Midnight Chats

Midnight Chats episodes:

• 04.22.2024

  Ep 128: Anna B Savage

  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...

  
• 04.18.2024

  Ep 127: Brian Eno

  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...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Ep 126: MGMT

  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...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Ep 125: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

  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...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Ep 124: Brittany Howard

  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...

  
• 03.26.2024

  Ep 123: Anton Corbijn

  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...

  
• 03.19.2024

  Ep 122: IDLES' Joe Talbot

  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...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Ep 121: Weyes Blood

  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...

  
• 03.05.2024

  New season! Midnight Chats is back

  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...

  
• 05.05.2023

  Sweet 16 mini series – with Jehnny Beth

  We've reached the final episode in this mini series to bridge the gap between series of Midnight Chats, made up of a few of our favourite episodes from another podcast we made called Sweet 16, which until now has only...

  
• 05.02.2023

  Sweet 16 mini series – with Matt Baty from Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

  While we're in between series of Midnight Chats, I thought I'd share a few of my favourite episodes from another podcast we made called Sweet 16, which until now has only been available to subscribers of Loud And Quiet. These are...

  
• 04.24.2023

  Sweet 16 mini series – with Alex Cameron

  While we're in between series of Midnight Chats, I thought I'd share a few of my favourite episodes from another podcast we made called Sweet 16, which until now has only been available to subscribers of Loud And Quiet. These are...

  
• 04.18.2023

  Sweet 16 mini series – with Jimothy Lacoste

  While we're in between series of Midnight Chats, I thought I'd share a few of my favourite episodes from another podcast we made called Sweet 16, which until now has only been available to subscribers of Loud And Quiet. These are...

  
• 04.14.2023

  Sweet 16 mini series – with Shirley Collins

  While we're in between series of Midnight Chats, I thought I'd share a few of my favourite episodes from another podcast we made called Sweet 16, which until now has only been available to subscribers of Loud And Quiet. These...

  
• 09.08.2022

  Ep 120: Oliver Sim

  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...

  
• 07.18.2022

  Ep 119: Squid's Ollie Judge

  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...

  
• 07.11.2022

  Ep 118: AJ Tracey

  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...

  
• 07.04.2022

  Ep 117: Japanese Breakfast

  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...

  
• 06.27.2022

  Ep 116: Bernard Butler

  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...

  
• 06.20.2022

  Ep 115: Yard Act's James Smith

  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...

  
• 06.16.2022

  Finally! Some news... and a question

  We've got a couple of question for our listeners, and some news about the return of the podcast. Have a listen and then hit that button I'm talking about below... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/midnightchats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

  
• 10.14.2021

  Your new favourite podcast?

  Introducing series 2 of Sounds Like A Plan – the podcast all about how the music world is responding to the climate crisis. Hosted by Greg (from Midnight Chats, hello!) and Fay Milton from Savages and Music Declares Emergency,...

  
• 08.24.2021

  Ep 114: Aaron Dessner, The National + Big Red Machine

  GRAMMY winning guitarist and producer in conversation

  
• 07.20.2021

  Ep 113: Amyl & The Sniffers' Amy Taylor

  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...

  
• 07.13.2021

  Ep 112: Vince Staples

  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 o...

  
• 07.06.2021

  Ep 111: Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry

  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 fro...

  
• 06.22.2021

  Ep 110: Billy Nomates

  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...

  
• 06.15.2021

  Ep 109: Orlando Weeks

  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...

  
• 06.08.2021

  Ep 108: Soulwax

  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 StudioPart...

  
• 05.20.2021

  Ep 107: Peaches

  There's only one Peaches – musician, visual artist, theatre maker, electro clash pioneer and queer icon. Speaking from her home in Berlin, she talks to Stuart Stubbs about her lesser known folk beginnings, her refusal to quit a show however...

  
• 05.11.2021

  Ep 106: Lucy Dacus

  On the eve of releasing her third album Home Video, Richmond, Virginia songwriter Lucy Dacus speaks to Greg Cochrane about her pandemic lockdown living in a house-share with seven new people, rewatching old TV shows like Desperate Hou...

  
• 05.04.2021

  Ep 105: Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite

  In February 2021, 25 years into their career, Scottish post-rock band Mogwai scored their first number 1 record with their 10th album, As The Love Continues. On this week's podcast, band leader Stuart Braithwaite recalls the start of the band...

  
• 04.27.2021

  Ep 104: St. Vincent

  A brand new series of Midnight Chats begins in the company of St. Vincent. Fresh from a performance on Saturday Night Live Annie Clarke speaks to Greg Cochrane about the origins of her forthcoming album Daddy's Home, why Black Midi...

