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Katie Crutchfield aka American artist Waxahatchee joins Stu on the podcast to look back on how she arrived at her sixth album, Tigers Blood, following on from her 2021 breakthrough record Saint Cloud. 

Just what does having a breakthrough record do to an artist? How will Katie navigate 2024? Is MJ Lenderman the most talented young dude in US indie rock right now? And what was Charlie Sheen talking about when he said he was drinking Tigers Blood back in 2011? 

You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on Instagram @midnightchatspod.

Links to stuff mentioned in the episode: 

Listen to Tigers Blood on Bandcamp

'Right Back To It' live on the Late Show with MJ Lenderman

Waxahatchee 2013 interview around Cerulean Salt

Charlie Sheen's Tiger's Blood moment

Credits:

Interview and editing by Stuart Stubbs 

Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior

Video by Robbie Hamilton

 
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The Blessed Madonna – truly one of the most engaging, fun and opinionated guests we’ve welcomed onto Midnight Chats. 

One of the world’s foremost DJs, producers and curators, Marea Stamper invited Greg Cochrane to her intimate London studio Godspeed to record this colourful conversation. 

Topics covered: 2024 and this turbulent time in politics and journalism; her unique relationship with the iconic track ‘Marea (We Lost Dancing)’ by Fred again… and stories of cooking pasta for Daft Punk when they literally came to the house. 

Oh, and while there’s still no confirmed release date for her much anticipated debut album, there’s lots of chat about what to expect when it does finally drop. 

Enjoy! 

You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on Instagram @midnightchatspod.

Links to stuff mentioned in the episode: 

Watch the video for 'Marea (We Lost Dancing)' 

'Happier' – listen to the single on YouTube 

The Evening Standard article about Maria's response to PM Rishi Sunak using her music

Credits:

Interview by Greg Cochrane 

Editing by Stuart Stubbs 

Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior

Video by Robbie Hamilton


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A. G. Cook joins Stu on this week's show to talk about the visionary hyperpop label he founded in 2013 and closed in 2023 (PC Music), his work with Charli XCX as her creative director, co-writing a song for Beyonce, growing up an only child as the son of radical architects, and his new 3-disc, 24-track, 100 minutes long album, Britpop.

A completely singular creative mind, this episode was recorded face to face in April 2024. It could have easily gone on for hours. 

Give the show a follow on Instagram at @midnightchatspod for clips and more.

Further links:

Powering down: the story and legacy of PC Music – Loud And Quiet

The World According to Archigram – The Guardian

Beyonce – All Up In Your Mind

A. G. Cook – Britpop

A. G. Cook – Soulbreaker

Witchfork

Wandcamp

Credits:

Interview and editing by Stuart Stubbs

Mixing and Mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior
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It’s surprising to find 23-year-old British songwriter GRIFF’s feet firmly on the ground, given her extraordinary experiences the past three years. 

It’s been a steep rocket ride: from bedroom songwriter to a powerful breakthrough performance at the BRITs, and onto the stages of stadiums with Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran. Coldplay’s Chris Martin is such a fan the duo collaborated on the song ‘Astronaut’. 

And so here we are in 2024, and GRIFF is preparing to release her debut album vertigo in July. Not before she tells Greg Cochrane about growing up in sleepy Hertfordshire feeling like an outsider, being a foster sibling and eating chips with her all time icon Taylor Swift. 

You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on Instagram @midnightchatspod.

Links to stuff mentioned in the episode: 

Watch GRIFF’s live performance of Black Hole at the 2021 BRIT Awards 

Listen to the single ‘Miss Me Too’ 

The making of ‘Astronaut’ with Coldplay’s Chris Martin 

GRIFF welcomes special guests to try and ‘Beat The Clock’ 

Credits:

Interview by Greg Cochrane 

Editing by Stuart Stubbs 

Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior

Video by Robbie Hamilton


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London-born musician Anna B Savage talks to Stu in this particularly freewheeling episode of Midnight Chats that covers topics including meeting Cillian Murphy, present-opening etiquette, music industry anxiety, and what the hell is success anyway?! 

Stu also reveals to Anna where she is/was on the Loud And Quiet 2023 Albums of the Year list. And then there's a song to end.

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This episode was recored in November 2023.

Further links:

Listen to Anna's cover of 'A Girl Like You'

Read our most recent interview with Anna from issue 157 of Loud And Quiet

Read the full L&Q Albums of the Year 2023

Credits:

Interview and editing by Stuart Stubbs

Mixing and Mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior

 
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Surprise! When you get an icon like Brian Eno on the podcast, it cannot wait until our usual Monday night drop. So we come to you early. 

Welcome to this special, bonus "Earth Day" (22 April) edition of the podcast. Brian Eno is a trailblazing musician, producer and activist. Working with everyone from U2 to Talking Heads, Coldplay to Grace Jones, he's also deeply passionate about climate action, and is the co-founder of Earth/Percent.

Today they launch Sounds Right where a group of huge artists are releasing new music where "NATURE" is the featured artist, and receives credit and royalty. A radically simple initiative. No biggy, but Brian's song is one he originally co-wrote with David Bowie. 'Get Real' features hyenas and some wild pigs. 

Greg Cochrane went to his legendary studio in London in March 2024 to record this conversation. 

You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on Instagram @midnightchatspod.

He also talks about the release of the "definitive Brian Eno documentary" – a new movie premiering in London on about the story of his life. This is Eno, though, there is a twist. It's a generative film powered by AI so will be different everytime it's screened. Plus, he demos Greg some previously unheard music and talks about the geopolitical state of the world in 2024. 

Enjoy. We'll be back in your feeds as usual this coming Monday night at midnight (BST). 

Links to stuff mentioned in the episode: 

Listen to the reimagined 'Get Real' by Brian Eno and David Bowie

Read more about Earth/Percent

Check out the Sounds Right initiative and listen to the songs 

More about 'Eno' the "definitive" documentary about Brian's life

Stream the accompanying soundtrack to the 'Eno' movie 

Brian's musical contributions to Sounds Right used The Listening Planet – a non-profit acoustic ecology sound library

Jarvis Cocker discussing his 'Biophobia' music and climate project 

Hard Art – a think tank for creative resistance 

Listen to Brian Eno speaking to Greg on the Sounds Like A Plan podcast 

Credits:

Interview by Greg Cochrane 

Editing by Stuart Stubbs 

Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior

Video by Robbie Hamilton 
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