In this edition of POSTBURNOUT.COM Interviews…, James, the mononymous frontman and founder of the Birmingham ambient postpunk group Mutes, talks to us about their tenth anniversary, starting Mutes as a solo bedroom-produced project and then growing it into a full ensemble, their lockdown-penned latest single “Mere Slaughter” and the unfortunate connotations of that title today, their upcoming fourth album, touring Europe, how Mutes compare to James’s other bands, and more.