"Honestly, this is one of those records I listen to and go: It’s so cool. Everything about it: the attitude, the character, the performances. That record is a work of art. It’s their opus."
Converge's Jacob Bannon on Chromatics - Closer To Grey
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'Delia Beatriz’s latest as Debit continues her explorations of Latin American rhythm and identity through the lens of club music. The first and most obvious thing to note about Potpourri is that it is bangin’'.
Debit - Potpourri
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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Marisa Anderson, Ben Chasny, and Thor Harris all sing the praises of the Czech leftfield musician and promoter whose networking is part of a vital & necessary practice
Czech Artist / Networker Václav Havelka Interviewed
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"An immensely important band to a ragtag, small group of people, and it’s not because the band was not good. They were brilliant, but they did basically one tour in Europe with Leeway, and they played regionally."
Converge's Jacob Bannon on Only Living Witness - Innocents
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Word arrived at tQ HQ this week that over 8 years after the passing of Mark E. Smith, a posthumous album by The Fall is being prepared for release. The news sent us into a bit of a tizzy wondering what was our best feature on #TheFall...
#ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive
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"If you’ve never had an animal companion or friend in your life before, then that is, I believe, really irresponsible and is character development that you’re missing out on. I think it really does change the way you look at the world."
Arooj Aftab on Adopting Stray #Cats
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'At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, I’d bet this Portland quartet’s debut album is going to be the best grindcore album you hear this year. Bold words for a mere five months into 2026...'
Fake Dust - Decrepitizing Din Of The Cerebral Psyopticon - #HeavyMetal for June
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'The characters in Cormac McCarthy’s books by and large traverse a desolate world alone. The Man and The Boy in The Road exist at the end of humanity, literally.'
Uniform’s Michael Berdan On #CormacMcCarthy - #ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive
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'The passing of Ka in 2024 was a tremendous loss to music. His quietly influential vein of hushed, highly personal lyricism, served as therapy for him and many of his listeners'
Ka – True Holy Water - Organic Intelligence LVII: New York Sublime – The State of Abstract Hip Hop Now
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"I would say that my currency is more despair than rage. I think I’m good at both. But I’m really terrible at a straight love song. I’ve tried."
#CourtneyLove Interviewed - #ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive
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