Maps

Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For June By Daryl Worthington

Daryl Worthington dives into the glorious mess of the tape scene, finding mucky ambient, finding kosmiche architecture, aquarium jazz, and room bending dance music

Filling in the Blanks: The World of Homemade Album Covers

To celebrate the publication of her new book, Sleeve Notes, photographer Dominique Russell takes us into the weird world of the many handmade record sleeves that have turned over the years at the record shop where her dad works

Various Artists

Pied Piper: Follow Your Soul

It Always Ends In Hope: Dawn Richard’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of her performance at EFG London Jazz Festival with Spencer Zahn, Dawn Richard selects the music that shook and inspired her in her youth, from Prince to The Prodigy via Enya and Fela Kuti

Various Artists

Cherrystones Presents Critical Mass

Life is a Jumble Sale: Dale Cornish’s Favourite Albums

From to getting his grandma into Björk to the golden years of electroclash, Dale Cornish takes Jennifer Lucy Allan through the soundtrack of his life via 13 key albums

Out Of Their Tree: Kevin Martin & Jason Williamson On Collaborating

The Bug and Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods have just released a single called 'Treetop' together, and Daniel Dylan Wray was on hand to speak to them about it

How Women are Changing Greater Manchester’s Grassroots Music Scene

Perturbed by a study that found young women in the north of England are struggling to feel musical, Lottie Brazier set out to speak to the promoters, artists and managers who are helping shift the dial in the region

Style And Substance: An Interview With PINS

John Freeman meets up with two-fifths of PINS to find out how their storming new album Wild Nights was birthed in the desert and inspired by the bond of friendship

Solo Variation: Jane Weaver Interviewed

After three decades of work in the margins of UK psych rock and folk, Jane Weaver has risen steadily in prominence over the last four years. Here she explains to Joshua French, why she is setting aside her tried and tested means of touring with a live band for a series of solo Loops In The Secret Society shows this Autumn. With mixtape...

tQ Subscriber Release: Spykidelic’s Nyabinghindustrial II Mix

Tony F Wilson – a lifer's lifer. His Quietus subscribers' mix comprises a depth charge exploration into an underground catalogue that dates back to the mid 90s. Chopped, screwed and spat back up with added venom. Harry Sword gets the (sub) low down. 

Ride: Extra Tickets For Manchester & London

Limited tickets set to go on sale for Oxford band's gigs at the Albert Hall and Roundhouse this weekend; feature-length interview on site tomorrow

Squarepusher Details 20th Anniversary Edition of ‘Ultravisitor’

The album blends studio and live recordings by the IDM producer, and has been remastered for its updated release

Water From Your Eyes’ Rachel Brown on Watching TV

Long before vocalist Rachel Brown began pursuing music, they dreamed of writing for the small screen. Ahead of releasing their disorientating, technicolour new album with Water From Your Eyes, they explain this lifelong passion to Alastair Shuttleworth

Wu-Lu

Learning To Swim On Empty

South London's Wu-Lu releases first EP since debut LOGGERHEAD and retreats even further into his interior life, while pessimism and optimism are locked in fierce battle, says Arusa Qureshi

Switchblade Romance: Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu Interviewed

22 years into their career the perennial outsiders of 21st century queer American art rock have announced a potentially game-changing album in the shape of 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips. Words by Natalie Marlin. All pictures by Eva Luise Hoppe. Contains video arguably NSFW