Reviews

Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival Begins Next Week

The Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival starts on Thursday October 4th and will take place at the Verdict Jazz Club.

In Other Worlds: Tim Burgess’ Favourite Albums

Tim Burgess has given us lockdown light relief with his hugely popular album listening parties and now does one of his very own as he guides Diva Harris through his Baker's Dozen

Mark E Smith Of The Fall On Art & The Artist

1,000 Ways To Say Yes By Eugene S. Robinson

Why punching people is like fucking sheep, and other pearls of wisdom from the pen of Eugene S. Robinson

My Left Shin: Kristin Hersh On Art, Inspiration & Vic Chestnutt

Petra Davis talks to Kristin Hersh about her solo record _Crooked_, a new Throwing Muses album and the death of the music industry. All photographs by Maria Jefferis of Shot2Bits.net

My Pioneers: Santigold’s Favourite Albums

In this week's Baker's Dozen, Santigold takes Tara Joshi through 13 favourite albums from Salt-N-Pepa to the Cocteau Twins, Fela Kuti, Nina Simone and Bad Brains, and points out that while Morrissey might have gone wrong, you can't take away what his songs once gave her

How Do I Listen To This? Tyondai Braxton’s Favourite LPs

As he prepares to to play London's Convergence Festival and other UK venues, Tyondai Braxton guides Lottie Brazier through 13 key records, from Brian Eno to Mark Fell, Autechre and Florian Hecker

An Exactly Drawn Dawn: How Factory Revolutionised Record Design

In an exclusive extract from the new book, FAC 461 Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album, label co-founder Tony Wilson reflects on what made the look of Factory Records so outstanding and how the Happy Mondays managed to offend Genesis P. Orridge

(13 On The) Wheels Of Steel: Biff Byford Of Saxon’s Favourite LPs

Biff Byford guides Michael Hann through the 13 records of riff-heavy magic that shaped Saxon

The Strange World Of… This Mortal Coil

As 4AD reissue the three albums of their “in-house covers band” – Blood (1984), Filigree & Shadow (1996) and It’ll End In Tears (1991) – we look at This Mortal Coil’s distinctive strain of introspective melancholy

The Early Years

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Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017, In Association With Norman Records

The albums that have kept us happy, strong, comforted and ALIVE in the past 12 months. A few notes: this chart was compiled by John Doran out of polls from Patrick Clarke, Christian Eede, Luke Turner, Anna Wood & himself based on the new albums they have listened to most since January 1. Introduction written by tree master Turner.

WATCH: Fiium Shaarrk – Wozzeck’s Variations

Debut album by experimentalists out this week; Four Tet support date set for next year

It’s The Vinyl Countdown: Artists & Their Most Treasured Records

Tomorrow, 21st April, is Record Store Day. To celebrate, we asked some of our favourite people to tell us the story behind one of their most treasured vinyl records, from Jerry Dammers (pictured) and Stewart Lee to Neneh Cherry, Aidan Moffat and Maria Minerva

‘Yeah, Rock & Roll!’: Metallic Taste Of Blood’s Eraldo Bernocchi Interviewed

Quietus metal correspondent Toby Cook sits down with Eraldo Bernocchi, of the mighty Obake and more recently Metallic Taste Of Blood, and valiantly attempts to match him espresso-for-espresso

Cicada The Burrower

Blight Witch Regalia

The harsh blast of black metal is taken on a wild psychedelic ride on the latest from Wisconsinite and Blue Bedroom Records boss Cameron Davis