It's been a long road, but just before the release of his sixth album under the Dexys banner, Kevin Rowland has finally found some peace of mind regarding his identity. He speaks frankly to Natalie ...

Some of May’s finest noises, sunniest releases and most pleasing melodies. Chosen for you in the tQ office by Luke Turner, John Doran, Patrick Clarke, Anna Wood and Christian Eede It's football-bloody ...

I’m penning this introduction to our latest best of the month chart beneath the blazing heat of May Day. It’s a date that I’ve noticed is being marked more and more within the music scene – I’ve had ...

Jennifer Lucy Allan finds some gems on a frustratingly patchy and difficult to navigate compilation of Japanese soundtrack ...

An exploration of how a Masta Ace "compromise album" bridged East/West hip hop styles just as hip hop’s coastal divide ...

Rammstein return with an unexpected nod to the Sound of Music… ...

Anchored by smoke and dissonance, latest from the Brighton-based Australian vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist sounds like seaweed drifting in a current to Amanda Farah ...

The latest album from Robert Smith & co feels unstuck in time, but taken on its own terms it’s as urgent and compelling as ever, finds Ned Raggett ...

Barnaby Southcombe and his leading lady/mum Charlotte Rampling chat to Anna Coatman about their London noir, which opens in cinemas this Friday ...

Ahead of the annual John Peel Day celebrations, some of the legendary DJ's favourite artists remember how he championed their music. Interviews by Dave Simpson ...

As the most significant general election in decades looms, Nathalie Olah questions celebrities and brands who like to make vague political statements but don't take a stand to say who, exactly, ...

Liverpool-based trio Stealing Sheep tell John Freeman how the glistening electronic pop of second album, Not Real, was all about making their "Sheepiness easier to understand" ...