Ep 142: Mercury Prize 2024, Pt. 2 – A clip of Charli XCX, our Mercury quiz, and is the shortlist any good?
Following on from last week's Mercury Prize predictions episode, Greg and Stu dive into this year's shortlist to see how wrong they were as they cast judgement on which of the nominated records they t...
29 Jul 202440min
Ep 141: Mercury Prize 2024, Pt. 1 – Predictions, who we'd like to see on the list, and what it's like to be a Mercury judge
In two days time (25 July), the short list for the 2024 Mercury Prize will be announced. On this week's show, Stu and Greg discuss who they think will DEFINITELY be on the list, and who they hope will...
22 Jul 202449min
Ep 140: Sleaford Mods on 10 years of Divide & Exit, and one very bleak album launch
As Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods release a 10-year anniversary edition of their breakthrough album Divide & Exit, frontman and lyricist Jason Williamson revisits the album that changed his life, the ti...
15 Jul 202444min
Ep 139: AURORA on this moment of human crises, why fame is sh*t and her music husband Brian Eno
Look around and you’d be forgiven for feeling the world is completely broken in 2024. War. Division. Crises. How did we get here? That’s the fundamental question Norwegian songwriter AURORA explores o...
8 Jul 202435min
Ep 138: Glastonbury 2024 Review! Our verdict on Dua Lipa's headliner debut, SZA's sound shambles and Coldplay's weird alien heads
Stuart got the hot ticket. Greg did not. In the field, and from the sofa at home, Midnight Chats does Glastonbury 2024. Your hosts tackle the biggest talking points from the most famous music festiva...
1 Jul 202445min
Ep 137: Yard Act and Rose Matafeo on meeting at Glastonbury, winks from Rod Stewart and Greg Davies’ Desert Islands Discs
James Smith from Leeds band Yard Act met New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo at Glastonbury festival a couple of years ago when the pair were watching little Simz. Since then, Smith's group has invited ...
24 Jun 202442min
Ep 136: Foals’ Yannis Philippakis on collaborating with icon Tony Allen, his love of gardening and what happens next with Foals
Frontman with one of Britain’s biggest modern rock bands, Yannis Philippakis recently launched Yannis & The Yaw – not so much a solo project, more of an experiment in collaboration. Dial back seven ye...
17 Jun 202441min
Ep 135: St. Vincent on her acting debut, an apprenticeship in The Polyphonic Spree and near misses with Steve Albini
Annie Clark has been recording as St. Vincent since 2007, collaborating with David Byrne and Paul McCartney along the way, and proving herself as one of the best guitarists (and songwriters) in the wo...
10 Jun 202439min
