Music Interviews

Hannah Peel: “This is what I want, an emergence in nature being born” – Interview

by Ben Hogwood

The Fir Wave creator, arranger and Night Tracks presenter on folding in the work of Delia Derbyshire and the Radiophonic Workshop, and emulating the natural world with digital technology


Lost Horizons’ Simon Raymonde: “I wanted to try to broaden this album out to so...

by Steven Johnson
The Bella Union boss on the creative processes behind new album In Quiet Moments, matching music to vocalists, finding rebirth from death and the ongoing thrill of discovering new artists
Lost Horizons’ Simon Raymonde: “I wanted to try to broaden this album out to so...

Seth Lakeman: “The stories seemed to really connect with people” – Q&...

by Michael Hubbard
Looking back at Freedom Fields, and what came next, ahead of a streaming performance celebrating its 15th birthday, with its creator
Seth Lakeman: “The stories seemed to really connect with people” – Q&...

Tindersticks’ Stuart Staples: “I needed to be in a place I hadn’t been before...

by Steven Johnson
On new album Distractions, being inspired by political events, how his songwriting has changed over the years and some of his favourite Tindersticks albums
Tindersticks’ Stuart Staples: “I needed to be in a place I hadn’t been before...

Hilang Child: “I write uplifting music to represent the feelings I want to be havingâ...

by Steven Johnson
Brighton based musician Ed Riman on his new album Every Mover, finding catharsis and redemption in music and playing life-affirming live shows in Indonesia

Cabane: “It was a serious consideration to think about only releasing one single phys...

by Steven Johnson
Thomas Jean Henri on his new album with Will Oldham and Kate Stables, being honest and patient, subjecting his art to scrutiny and remaking his songs with others
Cabane: “It was a serious consideration to think about only releasing one single phys...

The Style Council’s Mick Talbot: “It was a very liberating thing” ...

by Ben Hogwood
Marking the release of the band’s career retrospective Long Hot Summers: The Story Of The Style Council, the band’s co-founder reflects on beginnings, endings and timely reappraisals
The Style Council’s Mick Talbot: “It was a very liberating thing” &#8...

William Basinski: “These are my lamentations about the shit that’s been going o...

by Matt Cotsell
The avant-garde composer on new album Lamentations, his jazz project Sparkle Division, the effects of being unable to tour, and cultivating a rich domestic life
William Basinski: “These are my lamentations about the shit that’s been going o...

Q&A: Kutiman

by Steven Johnson
On travelling to Tanzania for new album Wachaga, his work in film and animation, finding inspiration through location and the Israeli music scene
Q&A: Kutiman

AMMAR 808: “I’m always looking for intense rhythms, I’ve always been into...

by Steven Johnson
Sofyann Ben Youssef on his India-inspired new album Global Control / Invisible Invasion, the relationship between his music and the nightclub, and his changing listening habits
AMMAR 808: “I’m always looking for intense rhythms, I’ve always been into...

The Beloved’s Jon Marsh: “I watched the sun rising over Nunhead in the dist...

by Graeme Marsh
Jon Marsh talks about the background to Happiness on its 30th anniversary
The Beloved’s Jon Marsh: “I watched the sun rising over Nunhead in the dist...

Max Richter: “It’s a legitimate thing for a creative work to have an activi...

by Steven Johnson
On new album Voices, social activism, music as utility and being creatively inspired by history and politics
Max Richter: “It’s a legitimate thing for a creative work to have an activi...

Rufus Wainwright: “I have no qualms being loved by middle aged women” ̵...

by Michael Hubbard
On new album Unfollow The Rules, the 2020 presidential election, and ladies who lunge
Rufus Wainwright: “I have no qualms being loved by middle aged women” &#821...

NZCA LINES: “Everything was raw and I felt angry, I was trying to make music that was...

by Steven Johnson
On new album Pure Luxury, American influences, music videos inspired by vintage films and incorporating big concepts
NZCA LINES: “Everything was raw and I felt angry, I was trying to make music that was...

Pulled By Magnets: “It isn’t about darkness or light. It’s about energy and c...

by Daniel Paton
Seb Rochford on new album Rose Golden Doorways, exploring family heritage in India and inspiration in old texts
Pulled By Magnets: “It isn’t about darkness or light. It’s about energy and c...

Sarah Jarosz: “I have to keep believing music can be healing. It has been for me&...

by Steven Johnson
On new album World On The Ground, writing in character, staying inspired by new music and winning Grammy Awards aged 18
Sarah Jarosz: “I have to keep believing music can be healing. It has been for me&...

Norah Jones: “The world is falling down around us, and it has been for a while...

by Steven Johnson
On new album Pick Me Up Off The Floor, creating in lockdown, the joy of collaboration, and a turbulent world
Norah Jones: “The world is falling down around us, and it has been for a while&#8...

Jennifer Touch: “My need to play live is raw and pure” – Q&A

by Ross Horton
Vintage synth sounds inform her moody, danceable yet aggressive electro debut album Behind The Wall
Jennifer Touch: “My need to play live is raw and pure” – Q&A

Jade Hairpins: “It’s bright, happy music, gunning for a residency on the li...

by Sam Shepherd
Fucked Up’s Jonah Falco on laying out a bunch of feel good summer tinged tunes with his new outfit
Jade Hairpins: “It’s bright, happy music, gunning for a residency on the li...

Sparks: “You never know when you’re foretelling the future in a song” ...

by Ben Hogwood
Ron Mael on the brothers’ new album A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip, keeping sane in lockdown and the absolute necessity of music
Sparks: “You never know when you’re foretelling the future in a song” &#8...

Tim Burgess: “I just dream, and that’s how songs come now” – Interview

by Ben Hogwood
With his new album I Love The New Sky out this week, the sometime Charlatan talks Twitter, isolation and the post-pandemic world
Tim Burgess: “I just dream, and that’s how songs come now” – Interview