Soul II Soul

Is Poptimism Now As Blinkered As The Rockism It Replaced?

With every pop release hailed like the coming of a prophet have the big names of the mainstream sucked up too much critical oxygen? Michael Hann asks if poptimism has merely ended up becoming as narrow minded as the rockism it usurped. (Pictured - the "pop South Sea Bubble" of PC Music)

If I Quit Now, They Win: What The X-Files Taught Me About Love

In this month's subscriber-only Low Culture essay, poet Sophie Robinson recalls how the cult 90s sci-fi show offered her alternative realities and online community during a difficult childhood

Boris

Noise

Part Chimp

Drool

Part Chimp’s latest is another slab of blissfully un-evolved dumdum poetry, says Bernie Brooks

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: April 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!

The Month’s Electronic Music: Working With Restrictions

Christian Eede takes a look at the benefits of limitations in producing a mix CD, while also reviewing releases from Inga Mauer (pictured), Smagghe & Cross, Sapphire Slows and more