James Parrish
@jamesparrish.bsky.social
Music, mainly. Prescription PR. Dad to a young son, reluctant runner and long-suffering, weather-worn follower of Cambridge United.
Our dog has started eating house spiders. Couple of sniffs, a couple more chews, down the hatch and then that tail starts wagging.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Our dog has started eating house spiders. Couple of sniffs, a couple more chews, down the hatch and then that tail starts wagging.
Xiu Xiu on the scariest music ever: www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
‘The nuns were convinced they were possessed by demons’: goth and metal stars select the scariest music ever made
Forget the Monster Mash. For the ultimate Halloween playlist, reach for horror soundtracks, 1940s kids’ music and Russian darkwave – all chosen by Sunn O))), Creeper, Diamanda Galás and more
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Xiu Xiu on the scariest music ever: www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
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Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble breaks down their excellent new album in this track-by-track guide...
PLUS! Check out some wicked behind-the-scenes snaps.
www.clashmusic.com/features/idl...
PLUS! Check out some wicked behind-the-scenes snaps.
www.clashmusic.com/features/idl...
October 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble breaks down their excellent new album in this track-by-track guide...
PLUS! Check out some wicked behind-the-scenes snaps.
www.clashmusic.com/features/idl...
PLUS! Check out some wicked behind-the-scenes snaps.
www.clashmusic.com/features/idl...
Idlewild album today, which is a highlight of a largely terrible week. Whole family has had norovirus, which is awful stuff. And the engine has blown on my lease car, out of warranty, with six weeks of a four year contract to go. Several thousand to fix, only to then have to hand it right back.
October 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Idlewild album today, which is a highlight of a largely terrible week. Whole family has had norovirus, which is awful stuff. And the engine has blown on my lease car, out of warranty, with six weeks of a four year contract to go. Several thousand to fix, only to then have to hand it right back.
"When he was younger, my son shouted, ‘Dad, there’s someone walking up the street with a Jesus-killed-himself machine!’ I looked out and there was someone pulling a full-size crucifix up the road. ‘Jesus-killed-himself machine’ would be a great name for a band." thequietus.com/interviews/t...
Idlewild’s Roddy Woomble on Living in Iona | The Quietus
The Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble describes his life on the spiritual and golden 'island off an island' Iona.
thequietus.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"When he was younger, my son shouted, ‘Dad, there’s someone walking up the street with a Jesus-killed-himself machine!’ I looked out and there was someone pulling a full-size crucifix up the road. ‘Jesus-killed-himself machine’ would be a great name for a band." thequietus.com/interviews/t...
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Now we don't use X and are only active here (plus struggling upstream agains the algorithms on Instagram and Meta), the best way to keep up-to-date with tQ is via our newsletters: The Digest (a breakdown of the last week) and The Portal (our weekly archive dive). Sign up:
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September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Now we don't use X and are only active here (plus struggling upstream agains the algorithms on Instagram and Meta), the best way to keep up-to-date with tQ is via our newsletters: The Digest (a breakdown of the last week) and The Portal (our weekly archive dive). Sign up:
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I do love Idlewild and I do love a good list. www.loudersound.com/bands-artist...
“We were the antithesis of Britpop – we really hated all that kind of thing." Every Idlewild album in the band's own words
Scottish rockers Idlewild are poised to celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of their self-titled 10th album. Frontman Roddy Woomble talks us through the history of the band, album-by-alb...
www.loudersound.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I do love Idlewild and I do love a good list. www.loudersound.com/bands-artist...
If you've not listened to The Belair Lip Bombs yet, you should do. New album out October 31st on Third Man Records and it's very special: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqJ...
The Belair Lip Bombs - Hey You (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Belair Lip Bombs
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August 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you've not listened to The Belair Lip Bombs yet, you should do. New album out October 31st on Third Man Records and it's very special: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqJ...
5 deserved stars for For Those I Love over at NME.
"A brutal, complex study of modern Irish life... an astonishing album."
www.nme.com/reviews/albu...
