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The Art of Longevity Season 12, Episode 3: Turin Brakes - revisited
Season 12 Episode 3
In the intervening four years since Olly Knights first joined me, the band has been on something of a creative roll; two fine albums, a successful ac…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Art of Longevity Season 12, Episode 2: Estelle
Season 12 Episode 2
Estelle is old school. With a modern twist yes, but nonetheless, if this most eclectic of artists leans in any particular direction it is towards ‘cl…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Art of Longevity Season 12, Episode 1: Morcheeba
Season 12 Episode 1
During our live interview with Skye Edwards and Ross Godfrey of Morcheeba, I found myself at one stage scrolling through my notes to find a descripti…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Art of Longevity Season 11, Episode 7: Matt Berninger
Season 11 Episode 7
Light, fire, water, fruit, and worms; “just the basics”, are Matt Berninger’s recurring themes, and these emerge again on his second solo album Get S…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Art of Longevity Season 11, Episode 6: Valerie June
Season 11 Episode 6
Valerie June’s journey to what we might call ‘cult stardom’ hasn’t been easy.
“I was cleaning houses while playing bars & clubs at night. And I had a…
1 year ago
The Art of Longevity Season 11, Episode 5: Deacon Blue, with Ricky Ross
Season 11 Episode 5
With the album’s reduced commercial clout and declining role in music consumption, a dilemma crops up for all long-established bands involved in the …
1 year ago
The Art of Longevity Season 11, Episode 4: My Morning Jacket, with Jim James
A new album release by your favourite band is an important event. Thank god for this. A new album is a reprieve, an escape, a comfort and a joy. Of c…
1 year ago
The Art of Longevity Season 11, Episode 3: Tindersticks
Season 11 Episode 3
Great bands and great records shouldn't come down to a competition, but by way of bringing it to your attention, Tindersticks’ Soft Tissue was my cho…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Art of Longevity Season 11, Episode 2: Doves
Season 11 Episode 2
Doves have yet to have a big 'moment', but in the music business of 2025, those moments no longer even exist. Instead, bands of ‘modest success’ must…
1 year, 1 month ago
Season 11, Episode 1: The Lumineers
Season 11 Episode 1
If the route to longevity is to be bendable into the music industry’s rules for success, The Lumineers really shouldn’t be here at all. It makes no s…
1 year, 2 months ago