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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 July 2025
tQ's staffers return with another guide to the very best the last month had to offer, from experimental hip hop to the outliers in the new wave of shoegaze, and everything inbetween
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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Baker's Dozen
Raw Takes: Richard Fearless’s Favourite Tracks
Before the release of their sixth album this week and appearance at Atonal in Berlin this August, the Death In Vegas head honcho, producer and DJ scours the fruits of his record-collecting history and picks 13 tracks that have informed Transmission for Joe Clay
Film
A New Hope: How ‘X-Men’ Sparked The Superhero Genre
Twenty years on from the release of X-Men, it’s hard to imagine a time when comic book films weren’t box office gold. When the genre was on life support, Wolverine and co. showed how to bridge the gap between hardcore fans and casual viewers, finds Frederick O'Brien
