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John Freeman

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Toronto Noise: An Interview With Dilly Dally

Half of Dilly Dally, founders Katie Monks and Liz Ball, meet up with John Freeman in their hometown of Toronto to tell him about their excellent debut album, Sore, and the city's burgeoning industrial punk-pop scene
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Northern Uproar: An Interview With Autobahn

John Freeman meets up with the Leeds-based post-punks to find out why a dark sense of humour, dry ice and finding a nice spot to depart this mortal coil are at the heart of their debut album, Dissemble
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Ghost Songs: An Interview With Sea Lion

The Gothenburg-based singer-songwriter tells John Freeman why the creation of the spectral, highly intimate songs on her exquisite debut album Desolate Stars was driven out of a desire to feel "grounded and present"
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Fun Replacing Fear: An Interview With Ane Brun

The Norwegian musician – who has the autoimmune disorder lupus - talks to John Freeman about how finally coming to terms with the illness after 15 years inspired her glorious new album, When I’m Free
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Science And Limitation: An Interview With Nap Eyes

Canadian scientist-cum-singer-songwriter Nigel Chapman tells John Freeman how Nap Eyes' debut album Whine Of The Mystic was honed by self-limitation and inspired by an 11th-century wine-loving Persian astronomer
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Dirty Trash Talk: An Interview With Cruising

With their debut EP imminent, John Freeman meets up with the all-Ireland indie supergroup to discuss Al Pacino movies, Venn diagrams and writing songs in 20 minutes. Plus, hear new track You Made Me Do That
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Style And Substance: An Interview With PINS

John Freeman meets up with two-fifths of PINS to find out how their storming new album Wild Nights was birthed in the desert and inspired by the bond of friendship
Baker's Dozen

Rubber Rings: Johnny Marr’s Favourite Albums

As he embarks on a world tour, Johnny Marr talks to John Freeman about how his 13 favourite albums have provided career-spanning inspiration for everything from The Smiths to his latest solo record, Playland
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Anger Management: Du Blonde Interviewed

Beth Jeans Houghton has left behind her old persona for new project Du Blonde. She tells John Freeman why it allowed her to "explode" on her incendiary new album Welcome Back To Milk
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A Healthy Slice Of F**k Off: An Interview With ILL

Ahead of their forthcoming Manchester show, John Freeman meets up with ILL for a nourishing dose of post-punk medicine
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Sea Food: An Interview With Nadine Shah

John Freeman takes a trip to the seaside to eat ice cream and talk to Nadine Shah about her spellbinding second album, Fast Food. All pictures courtesy of Kingsley Chapman
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Ewe Two: Another Interview With Stealing Sheep

Liverpool-based trio Stealing Sheep tell John Freeman how the glistening electronic pop of second album, Not Real, was all about making their "Sheepiness easier to understand"
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Homage Not Fromage: Jimmy Somerville Interview

Jimmy Somerville talks to John Freeman about how a lifelong love of disco inspired his glittering new solo album, Homage
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XXX Words: An Interview With Dutch Uncles

With the release of a saucy fourth album O Shudder, Dutch Uncles' lyricist Duncan Wallis talks to John Freeman about the joys of writing lyrics about sex
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The Homecoming King: An Interview With BC Camplight

On the release of his third album, How To Die In The North, BC Camplight's Brian Christinzio tells John Freeman how an encounter with a fan on Facebook resulted in a plane ticket to Manchester and saved him from a life of "self-sabotage"

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Breath Of The Inuit: Tanya Tagaq Interviewed

Canadian throat singer Tanya Tagaq talks to John Freeman about her extraordinary new album Animism and why she would tell Paul McCartney to "fuck right off"

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The Sound Of Silence: An Interview With Love Inks

Ahead of their UK tour, Austin's Love Inks talk to John Freeman about "creating a wall of sound utilising silence" on their third album, Exi
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Finding The Point: An Interview With Jane Weaver

Ahead of a short UK tour, Jane Weaver tells John Freeman how her stellar sixth solo album, The Silver Globe, was inspired by a Polish sci-fi movie and her desire to remove self-imposed shackles, resulting in the finest record of her 20-year career
Baker's Dozen

Playing For Keeps: Cate Le Bon’s Favourite Albums

With her UK tour just started, singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon tells John Freeman about how an attitude of playfulness runs through her 13 top LPs
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By Process Of Iteration: An Interview With Kiran Leonard

John Freeman meets up with the prodigiously talented Kiran Leonard to talk about the next two follow-up albums to debut Bowler Hat Soup and the continual quest to define his sound
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The Voice Of Minimalism: An Interview With To Rococo Rot

Robert Lippok of German post-rock stalwarts To Rococo Rot talks to John Freeman about unlocking the band's voice on their eighth album, Instrument
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Better Off Together: An Interview With All We Are

Ahead of their performance at Field Day, John Freeman talks to the Liverpool-based trio about new single 'Feel Safe' and finds out what happened when Paul McCartney was informed he wasn't their "favourite Beatle"
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Laurel Jam: An Interview With Jonathan Wilson

Ahead of his Village Underground show, American singer-songwriter and producer Jonathan Wilson talks to John Freeman about the creation of "a degree of excellence" on his latest album Fanfare while updating the legacy of his beloved Laurel Canyon
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Tension & Release: An Interview With Karin Park

Sweden's Karin Park tells John Freeman about Motörhead-inspired new single 'Look What You've Done' and discovering music through a religious upbringing
Anniversary

So Much More Than Anything: The Cure’s Disintegration 30 Years On

John Freeman looks back at The Cure's masterpiece - 72 minutes of magnificent self-flagellation, fuelled by Robert Smith's fear of entering his fourth decade.
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A Quest For Perfect Pop: The Drink Interviewed

With their third EP released this week, Dearbhla Minogue of London three-piece The Drink tells John Freeman why her band are dedicated to the art of making "mad" guitar pop
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The Sea, The Sea: An Interview With Liz Green

Manchester-based folk singer Liz Green tells John Freeman how her new album Haul Away was inspired by the ocean and recorded while trying to avoid eye contact with a Grammy

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A Sliver Of Hope: An Interview With Willy Vlautin

Richmond Fontaine frontman Willy Vlautin talks to John Freeman about his new music project, The Delines, and why latest new novel The Free almost put him "in a sanitarium". We also have an exclusive stream of Colfax, the new Delines album
Baker's Dozen

Soul Searching: Lisa Stansfield’s Favourite Albums

With the release of her first album in ten years, Lisa Stansfield talks to John Freeman about 13 albums that each occupies a little piece of her heart.

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Fears Faced: School Of Language’s David Brewis Interviewed

Field Music's David Brewis chats to John Freeman about how the new album for his School Of Language solo project was inspired by "weirdness and anxiety" and Justin Timberlake

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Living With The White Cube: An Interview With EMA

Erika Anderson tells John Freeman about the "taboo" themes on her new album, The Future's Void, and just why she came close to quitting her EMA project
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Sounds From A Ghost Town: An Interview With Hauschka

Volker Bertelmann tells John Freeman how the extraordinary new Hauschka album Abandoned City was created solely on his prepared piano and inspired by the lonely beauty of ghost towns
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