"A brutal, complex study of modern Irish life... an astonishing album."
www.nme.com/reviews/albu...
For Those I Love – ‘Carving The Stone’ review: a brutal, complex study of modern Irish life
For Those I Love combines clear-eyed spoken-word with stylish beatmaking in ‘Carving The Stone’, an astonishing album about home.
www.nme.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
5 deserved stars for For Those I Love over at NME.
"A brutal, complex study of modern Irish life... an astonishing album."
www.nme.com/reviews/albu...
"A brutal, complex study of modern Irish life... an astonishing album."
www.nme.com/reviews/albu...
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Not only did I write this, the editors at @louderthanwar.bsky.social deemed it as Album Of The Week!
#Humour #LearningGreek
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#Humour #LearningGreek
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Humour: Learning Greek - Review - ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Humour are no laughing matter. In fact, their seriousness has only increased. Adam Brady reviews the debut LP from the Scottish quintet
louderthanwar.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Not only did I write this, the editors at @louderthanwar.bsky.social deemed it as Album Of The Week!
#Humour #LearningGreek
louderthanwar.com/humour-learn...
#Humour #LearningGreek
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If it at first you don't succeed, pitch, pitch again.
August 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If it at first you don't succeed, pitch, pitch again.
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Tonight a strong case for this as the perfect album:
July 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Tonight a strong case for this as the perfect album:
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Oh that will not be a problem
July 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Oh that will not be a problem
Can't say enough good things about this band. Like early Nirvana meets Sabbath, maybe Melvins, the tone and heaviness of this is supreme: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB01...
Die Spitz - "Throw Yourself to the Sword" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Die Spitz
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July 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Can't say enough good things about this band. Like early Nirvana meets Sabbath, maybe Melvins, the tone and heaviness of this is supreme: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB01...
"Tall Tales" is out today on Warp
@mpproductions.bsky.social
★★★★½
@louderthanwar.bsky.social
★★★★½
@thelineofbestfit.com
★★★★
@mojomagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@uncutmagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@thetimes.com
★★★★
@the-independent.com
★★★★
@theartsdesk.bsky.social
★★★★
@clashmusic.com
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@mpproductions.bsky.social
★★★★½
@louderthanwar.bsky.social
★★★★½
@thelineofbestfit.com
★★★★
@mojomagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@uncutmagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@thetimes.com
★★★★
@the-independent.com
★★★★
@theartsdesk.bsky.social
★★★★
@clashmusic.com
+more
May 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"Tall Tales" is out today on Warp
@mpproductions.bsky.social
★★★★½
@louderthanwar.bsky.social
★★★★½
@thelineofbestfit.com
★★★★
@mojomagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@uncutmagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@thetimes.com
★★★★
@the-independent.com
★★★★
@theartsdesk.bsky.social
★★★★
@clashmusic.com
+more
@mpproductions.bsky.social
★★★★½
@louderthanwar.bsky.social
★★★★½
@thelineofbestfit.com
★★★★
@mojomagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@uncutmagazine.bsky.social
★★★★
@thetimes.com
★★★★
@the-independent.com
★★★★
@theartsdesk.bsky.social
★★★★
@clashmusic.com
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I wrote about the brand new Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke album for Louder Than War who have made it their album of the week
louderthanwar.com/mark-pritcha...
@mpproductions.bsky.social @thomyorke.wastehq.social @louderthanwar.bsky.social @warprecords.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/mark-pritcha...
@mpproductions.bsky.social @thomyorke.wastehq.social @louderthanwar.bsky.social @warprecords.bsky.social
Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke: Tall Tales - ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Collaborators Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke’s Tall Tales is a delirious hymn to the history of electronic music and its ever-expanding future.
louderthanwar.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I wrote about the brand new Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke album for Louder Than War who have made it their album of the week
louderthanwar.com/mark-pritcha...
@mpproductions.bsky.social @thomyorke.wastehq.social @louderthanwar.bsky.social @warprecords.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/mark-pritcha...
