Simon Critchley

Music Of The Month: Things We’ve Loved This September

Settle into autumn with these wonderful albums from Jenny Hval, Octo Octa, Klein, Loraine James and plenty more

Cigarettes & Fine White Wine: Asia Argento & Alan Bishop In Conversation

Asia Argento has finished recording Total Entropy, her first full-length album. Between shooting scenes for a new film in Corsica, she speaks to Alan Bishop of Sun City Girls and Sublime Frequencies about the album, music, writing and, of course, smoking

Hyperspecific: Dance Music For November Reviewed By Jaša Bužinel

Jaša Bužinel rounds up another month in electronic music, reviewing outstanding new releases from Rhyw, Ayesha, Lenhart Tapes, Adela Mede and more

Alexander Turnquist

Flying Fantasy

Why Be Here Now Is The Best Oasis Album, By Angus Batey

Angus Batey was the reviews editor on Vox when Be Here Now was released; here he lifts the lid on the sense of panic that Oasis' third album caused in the world of music journalism. But in his love for this album is he mad for it, or just mad?

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For August Reviewed By JR Moores

Forget Orange Juice, says psych, space and noise rock correspondent JR Moores, here's how to jazz up the Labour Party

Box Fresh: A 2017 General Election Special

We forced our TV critic in residence John Tatlock to live-tweet last night's General Election, in this special edition of Box Fresh he reports back from the most extraordinary of nights in.

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For August Reviewed By JR Moores

JR Moores takes a look at the latest psychedelic offerings, after a bit of on-brand '90s nostalgia. Home page photograph: Paper Birch

Complete Communion: Jazz For January Reviewed By Peter Margasak

2021 isn’t exactly off to a promising start after last year’s endless dumpster fire, but jazz and improvised music continues to cope with limitations in creative ways, says Peter Margasak

A World That Has Vanished: The Dublin Of Dr Strangely Strange

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Fitting Pieces To The Jigsaw, Adrian Whittaker recalls the Dublin of the 1960s that gave birth to psych-folk group Dr Strangely Strange

The Hideous Ecstasy Of Fear: Diamond Dogs At 50

Even half a century later, the decadent dystopia of Diamond Dogs is never over, says Matthew Lindsay explains. This feature was originally published in December 2014

Here Is Bliss: The Ecstatic Music Of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda

At London Jazz Festival, members of the Sai Anantam Ashram sing the extraordinary bhajans of Turiya Alice Coltrane.

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: October 2025

The dearly beloved tQ supporters can catch up with everything we've written about this past month here

Fleetwood Mac: Searching For Gems Beyond The Hits

Following a flurry of Fleetwood Mac activity this year, Quietus writers Colm McAuliffe, Jonny Mugwump, Joseph Burnett, Chad Parkhill, Taylor Parkes, Matthew Lindsay and Craig Terlino seek out their finest tracks that were never hit singles

Jenny Hval

The Practice Of Love

On The Practice of Love, Jenny Hval reveals her sensitive humane core, finds Danijela Bočev

The Cost Of Living: Pyrrhon, Skepticism And The Abscess Of Capitalism

New York extreme metallers Pyrrhon have released a new album that eviscerates our current way of living. When the alternatives are insanity and death, perhaps the ancient philosopher the band is named after offers a way forward. Dan Franklin investigates, with a little help from Professor Richard Bett and Travis Bickle