Jim Salveson rediscovers some of Indie Rock's most iconic albums with the people who helped make them the classic's they are. From Punk to Brit Pop from Rock to Madchester you'll hear the stories behind some of the greatest LPs to ever grace your record collection and be inspired to go back and listen to them again, right through to the hole in the middle.
The interviews in this podcast were recorded for the XS Long Player series on XS Manchester. Where classic albums we're played in full. You can listen live via www.xsmanchetser.co.uk
Circa Waves may have a brand new album out... but this podcast is going retro.
'Death and Love Pt1' is out now but for this episode of the XS Long Player we are going back to 2015 and the release of the debut 'Young Chasers'. We'll hear about the best and weirdest day of the bands life when they got their first radio play, how Kieran went from bedroom rock star to the owner of a Top10 album and also why cup holders are the measure of the bands success!!!
You can remind yourself of exactly how brilliant 'Young Chasers' is here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4a5Kj8QND91bSnXTsLUetM?si=k8BUnOEpQrWbPxBMsjTOWA
And check out the bands new album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZA4Mn83aCyCEa9Cz3UfgK?si=4vK3w070SQSuJeJ4vZmWuw
PLUS, check out Jim Salveson's new show 'Freshly Squeezed: A New Music Podcast' and discover some FUTURE classic albums here: podfollow.com/freshly-squeezed
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12 Dec 2024
Hard Fi 'Stars Of CCTV' with Richard Archer and Steve Kemp
Hard-Fi's Richard Archer and Steve Kemp share the story behind their debut album 'Stars of CCTV', and how producer Wolsey White's influence created their iconic 'crunchy' sound.
14 Nov 2024
Stereo MCs 'Connected' with Rob Birch
"Era-Defining" is one word (well, two words) to describe the album featuring on today's XS Long Player Podcast as Jim goes back to 1992 to talk about Stereo MC's iconic thrid album 'Connected'.
Rob Birch talks about how their work changed with the onset of the 'Sample Wars', being Mercury Music Prize nominated alongside Suede and New Order and what happened after this album was released, why did it take the band a decade to release another record.
You can listen back to the whole of Stereo MCs 'Connected' on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3NRQnGdFznbXtP8u2O4VKB?si=8pP69HtOQ-mg20Jr_n0H2A
And find the latest tour dates for the band here: https://www.stereomcs.com/
Plus, if you want more from this podcast a couple of episodes along a similar genre are...
Jesus Jones 'Doubt' with Mike Edwards: https://pod.fo/e/2092e2
Happy Mondays 'Pills m Thrills and Bellyaches' with Gary Whelan: https://pod.fo/e/cb887
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