Violent Femmes’ self-titled debut is one of the most essential American indie rock records of the early 80s, but it’s not the only album by the band you must have in your collection, argues Cal Cashin ...

Chris Watson is the Sibelius of the tape recorder. Ahead of his appearance with Felicia Atkinson at Kings Place next month, Luke Turner speaks to him about twelve key points in his career from early ...

Different images of domestic interiority are explored at two London group shows: Room at Sadie Coles HQ and House Work at Victoria Miro ...

When Einstürzende Neubauten formed in West Berlin 44 years ago, few would have predicted the speed-fuelled, metal-bashing industrial pioneers would be easing into their fifth decade by releasing their ...

Forty-five years after it was first released, Joseph Burnett returns to Young's fifth solo record, an album that marked an angered transition from Harvest, bolstered by some of his bleakest and ...

Paul Heaton ex of the Housemartins and Beautiful South guides Adrian Lobb through 13 favourite albums - there's a lot of soul in there, but which ones did he nick? Paul Heaton ex of the Housemartins ...

Quietus writers and staff have chosen their favourite tracks of the year so far for your delectation. Contains monstrously long Spotify playlist. Where's my damn croissants says John Doran after two ...

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Around thirty pages into Elaine Kraf’s 1979 novella, The Princess of 72nd Street, we encounter our narrator, Ellen, riding up and down in her apartment elevator, embracing anyone who enters it: “sweet ...

Thirty years after its release, John Freeman looks back at an album fuelled by hatred which contains some of the finest songs of Steven Patrick Morrissey’s solo career John Mullen visits one of the ...