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Radical Traditional: Folk Music for Spring, by Patrick Clarke

From lap steels gaining sentience to a rethinking of the folk compilation, via wax cylinder kantele ghosts, the return of a dub-folk favourite and a confluence of ancient ceremonial song and left-field techno, Patrick Clarke's guide to the artists pushing the boundaries of traditional music returns

The Soft Pink Truth Details New Album, ‘Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?’

Out in January, it's preceded by lead track 'Time Inside The Violet'

Twilight of the Idols: Yourprettyplaceisgoingtohell by The Heads

The Heads' chaotic Dionysian abandon is always tempered by a mathematical Apollonian rigour, finds Stewart Lee

The Band Whom the Trees Loved: SUNN O))) by SUNN O)))

Stripped back to a two-piece, the latest from the Seattle-born drone monsters returns the group to their thrillingly arboreal roots

Light Music: Sunn O))), Catherine Christer Hennix & More at Venice Biennale Musica

At the 69th annual International Festival of Contemporary Music in Venice, performances by the Kamigaku Ensemble, Jasmine Morris and Sunn O))) leave Robert Barry pondering what we mean when we call music 'heavy'

NTS Radio to Mark 15th Anniversary with Series of London Events

The online station's special run of shows will take in performances from Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never and more

Low Culture Essay: Arusa Qureshi on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Soundtracks

Arusa Qureshi was never allowed a skateboard, but the soundtracks to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series of computer games were a vital introduction to music – one that, she argues, was far more effective than today's algorithm-driven discovery mechanisms

My Bloody Valentine, YHWH Nailgun and More Join No Music For Genocide Campaign

Several more acts have thrown their support behind the initiative, geo-blocking their music from streaming platforms in Israel

claire rousay Unveils New Album for Thrill Jockey, ‘a little death’

The record is centred around field recordings that the artist captured at night

Doc’n Roll Film Festival 2025 to Screen Films on Coil, Butthole Surfers and More

The lineup of movies will screen in cinemas across London, Dublin and Brighton

Vitalic Returns