He’s the drummer with The Concretes and a purveyor of the finest blend of soul-pop. We meet him in Brighton to discuss the relative merits of Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Zlatan Ibrahimović.
New MusicAuthor John Freeman
The Conflict of Coexistence: Best Fit meets Beach House
John Freeman meets up with Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand of Beach House to find out why the making of their sumptuous new album, Bloom, turned them into murderous vigilantes.
Introducing // Hannah Cohen
Hannah Cohen is a singer-songwriter and model-turned-photographer. She loves football and is about to release one of the most beautiful debuts albums of 2012. The Line of Best Fit catches up with multi-talented San Franciscan.
Introducing // PINS
PINS make noisy, textured pop, mixing Hole, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Beach House into a thrilling concoction. In their very first interview John Freeman finds a band that could become very special, very quickly.
Introducing // Faye
Teen pop sensation-turned-model tries to forge a solo career. Wait. Come back. Faye Hamlin’s debut single, ‘Come To Me’, is actually stunningly good. Best Fit talks to the woman behind the reinvention.
Sent from Outer Space : The Line of Best Fit speaks to Frankie Rose
The Line of Best Fit talks to Frankie Rose about the making of her brilliant new album, Interstellar, the Mexican obsession with Morrissey and why Bon Iver has it easier than Lana Del Rey.
Sounds of my City / Manchester : Now Wave presents…
In the fourth and final part of a series of articles about his hometown, proud Mancunian John Freeman talks to local promoters Now Wave about their role in making Manchester such a wonderful place to experience new music.
Sounds of my City / Manchester : Introducing Patterns
In the third part of a series of articles about his hometown, proud Mancunian John Freeman talks to local favourites Patterns about how a community spirit has helped create the current buoyant music scene within the city.
Sounds of my City / Manchester : Manchester’s Best Venues
In the second part of a series of articles about his hometown, proud Mancunian John Freeman highlights The Deaf Institute and Islington Mill as two shining examples of why, when it comes to watching live music, his fellow citizens have never had it so good.
Introducing // Keaton Henson…in pictures
John Freeman puts some questions to London-based singer-songwriter Keaton Henson. Keaton draws the answers. The results confirm that a picture does, indeed, speak a thousand words.
Sounds of my City / Manchester : Introducing Ghost Outfit
In the first part of a series of articles about his hometown, proud Mancunian John Freeman talks to local noiseniks Ghost Outfit about making music in a city defined by its musical heritage.
Introducing // Milagres
John Freeman met up with Kyle Wilson of Brooklyn-based Milagres to find out how a month-long mountaineering expedition inspired their excellent new album, Glowing Mouth. However, he forgot to ask about his favourite chocolate-based snack.
