Robert Davidson

TQ Sound & Vision Subscribers To Get Joint JK Flesh & GNOD EP

The Winter Solstice Session is here with bastions of the underground Justin Broadrick and GNOD working together for the first time and this is pretty much a definition of a dream come true for John Doran

Leaving The Comfort Zone: Station Narva Estonia Reviewed

Richard Foster travels to the Russian Estonian border where he finds music that is mind expanding, never stuffy or bombastic

Rockfort! French Music For November Reviewed By David McKenna

In the final look at the French scene in 2021, David McKenna reviews releases from L’Ocelle Mare, Aquaserge and the new star of French drill Ziak, and rounds up a few overlooked gems. Home page photograph: Soporific

Musicians Speak Out About Small Venue Closures

As live music venues are awarded £2.2m in emergency government funding, Fergal Kinney asks if it is enough and speaks to artists about the small venues that they love

A Spectre Is Haunting Mayfair: Haunted Realism At The Gagosian

Drawing on the work of cultural theorist Mark Fisher, the Gagosian Gallery’s present group show features work by Jenny Saville, Ed Ruscha and Richard Prince, among others

Echo Decks: Stitching Together The Kaleidoscopic Tapestry Of Screamadelica

Two themes are routinely described as transformative for Primal Scream’s celebrated 1991 recording: acid house and Andrew Weatherall. But, as Ben Gilbert outlines, other factors led to an album that was both era-defining and defined by the era in which it was made

Get In The Zone: Art & The Landscape Of Orford Ness

Aida Amoako follows a trail of art works into the dystopian landscape of Britain's Cold War ruins at Orford Ness, featuring works by Chris Watson, Tatian Trouvé, Ilya Kaminsky, and others

Let The Music Play: Six Steps In The Evolution of New York House

Henry Kronk, co-author with DJ Disciple of new book *The Beat, The Scene, The Sound*, guides us through a half-dozen cuts that defined the origins of house music in New York

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For May Reviewed By JR Moores

JR Moores is ready to "review" the latest psych and noise rock releases... and no backlash from grouchy musicians is going to stop him

Pogue’s Gallery: Spider Stacy’s Favourite Albums

As he prepares for more post-Shane MacGowan shows with The Pogues following a triumph in Hackney earlier this year, Spider Stacy takes Patrick Clarke through 13 records that shaped him, from post punk classics through to the new wave of folk music, via jazz, hip hop, roots reggae and more

Talking Heads Gone Bleep Techno: Radiohead’s Kid A Turns 20

Provided you’re not slaveringly comparing this album to the one before it, says Dale Cornish, there's a lot to like

Columnfortably Numb: November In Psych/Noise Rock By JR Moores

Trying his damnedest not to digress, Dr Moores examines the latest deluge of psych/noise discs by the likes of Goat and Terminal Cheesecake

The Trenchcoat Mafia: John Robb’s History Of Goth Reviewed

A new history of all things goth is a labour of love, finds Richard Foster

Laura Cannell

The Earth With Her Crowns

Recorded at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, the latest from Laura Cannell breathes life into empty structures, finds Stevie Lennox

Self-Confident Weirdos: Kavus Torabi’s Favourite Albums

With Knifeworld's second album The Unravelling just out, Matt Evans gets the top albums rundown from the band's leader and prolific multi-instrumentalist

Comanechi

Crime Of Love