A Quietus Interview
Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
A Quietus Interview
Keeping It Physical: Suede Interviewed
As Suede release new album Autofiction, Luke Turner speaks to Brett Anderson and Mat Osman about being reborn as a brand new band. and the complex transactional relationship between artist and audience. Suede portrait – Dean Chalkley, live – Paul Khera
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The Thrill Is Gone: An Interview With Blackhaine
Lancashire rapper and dancer Blackhaine explores class, mortality and ennui through an unorthodox take on UK drill. Ahead of his performance at WOS Festival, he speaks with Alastair Shuttleworth about the world-building across his records to date
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Tell Them How You Feel: An Interview With Jockstrap
As they prepare to release one of the year’s most sonically ambitious albums in the form of their debut I Love You Jennifer B, Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye of Jockstrap discuss emotional catharsis, ambitious homemade visuals, sexuality, classical music and Kanye West
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To End All War: An Interview With Diamanda Galás
Upon the release of her new album Broken Gargoyles, Diamanda Galás discusses her unflinching exploration of soldiers mutilated by war, the album's roots in the poetry of Georg Heym and the photos of Ernst Friedrich, and why the pandemic was a prompt to live in the moment
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Gnarled Insides With Beautiful Flowers: An Interview With Sarahsson
Combining classical music, metal, and hand-built instrumentation, Sarahsson’s wildly inventive debut album The Horgenaith explores femininity, bodily transformation and nature via Cronenbergian horror. An exciting new force in Bristol’s thriving avant-garde, the composer speaks with Alastair Shuttleworth in her first ever interview
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Beyond The Bubble: An Interview With Aasthma
Elizabeth Aubrey speaks to longstanding techno masterminds Pär Grindvik and Peder Mannerfelt about their ambitious pop project Aasthma, plus the first listen of their new single 'Soulhack' and a chance to win debut album Arrival on vinyl!
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Open Invitation: An Interview With Naima Bock
After a period of uncertainty and self-doubt following her departure from Goat Girl, Naima Bock has rebounded with a triumphant, communal, and vulnerable record that is equal parts ambitious and inviting. She speaks to Patrick Clarke alongside producer and arranger Joel Burton
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Push And Pull: An Interview With Hercules And Love Affair
Hercules And Love Affair are set to release a highly unusual and persuasive album, In Amber, which sees them depart from their disco roots and head into more abrasive gothic and industrial waters. Patrick Clarke speaks to Andy Butler and guests, Budgie and Justin Broadrick
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Encoding The Ineffable: The Ephemeron Loop Interviewed
Vymethoxy Redspiders, aka Urocerus Gigas of Guttersnipe, has recorded what will probably become the year's most striking album, Psychonautic Escapism. Mariam Rezaei talks to her about a "synaesthetic acid bath" of grind, trance, hyperpop, shoegaze and breakcore
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Hidden Histories, Alternate Timelines: An Interview With Safa
Ahead of the release of his debut album Ibtihalat, Adam Quarshie caught up with music producer, researcher and architect Mhamad Safa to discuss polyrhythms, machine learning and the forgotten histories of the Middle East and North Africa
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Electric Light Orchestra: Viridian Ensemble Interviewed
Jennifer Lucy Allan talks to four members of the Bristol group who experiment with music and film, prompted by 12th century texts about women's medicine, shrimp in the West Country, and finding the edges of their instruments
