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Peer Reviewed: Claire Rousay Interviews Circuit Des Yeux… And Vice Versa

Circuit Des Yeux and Claire Rousay interview each other about namedropping, social media stats, keeping safe and sane when touring solo, Justin Bieber, pyrotechnics, their least favourite instruments and more

Vinyl Staircase: Tough On Collecting – Tough On The Cause Of Collecting

Lists? RUBBISH! Record collecting? RUBBISH! Record labels closing? RUBBISH! What's not rubbish, asks John Doran? Why, GNOD, alt.vinyl (R.I.P.) and Fela Kuti of course...

Touching Cloth: Peter Strickland On Work And Clothing

Peter Strickland's new film, In Fabric, stars Marianne Jean=Baptiste, Julian Barratt, Gwendoline Christie, and Fatma Mohamed. He talks to the Quietus about the music of Tim Gane, the forgotten department stores of Reading high street, and ASMR

No More Heroes: How TV Series Utopia Is Right For Now

With its unique mix of black humour and existential paralysis, is Utopia emblematic of the times we live in, asks Phil Harrison. Contains mild spoilers

Major League: An interview with Simon Moreton

Pete Redrup speaks to artist and zine maker, Simon Moreton, about his latest work, Where?, vulnerability and the importance of making art accessible

Mikal Cronin

MCII

The “Chessence” Of Chilly Gonzales’ Ivory Tower

With cameos from Peaches and Feist, Chilly Gonzale's first foray into filmmaking is an inspired surrealist tale of two chess-playing brothers. The Quietus' resident chess expert, Mr. Seacrudge explains how the film missed a few "moves" and fills us in on real life "Jazz Chess"

Remembering J Saul Kane, by Wrongtom

After news broke this week of the death of pioneering DJ, producer and musician J Saul Kane, aged 55, Wrongtom pays tribute to his trailblazing – and often overlooked – work under Depth Charge, The Octagon Man and many other guises

The Human League

Credo

Mark Linkous Remembered By The Artists Who Knew Him

Ahead of the release of the posthumous Sparklehorse album, Bird Machine, David Lynch, Steve Albini, John Parish, Angela Faye Martin and Jason Lytle talk to Brian Coney about the rewarding and often joyful experience of working and being friends with Mark Linkous

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For February Reviewed By JR Moores

In his inaugural column of 2022, JR Moores tries to disentangle himself from a web of lies and get on with reviewing some cracking avant rock. Home page portrait: Wovenhand

Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of May 2025

Here are the albums and songs from the last month that we think you should hear, as selected by tQ's staffers

New Weird Britain In Review For March By Noel Gardner

Noel Gardner returns with his latest round-up of New Weird Britain's boldest and brightest new releases, reviewing music from Helena Celle, Kate Carr, Mantra and more

The Strange World Of… Ahmed Abdul-Malik

Daniel Spicer casts an eye over the career of pioneering jazz bassist and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik and suggests ten tracks that confirm his status as a crucial, if undersung, cross-cultural innovator

PREVIEW: The Great Escape

tQ are heading to Brighton for the annual new music showcase this week and here's our pick of the acts appearing, with details of our own stage below

Sudan Archives

Athena

With violin in hand, Sudan Archives' bold presence does not bow, finds Amanda Farah