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4 days ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

Big Thief have shared details of a new album, titled Double Infinity. Marking the band’s follow-up to 2022 LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, the nine-track album was recorded last winter at New York City’s Power Station studios. Across a period of three weeks, the trio of Adrienne Lenker, Buck Meek and James Krivchenia met to play together and improvise various arrangements, while joined by a collective of guest musicians.

5 days ago | thequietus.com | Patrick Clarke

In her composition Thar Farraige (Over Sea), award-winning composer Linda Buckley weaves together several threads. Commissioned by Chamber Music Scotland, the work combines chamber music and folk song, Irish and Scottish traditional music and language, as well as electronics, blurring the boundaries of where each sound source begins and ends; the drones of Scottish smallpipes and the playing of a string quartet interweaving, coalescing, departing and reuniting.

5 days ago | thequietus.com | Luke Turner

It’s another bulbous five-hour playlist blaster as we round up the music we’ve been writing about in May, exclusively for the listening pleasure of our subscribers. We recently conducted a bit of research into which of their subscriber perks our subscribers were most excited by, and (aside from the joy of keeping tQ alive, thanks very much indeed for that) the top answer was this monthly dollop into their inboxes and ears.

1 week ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

A collection of items belonging to the late David Lynch are to be placed up for auction in June. Overseen by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies, The David Lynch Collection takes in more than 450 items belonging to the director. Among the memorabilia set to be sold are Lynch’s director’s chair, the Black Lodge curtain and rug from the Twin Peaks set, his personal 35mm print of Eraserhead, and various props from Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks: The Return.

1 week ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has shared a statement about Israel and its ongoing assault on Gaza. It sees the artist publicly address an incident that took place last year when a pro-Palestine concertgoer at one of Yorke’s solo live shows shouted at him about Israel’s actions. Yorke had previously been subject to significant criticism for his and Radiohead’s decision to perform in Israel and ignore Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) actions.