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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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Baker's Dozen

Not Just Random Doof: Jas Shaw’s Favourite Music

Jas Shaw marks the release of the first album from his new project Shaw & Grossfeldt with a Quietus Baker's Dozen, featuring an Aphex Twin love story, why dance music isn't an albums game, and how a Resident Advisor podcast helped him through chemotherapy

Books

Beyond The Bulbous Salutation: List Of The Lost Reviewed

Morrissey's debut novel is 118 pages of prose in not-ungenerously-sized type-face – but, whatever else it is, is it any good?

News

WATCH: New Laibach Video

Slovenian band mark North Korea shows with video for recent album track; watch it below

Electronic

Hyperspecific: Electronic Music for August Reviewed by Jaša Bužinel

This month, Bužinel salutes the anonymous YouTubers uploading the rarities from their personal vinyl collections, and presents his top ten picks from July and August, including new releases from Pavel Milyakov, Hassan Abou Alam, and CCL & Ciel

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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

Not Just Random Doof: Jas Shaw’s Favourite Music

Beyond The Bulbous Salutation: List Of The Lost Reviewed

WATCH: New Laibach Video

Hyperspecific: Electronic Music for August Reviewed by Jaša Bužinel

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