  
• 04.12.2021

  Introducing... Sounds Like A Plan

  We've let Greg loose to make another podcast! It's called Sounds Like A Plan and it's all about how the music community is taking action in the climate crisis. It features some big name guests, including some artists who've previous...

  
• 12.01.2020

  Ep 103: Romy, The xx

  The xx's singer Romy Madley Croft speaks to Greg Cochrane about releasing her debut solo music – writing for international pop stars like Dua Lipa and Mark Ronson, being more comfortable expressing her sexuality and her love of f...

  
• 11.25.2020

  Ep 102: Perfume Genius

  Mike Hadreas is finding ways to stay sane in 2020 – whether that's asking his Twitter followers to send him photos of demonic Chihuahuas or driving out into the Joshua Tree desert to perform live at sunset and roll in...

  
• 11.18.2020

  Ep 101: Arlo Parks

  Arlo Parks is still only 19 but she's already making films for Gucci with Gus Van Sant, performing at Glastonbury in the year when there was no Glastonbury, and preparing for the release of her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams,...

  
• 11.11.2020

  Ep 100: Jarvis Cocker

  To celebrate Midnight Chats reaching 100 episodes, Stuart Stubbs spoke with Pulp singer/solo musician/broadcaster Jarvis Cocker about birthdays, rave days, and living with drug dealer days. Also, how Jarvis has navigated lockdown, his new album 'B...

  
• 10.28.2020

  Ep 99: Biig Piig

  Jess Smyth, aka Biig Piig, is missing the unplanned nights out that the COVID-era has stolen. She's staying mellow about it though, because that's what she does. The singer joins Greg Cochrane to chat about that, no-alcohol ...

  
• 10.24.2020

  Mid series bonus – an all new podcast

  Marking the midway point in series 10 of Midnight Chats, we wanted to share with you the first episode of our new Sweet 16 podcast, fully in the artists' own words as they recall what they remember from that pivotal...

  
• 10.20.2020

  Ep 98: Femi Koleoso from Ezra Collective

  A podcast to spread some positivity right now, with guest and Ezra Collective band leader Femi Koleoso. Talking to Stuart Stubbs, Femi discusses learning drums from his hero Tony Allen, modelling for Stella McCartney, jazz and his incredible Champions ...

  
• 10.13.2020

  Ep 97: Matt Berninger from The National

  The National’s Matt Berninger loves his family – so much so his first solo album, Serpentine Prison, is dedicated to his dad. It’s produced by the legendary Booker T. Jones and the story goes back to his father’s record collection,...

  
• 10.06.2020

  Ep 96: Phoebe Bridgers

  Speaking from her home LA – after a bungled attempt to record this episode in August – Phoebe Bridgers talks to Stuart Stubbs about her comedian mum, how she'd choose to die, her favourite curse words and other important issues...

  
• 09.29.2020

  Ep 95: Tim Burgess

  Despite everything he achieved with The Charlatans, as a solo musicians and as a flogger of his own coffee range, Tim Burgess has spent 2020 (aka lockdown) transitioning into a full-blown Twitter star, thanks to Tim's Twitter Listening Party, wher...

  
• 09.22.2020

  Ep 94: IDLES

  High quality chat about Joe Wicks, Jamie Cullum and releasing your biggest album in the age of Coronavirus. Idles' Joe Talbot and Mark Bowen talk to Greg Cochrane about the challenging period that birthed 'Ultra Mono', working with Mike ...

  
• 09.15.2020

  Series 10 of Midnight Chat is coming!

  A short announcement about what you can expect from Series 10 of Midnight Chats, and when it starts.

  
• 04.28.2020

  The future of Midnight Chats?

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• 04.23.2020

  Ep 93: Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil

  On stage: bare-chested rock titan. Off stage: gentle, conscientious human being. Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro in conversation with Greg Cochrane on Brit Awards day 2020 about the state of the world, purpose and hope in generation Z. Plus, some...

  
• 04.16.2020

  Ep 92: James Acaster

  Comedian, drummer, podcaster, ex-Spice Girls fan and 2016 music scholar James Acaster talks to Stuart Stubbs about why he became obsessed with that year of music and ended up buying 600 albums from it.Enjoyed listening? You can support our show...

  
• 04.09.2020

  Ep 91: Ed O'Brien, Radiohead

  It's taken Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien 30-odd years to release his debut solo album. He tells Greg Cochrane about how fear, confidence and expectation held him back until now. Recorded at the beginning of 2020 – pre-Coronavirus – the guita...