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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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LISTEN: New Zola Jesus

Listen to the previously unheard B-side to Zola Jesus' forthcoming single below

Baker's Dozen

Club Members: Julianna Barwick’s Favourite Albums

From very long-term library loans and overnight camp-outs to chance shopping-mall buys and poster-based confusion, the composer gives Gary Kaill the stories behind 13 LPs she's listened to a "bazillion freaking times"

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In Love, With Love: Björk’s Utopia

The new album from Björk is the light and pleasure to Vulnicura’s darkness and pain, but there’s much more to it than that, says Lottie Brazier

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Kim Gordon Unveils New Album, ‘The Collective’

The US artist's second solo album is set for release in March

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Our Own Traditions: Laura Cannell And Lori Goldston Interviewed

Jakub Knera talks to Laura Cannell and Lori Goldston about East Anglian churches, the possibilities of string instruments, and their new release recorded exclusively for Quietus Sound + Vision subscribers

Art

Confessions Of A Window Cleaner: Rodney Graham Interviewed

Rodney Graham's current show at the Lisson Gallery, London, finds the Canadian artist inhabiting a variety of characters, both on and off the canvas. Allan Gardner joins him to talk post-punk, studio practice, and conceptualism

Film

Dashed Hopes: Spiritual Decay In Lucrecia Martel’s Zama

In the latest film from The Headless Woman director, Lucrecia Martel, Brian Raven Ehrenpreis nominates one of the best films of the year

Live Reviews

Child’s Play: Currents Festival At E-WERK Luckenwalde

After attending E-werk Luckenwalde's Currents festival with her one-year-old in tow, Claire Sawers writes on the delights of experimental arts events where children aren’t just tolerated, but welcomed

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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

LISTEN: New Zola Jesus

Club Members: Julianna Barwick’s Favourite Albums

In Love, With Love: Björk’s Utopia

Kim Gordon Unveils New Album, ‘The Collective’

Our Own Traditions: Laura Cannell And Lori Goldston Interviewed

Confessions Of A Window Cleaner: Rodney Graham Interviewed

Dashed Hopes: Spiritual Decay In Lucrecia Martel’s Zama

Child’s Play: Currents Festival At E-WERK Luckenwalde

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