Chicago

Richard Skelton

The Second Chamber

Marking twenty years of his Sustain-Release label, Richard Skelton's new album feels like a summation of two decades of work in atmospheric experimental music

LISTEN: New Yves Tumor

Yves Tumor follows his signing to Warp Records with a new track

How Can I Light Myself On Fire To Get You To Listen? NIN Interviewed

Getting Nine Inch Nails’ signal to cut through the insane noise of the digital marketplace has been 1% inspiration and 99% immolation, says Trent Reznor to John Doran. But does latest album Bad Witch mark the start of a new phase in their career?

Jabu

A Soft and Gatherable Star

Bristol trio make medicated music for the small hours finds Jon Buckland

Deerhoof to Remove Music from Spotify

The band are making the move in protest of chief executive Daniel Ek’s military investments

Dutch Uncles

Out Of Touch In The Wild

PJ Harvey Wins Second Mercury Prize

Polly Jean takes the prize for a second time for latest album Let England Shake

RP Boo

Legacy

The Quietus is 17! We’re Celebrating With New Playlists for our Subscribers

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Saagara

3

Wacław Zimpel’s wild sax and electronica meets Carnatic musical traditions in a collaboration with Giridhar Udupa, Aggu Baba, Mysore N. Karthik and K. Raja

Sufjan Stevens

Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition)

On its tenth anniversary, the Midwestern singer-songwriter returns to his classic autobiographical album with a new release featuring previously unreleased demos and outtakes. Listening to now double-disced record anew, Kat Lister finds a profound meditation on the nature of grief

LISTEN: Carla Bozulich’s Quieter With Track-By-Track Guide

American musician Carla Bozulich guides us through the inspiration and creation of her new album for Constellation, Quieter

A Droning In The Eire: Jennifer Walshe On The Irish Avant-Garde

A new project has begun to explore and document the wealth of experimental music in Ireland's past. Ian Maleney speaks to the Aisteach Foundation's Jennifer Walshe about ecclesiastical drone, bog-dwelling noise musicians and a hitherto uncelebrated group of queer composers

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: September 2024

Here's everything we've covered at The Quietus this month, compiled for the listening pleasure of tQ's subscribers

My Bloody Valentine Confirm First Live Show in Seven Years

The band will play Dublin's 3Arena in November 2025

Low Culture Essay: A Tale of Two Normans – Wrongtom On Beats International’s ‘Dub Be Good To Me’

In this month's Low Culture Essay, Wrongtom weaves the life of his jazz pianist grandad into his encounter with Norman Cook & co's 1990 hit single, and explores how it changed his own musical trajectory