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Robin Mackay – By The North Sea

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The Golden Past: Marianne Faithfull’s Favourite Albums

Following the recent reissue of her landmark album Broken English, and in advance of her 50th anniversary as a performer next year, Marianne Faithfull tells Joel McIver about her 13 favourite LPs

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Danny Riley on Shirley Collins’ Lodestar

In Shirley Collins' first solo album in 40 years, Danny Riley finds a a sonic continuum blurring the British folk tradition with the farthest outliers of the country's hidden musical history

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Survival Songs: John Grant’s Baker’s Dozen

John Grant takes tQ through the 13 albums that have defined his life and guided him through tough times, from the beauty of Fad Gadget to the joy of Bernard Fevre, via Ennio Morricone, Kate Bush and more

Baker's Dozen

Dark Nights Of The Soul: Chelsea Wolfe’s Baker’s Dozen

From a teenage love of Fleetwood Mac and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet soundtrack, to real life encounters with Sunn O))) and Smashing Pumpkins, Chelsea Wolfe talks to Greg Hyde about the 13 records that most impacted her life

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Two copies of new book to give away

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Robin Mackay – By The North Sea

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The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2025 (In Association with Norman Records)

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Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Ain’t it the Truth: Robert Lloyd of Nightingales’ Favourite Music

The Jonathan Swift of NYC: an Appreciation of Larry Cohen

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Survival Songs: John Grant’s Baker’s Dozen

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Quietus Competition: Win Neil Young’s New Album & Greendale Book

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