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

Baker's Dozen

Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

Baker's Dozen

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

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“Want to Change My Clothes, My Hair, My Face”: How Springsteen Helped Me Come Out

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New Weird Britain in Review for July by Noel Gardner

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Baker's Dozen

The Archivist: Mark Webber of Pulp’s Baker’s Dozen

From his first discovery of The Velvet Underground to a cruise with Father John Misty, via mixtapes personally compiled for him by Spacemen 3 and encounters with Alex Chilton, Pulp’s Mark Webber takes Jonathan Wright through his favourite records

Baker's Dozen

Beautiful & Sad: Ben Watt’s Favourite Albums

As he releases a new solo record, Ben Watt of Everything But The Girl guides Jude Rogers through his Baker's Dozen, from Frank Ocean to Paul Simon and Bobby Womack to why male music critics were afraid of Joni Mitchell

Black Sky Thinking

Dragnet #7: New Music From Blondes, Ghost Hunter And Tangles

Loitering in virtual hallways looking for teachers to fuck

Film

Try Walking In My Shoes – We Examine Recasting From Batman To Bond

All change! All change! David Bax of Battleship Pretension examines some roles that are bigger than any one actor.

A Quietus Interview

Spiritual Intensity: Idris Ackamoor Interviewed

Ahead of his appearance at Amsterdam's Dekmantel Festival in August, we speak to Idris Ackamoor about studying under Cecil Taylor, the history of The Pyramids and the group's legacy

News

WATCH: David Lynch & Lykke Li

Video for first track taken from Lynch's second album The Big Dream

Strange World Of...

The Strange World Of… Chris Watson

Chris Watson is the Sibelius of the tape recorder. Ahead of his appearance with Felicia Atkinson at Kings Place next month, Luke Turner speaks to him about twelve key points in his career from early tape experiments to recording at Chernobyl, via a founding stint in Cabaret Voltaire

A Quietus Interview

A Continuum Of Creativity: Stranger Son Interviewed

Gareth Smith, of Manchester rock collective Stranger Son, tells John Freeman how new record Last Days of Butterfly was inspired by the psychology of oppression and forged in an empty Edwardian swimming pool

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Most Popular

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

Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

“Want to Change My Clothes, My Hair, My Face”: How Springsteen Helped Me Come Out

The Strange World Of… Part Chimp

The Perfect Beat: Arthur Baker’s Baker’s Dozen

Build Back Better: Greatest Heads by Al Karpenter

Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of June 2025

Inner Ear: Serbian Music for April by Jakub Knera

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

New Weird Britain in Review for July by Noel Gardner

Previously Read

The Archivist: Mark Webber of Pulp’s Baker’s Dozen

Beautiful & Sad: Ben Watt’s Favourite Albums

Dragnet #7: New Music From Blondes, Ghost Hunter And Tangles

Try Walking In My Shoes – We Examine Recasting From Batman To Bond

Spiritual Intensity: Idris Ackamoor Interviewed

WATCH: David Lynch & Lykke Li

The Strange World Of… Chris Watson

A Continuum Of Creativity: Stranger Son Interviewed

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