Frontman with one of Britain’s biggest modern rock bands, Yannis Philippakis recently launched Yannis & The Yaw – not so much a solo project, more of an experiment in collaboration. Dial back seven years and Yannis spent time writing songs with one of his heroes, the icon drummer Tony Allen – godfather of Afrobeat and distinguished collaborator with everyone from Damon Albarn to Air. The result is a posthumous project – Allen died in 2020 – titled ‘Lagos Paris London’ released in August 2024...
Jun 17, 2024•42 min
Annie Clark has been recording as St. Vincent since 2007, collaborating with David Byrne and Paul McCartney along the way, and proving herself as one of the best guitarists (and songwriters) in the world. In more recent years she's written a number one hit single (aren't they all) for Taylor Swift, co-written and starred in her debut feature film, The Nowhere Inn , with her close friend Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, and released her 7th album All Born Screaming in April 2024. On this week...
Jun 10, 2024•40 min
South Londoner Lynks used to make the type of straight-faced, emotional music that all of his friends were making, until one day, for a bit of fun, he decided to adopt a masked drag persona and lean into being an entertainer. His thumping alt. pop songs since have centred around his experiences as a young queer person, with songs about sex with strangers delivered with a bluntness that is matched by Lynks' wicked sense of humour. This is, after all, an artist that also has a song exclusively abo...
Jun 03, 2024•41 min
Sam T. Herring’s distinctive growl and spectacular dance moves may still be one of the best known things about Future Islands , but away from the chest-thumping on stage he's a charismatic, thoughtful and humble guy. Greg Cochrane caught up with him to talk about his recent move into acting (he starred in TV series The Changling last year), the heartbreak channeled in Future Islands’ most recent album ‘People Who Aren't There Anymore’ and why he’s a diehard follower of an average British footbal...
May 27, 2024•47 min
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 on...
May 20, 2024•44 min
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 the...
May 13, 2024•42 min•Ep. 131
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 Inst...
May 06, 2024•47 min•Ep. 130
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...
Apr 29, 2024•40 min
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. Give the show a follow on Instagram at @midnightchatspod for clips and more. This episode was recored in November 2023. Furt...
Apr 22, 2024•41 min
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 ...
Apr 18, 2024•47 min
Maybe you were reminded of the genius songwriting of US duo MGMT when their song ‘Time To Pretend’ recently popped up on the Saltburn film soundtrack? Ever since their breakthrough in 2007, with songs like ‘Kids’ and ‘Electric Feel’, the duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser have continued to release a stream of compelling new music. Greg Cochrane spoke to them from their homes in America on opposite coasts to wind back the clock on meeting them for the first time in 2007, and hear early...
Apr 15, 2024•41 min
Melbourne band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard don't just make a LOT of records (they've released 25 since they started 11 years ago); each one comes with a different experiment at the heart of it. There's the thrash metal record ; the collaborative jazz record ; the microtonal record ; one made exclusively on acoustic instruments; one that plays on an infinity loop. And on and on. Their latest (if you're quick enough), doesn't feature guitars at all – The Silver Cord is the rock band's synth...
Apr 08, 2024•41 min
Adele – "There's something about Brittany [Howard] that puts fire in my soul – she’s so fucking full of soul, overflowing, dripping, that I almost can’t handle it." Tonight's guest has some major, major fans: Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, The Creator, Fred again..., Chris Martin. The list could go on. Yet, the former Alabama Shakes frontwomen - and x5 Grammy Award winner - is totally grounded. Not to mention a total blast to hang out with. She spoke to Greg Cochrane from her home in Nashville, where th...
Apr 01, 2024•39 min
Legendary Dutch music photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn is the man who's made black and white photography his own since 1979, while shooting everyone from Joy Division to Depeche Mode to Bowie to The Rolling Stones. He became the visual creative director of Depeche Mode and U2 around the time he started directing some of the most iconic music videos of our time, from 'Enjoy The Silence' to Nirvana's 'Heart Shaped Box'. In 2007, Anton directed the Ian Curtis biopic Control starring Sam Ril...
Mar 26, 2024•40 min
Over black coffee and biscuits at his kitchen table at home in Bristol IDLES' vocalist Joe Talbot speaks to Greg Cochrane. In discussion: Joe's mental health, his band and the state of UK politics. Plus, talk of transformative parenthood, working with LCD Soundsystem and his new music plans with Jamie T and Willie J. Healey. Recorded in December 2023 - find video clips of the chat on our socials, we're @Midnightchatspod. Further links: Joe Talbot on episode 94 of Midnight Chats . Read IDLES' cov...
Mar 19, 2024•39 min
American musician Natalie Mering – aka Weyes Blood – talks to Stu on the first episode of our new series, about growing up in (and returning to LA), her early beginnings in various DIY noise scenes around the country, and the time she met Lou Reed on the Occupy Wall Street demo in 2011. Recorded in November 2023. Further links: Our various Weyes Blood interviews for Loud And Quiet Our review of And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglo Natalie's cover for Titanic Rising Credits: Interview and editing by ...
Mar 12, 2024•40 min
After a bit of a break, Midnight Chats from Loud And Quiet is back, with a huge series that starts 12 March 2024. Here's a quick bit of info about what Stu and Greg have coming up over the next weeks and months, including new interviews with Weyes Blood, IDLES, Future Islands, Waxahatchee, Anton Corbijn and many more artists for your late-night listening pleasure. For the first time, we also have some new social channels on Instagram and TikTok, where we'll be sharing some video clips from our i...
