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Oxford Drama interview: “Someone once said that we make music for shy people”

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Post date April 7, 2021
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Oxford Drama

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Sara Wolff interview: “It’s always so strange when you put songs into the world”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 30, 2021
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Sara Wolff (photo credit: Marieke Macklon)

Tags Fiona Apple, Furry Hug, Henrio, Laura Marling, Nil00, Radiohead, Rozi Plain, Sara Wolff, St. Vincent, The Tosin Trio, Threshold Festival

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The Underground Youth interview: “I had the idea to create this more orchestral sound”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 17, 2021
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The Underground Youth (Miriam Marlene Waldner)

Tags Craig Dyer, Dashiell Hammett, Fuzz Club Records, hey colossus, The Underground Youth

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The Besnard Lakes interview: “there is always a bit of serendipity when we make our albums”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 10, 2021
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The Besnard Lakes (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Fantasticboom, Fat Cat, Flemish Eye, Full Time Hobby, Jace Lacek, Mark Cuthbertson, Olga Goreas, Prince, The Besnard Lakes, The Zoo, Welkom in de Blaak

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Lifeguard interview: “We are definitely influenced by both Fugazi and Unwound”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 5, 2021
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Lifeguard

Tags Asher Case, Brian Case, Chunklet Industries, Disappears, Dwaal Troupe, FACS, Fugazi, Horsegirl, Isaac Lowenstein, Kai Slater, Lifeguard, Penelope Lowenstein, Unwound

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LONESAW interview: “we just make the art we make”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 1, 2021
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LONESAW (photo credit: John Middleton)

Tags a.P.A.t.T, ABBA, Ben Bones, Ben Duvall, Brad Maldon, Chrissy Connor, Einstürzende Neubauten, Ex-Easter Island Head, Jack Wait, Jezebel Halewood-Legas, Jon Stonehouse, Lisa Fawcett, Lonesaw, Madonna, SPINE, Stephen Cole, Swans, What Studio

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Tele Novella interview: “I’ve never really fit into a widely accepted genre or scene”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 17, 2021
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Tele Novella

Tags Agent Ribbons, Belaire, Danny Reisch, Jason Chronis, K Records, Kill Rock Stars, Lolipop Records, Natalie Ribbons, Slim Moon, SXSW, Tele Novella

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Bobhowla interview: “I’ve always experimented with throwing imagery into songwriting”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 6, 2021
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Bobhowla's Howard Doupe (photo credit: Simon Kirk)

Tags 81 Renshaw Street, 9x9 Records, Bobhowla, Faith No More, Graham Fletcher-Hill, Howard Doupe, idlewild, Jason Spaceman, John Brindle, joy division, Mick Head, Neil Tilly, nirvana, Post Electric Studios, rod jones, spiritualized, The Coral, The Twilight Sad, The Zutons

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Claire Welles interview: “I enjoy being Liverpool’s best kept secret”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 1, 2021
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Claire Welles (photo credit: Stephen Cole)

Tags a.P.A.t.T, Billy Nomates, Claire Welles, Jade Hairpins, Robert Pollard, sleaford mods, Stephen Cole, tim burgess, Tim’s Twitter Listening Party, Whatstudio

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Clara Engel interview: “I tend to connect with other people who are also outliers”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 22, 2021
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Clara Engel (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Aiden Baker, Amen RA, Brad Deschamps, Clara Engel, Ilyse Krivel, Jaggery, Mali Sastri, Org, Polar Seas Recordings

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Zelienople interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 8, 2021
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Zelienople (photo credit: Christopher Michael Hefner)

Tags Kranky, Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Mike Weis, Sun Ra, Tortoise, Zelienople

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Daren Muti interview: “The purpose of a song is to balance light and shadow”

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Post date January 4, 2021
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Daren Muti

Tags Acetate Zero, Araki Records, Daren Muti, Du Haut du Sol, Labradford

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Jamie Broad interview: “I’m not perfect and like anyone I’m trying to figure things out”

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Post date December 28, 2020
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Jamie Broad (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Black Dot, Blizzard, DJ 2Kind, Felcon, Jamie Broad, Jay-Z, Kayne West, Kof, Rosh, Streams

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Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 2

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 11, 2020
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Holy Sons' Emil Amos (photo credit: Casey Proctor - taken in Lisbon, Portugal).

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Bad Amputee interview: “trying to make something that works and does the music justice”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 4, 2020
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Bad Amputee

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John Witherspoon interview: “there’s something magic about the truth”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date November 27, 2020
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John Witherspoon (photo credit: Rob Mulder)

Tags Alec Brits, Baxter Dury, bob dylan, Bob Harris, Bruce Springsteen, George Sephton, Jeff Tweedy, John Witherspoon, Katie Nicholas, Kevin Morby, nick cave, Noel Gallagher, oasis, richard dawson, Shane Black, Steven Gerrard, Wilco

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Hellena interview: “I am extremely proud of this work”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date November 20, 2020
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Hellena

Tags Chris Common, Denis Efimenko, Emma Ruth Rundle, Hellena, Ian Prowse, Lana Del Rey, Marissa Nadler, Pelican

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Bruxa Maria interview: “One should not have to like someone’s art before they can see or accept the value it has to others”

Bruxa Maria (photo credit: Julie R Kane - @FStopQueen)

Tags Bruxa Maria, Dave Cochrane, Gilld Dread, God, Head of David, Left Hand Cuts Off The Right, Robbie Judkins, Terminal Cheesecake

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Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 1

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Post date October 27, 2020
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Holy Sons' Emil Amos (photo credit: Casey Proctor)

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MJ Guider interview: “I didn’t set out with a specific inspiration for making the record other than my standard compulsion”

MJ Guider (photo credit: Craig Mulcahy)

Tags Bowery Electric, cocteau twins, Julianna Barwick, Kranky, Less Bells, Melissa Guion, MJ Guider