Roscoe Mitchell

Alison Cotton

Engelchen

Anchored by organ drones and field recordings, the former Saloon violist / Left Outsides violist and singer tells a story of supreme bravery and compassion, finds Oliver Cookson

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: July 2022

Here's hours upon hours of the brilliant new music we've covered here at tQ over the last month, compiled into one handy playlist!

Columnfortably Numb: Your Psych Roundup For June

JR Moores rifles through the latest psychedelic releases, from those that are freestyle to those in the style of Free

A Long Tail: Don Cherry’s Brown Rice Reviewed

With each passing year Don Cherry's Brown Rice (which has just been reissued on vinyl by A&M) becomes ever more influential, says Peter Margasak... even if sometimes the point gets lost along the way

Nine Inch Nails To Play Scala

One-off small London show on August 20

The Invisible

Patience

Noel’s Straight Hedge: Your Punk & Hardcore For October

This month: Nazi Killer, Constant Mongrel, Vanilla Poppers, Black Mold, energised thrash, and hardcore of the blown-out, tone-filthy variety. Come hither and enjoy

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No Place Like Home: Ian Penman’s Curving Tracks

Newly published by Fitzcarraldo Editions, It Gets Me Home This Curving Track is a collection of essays by the legendary British music journalist, Ian Penman

The Homecoming King: An Interview With BC Camplight

On the release of his third album, How To Die In The North, BC Camplight's Brian Christinzio tells John Freeman how an encounter with a fan on Facebook resulted in a plane ticket to Manchester and saved him from a life of "self-sabotage"

Blackest Ever Black: News Update

A raft of new releases to arrive from the label, including Lustmord and Shampoo Boy, plus first details of their October session in London

David Byrne To Curate Meltdown

Event taking place at the Southbank Centre in London this August

Mart Avi

Vega Never Sets

Another spellbinding modern soul-pop record from Estonian Mart Avi, perhaps his most sensuous yet, finds Richard Foster

Oya Nights: Live Report From Oslo Part Three

Both Norway's Shining and Sweden's The Knife kick against what is standard in their given genres. That's what makes them so special, says John Doran

Joe Jackson, Father Of Michael, Has Died

The father of The Jacksons has reportedly died aged 89

LISTEN: LoneLady Reworks Anna Meredith

Manchester producer puts a spin on the multi-talented Anna Meredith; listen below