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Primavera Sound Reveals Full 2024 Lineup

Pulp, Lana Del Rey and PJ Harvey are among the headline acts appearing at the Barcelona festival next summer

Cee Lo Green On His 13 Favourite Records

The Lady Killer himself, Cee-Lo Green, steps up to the plate and divulges his 13 favourite albums to The Quietus

Spiritual Streams: Perfume Genius’ Favourite Albums

Mike Hadreas AKA Perfume Genius takes Lior Phillips on an emotional and honest tour through his 13 favourite LPs, from Talk Talk and Patti Smith to Liz Phair and The Breeders. "Music made a part of me feel less lonely," he says.

The Whole World In Her Hands: Bjork Interviewed

As Bjork launches Biophilia, Luke Turner heads to Iceland to discuss technology, the environment, her country, musical education and the genesis of this astonishing project

“A Beauty I Cannot Deny” – David Sylvian Looks Back

Since attaining pop star status in the early 1980s with Japan, David Sylvian has followed a circuitous, challenging path, constantly refining his world of arty pop and ambience. Wyndham Wallace talks to him about finding and following his muse…

Requiem For A Scream: Suicide’s ‘Punk Mass’

John Calvert witnesses Suicide's 'last stand' at the Barbican. All pictures by Paul Heartfield

Elements Of Confusion: Nick McCabe Of Black Submarine’s Favourite LPs

With New Shores, the long-awaited debut by Black Submarine, out this week, the former Verve guitarist goes from teenage mainstays to recently-heard favourites in his top 13 albums

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The Liverpudlian avant-garde pop multimedia ensemble return with another audacious rebuttal of the restrictions of genre and taste, says Sean Kitching

St John Sessions’ Final Line-Up Announced

Julia Holter, Wolfgang Voigt & more join Rhys Chatham, Charlemagne Palestine, William Basinski and Laurel Halo for the Hackney event

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: October 2020

Here's four and half hours of the brilliant new music we've covered here at tQ over the last month, compiled into one handy playlist!

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

Touching Cloth: Peter Strickland On Work And Clothing

Peter Strickland's new film, In Fabric, stars Marianne Jean=Baptiste, Julian Barratt, Gwendoline Christie, and Fatma Mohamed. He talks to the Quietus about the music of Tim Gane, the forgotten department stores of Reading high street, and ASMR

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Aide Memoire: The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost Interviewed

Billy Reeves of Theaudience had his life thrown upside down in 2001 by a terrible car accident, he tells Fergal Kinney, and now his new band, The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost, have released an album of old songs he can't even remember writing. N.B. readers who have been in traumatic traffic accidents may find some of the descriptions in this interview difficult to read

Feel Like Dancin’? Jake Shears’ Favourite Albums

We mark Pride month with sometime Scissor Sister Jake Shears as he guides Ian Wade through 13 favourite records, from Elton John to Bongwater, Ween, Mr Bungle, Aphex and Ike & Tina Turner