Darran Anderson

Carefully Selected Angles: Mouse On Mars’ Dimensional People

The Düsseldorf duo celebrate 25 years in the game with their 11th album. It’s completely satisfying, occasionally thrilling, and their best work in a decade, says John Doran

God Unknown Completes Singles Club Series With Low And Dømes Record

The final split 7-inch in the series is out next month

The End Is Nigh: An Interview With UKAEA

Dan Jones talks to Bernie Brooks about UKAEA's bracing and relentless Birds Catching Fire In The Sky, The Quietus' Spring Equinox release commissioned exclusively for Sound + Vision subscribers

Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld

Christian & Mauro

Einstürzende Neubauten frontman steps into a fine velvet lounge suit for a suite of richly orchestrated songs in a continuing fruitful collaboration with Italian polymath composer Teho Teardo

35 Years On: Remembering The Colourfield’s Virgins & Philistines

Terry Hall's reunion with The Specials may have hogged the limelight for the last year or two, but – argues Wyndham Wallace – the debut album from his short-lived project The Colourfield is equally worth revisiting

The Cure: Beyond the Hits

TQ writers Lottie Brazier, Ned Raggett, Tom Huddleston, Kevin Mccaighy, Joe Banks, Ian Wade, Alfred Soto, Gary Suarez and JR Moores choose their favourite b-sides, album tracks, live cuts and rarities from The Cure's extensive back catalogue

Beat Codes: Spoek Mathambo’s Favourite Albums

Spoek Mathambo gives Lior Phillips a tour of his record collection, crossing continents between the music of his South African homeland, American rap, and British new wave

From The Joshua Tree To Pop: Angus Batey Revisits U2

Angus Batey travels back 30 and 20 years to find, respectively, a flawed milestone and an under-appreciated gem but also a band who had lost some of their optimism

To Lose The Spark Along The Way: U2’s The Unforgettable Fire

Forty years on from its release – and with the band’s popularity in question more than ever – Wyndham Wallace returns to The Unforgettable Fire, U2’s incendiary denial of expectations and their first encounter with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. (This feature was originally published in 2014)

Smashing Pumpkins

The Aeroplane Flies High (Box Set Reissue)

Rock & Hard Places, An Extract: Andrew Mueller Goes To Woodstock

In a chapter from his recently expanded _Rock & Hard Places_ travelogue, Andrew Mueller recalls the horrific oomska of 1994's second Woodstock festival. Plus a Q&A with the author by Alex Ogg.

X Factor: The Lost Tapes – When Simon Cowell Met Kraftwerk

Sweat! Passion! Vibrato! David Stubbs unearths Simon Cowell's lost tapes of unsuccessful auditions from Public Enemy, Patti Smith, Kraftwerk, Mark E Smith and PJ Harvey

Road Of The King! Trekking The Annapurna Sanctuary, Part 2

In the second half of his account of trekking Nepal's Annapurna Sanctuary (in one pair of trousers), Daniel Ross heads for Annapurna Base Camp, via cloud forest and treacherous, snow-coated plain

Earthly Delights: Konx-Om-Pax’s Favourite Music

Christian Eede speaks to Scottish producer Konx-Om-Pax about his love of 808s and his new album on Planet Mu, as well as his favourite music, from Autechre to Popol Vuh, Kode9 to Gas, Regis to happy hardcore mixes by Scott Brown

Too Good To Be True: Tom Robinson’s Favourite Albums

The erstwhile punk frontman and now radio presenter and all-round man of music distils his sprawling record collection down to his 13 finest albums

WATCH: The Pastels – Check My Heart

Video for new single from forthcoming album Slow Summits