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Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition)
On its tenth anniversary, the Midwestern singer-songwriter returns to his classic autobiographical album with a new release featuring previously unreleased demos and outtakes. Listening to now double-disced record anew, Kat Lister finds a profound meditation on the nature of grief
In anticipation of the release of Sons of Kemet's latest LP, Your Queen Is A Reptile and their appearance at this year's Field Day Festival, saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings detailed the thirteen albums that shaped his experiences as both a man and a musician to Olamiju Fajemisin
The Quietus is always happy to see the excellent charities CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), the British Tinnitus Foundation and the Nordoff Robbins Trust given publicity. But, says David Stubbs, stop treating John Cage's 4'33" like a joke...