Interview: Sondre Lerche – “It’s a ritual of loneliness and it’s very frustrating and ultimately very rewarding, so I’ll stick with it”

Sondre Lerche

Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche has been releasing albums now for over a decade – since 2001′s Faces Down, he’s released six albums plus a soundtrack for the film Dan In Real Life. Earlier this year, he released his latest, self-titled LP. He recently took some time to answer questions from our very own Charlotte Gay – he discussed the musicians who helped him bring his newest record to fruition, early inspirations and his song-writing process. … Continue Reading

Interview: Breton – “Writing electronic music and then getting humans to play it can sometimes have really interesting results”

Breton

Breton have been impressing us with EPs and live shows since 2010 and the band are currently gearing up to release their debut album early next year on Fat Cat and embark on their first UK headline tour. The South London-based act a little more like a collective – living and working together, creating film and visuals to go alongside their music – in both instances, they seem to overflow with ideas. Jane Corcoran recently put a few questions to band member Roman Rappak for us. … Continue Reading

Interview: Jono McCleery

Jono McCleery

By James Blake

An air of anticipation fills the charming basement venue at the Queen of Hoxton in East London. Soaring strings silence the audience as Jono McCleery takes to the stage to launch his new album There Is. The crowd have already been soothed by Jess Bryant and treated to a rare bluesy-acoustic set from fellow singer songwriter Jamie Woon. Before excitement levels had reached this climatic peak, I caught up with Jono to discuss how the album was put together and what the future holds for the London based artist. … Continue Reading

Muso’s Guide vs. CocknBullKid

We caught up with the brilliant, brilliant CocknBullKid at Latitude festival, to talk about her writing for popstars and her own album, Adulthood:

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Interview: EDM on collaborations, influences and Night People

EDM

By Charlotte Gay

EDM – the band formerly known as Early Day Miners – release their new album Night People on September 5th on Western Vinyl in the UK and Europe. As they geared up to release a record that has seen not just a name change, but also seemingly a change in approach to the way they write and record their music, the band answered a series of questions from us via email. … Continue Reading

A bit chat with Dave Hyde

By Paul Brown

For a few months now, I’ve been excitedly looking forward to Slow Down, the debut album from Hyde and Beast, the North East super-group of sorts, comprised of Futureheads drummer Dave Hyde and former Golden Virgins member Neil Bassett. The record came out on August 15th, and as Dave tells us, has been a long time in the making: “We’ve known each other for twelve years or something, and we’ve been pretty good friends for a while, but a few years ago I was really busy with the Futureheads and kind of lost contact. We were doing our own things for ages, and then a few years ago, he was running a studio in Sunderland, and it seemed pretty perfect ‘cos I just lived round the corner from it!, We never intended to do an album at all, it was just that I’d had these few songs for years and years that I just wanted to get down.” … Continue Reading

Interview: Backbeat Soundsystem at Leopallooza

Backbeat - Soundsystem

Backbeat Soundsystem are Cornwall’s biggest reggae band to have breathed in the sea air. Charlotte Gay caught up with frontman Dean, sax player Tom and bassist Simmons before they funked out with the Leopallooza crowds.

Have you fellas played here at Leopallooza before?

DEAN: No this is our first time. We are Leopallooza virgins here today. … Continue Reading

Interview: The Datsuns at Leopallooza

The Datsuns

Kiwi rockers, The Datsuns, have been touring and making music for the last ten years. After stopping for a break in 2008, the boys are prepped for their return, starting with Leopallooza. Charlotte Gay joined their guitarist Christian Livingstone.

You guys seem to always be on the move, you’ve just driven down from London today right?

Yeah we all stayed over in London last night, we’ve just come back from Indonesia, we went to London and then onto here. We’ve come a very long way. … Continue Reading

Interview: James Vincent McMorrow at Leopallooza

James Vincent McMorrow

The beautifully-voiced James Vincent McMorrow joined Charlotte Gay before his performance at Leopallooza festival. The Irish singer songwriter, famed for songs such as ‘This Old Dark Machine’ and ‘If I Had a Boat’, talks about his band, creativity and the US. … Continue Reading

Interview: Wolf Gang at Leopallooza

Wolf Gang

Wolf Gang’s Max McElligott abandoned his degree to pursue his career in music. Charlotte Gay nabbed him for a cheeky chat at Leopallooza festival to tell us about his how he got to create his very own wolf pack.

I’m joined here with Max from Wolf Gang, and I guess you could say you are the brain child behind the whole operation?

Yeah I guess, I write the songs and stuff. … Continue Reading