Idlewild

Reverse Engineering: Danny Hyde On Coil, Backwards & NIN

Two decades after Coil finally finished tinkering with tracks, Backwards has finally been release. Russell Cuzner talks to Danny Hyde, the band’s engineer, co-producer, co-writer and programmer about this 'lost' album and the Nine Inch Nails’ material, released last year as Recoiled. Contains NSFW video imagery

Of Course You Exist: An Interview With The Pictish Trail

The Pictish Trail is back with another album of dreamy and skewed pop, transmitted from his caravan on the remote Isle of Eigg. He speaks to Nicola Meighan about the gestation of Secret Soundz Vol. 2, touring with Josie Long, and writing 30-second songs

LISTEN: Black To Comm Album Stream

German sound artist Marc Richter, AKA Black To Comm, shares his first record for Thrill Jockey

Necessary Detours: David Salle’s Comic Turn

With a show of new paintings at Skarstedt Gallery in London, the American artist David Salle talks to Robert Barry about humour, music, and process

Bing & Ruth

City Lake (Reissue)

Matana Roberts

Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis

Matana Roberts returns with another instalment in her acclaimed Coin Coin project, this time eschewing the solo aspect of its predecessor, in favour of backing from a new band

“Refreshing, Interesting, Nice & Quick”: NPVR Interviewed

Following the release of NPVR’s debut album, 33 33, Mollie Zhang speaks to Nik Void and Peter Rehberg about safety nets, listening and decision-making. Photo by Magdalena Blaszczuk

LISTEN: New Queens Of The Stone Age

The single is the first to be unveiled from their new Mark Ronson-produced album

Institutionalised: The Faith And Courage Of Sinéad O’Connor

Sinéad O'Connor is back on the road to promote her most recent release; she takes a break from gigging and recording with John Grant to chat with Wyndham Wallace

Solid Steel Returns With Caribou & Coleen

The legendary mix series is back, with the help of Four Tet and more

LISTEN: Wiley – Born In The Cold

First play of brand new Big Dada single

Various Artists

I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age Music in America 1950-1990

Star Spangled Bangers: Big Wows By Stealing Sheep

For their third album, Liverpool's Stealing Sheep blow up the pop form to bold, voltaic proportions, finds Anna Rahkonen

FESTIVAL REPORT: Reading Festival

Heading there for the first time in over 20 years, it's a family affair as Ringo Stacey heads to Little John's Farm with fifteen year old son Jad in tow

Bernardo Devlin

Proxima B

The press release for Bernardo Devlin's latest album evokes Brel, Cohen, Scott Walker… But for once, the comparison is not spurious, finds Johny Lamb

Hall Of Mirrors: An Interview With Mumdance & Logos

For their new collaboration Proto, Jack Adams and James Parker drew on their love of 90s rave music, folding happy hardcore, gabber and jungle influences into their own forward-looking sonics. In an in-depth interview, they talk to Christian Eede about putting the album together