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Live Reviews

Moving Mountains: Green Man 2025 Reviewed

This year's Green Man might be the Welsh festival's finest edition yet, say Julian Marszalek and William Doyle, as they report back on top drawer sets from CMAT, caroline, Joshua Idehen, Beth Gibbons, Underworld and many more
Music Downloads

The Quietus Subscriber Release Bonus Essay: William Doyle on how to Make Touring Work

We've done something a little different this month and asked William Doyle to accompany his fantastic stripped-down release of three of his own songs and three covers with an essay about how he makes touring work financially – this is free to read to non subscribers too.
A Quietus Interview

100% 4 Tony: An Interview With Tony Njoku

Following the release of his latest EP and with a new video, avant-garde pop artist Tony Njoku speaks to William Doyle about perfectionism, identity and representation
Album of the Week

Mad World: Julia Holter’s Aviary

On Julia Holter’s brilliant and timely new album, traditions and structures are overturned, the apocalypse feels imminent, and there are waves of euphoria among the chaos. Sound familiar?

Black Sky Thinking

Music For Algorithms: In Search Of Eno’s Ambient Vision In A Spotify Era

As Brian Eno prepares to reissue his influential 'ambient' albums, William Doyle asks what significance the genre still has in a world of Spotify playlists designed for wellness pursuits and making admin bearable
Reviews

Low

Double Negative

A quarter of a century after they founded, Low are back with perhaps the best record of their career
News

LIVE REPORT: David Byrne at Hammersmith Apollo

Ecstasy and unity, with no obstacles

Strange World Of...

The Strange World Of… David Byrne

David Byrne is releasing his latest studio album, American Utopia, next month and playing Roskilde festival in Denmark in July. Need some help getting to grips with his large body of work? William Doyle is on hand to suggest ten points of entry
Anniversary

40 Years On: David Bowie’s Low Revisited

Low - how deep can you go? asks William Doyle of one of Bowie's most revered albums as it turns 40
A Quietus Interview

Revelation Junkie: An Interview With Sasha Siem

For her second album the singer-songwriter uncovered her Sami heritage in Norway. She tells William Doyle about learning from a tradition where music can move matter and serves the community over the individual

A Quietus Interview

Pattern Man: Rick Holland Interviewed

With the release of his new book, Rick Holland challenges the idea of himself as a poet. He speaks to William Doyle in a concrete room in Yorkshire about modes of delivery and capturing inspiration
Baker's Dozen

Free, Open Spaces: Brian Eno’s Favourite Records

Before he releases his new album The Ship, the composer, producer and artist gives William Doyle a tour of some of his favourite records and tracks, reflecting on how they've shaped his own approach to music

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