Your January Playlist is Here

Catch up with all we’ve written about this month

Even though January’s always a bit of a quiet month for releases we’ve still got a fair wedge of music for you to kick off 2026. We’re also here to remind you that if you’re a Subscriber Plus member you also have access to bonus playlists – the music from Peaches and Mike Dirnt of Green Day’s Baker’s Dozens, artist guides to go with the Strange Worlds Of David Berman and Toumani Diabaté, the Low Culture Essay on Susumu Yokota, the Quietus Interview with Powell, and the International column on the artists struggling on against a hostile government in Georgia. You can find those here (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) and if you’re a Subscriber tier member who wants to upgrade you can do so here (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). In the meantime, your playlist featuring the likes of MPTL Microplastics, Knats, Denzel Curry, Dry Cleaning, The Soft Pink Truth, Craven Faults, Qasu, Peaches, Jane Weaver, Zu, Sleaford Mods, Lightning Bolt, Megadeth, Thundercat, Bruce Springsteen, Robyn and Shackleton is below. Thank you, as ever, for supporting tQ.