So Solid Crew

Boom Boom Pow: Black Midi Interviewed

Ahead of their appearance at Sea Change Festival this weekend, John Doran speaks to Geordie Greep and Cameron Picton of Black Midi and asks, what exactly does it take for a challenging band to make a genuine go of it in 2019? Avatars created by Anthrox Studio. Band portrait by Dan Kendall. (Warning: the 'Crows Perch' video contains flashing images)

WATCH: Mark E Smith Mutation Guest Spot

A top insight into working with The Fall man

White Hills

Glitter Glamour Atrocity (Reissue)

Chaos Before Integrity: Claude Speeed Interviewed

Scottish ambient producer Stuart Turner tells Laurie Tuffrey about Sun Czar Temple, his excellent debut EP on Planet Mu, released this week

Things Learned At: Moogfest

Kristen Gallerneaux and Bernie Brooks travel to Durham, North Carolina, to take in Moogfest and its radically diverse roster of artists including Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, KRS-One, Emptyset, Smerz, DJ Haram, and Jenny Hval

1 Thing: June’s R&B Reviewed By Tara Joshi

In her latest R&B column, Tara Joshi considers the refreshing candour of SZA’s long-awaited debut album as well as the last two months of releases

Second Helpings: Neil Arthur Of Blancmange’s Favourite Albums

Following his revisit to the synth pop duo's debut album Happy Families last year, Neil Arthur looks back over 13 other top albums from his past

Reissue of the Week: Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra

Toby Manning tracks the glorious transit of Tangerine Dream across 1974, from the rural to the urban, from out of space then down to earth

We Only Have This Excerpt: Mark E Smith Of The Fall Interviewed

Mark E Smith has a drink with Kevin EG Perry and tells him about literary influences and Ersatz GB. Photograph by Valerio Berdini (Originally published 24th November 2011, republished 24th January 2018)

Kraftwerk Remixes Collection To Be Released On Vinyl

The 3xLP set includes archive remixes by Orbital, Underground Resistance and more

Moby

Innocents

The Cribs

In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull

Lost Girls Detail New Album, ‘Selvutsletter’

It marks the second album from the collaborative project of Jenny Hval and Håvard Volden

Complete Communion: October’s Jazz With Stewart Smith

Stewart Smith is back with all the juice you need to keep your jazz inhaler vaping: reviews of new albums from Mats Gustafsson, Robert Glasper, Donny McCaslin and Forebrace, along with a round-up of UK and US releases you might have missed over the summer months

Club Catharsis: An Interview With Marie Davidson

Catching some downtime amidst a US tour, Marie Davidson tells us about her early love of jazz and hip hop, and her relationship with club culture

The Last Shadow Puppets

Everything You've Come To Expect