Brian Quinn

Mass Effects: On The New Soft Pink Truth Album

Drew Daniel's latest LP as The Soft Pink Truth, Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase, is a stunner that revels in communitas while flirting with house music and ambient tropes, says Bernie Brooks

And It’s Goodbye From Them: British Murder Boys Interviewed

British Murder Boys, the twosome of Regis and Surgeon, are sadly now defunct. Before they both play on the same bill at Bloc this weekend, they talk to Luke Turner about Gene Vincent, the influence of pantomime and channelling the errant daydreams of winos into pummelling techno

Trupa Trupa

B Flat A

Skulking Gdańsk-based rockers Trupa Trupa sound more evil than ever on latest LP, finds Richard Foster

Matana Roberts

Coin Coin Chapter Five: In The Garden…

The uncertainty at the heart of this five chapter in the Chicago experimantalist's ongoing project doesn't take anything from the distinctiveness of its author's compositional voice, finds Vanessa Ague

William Doyle

Your Wilderness Revisited

On new album *Your Wilderness Revisited*, William Doyle hymns the beauty of the suburbs, finds Adam Lehrer

Ancestral Register: Shabaka Hutchings Interviewed

Stewart Smith talks to the prodigious and prolific saxophonist, clarinettist and composer Shabaka Hutchings of The Ancestors, Comet Is Coming, Melt Yourself Down and Sons Of Kemet

Sparring With The Boxer: Kele Okereke Interviewed

Ben Hewitt and Kele Okereke discuss his new solo album _The Boxer_, and don't discuss close-minded indie and Liam Gallagher

The BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Reissues & Retrospective

Searching For The Cave Man: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live

Nick Cave gets behind the piano for some slower songs from the Bad Seeds back catalogue at the Brighton Dome, but even that can't stop Luke Turner from marvelling at a band on top of their game. Photos by Neil Thomson

Smoke Weed, Listen To Sade – R&B In Review By Alex Macpherson

Alex Macpherson sings the praises of Dawn Richard and Jazmine Sullivan, reviews the best new albums and lists his favourite RnBass tracks, in his new round up column

Liam The Resurrection: Liam Gallagher John Squire Reviewed

This demonic joining of forces between the former Oasis vocalist and Stone Roses guitarist doesn't irk JR Moores as much as it probably should

Champion Versions: Steve Mason’s Favourite Albums

With his new solo album, Meet The Humans, just released, the prolific musician and former Beta Band man gives Joe Clay a tour of his record collection, meandering through electro, hip-hop, punk and more

Belfast Eurovision: An Interview With Girls Names

Ahead of their tour, John Freeman catches up with Belfast's Girls Names to find out how their recent career-high album, Arms Around A Vision, was honed in Northern Ireland and inspired by the romance of European cities

Love Is The Message: An Interview With Robert Hood

Robert Hood's new album under the Floorplan alias sees the minimal techno pioneer infuse his sound with gospel, disco and funk, all the while retaining his customary astonishing, hypnotic precision. He speaks with Harry Sword about growing up in '70s Detroit, the importance of intent, and how his strong Christian faith informs his attitude towards club music

Manic Street Preachers Interview: A Heavenly Body Of Work – Part Two

In part two of an in depth interview Manic Street Preachers biographer Simon Price talks to Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield about their first taste of success on Heavenly.

Slowdive, EIY, Fat Whites For Latitude

Suffolk festival adds new names to this year's line-up