Mike Copus get’s a chance to listen to Foals’ latest, eagerly anticipated, long player, before sitting down with the band and talking about its gestation.
Interviews
TLOBF Interview // Retribution Gospel Choir
“Songwriting is humiliating, making records is confusing, and the industry is a joke.” Erik Thompson caught up with Alan Sparhawk to discuss his extensive career to date.
TLOBF Interview // Editors
Several dates into a sold out UK tour and Editors appear, on the outside at least, to be buzzing with confidence, all despite an indifferent media response to their latest album. John Skibeat caught up with bassist Russell Leetch, backstage at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, to find out how the new songs are sounding live.
TLOBF Interview // worriedsboutsatan vs Her Name Is Calla
Her Name Is Calla and Worried About Satan head out on tour together ON SUNDAY! We get some cross-band-interview action going… Today sees Her Name Is Calla interview Worried About Satan with a couple of TLOBF questions thrown in for good measure.
TLOBF Interview // Her Name Is Calla vs worriedaboutsatan
Her Name Is Calla and worriedaboutsatan head out on tour together THIS VERY WEEK… we get some cross-band-interview action going… Today sees worriedaboutsatan interview Her Name Is Calla, with a couple of TLOBF questions thrown in for good measure.
TLOBF Interview // Josiah Wolf
Josiah Wolf talks about the pressures of emerging from behind the drum kit, putting together an album in solitude, and how David Berman helped him rise above the comforts of his speaking voice.
TLOBF Interview :: Cymbals Eat Guitars
Leah Pritchard catches up with Cymbals Eat Guitars halfway through a brief trip to Europe, playing their last series of headlining shows this side of the Atlantic before they wrap up touring for their debut album, Why There Are Mountains, and start serious work on their second in September.
TLOBF Interview :: Field Music
Mathew Parri Thomas managed to steal a rare interview with Peter Brewis to talk about double albums, band identity and the pursuit of commercial success.
TLOBF Interview :: Owen Pallett
In perhaps not one of our classic interviews, Erik Thompson seems to catch Owen Pallett on a “difficult” day…
TLOBF Interview :: The Album Leaf
Matthew Parri Thomas catches up with The Album Leaf’s Jimmy LaValle to talk about being post-rock pioneers, recording as a band, and how their massive world tour is going.
TLOBF Interview :: Bertie Blackman
The Flowerpot in Kentish Town is a cozy little spot, and the place for Bertie Blackman to begin her set of London dates. Danny Wadeson caught up with her.
TLOBF Interview :: Erland & The Carnival
We caught up with Tong to find out a bit more about the project, the stories behind the songs and the low down on their Myspace Goat…
TLOBF Interview :: Coeur De Pirate
Coeur De Pirate is the stage name of 20 year old Montreal pianist and singer Beatrice Martin, before her debut London show Anika Mottershaw had a chat.
TLOBF Interview :: A Place To Bury Strangers
A chat and a beer with A Place to Bury Strangers’ singer Oliver Ackermann, as the storm clouds gather over a chilly Manchester evening.
TLOBF Interview :: Sparky Deathcap
On new EP Tear Jerky, Sparky explores the break-up of a relationship through songs which he plays in front of a screen projecting his cartoons. We caught up with him before his gig supporting Los Campesinos! for a chat.
TLOBF Interview :: First Aid Kit
After several false starts involving faulty alarms, work commitments, and spewing guts up for the best part of 3 days, Catriona Boyle finally got to interview First Aid Kit…
