The Quietus Reductive & Subjective Albums Of The Year 20 – 1

We continue the countdown of our favourite records of 2009

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

Doors Of Appropriation: Teju Cole Interviewed

Nathalie Olah speaks to one of contemporary literature's most impressive polymaths - novelist, non-fiction writer, photographer, cultural commentator and art historian Teju Cole - about the pros and cons of cultural appropriation, being a writer in the social media age and the otherworldliness of birds. (Photograph by Teju Cole)

DOWNLOAD: The Soft Moon – Insides

New cut from forthcoming second album, and it's a cracker

Teeth Of The Sea

Your Mercury

Kinship At The Outer Reaches: Circuit Des Yeux’s Favourite Albums

With UK tour dates for her unmissable live show on the horizon, Haley Fohr takes Patrick Clarke through her 13 favourite records of all time

Prophets Of Time: Nik Turner’s Favourite Records

The space rock luminary and former member of Hawkwind, Sphynx and Inner City Unit guides Sean Kitching through 13 instructive and inspirational jazz, rock and soul records that have shaped him and his music