Odran Smith

A Label On A Mission: Two Decades Of Kompakt

Theo Ploeg speaks to Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Hans Nieswandt about 20 years of minimal techno, ambient and pop. Mayer photograph by Anne Vlaanderen

Bon Appétit: James Acaster’s Favourite Albums

From the tiny emo scene of noughties Kettering to a love of underground hip-hop and the undying appeal of a cult classic, comedian James Acaster takes Emma Garland through the albums that have defined his life

Albums Of The Month: Music We’ve Loved This February

This not-quite-spring is getting our hopes up, and these records are getting our spirits up. From The Skull Defekts to Insecure Men to Laurie Anderson, here are the albums we’ve loved this month - some we reviewed already, some we missed - plus tracks of the month. And: a request for your help

Danny Riley on Shirley Collins’ Lodestar

In Shirley Collins' first solo album in 40 years, Danny Riley finds a a sonic continuum blurring the British folk tradition with the farthest outliers of the country's hidden musical history

Effort For Effortlessness: Neil Finn’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of his forthcoming solo album Dizzy Heights, the Crowded House man talks Barnaby Smith through his 13 favourite records

The Nightingales

Insult To Industry

INTERVIEW: Chelsea Wolfe

We catch up with the L.A. singer-songwriter following this year's excellent Pain Is Beauty, her darkest, most electronic album yet

U.S Girls

Half Free

Exclusive: OMD To Release Live CD

Live In Berlin to be a limited edition, deluxe account of last year's History Of Modern tour

In Praise Of The Longer Novel

Following the recent publication of David Keenan’s 800 page novel Monument Maker, Sean Kitching considers the joys to be had from longer form fiction

Fela Kuti’s ‘Roforofo Fight’ To Be Reissued For 50th Anniversary

Alongside the full album, the reissue will include the singles 'Shenshema' and 'Ariya' on vinyl for the first time

April’s Best Music, Chosen By The Quietus

In the first of a new column, Quietus staff pick their favourite albums and EPs of the month not covered on the site and a handful of the best of what's already been reviewed. Comments are open (with cautious optimism), so let us know what you'd have chosen

Smerz

Big City Life

Norwegian anti-pop duo send voice notes from the abyss of the contemporary mediascape

Full Clip: May’s Hip Hop Reviewed By Tara Joshi

Does the old school disdain for Lil Yachty really matter? Tara Joshi considers the Atlanta teen king’s debut, alongside the last two months of releases

MUBI Hosts Free Preview Of Pablo Larraín’s New Film

Pablo Larraín's intoxicating dance drama Ema, scored by Nicolas Jaar, frames a dancer and her boyfriend as their worlds unravel in an adoption gone wrong. Indie streamers MUBI premiere the title free for 24 hours

Goodbye Girls, Hello Heaven? To Nicola Roberts By Aidan Moffat

Aidan Moffat went along to Girls Aloud's last-ever Glasgow gig and was so moved by the experience that he penned a letter to Nicola Roberts. The Quietus is his postman, and you can read his perfumed billet-doux below