Mar 05, 2024•4 min
Ahead of his debut solo album, Hideous Bastard , The xx's Oliver Sim talks to Stuart Stubbs about that record, the horror film he's made to go with it, and the secret of being in a band with friends you've known since you were 3 years old. This episode is supported by Southbank Centre Buy tickets for the Loraine James show on October 2 Buy tickets for Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan on October 27 10% off tickets for our party at Village Underground on September 19, with Theon Cross, Lunch Money Life ...
Sep 08, 2022•47 min•Season 12Ep. 6
In a special edition of the podcast, Midnight Chats comes to you from a park wall Barcelona where Squid singer and drummer Ollie Judge and Stuart Stubbs talk about NFTs, dodgy merch, Primavera Sound, riders and more. Read our Squid cover feature Order our Squid issue Order some L&Q fleece mittens (I think we have a few left) Become a member of Loud And Quiet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 18, 2022•48 min•Season 12Ep. 5
West London rapper AJ Tracey talks to Stuart Stubbs about his beloved Tottenham Hotspurs, fine dining, gaming, Japanese art and hip hop, of course. Takashi Murikami's An Arrow Through History exhibition 'Reasonable' video 'Thiago Silva' video with Dave video 'Ladbroke Grove' video See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 11, 2022•58 min•Season 12Ep. 4
Michelle Zauner aka Japanese Breakfast talk to Stuart Stubbs about her recent night out at the Grammys, her memoir Crying In H Mart (and how it's being made into a movie), recent album Jubilee and getting lost wherever she goes. Try a 30-day Loud And Quiet trial Read our Japanese Breakfast cover interview Watch Michelle's video for 'Be Sweet' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 04, 2022•47 min•Season 12Ep. 3
Musician, producer, songwriter and former "wrongun'" Bernard Butler talks to Stuart Stubbs about his unorthodox music career that truly began when he walked out of a hugely successful band aged just 24 (Suede). Topics covered include: what happened immediately after his first shock move of many, why he doesn't he care for nostalgia, and where he is now – releasing a new collaborative album with actor and singer Jessie Buckley. McAlmont and Butler's 'Yes' Listen to Laura Marling on Midnight Chats...
Jun 27, 2022•45 min•Season 12Ep. 2
Leeds band Yard Act are having a hell of 2022, which begun with them slogging it out in a battle for number 1 with Meat Loaf and Years & Years. In this week's podcast, singer James Smith talks to Stuart Stubbs about the race to the top of the charts, what really happens at Fallon, and why the band signed a major record deal after a lifetime on indies. Useful links: Yard Act performing 'The Overload' on Fallon 'Land of the Blind' video See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 20, 2022•54 min•Season 12Ep. 1
We interrupt this period of downtime for Midnight Chats to deliver a special one-off bonus episode with Aaron Dessner. Some of us made banana bread during the 2020 Covid-19 quarantine... Aaron co-wrote and co-produced The GRAMMYs' Album of the Year folklore with Taylor Swift – a fruitful creative partnership that's continued into 2021. This week (27 August 2021) Big Red Machine – his collaborative project with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon – will release their second album How Long Do You Think It's ...
Aug 24, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Amyl & The Sniffers have a new record of aggro punk coming called 'Comfort to Me'. On this week's podcast, band singer Amy Taylor talks to Stuart Stubbs from her home in Melbourne to discuss the record, rap, living with bugs and whether she'd go into space or not. Useful links: Amy's feature on Sleaford Mods' track 'Nudge It' Our Loud And Quiet interview with Amy from 2019 The Cock Destroyers on twitter The Cock Destroyers on OnlyFans Amy rapping WAP on Spicks and Specks See omnystudio.com/l...
Jul 20, 2021•46 min•Season 11Ep. 10
Fresh from releasing a new, self-titled album Vince Staples speaks to Greg Cochrane about his forthcoming Netflix show, getting into podcasts and his debut graphic novel Limbo Beach . Plus, his reflections on working with the visionary producer SOPHIE on his Big Fish Theory album and time spent travelling with world with Gorillaz. Mentioned in the conversation: The Vince Staples Show on YouTube (soon being made for Netflix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6KFcZp-Kso Limbo Beach – Vince's debut ...
Jul 13, 2021•33 min•Season 11Ep. 9
Ahead of the release of their fourth album 'Screen Violence', Greg Cochrane dialled up Chvrches' singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lauren Mayberry in L.A. to talk about collaborating with the group's hero Robert Smith from The Cure, the Glasgow band's 10th anniversary and the toxic abuse she's subjected to by (mostly) men online. Mentioned in the podcast: Chvrches feat. Robert Smith 'How Not To Drown' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U_LhzgwJ4U See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Jul 06, 2021•51 min•Season 11Ep. 8
On the hottest day of the British summer so far, Tor Maries – aka Billy Nomates – in conversation from Invada HQ in Bristol, discussing how the pandemic robbed her of the full experience of releasing a debut album, Iggy Pop's love of her music and her equal love for Northern Soul and Simple Minds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 22, 2021•35 min•Season 11Ep. 7
Since The Maccabees disbanded in 2016, the frontman has been extremely busy. In this week's episode of the podcast, Stuart asks Orlando Weeks about life after the band, his illustrated children's book, his 2020 debut album and what music he has coming down the pipe next. Here's that old cover Stu ambushed Orlando with See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 15, 2021•44 min•Season 11Ep. 6
Soulwax brothers David and Stephen Dewaele talk to Stuart Stubbs about the unexpected, wild days of 2ManyDJs, their space age new studio and HQ in the centre of Ghent, their new TV show, Ibiza and more. Some useful links: The DEEWEE Studio Part of the Weekend Never Dies DEEWEE TEEVEE Episode 1 2ManyDJs – As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt 2 The all new Loud And Quiet Membership Plans See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 08, 2021•58 min•Season 11Ep. 5
