Triple Threat: An Interview with Orcutt Shelley Miller
“Our delightful origin story takes place around a Grateful Dead tribute show that Bill and I played together,” says Ethan Miller, when I ask how he, guitarist Bill Orcutt, and drummer Steve Shelley came to form a trio. “Don’t tell anybody that though!” I regretfully inform him that we are on the record. “Bill isn’t […]
Sweet Belief: Cameron Picton on My New Band Believe
Cameron Picton discusses life after Black Midi, the loss of former bandmate Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, ambition, and rethinking the possibilities of singer-songwriter records
Mr Smith Goes to Dalston: John Smith on The Girl Chewing Gum at 50 | The Quietus
The motorbike shop at the corner of Stamford Street and Kingsland Road in Dalston might not look like much, but it is as much a part of cinema history as Battleship Potemkin’s Odessa steps or The Third Man’s ferris wheel – it was here, 50 years ago, that John Smith shot The Girl Chewing Gum, […]
Getting off the Bus: Loula Yorke Interviewed | The Quietus
Time is a Succession of Such Shapes by LOULA YORKE Loula Yorke is a fixture in leftfield electronic music now. She’s one of those artists whose name is a watchword for a very particular sound. In her case this means oneiric, immersive patterns created on a modular synthesiser, often blended with field recordings that have […]
Keep It Punk, Keep it Simple: Eva LeBlanc of Traidora Interviewed | The Quietus
Eva Leblanc of Traidora talks to Steph Phillips ahead of Supersonic, about her experiences of being a Venezuelan punk in the UK
Direct Action Gets the Goods: An Interview with Leather.head
Off the back of an incendiary debut record that was one of 2025’s best rock records, Leather.head speak to Cal Cashin about the importance of keeping things political, the reclamation of emo and more
Phone it in: Voka Gentle Interviewed | The Quietus
London trio utilise phoned in vocals, binaural stereo & field recordings to create bewitching debut album Domestic Bliss.
Beautiful Chaos & Crying to Frozen: Powell Interviewed | The Quietus
“I’ve had 10 years in the wilderness as an artist,” says Oscar Powell, backlit from the evening light of West London through the window of his studio, which doubles up as the headquarters of his record label, Diagonal. “I ran away from my own success and I feel out of time with everything, but I’ve […]
A less Oblique Strategy: reading PVA's Tarot | The Quietus
London trio PVA weren't entirely sure what their ace new album meant, so they went to a tarot reader to see if she could help.
Conversational Improvisational: Stewart Lee & EarthBall get Free | The Quietus
Stewart Lee and EarthBall synthesise alchemical gold out of the base materials of a confusing and badly planned conversation.
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