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LISTEN: Beak> Release Christmas Single

Proceeds from the apocalyptic new track from Beak> will go to an online resource for mental health information

The Goon Sax

Mirror II

Brisbane's The Goon Sax offers petulant romanticism and surreal imagery across a broad stylistic sweep, finds Hayley Scott

20 Years On: Ultramagnetic MCs’ Funk Your Head Up

Angus Batey looks at the under appreciated, 1992 second coming of the Ultramagnetic MCs

LISTEN: New Hot Chip

First song from new album online

The Cave Singers

Welcome Joy

A Kind Of Visceral Quality: Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Favourite Records

With the imminent release of his score for Arrival, the latest in a now thriving partnership with Denis Villeneuve that will see him take on Blade Runner next year, the Icelandic composer shows traditional reluctance in crafting a list of defining albums and opts instead of 13 works that exemplify a philosophy of minimal gestures with maximum impact

The Dream Universe: Rockfort Interviews Rêve

In our latest French music column, David McKenna meets Julie Fossaert, the mind behind the insular dreamscapes of Rêve, to discuss communication through music and working with Grumbling Fur's Daniel O'Sullivan

WIN! Tamikrest Tickets

At the Borderline this Wednesday

No Borders, No Boundaries: Eugene Robinson On His Favourite Albums

The Oxbow frontman, MMA prize fighter and occasional guest writer for tQ, presents a stunning 13 LPs for your perusal, ranging from baritone vocal jazz and noise rock to ecstatic easy listening. John Doran takes notes

Learning Through Listening: Shabaka Hutchings Favourite LPs

In anticipation of the release of Sons of Kemet's latest LP, Your Queen Is A Reptile and their appearance at this year's Field Day Festival, saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings detailed the thirteen albums that shaped his experiences as both a man and a musician to Olamiju Fajemisin

A Strange Love: Depeche Mode’s Music For The Masses Revisited

Twenty-five years after its release, John Freeman looks back at the career-defining, America-conquering album that saw the Essex quartet perfect their brand of "electronic metal"

The Pre-New Single Remixed By St Etienne

Liberation Music: Terrie Ex & Thurston Moore Live At Incubate

The spirit of punk rock is not to be found in obscure band T-shirts, screaming distortion, authentic sounding lyrics or pedal boards, argues John Doran. The real fireworks are created by nakedness and a true philosophy of liberation

Watch: Klaxon Interview Surrealist Director Jack Bond

Klaxons frontman Jamie Reynolds takes a stroll with legendary surrealist filmmaker Jack Bond on VBS.tv