@mpproductions.bsky.social @thomyorke.wastehq.social @louderthanwar.bsky.social @warprecords.bsky.social
One of my favourite bands return this afternoon, @thebeths.bsky.social, to announce they've signed with the good people at ANTI-. Sharing some new material for the occasion too, the very fine jangle-pop of "Metal": www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrVE...
The Beths - "Metal" (Official)
YouTube video by The Beths
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April 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
One of my favourite bands return this afternoon, @thebeths.bsky.social, to announce they've signed with the good people at ANTI-. Sharing some new material for the occasion too, the very fine jangle-pop of "Metal": www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrVE...
Great piece at @clashmusic.com on maximalist indie-rock and the influence of Black Country, New Road among others: www.clashmusic.com/features/don...
Don't Call It Prog: Maximalist Indie Rock Is Here To Stay | Features | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
It’s become fashionable, over the last decade or two, for cultural observers to bemoan the lack of innovation in contemporary music. Heavily influenced by
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April 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Great piece at @clashmusic.com on maximalist indie-rock and the influence of Black Country, New Road among others: www.clashmusic.com/features/don...
A great read, thank you @lanre-bakare.bsky.social. "Thee Black Boltz" is out next Friday on @subpop.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe: ‘I remember thinking I never want to do this again’
TV on the Radio’s frontman hit rock bottom at the height of the band’s powers and stopped performing music for good. But with his acting career taking off and a genre-jumping new solo album, one of ro...
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A great read, thank you @lanre-bakare.bsky.social. "Thee Black Boltz" is out next Friday on @subpop.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
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Gangsters. Video by Jonathan Zawada. Out now.
Tall Tales - The debut collaborative album from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke out 9 May 2025.
warp.net/mark-pritcha...
@thomyorke.wastehq.social @warprecords.bsky.social
#jonathanzawada
Tall Tales - The debut collaborative album from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke out 9 May 2025.
warp.net/mark-pritcha...
@thomyorke.wastehq.social @warprecords.bsky.social
#jonathanzawada
April 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Gangsters. Video by Jonathan Zawada. Out now.
Tall Tales - The debut collaborative album from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke out 9 May 2025.
warp.net/mark-pritcha...
@thomyorke.wastehq.social @warprecords.bsky.social
#jonathanzawada
Tall Tales - The debut collaborative album from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke out 9 May 2025.
warp.net/mark-pritcha...
@thomyorke.wastehq.social @warprecords.bsky.social
#jonathanzawada
Brilliantly fuzzy and poppy new single from Hotline TNT. Vocals to the front rather than buried at the back, and even a volley of nah nah nahs post-chorus. Shoegaze boot camp video is joyously silly, too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RylV...
Hotline TNT - Julia's War
YouTube video by Flip Sandy
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April 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Brilliantly fuzzy and poppy new single from Hotline TNT. Vocals to the front rather than buried at the back, and even a volley of nah nah nahs post-chorus. Shoegaze boot camp video is joyously silly, too: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RylV...
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Tall Tales Global Screening Event
Debut Collaborative Album and Visual Experience
Only in theatres on Thursday, 8 May 2025.
Tickets available now. More info at link in bio.
tall-tales.info
@thomyorke.wastehq.social @warprecords.bsky.social
#jonathanzawada
Debut Collaborative Album and Visual Experience
Only in theatres on Thursday, 8 May 2025.
Tickets available now. More info at link in bio.
tall-tales.info
@thomyorke.wastehq.social @warprecords.bsky.social
#jonathanzawada
Tall Tales
Tall Tales – Register For Updates
tall-tales.info
March 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tall Tales Global Screening Event
Debut Collaborative Album and Visual Experience
Only in theatres on Thursday, 8 May 2025.
Tickets available now. More info at link in bio.
tall-tales.info
@thomyorke.wastehq.social @warprecords.bsky.social
#jonathanzawada
Debut Collaborative Album and Visual Experience
Only in theatres on Thursday, 8 May 2025.
Tickets available now. More info at link in bio.
tall-tales.info
@thomyorke.wastehq.social @warprecords.bsky.social
#jonathanzawada