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 Gonna Last? 

Greg Cochrane called up Aaron at his twin brother Bryce's home in France, to talk about his friendship with Vernon, the experience of working with Taylor Swift and The National's first post-pandemic meet up.

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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

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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 graphic novel

https://z2comics.com/products/vince-staples-limbo-beach-graphic-novel-merch

Vince's most watched movie Friday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0gPlm0JpcQ

Gorillaz featuring Vince Staples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBA0PUQCvIA

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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 tough things get and her love for musicals.

Shut Up And Play The Piano trailer

Mermaid Cafe on YouTube

Pussy Mask video

Fuck the Pain Away video

We Don't Play Guitars by Chicks on Speed

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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 Housewives (good) and One Tree Hill (bad), plus whether they’ll be future new music from Boy Genius, the trio she’s part of with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker.

Search your podcast player for past Midnight Chats episode with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker.

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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 in Glasgow in 1995, what actually happens when you get a number 1 record, why Lou Reed would have been nice to them, and the kick-back from their Blur Are Shite T-shirt that rumbles on to this day.

Useful links:

John Lydon's entourage attack Kele Okereke

Stuart's Getting To Know You Loud And Quiet interview

Music:

Washer by Slint

Jimi Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner

Marquee Moon by Television

Street Hassle by Lou Reed

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