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Albums of the Year so far

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

Baker's Dozen

Sheer Momentum: Jack Barnett of These New Puritans’ Favourite Music

Black Sky Thinking

Confronting & Celebrating the Limits of the Body: Black Sabbath Live at Villa Park

The Quietus International

Inner Ear: Serbian Music for April by Jakub Knera

Baker's Dozen

Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

Books

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

Baker's Dozen

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

Metal

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal for July Reviewed by Kez Whelan

Baker's Dozen

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Reissue of the Week

Reissue of the Week: The Three E.P.’s by The Beta Band

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Anniversary

The Final Warning: Three Decades After This Heat’s Deceit

Thirty years after the release of This Heat's Deceit, John Calvert re-examines a record that embraced the Cold War terror of ultimate destruction - and made something far more complex, humane and moral than mere hatred

Live Reviews

Dionysus Vs. Apollo: Berlin Atonal 2016

At this year's edition of Berlin Atonal, Maria Perevedentseva finds a festival packed with art installations and music ranging from the DJ-friendly to all-out carnage, which – having found its footing so spectacularly in recent years - seems not quite so sure what exactly its next step should be. (Photographs by Camille Blake)

Baker's Dozen

A Drone And A Drum: Lisa Gerrard’s Favourite Music

From falling into the ‘massive abyss’ of Alfred Schnittke, to the ‘silly and lovely’ Electric Light Orchestra, Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance delivers Lottie Brazier a guide to her thirteen favourite pieces of music

News

WATCH: New Meatraffle Video

Meatraffle share video for their new single; watch it below

News

RIP Chris Cornell

The Soundgarden frontman was aged 52.

Reviews

Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin
FlySiifu’s

The first collaboration from rising underground hip hop stars Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin proves a curate's egg speckled with moments of woozy brilliance, finds James Butterworth

News

WATCH: Fat White Family At Dot To Dot

Fat Whites play 'I Am Mark E Smith' at Dot To Dot; watch below. Footage captured by Fred Perry Subculture

News

Jonny Greenwood To Debut Music At Proms

A new piece from Jonny Greenwood, for this year's BBC Proms, will feature 68 string instruments

Album of the Week

Gospel For A New Century: The Sublime Distortion Of Yves Tumor

Yves Tumor’s magnetic personality takes centre stage on new album Heaven To A Tortured Mind, finds Michael Appouh

Reviews

The Irrepressibles
Superheroes

Glistening in progressive ambient sounds, The Irrepressibles third instalment, Superheroes is a dream-pop love story

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Most Popular

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

Sheer Momentum: Jack Barnett of These New Puritans’ Favourite Music

Confronting & Celebrating the Limits of the Body: Black Sabbath Live at Villa Park

Inner Ear: Serbian Music for April by Jakub Knera

Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

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

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

Noel Gallagher Selects His Thirteen Favourite Albums

What’s Wrong With Being Sexy? Species turns 30

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

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal for July Reviewed by Kez Whelan

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Reissue of the Week: The Three E.P.’s by The Beta Band

Previously Read

The Final Warning: Three Decades After This Heat’s Deceit

Dionysus Vs. Apollo: Berlin Atonal 2016

A Drone And A Drum: Lisa Gerrard’s Favourite Music

WATCH: New Meatraffle Video

RIP Chris Cornell

Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin FlySiifu’s

WATCH: Fat White Family At Dot To Dot

Jonny Greenwood To Debut Music At Proms

Gospel For A New Century: The Sublime Distortion Of Yves Tumor

The Irrepressibles Superheroes

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