Track-by-Track

A Track-By-Track Review Of Radiohead’s King Of Limbs

Ben Graham gives King Of Limbs an early listen, and finds the group moving further into the leftfield. This, he suggests, is a very good thing

Esben & The Witch’s Guide To Violet Cries PLUS Stream Album Here

Esben & The Witch tell us about the making of their debut album, which you can listen to as you read PLUS win tickets to all their forthcoming UK shows

PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake: Track-By-Track Review

A second straight masterpiece for PJ Harvey, following the sublime White Chalk? Alex Denney reckons so as he delivers the verdict on Let England Shake

Wire’s Track-By-Track Guide To Red Barked Tree

We're already pretty sure that Wire's new LP Red Barked Tree is going to be a favourite of 2011. Here, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey guide us through the album. Based on conversations with Quietus writer Wilson Neate

My Chemical Romance’s Danger Days: Track By Track Review

With My Chemical Romance previewing their album online tonight, we give _Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys_ the track-by-track treatment...

Antony and the Johnsons: Swanlights Track-By-Track Review

Frances Morgan gives the track-by-track treatment to _Swanlights_, the latest offering from Antony and the Johnsons

Jaz Coleman’s Guide To Killing Joke’s Absolute Dissent

Killing Joke make an emphatic return this autumn with new album Absolute Dissent. Jaz Coleman guides Rob Haynes through the LP, discussing the apocalypse, geopolitics, population, societal control and why "random acts of kindness" are the only things that matter. Plus an exclusive stream of new track 'Endgame'

Iron Maiden The Final Frontier Track By Track Review

John Doran has only listened to _The Final Frontier_ once, but that's enough for him to herald its brilliance. He explains why the Irons aren't like most normal bands...

Michael Gira On Swans’ My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky

Michael Gira has reactivated his No Wave/industrial/apocalyptic folk project SWANS for the first time in 13-years, so who better to ask than him for a track-by-track review... Listen to tracks here

Arcade Fire The Suburbs Track By Track Review

After one listen to Arcade Fire's third album, John Doran reckons that they have played a blinder by ditching the faux apocalyptic Springsteenisms of Neon Bible and allowing their songs ample room to breathe. All hail The Suburbs...

SALEM: King Night Track-By-Track Review

"I’ve never known anyone to make music as physically affecting as Salem’s," says our Kev Kharas as he gives his first impressions of _King Night_

Autolux: Greg Edwards’ Track By Track Preview Of Transit Transit

Greg from Autolux takes us on a track by track guide through his band's second album...

Klaxons: Surfing The Void Track-By-Track Review

Luke Turner straps on his space suit and blasts off into a track-by-track journey through the second Klaxons album, _Surfing The Void_

Crystal Castles: Exclusive Track-By-Track Preview Of Crystal Castles’ New LP

Crystal Castles follow their debut _Crystal Castles_ with second album, er, _Crystal Castles_. Emily Bick discovers a new, darker sound

LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening track by track

The Fall’s Your Future Our Clutter Appraised Track-By-Track

Forget your 'return to forms', a listen to _Your Future Our Clutter_ proves that The Fall literally and demonstrably are as good as they've ever been.

Dillinger Escape Plan’s Option Paralysis Reviewed Track-By-Track

Noel Gardner gets his ears around Dillinger Escape Plan's new album _Option Paralysis_

Peter Gabriel Guides Us Through New Album Scratch My Back

Peter Gabriel talks about his new covers album _Scratch My Back_ track by track with song introductions by Nige Tassell

These New Puritans: Hidden Track-by-Track & Exclusive Photos

Kev Kharas dissects These New Puritans' second album _Hidden_ track by track, and we present an exclusive picture gallery of hot young naked men by Lucy Johnston.

Robbie Williams New Album Reality Killed The Video Star First Review

What do Morrissey and "the fat dancer from Take That" have in common? Well, quite a lot, according to Jude Rogers. Let her explain as she dissects Reality Killed The Radio Star . . .

The Flaming Lips Embryonic Review & Wayne Coyne On Its Birth

Dizzee Rascal Tongue N Cheek Reviewed Track By Track

More potential singles than Thriller? Signs of a new reggae direction? A revitalization of Big Beat? Massive Euro Trance? Dizzee Rascal has a lot to offer on his fourth album

Slayer’s World Painted Blood Track By Track Review

Stern jawed metal youth Toby Cook appraises the first mix of Slayer's new album _World Painted Blood_

Kiss’ New Album Sonic Boom Reviewed Track-By-Track

The Quietus' Hibernian salmon wrangler Mark Eglinton gets stuck into _Sonic Boom_, the first Kiss album in over a decade

Megadeth’s New Album Endgame Appraised Track-By-Track

Mountain-conquering man of metal Mark Eglinton gets stuck into Megadeth's new album _Endgame_ and finds a surprising return to form from Dave Mustaine & co

Arctic Monkeys Humbug Track-By-Track Album Review

Ben Hewitt pops The Arctic Monkeys' _Humbug_ into his gob and gives it a suck...

New HEALTH Album Get Color Reviewed Track-By-Track

Unblinking vision, unmatched madness, the saddest rhapsody and pure, pure rhythm – but where do you go when your first record sounded like The End Of The World . . . ending? HEALTH return.

The Dead Weather: Horehound Track-By-Track Album Review

Jack White has yet another bleedin' side project, this time with The Kills' Alison Mosshart. Hazel Sheffield gives their debut album Horehound the track-by-track treatment

Wilco’s ‘Wilco (The Album)’ Track-By-Track Review

Tweedy uploaded it, The Quietus reviews it. Mark Mitchell lends an ear to Wilco's new album, Wilco (The Album)

Marilyn Manson’s High End Of Low Reviewed Track-By-Track

Brother John Robb explores the High End Of Low and finds that Marilyn Manson is in no danger of losing his dark crown

Manic Street Preachers Journal For Plague Lovers Track-By-Track Review

Lyrics by Richey Edwards, production by Steve Albini and art by Jenny Saville. But is Journal For Plague Lovers really the follow-up to The Holy Bible it's cracked up to be?

Green Day’s New Album 21st Century Breakdown Reviewed Track By Track