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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

What’s Wrong With Being Sexy? Species turns 30

Books

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

Reissue of the Week

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

Metal

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal for July Reviewed by Kez Whelan

Baker's Dozen

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Baker's Dozen

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

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News

tQ’s Top Record Store Day Releases 2014

Ahead of tomorrow's event, Jamie Skey and Laurie Tuffrey comb through the RSD catalogue for a top 40 releases list

News

Peverelist Next Up On Livity

Bristol label's next release will be the producer's first solo EP for the label since 2013

News

Sarah Davachi Reissues Out-Of-Print Albums

Three of the Canadian musician's albums will be given limited-run reissues and made available digitally

Rock's Backpages

Classic Interview With Freddie Mercury From Rock’s Backpages

The Quietus has unequivocal love for Queen, but it's an affection which hasn't always been shared by the rock press. Just witness this spat between the _NME_ and Freddie Mercury from 1977

A Quietus Interview

Pagan Explorations: Children Of Alice Interviewed

Children Of Alice, a new trio consisting of Broadcast's James Cargill and Roj Stevens along with The Focus Group's Julian House, speak to Patrick Clarke about the paganism, surrealism and musique concrète that inspired their self-titled debut album.

Things I Have Learned

Darren Hayman: Things I Learned While Writing Songs About New Towns

Darren Hayman tells The Quietus about the things he learned while writing his concept album about the concrete streets of Harlow

Baker's Dozen

Want 13: Rufus Wainwright’s Favourite Music

Ahead of the release of his new album Rufus Wainwright guides Barnaby Smith through his favourite music, from Leonard Cohen to Eurythmics and his abiding love of opera

Film

Remembering Eraserhead, and 20 More of the Best Movie Posters Ever

With the long-awaited release of David Lynch's masterpiece _Eraserhead_ on DVD region 2, Austin Collings misses the enigma of the original as opitomised in its iconic poster. Plus, The Quietus collects the other 20 most enticing posters of all time.

A Quietus Interview

Sounds & Sweet Airs That Give Delight: Savages Interviewed

They've played only a handful of gigs but Savages have a spirit that most of their guitar-wielding contemporaries lack. Luke Turner meets the fiercely intelligent goth pop four-piece. Photographs by Joseph Tovey Frost

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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

Noel Gallagher Selects His Thirteen Favourite Albums

Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

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

What’s Wrong With Being Sexy? Species turns 30

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

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

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal for July Reviewed by Kez Whelan

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

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

Previously Read

tQ’s Top Record Store Day Releases 2014

Peverelist Next Up On Livity

Sarah Davachi Reissues Out-Of-Print Albums

Classic Interview With Freddie Mercury From Rock’s Backpages

Pagan Explorations: Children Of Alice Interviewed

Darren Hayman: Things I Learned While Writing Songs About New Towns

Want 13: Rufus Wainwright’s Favourite Music

Remembering Eraserhead, and 20 More of the Best Movie Posters Ever

Sounds & Sweet Airs That Give Delight: Savages Interviewed

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