The Skull Defekts

The Skull Defekts

The last and best album from Sweden’s noisy avant-rock experimenteers.

Embrace The Worm: An Interview With One Leg One Eye

Lankum’s Ian Lynch speaks to Patrick Clarke about his solo project One Leg One Eye, how debut album …And Take The Black Worm With Me helped him through a period of personal turmoil, why Lankum’s Mercury nomination made him feel “dirty”, and his return to Supersonic Festival this summer

tQ Subscriber Release: Ex-Easter Island Head

Your final tQ subscriber download of the year comes from none other than our albums of the year chart toppers Ex-Easter Island Head, who speak to Patrick Clarke about a prolific year, their love of "good old fashioned showbiz", and the sublime live performance captured for this release

Impossible Syllables: Lucrecia Dalt’s Favourite Albums

In this week's Baker's Dozen, Lucrecia Dalt speaks to Matthew Neale about her love of jazz, crafting an alter-ego for her new record, and the delimiting forces of language

Voices From The Lake Reveal Debut Album Reissue

It will mark a decade since the original release of the duo's self-titled LP

Augmenting Reality: Devendra Banhart’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his ninth album, Ape In Pink Marble, the LA-based singer-songwriter and artist opts against a theme of lobster-based smut (read on) and talks Tara Joshi through his 13 all-time favourite records

NTS’ London Studio Under Threat

Potential development plans for Gillett Street Car Park could put the future of the London community station, and surrounding businesses, in doubt

Trupa Trupa

Headache

Pursuit Of Pop: Jo Bevan Interviewed

For Quietus subscribers’ Summer Solstice EP, Desperate Journalist's Jo Bevan goes solo in search of perfect pop, while Oh The Gilt, UKAEA and Ekoplekz provide masterclasses in the art of a killer remix. All of them speak to Patrick Clarke

Earth’s Dylan Carlson Discusses His 13 Favourite Albums

With Earth's new album Angels Of Darkness & Demons Of Light Volume II out now, band mainstay Dylan Carlson selects his 13 favourite albums for your perusal

otta

Songbook

Otta's latest EP offers a playful disregard for genre boundaries, but its her soaring vocals that hang the record together, finds Will Salmon

LISTEN: New BEAK>

Geoff Barrow and co. share track from forthcoming film soundtrack; listen to it below

LISTEN: New Tinariwen

Band unveil second track from forthcoming new album; listen below

SUEP

Shop

Long-awaited record finds London-based Memorials Of Distinction house band SUEP in full high flying five piece formation, finds Dani Bocev

Feelgood Hits! Wilko Johnson’s Favourite Albums

Wilko Johnson speaks to Zoe Howe about surviving cancer and his 13 favourite records, from Bo Diddley and the blues to the Doors, Beatles and Rolling Stones

Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld

Still Smiling