As they prepare to release their ambitious third album Tableau, The Orielles speak to Fergal Kinney about how Greater Manchester’s underground culture, putting faith in a first-time producer, and cooking each other’s tea inspired a major creative leap forward
As he releases new Magnetic Fields album 50 Song Memoir, Stephin Merritt doesn't delve into the past for his Baker's Dozen list but instead gives tQ an A-Z of some contemporary favourites, from Japan to Marc Almond, bawdy cockney songs and the BBC Radiophonic Workship. Pic by Marcelo Krasilcic