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The essence of our musical world rounded up
Music of the Month
Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of March 2025
From a revelatory debut of Chilean post punk to gargantuan sound design, via left-field trad fiddles, sonic euphoria, and proof that dance music still has space for innovation, tQ's staffers round up the best that March had to offer
Albums of the Year
The culmination of our musical year in 100 albums
Albums of the Year
Quietus Albums Of The Year 2023 (In Association With Norman Records)
These are our favourite albums of the last 12 months, as voted for by tQ staff, columnists and core writers
Tracks of the Year
The culmination of our musical year in 100 tracks
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The best releases from the past calendar month
Music of the Month
Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of May 2025
Here are the albums and songs from the last month that we think you should hear, as selected by tQ's staffers
Music of the Month
Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of April 2025
Here's all the very best music from the last month, picked out for your pleasure by tQ's editorial team
Music of the Month
Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of March 2025
From a revelatory debut of Chilean post punk to gargantuan sound design, via left-field trad fiddles, sonic euphoria, and proof that dance music still has space for innovation, tQ's staffers round up the best that March had to offer
Music of the Month
Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of March 2025
From a revelatory debut of Chilean post punk to gargantuan sound design, via left-field trad fiddles, sonic euphoria, and proof that dance music still has space for innovation, tQ's staffers round up the best that March had to offer
Albums of the Year so far
The best albums there are at the half way mark of the year
Albums of the Year so far
The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2024 (In Association With Norman Records)
As we reach the halfway mark of 2024, we polled tQ staff to compile our top 100 albums released during the first six months of the year
Reissues etc. of the Year
The best reissues, compilations, live albums, DJ mixes, and box sets
Reissues etc. of the Year
tQ’s Reissues Etc. Of The Year 2023 (In Association With Norman Records)
These are our favourite reissues, compilations, live albums, mixes, OSTs and etceteras of the last 12 months, as voted for by tQ staff, columnists and core writers
Columns of the Year
Our columnists round up the best in their field
Columns of the Year
Hyperspecific: The Best Electronic Music of 2024
Our electronic music columnist looks back at dance music culture in 2024, and presents his top 30 tracks from the last 12 months
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In our latest extended list feature, the Quietus staff and writers select a mighty list of the best, brightest and weirdest psychedelic music currently emerging from Europe. Lock the doors, shutter the windows, spark up a Bristol cone and prepare to be turned inside out...
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As Dizzee Rascal releases his first album since 2017, he guides Aaron Bishop through the songs that shaped him and how the artists behind them resonated with him from being the only black kid playing Nirvana on the estate to smoking with Snoop Dogg.
