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Erin Lyndal Martin

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Odes To The Moon: Samaris Interviewed

The Icelandic electronic trio talk to Erin Lyndal Martin about poetry, soundpulses and fashionable Christmas trees
News

INTERVIEW: Mirel Wagner

Ahead of two upcoming UK dates, we talk to Mirel Wagner about her recent LP, When The Cellar Children See The Light Of Day
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I’ve Lived Many Lives: Joan Wasser Interviewed

Erin Lyndal Martin talks to Joan Wasser, aka Joan As Police Woman, about songwriting, inspiration and archetypes. Portrait by Shervin Lainez
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Chaos & Symmetry: An Interview With Daniel Bjarnason

With composer Daniel Bjarnason's latest album Over Light Earth released late last year, Erin Lyndal Martin catches up with him to discuss abstract expressionism and conducting orchestras
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Come Walk With Her: M.I.A. Interviewed

With a headline slot just announced at Glastonbury and another planned for Lovebox, Erin Lyndal Martin caught up with Mathangi Arulpragasam to talk about her place in the music industry
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The Art Of The Control Freak: Juana Molina Interviewed

The Argentinian TV star turned singer-songwriter tells Erin Lyndal Martin about the evolution of her sixth album Wed 21
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Heavens Of The World: An Interview With Julia Holter

The LA-based composer/songwriter speaks in-depth to Erin Lyndal Martin about the detailed interweaving of sound, story and atmosphere in her latest album Loud City Song
Things I Have Learned

Amanda Palmer On Mindfulness And Gender

"I'd sooner write a song than buy a gun", Amanda Palmer tells Erin Lyndal Martin
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‘I’m A Walking Bordello!’: Charlemagne Palestine Interviewed

The New York artist/composer sits down for an in-depth interview with Erin Lyndal Martin, to discuss animism and stuffed toys, ringing church bells in '60s New York, sacred musics and trance states
Books

Aiming For Epic: Anne Carson’s Red Doc> Reviewed

Erin Lyndal Martin weighs up the pros and cons of recasting the epic in this latest work from Canadian poet Anne Carson, follow-up to her acclaimed Autobiography of Red
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Shock To Your System: Tegan Of Tegan & Sara Interviewed

As Tegan and Sara Quin release their latest LP, Erin Lyndal Martin speaks to Tegan about a new pop direction, Riot Grrrl, that open letter over Tyler The Creator, and involvement in queer politics
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Realities & Fictions: The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle Interviewed

John Darnielle's The Mountain Goats recently released their latest studio album Transcendental Youth. Erin Lyndal Martin sat with with Darnielle to discuss piano tuning, his pro-choice activism and the tensions between fiction and non-fiction in his work
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We Held Gold Dust In Our Hands: Tori Amos Interviewed

Tori Amos gets deep into her the genesis of her latest album. Erin Lyndal Martin takes notes
Film

“We Were Engulfed By Acid Vapour” – Samsara’s Mark Magidson Interviewed

Erin Lyndal Martin chats to producer Mark Magidson about the final instalment in the wordless, non-narrative movie trilogy he created with director Ron Fricke, ahead of its theatrical release next week
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Thriving in Silence: Laetitia Sadier Interviewed

Ahead of tonight's RTE gig, Laetitia Sadier talks to Erin Lyndal Martin about song writing and collaboration
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Emerging Into Sunshine: Marissa Nadler Interviewed

In the wake of the release of Marissa Nadler's new record The Sister, Erin Lyndal Martin caught up with her to discuss the creation of song worlds and the recurrent themes in her work
Anniversary

Celebrating The 30th Anniversary Of Glassworks By Philip Glass

Erin Lyndal Martin looks back at a bizarre but successful attempt to combine classical and pop... for the Walkman
Reviews

Julia Holter

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Eleanor Friedberger Chats Last Summer

Firey Furnaces' Eleanor Friedberger's debut solo album Last Summer is due for release in November, so Erin Lyndal Martin spoke to her about how it came together

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