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Interviews: Emma Louise
Feature — February 2, 2014
Australian singer-songwriter Emma Louise released her debut album Vs Head Vs Heart last April, delving into synth-heavy song structures after releasing an acoustic EP. Emma Louise took the time to answer some questions about what it was like to make such an important genre shift, and her reaction to the …
Interviews: Kodaline
Feature — April 7, 2014
From writing songs in a bedroom in the Dublin suburbs to selling out venues all over Ireland and the UK, Irish four-piece Kodaline have been going from strength to strength since releasing their debut album In a Perfect World last year. Recently announced as the support act for Kings of …
Interviews: Hail The Ghost
Feature — March 30, 2015
Irish indie six-piece White McKenzie never officially broke up, they just went quiet. Frontman Kieran O'Reilly secured an acting role in the hugely popular Irish crime drama Love/Hate, where art imitated life as he played Detective Ciaran Madden in the series while also continuing with his day job working …
Interviews: Black Rivers
Feature — April 17, 2015
Twins Andy and Jez Williams braved the unforgiving Welsh winter to bring us the sound of their eponymous debut, their first release since their other band Doves took an indefinite hiatus. On Black Rivers the English two-piece fully indulge in their electronic tendencies, which were peppered throughout Doves' output creating …
Interviews: Emmy The Great
Feature — May 11, 2015
When Emmy The Great returned with her S EP nearly three years after her last release, a new band member suddenly appeared on the cover art and in the video for her latest single "Swimming Pool": Emmy The Hologram. This technological wonder is fittingly placed on this EP, as it's …
Interviews: Anti-Flag
Feature — July 5, 2015
Anti-Flag have never shied away from exploring the complex political and social issues that affect their native United States while also maintaining a dogged awareness of world affairs. This naturally finds its way into the punk band's searing, abrasive music and with their tenth album American Spring they continue to …
One Question Interviews: Cape Noire
Feature — August 10, 2015
Cape Noire SPB: What prompted you to choose a black cape as a sartorial statement and a band name? CN: Cape Noire came out of me one day as it is. The black cape is not a garment, it’s a character in itself. We don’t really know who is under …
Interviews: Jon Foreman
Feature — November 22, 2015
Writing 24 songs to correspond with the 24 hours of the day is an ambitious plan in anyone's eyes, but combined with fronting the Grammy Award-winning rock band Switchfoot, and starring in a film centring on the touring life of said band, makes it seem like a gargantuan task. The …
One Question Interviews: Humans
Feature — January 22, 2016
Robbie (Humans) SPB: How does being in a band compare to being a forest fire fighter? Robbie: Being in a band is somewhat similar to being a fire fighter. Reason #1: In both jobs you have to carry lots of awkward things in awkward places. Firefighting wins out on …
Interviews: Julien Baker
Feature — May 20, 2016
"When I am alone, the only place to look is the crowd. I know I am up there alone." Julien Baker, a 20 year old singer songwriter from Tennessee, has temporarily traded fronting the 4 piece post-punk band Forrister for an acoustic guitar guided by the sound of her voice. …
Interviews: Courteeners
Feature — October 31, 2016
"People don't want us to fail anymore, which is kind of nice." Liam Fray is considered and introspective when ruminating on the early days of fronting the Courteeners. The Manchester band had a quick ascent from their first shows in 2006, and less than 2 years later Fray was on …
Interviews: Andrew Paley
Feature — February 20, 2017
A couple of years ago Vermont post-punk stalwarts The Static Age played a number of rallies in support of their state senator Bernie Sanders, whipping up support for their local representative. Andrew Paley, the frontman of The Static Age and also a solo musician, has been a long-time supporter of …
Interviews: Taking Back Sunday
Feature — March 19, 2017
Listening to Taking Back Sunday as an emo kid in 2006 was like hooking the embodiment of your misplaced rage into your veins. If you didn't roar the chorus of "MakeDamnSure" in your bedroom while trying to aggressively apply kohl eyeliner then were you ever really an emo kid? But …
Interviews: White Lies
Feature — April 2, 2017
White Lies first broke into the British indie music scene in 2009 with the release of their debut album To Lose My Life.... The album offered a pensive and lyrically reflexive look at existentialism and the perils of living, delivered with Harry McVeigh's Ian Curtis-evoking baritone vocals. While crafting …
Interviews: Lilac Lungs
Feature — July 4, 2017
Detroit four-piece Lilac Lungs aimed to create a safe space with their recently released debut album Eventide, which confronts fears and friction that's buffered by the band's upbeat, indie pop sound. The quartet formed a year ago, and already had a self-titled EP to their name before Eventide came …
Interviews: Mick Flannery
Feature — September 3, 2017
Last Autumn a rectangular glass box appeared on one of Dublin's busiest streets. Inside, there was a bearded man, eyes shut, singing a song recounting the mundanity of being in the same place and doing the same thing, and trying to wring some semblance of purpose out of life. Mick …
Interviews: Hiatus
Feature — December 12, 2017
The closing track on electronic musician Hiatus' latest album All the Troubled Hearts immediately catches you off guard. The gravelly voice of an older gentleman speaking Farsi, and then translating the Persian poetry he is reciting into English, is the centrepiece of “Delam”, which contains the simple attribution …
Interviews: Nick Hodgson
Feature — April 8, 2018
“It’s like a divorce. You can be as friendly as you like but there’s always a bit of an energy,” says erstwhile Kaiser Chief Nick Hodgson of his interactions with his former bandmates. Nick was the drummer and principal songwriter of indie music behemoths the Kaiser Chiefs, and in 2012, …
Interviews: Kyle Falconer
Feature — September 9, 2018
In 2007, a group of young Scottish musicians called The View became one of the key bands in the mid-‘00s British indie music scene with the release of their platinum-selling debut album Hats Off to the Buskers, which spawned the hit single "Same Jeans". The band went from playing …
