Winners’ Music: Daniel Patrick Quinn’s Favourite Albums

Island-dwelling outsider musician and One More Grain brain Daniel Patrick Quinn tells us about his 13 favourite albums from Suede to Fela Kuti, Nico to Robert Wyatt and Gamelan to ELO, plus the sound of a snipe drumming, and wonders whether he'd have sexual feelings for Jeff Lynne were he a woman.

Delayed Gratification: An Interview With DreamTX

Nicholas Das speaks to Zara Heddermann about how retreating into a cabin in upstate New York provided the time and space he needed to turn a period of displacement into amorphous and entrancing new album as DreamTX

Love & Language: An Interview With Cate Le Bon

Cate Le Bon's second album CYRK came out this year, and found the Welsh singer exploring increasingly playful territory. Jim Keoghan met up with her to discuss how it came together and the appeal of the Welsh language

It’s Raining Where We Are: Yeti Lane Interviewed

They may not be familiar with Gary Numan, but French duo Yeti Lane have still made one of the year's most sparkling debuts. Ben Hewitt talks to them about hangovers, the sexiness of the French and whether they're becoming the new Sugababes

No Music: A Baker’s Dozen with Alva Noto

From Laurie Anderson’s United States Live to Meredith Monk’s Dolmen Music, Carsten Nicolai tells Mollie Zhang about 13 records that shaped his musical backbone. Photo by Andrey Bold

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Peer Reviewed: Claire Rousay Interviews Circuit Des Yeux… And Vice Versa

Circuit Des Yeux and Claire Rousay interview each other about namedropping, social media stats, keeping safe and sane when touring solo, Justin Bieber, pyrotechnics, their least favourite instruments and more

Armed With Stones: S.A.D Interviewed

Following the release of their single She's Gone earlier this year, Julian Marszalek chats to the enigmatic fruity goth duo about BDSM, fashion and rejecting all notions of freedom

John Doran’s English Trip Nears Finish Line

First, 3,500 miles or so... Then 500 miles more, then another 500

Slowdive And More For Simple Things

Slowdive, Helena Hauff, James Holden And The Animal Spirits and many more will play Bristol's Simple Things in October

At The Extremities: Barney Greenway Of Napalm Death Interviewed

This month sees the release of Napalm Death's 16th album, Apex Predator - Easy Meat. Dan Franklin sits down with lead singer Mark 'Barney' Greenway to pick over the remains of late capitalism, chew on the band's "queasy" new sound and explore the outlying regions of extremity

Nik Colk Void & More At The Roundhouse

Series of time-themed events for The Pace Of Time at Camden venue

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

Steady Flexin’: An Interview With Lunice

Ahead of his set at Field Day this weekend, Ed Ledsham catches up with the Montreal producer to discuss the evolution of his sound, taking tips from Kanye and his explosive TNGHT project with Hudson Mohawke

Algiers Share 50-Minute Reimagining Of ‘Cleveland’

The original track appeared on their 2017 album, 'The Underside Of Power'

These Vibrated Me: Josh T. Pearson’s Favourite Music

Josh T. Pearson guides Nick Hutchings through the personally sacred songs of his Baker's Dozen, from the Bad Seeds to Gorecki, Spiritualized to MBV and why Texas ranchers were no fan of Morrissey's work ethic