Daily Newsletter, July 29, 2024

In a double-edition of our regular roundup, tQ's staffers select the very finest new albums and tracks released so far this summer

I have been wondering when (and if) it was ever going to slow down for summer. Well, it finally happened — there are nearly 100 fewer albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes arriving next week. And not a moment too soon; all that beer in my fridge isn’t […]

Phillipps was 61.

The 10 new and upcoming country music artists you need to know this month featuring Gavin Adcock, Demps, Low Gap, Steel Saddle, Gracie Gray, Bayker Blankenship, Ben Arsenault, Christian Hayes, Harper Grace and Erin Kirby

Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore share how their first album in eight years is a celebration of the project’s history—and an optimistic look at their future.

The Beatles have been known as one of history's greatest bands, but Elliot Roberts has been one of the leading figures in introducing them to a new generation.

Everyone from Beyonce to Dua Lipa has an album out this year. So why are the charts dominated by male country and rap?

With country music popping up in more places than ever lately, here are six country albums from this year that we can't stop listening to.

Grace Jones' masterpiece 'Nightclubbing' lurked at the epicentre of the cultural movement, changing the face of both culture and modern pop forever.

It’s the center of summer and everybody’s on holiday — including most of the publishing industry, based on this embarrassingly short list of minor entries and leftovers coming next week. But hey, if you’re strapped for something to read — or can’t resist anything about The Boss or The King — far be it from […]

Indie rock band Blood provide a direct, from-the-heart overview of some of their most intense musical love affairs, including Bruce, drums, and music to get you in the mood for baseball tarot.

The streets of São Paulo are filled with movement and rhythm, born out of protest but manifesting as one of the greatest musical cities in the world.