Electronic – Getting Away With It | Melancholy in Designer Clothes
Why does Getting Away With It still sound so impossibly sophisticated? In this episode of Low Noise, we explore the debut single by Electronic, the collaboration between Bernard Sumner, Johnny Marr (a...
25 Maj 15min
Baz Luhrmann – EPiC | Elvis in Hypercolour
What keeps Elvis Presley alive in the cultural imagination decades after his death?In this episode we explore EPiC, Baz Luhrmann’s visually dense documentary meditation on Elvis Presley and the machin...
18 Maj 25min
The Shadows | Britain’s Most Influential Forgotten Band
How can one of the most successful bands in British history become almost invisible?In this episode, I explore the story of The Shadows, a group whose distinctive sound helped shape British popular mu...
11 Maj 24min
Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians | The Art of Casual Precision
What does it mean for an album to sound effortless?Released in 1988, Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars by Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians arrived at a moment when polish often equalled intent. And y...
4 Maj 21min
Fill Your Head with Rock | The Album That Captured Rock in Transition
What happens when a record label tries to map the sound of a moment?Originally released in 1970, Fill Your Head With Rock is a double LP sampler that captures a shifting musical landscape, where folk,...
27 Apr 21min
Jonathan Wilson | Sound, Space and Craft
What does it mean to make music that feels both rooted in the past and quietly expansive at the same time? In this episode, we step into the world of Jonathan Wilson, a songwriter, producer, and sonic...
20 Apr 20min
Jóhann Jóhannsson | Systems, Memory and Decay
What does it mean to compose music that feels both ancient and futuristic at the same time?In this episode, we drift into the haunting, textural world of Jóhann Jóhannsson, a composer whose work disso...
13 Apr 23min
