. Ahead of our tQ Future Forum panel this Thursday, Daniel Dylan Wray talks to musicians and industry stalwarts about surviving and thriving in the provinces.

Kissing The Face Of God: Lonker See Interviewed

Julian Marszalek runs head first into Polish psych sensations Lonker See - and lives to tell you the tale

Ain’t Ever Died Before : Armand Schaubroeck Interviewed

Matt Stevenson talks to House Of Guitars founder Armand Schaubroeck about Andy Warhol, his time in jail and making adverts with The Ramones

A Return to Normilcy: An Interview With Normil Hawaiians

Ahead of the reissue of More Wealth Than Money and their upcoming performance with Richard Dawson in London, Normil Hawaiians talk to Bernie Brooks about improvisation, their debut LP, and the future of the band

“The Whole Album Is Just Therapy To Me”: The Last Skeptik Interviewed

The North London producer talks to Olamiju Fajemisin about the creative processes behind his new album, mental health and why he’ll always record in his bedroom

Applauding Deconstruction: An Interview With Hua Dong Of Re-TROS

After eight years in the wilderness, Beijing trio Re-TROS have just released the sublime Before The Applause but all is not as it seems. Brendan Telford speaks with Hua Dong about their rebirth

Interesting, Cheerful, Sociable: Errorsmith Interviewed

Ahead of his appearance at Unsound Adelaide, German dance music producer Erik Wiegand talks about pulling song titles from articles on dating sites, sculpting hyperbolic sounds and his first new solo album in 13 years, Superlative Fatigue

Accidents Of Displacement: An Interview With Trupa Trupa

On the launch of their third LP, the ironically titled Jolly New Songs, Brendan Telford speaks to Polish avant-punks Trupa Trupa’s Grzegorz Kwiatkowski about forsaking democracy for collective creativity, dark histories and the disconcertion of happenstance

The Same Tools, The Same Rituals: Deaf Kids Interviewed

Patrick Clarke meets the ruthless Brazilian three-piece who conjure an unholy noise from hardcore punk, metal, Latin American music and the shadows of colonialism

Keep Pushing: An Interview with Simon Crab Of Bourbonese Qualk

Ahead of his performance headlining The Monastery of Sound at Salford’s The White Hotel on November 4, Joseph Charms talks to Simon Crab about his solo career, former band Bourbonese Qualk, and cultural resistance

Clannish Boys: Rza & Mathematics On The Latest Chapter In The Wu-Saga

They may be better known these days for in-fighting and taking each other to court, but most of the surviving members of the Wu-Tang Clan have reunited for a better-than-you-might-expect LP. Interview by Angus Batey

Ecstasy and Wisdom: Elder Ones’ Amirtha Kidambi Interviewed

Ahead of the Elder Ones show at Jazz Jantar, Gdansk, Poland on Friday November 3, Stewart Smith talks to Amirtha Kidambi