Daily Newsletter, August 31, 2024

SIMA CUNNINGHAM HIGH ROLLER RUINATION RECORD CO. High Roller might officially be Sima Cunningham’s debut solo album, but the Chicago artist has already been making a name with that city’s duo Finom, as well as one more prominent Chicago resident – Jeff Tweedy. Those two names can actually indicate the direction Cunningham is taking on […]

SHADY COVE PART II INDEPENDENT Working within the sub-genre that is defined as dream-pop might sound a simple task to some listeners, but bringing in something else there, that touches upon other musical streams like bedroom or jangle pop, or anything else for that matter, is neither simple nor easy. Portland OR’s Shady Cove does […]

AVI C. ENGEL STRANGLING VINE INDEPENDENT With some 20 years on the music scene, Toronto’s Avi C. Engel (they/them) is no newcomer. During that period, they have accumulated quite a serious catalogue, which their Bandcamp page will amply show you. Yet, there seems to be no standing still or musical rut there, and their latest […]

A collection of our favourite nostalgia-inducing classics, albums that would fit perfectly onto a coming of age soundtrack, featuring Clairo, Alex G and more.

tQ's staffers select the very finest new albums and tracks released this August, from Welsh-language goth brilliance to almighty dub

What goes up must come down, and the optimism of the 1960s came down with a violent crash. The Rolling Stones wrote an anthem for the dark end of an era.

In June 1840 Franz Liszt gave the world's first piano 'recital'. Here's how the dynamic pianist and composer birthed a new type of concert

Read Stephen M. Deusner’s review of the album.

The car is gassed up and you're ready to hit the road. These great rock driving songs from Bob Seger, BTO, and more will help pass the time