For the latest In the Spotlight podcast Bill Cummings is joined by Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche who releases his new album Acrobats, out 21st August via PLZ / Virgin. Listen to the podcast below or on any of the major podcast providers. They talk about Acrobats, Lerche’s first full-length collection of entirely new music in over four years, which is an ambitious and open-hearted…
For the latest New Music Monthly podcast, Bill Cummings and Jim Auton talk about their favourite new music. Also, what they are working on right now, what they are enjoying and more. They discuss the BOIA festival in Wale, how bands develop with experience, Charlie xcx talking about ‘anti marketing’ her new album. Plus whether Fantano is the most relevant and impactful music critic and whether he…
For the latest New Music Monthly podcast, Bill Cummings and Jim Auton talk about their favourite new music. Also, what albums and interviews they are working on right now, the shows they have seen recently and more. They each select three new songs exciting them at the moment, and then discuss issues including the merits and drawbacks of the mobile ban that Phoebe Bridgers has implemented for her…
For the latest episode of In The Spotlight podcast, Bill Cummings is joined by Darren Hayman (Hefner / New Starts / The French). This week, he starts a series of reissues and releases with The Violence (Expanded Edition). They talk about the reissue, the album’s theme of the 17th-century English Civil Wars and the East Anglian Witch Trials, and how society’s vilification of marginalised people…
For the latest podcast, Bill Cummings and Jim Auton look back on another brilliant Focus Wales in Wrexham. They discuss their highlights, the best sets and bands they saw, their new finds and experiences of Wrexham over four days and much more. Jim picks out some of his many favourite sets, including Slate, Trial Tapes, and Lime Garden. Plus, Bill speaks to Waterpistol about their set for GIITTV…