It’s another bulbous five-hour playlist blaster as we round up the music we’ve been writing about in May, exclusively for the listening pleasure of our subscribers. We recently conducted a bit of research into which of their subscriber perks our subscribers were most excited by, and (aside from the joy of keeping tQ alive, thanks very much indeed for that) the top answer was this monthly dollop into their inboxes and ears. So cheers to Paddy Clarke for putting together this popular item each month, which for May 2025 features old stalwarts releasing new stuff, including the swansong from Saint Etienne, Stereolab, Andy Bell, The Nightingales, Pulp, Adrian Sherwood, Mclusky, Suede and Laibach. Then there’s a tonne of new music from the likes of These New Puritans, Matmos, Kieran Hebden with William Tyler and Arca (sort of old stalwarts themselves now, perhaps?), Caroline, Ash Fure, Elijah Jamal Asani, Billy Woods, Water Damage, Abul Mogard, Milkwood, Goddess, Finn Wolfhard (and hang on, we’ve got another wolf in Wolfgang Buttress and his bees in Karman Line Collective), QUINQUIS, Son Of Philip, DJ Haram, Laura Cannell, Osmium, I’m Being Good, Backxwash, Slikback and much much more. June’s perks will include Luke and John discussing Alice Coltrane, an Organic Intelligence newsletter on Zambia’s Zamrock, and a Low Culture Essay on a fairly neglected work by David Lynch. If you think that sounds tasty, please do take advantage of our spring sale, which continues until 9 June. You can also give this as a gift to someone you truly love. Find out more here. Thanks as ever for those who support us, it is the only thing that keeps the lights on. With all best wishes from everyone at tQ, playlists are after the paywall.
…tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Playlist: Catch up with May 2025
Catch up on the sounds we wrote about last month
