This week it was wonderful to continue the momentum of the year and share a great conversation I was able to record with Robert Francis while he was in town promoting his new album Heaven with his band The Night Tide. I actually caught up with him in a pub in central London, which turned out to be a great location to have a drink and find out more about him and his music. We talked about his times before in the UK and Europe and how his approach to music has evolved over the years. It’s been a natural progression for him and it was lovely to hear how he has been following a path which is perfectly natural for him after leaving school early and being able to pursue music in his life. He has learned to get in touch with the different facets of his personality and find the musical outlets that resonates with each of them.
We also talked about the different energies between creating the music, recording it and playing it live and connecting with the audience, as well as the trust and camaraderie of a band. Also with the influences of location, such as the recording of Heaven in the beautiful countryside of Washington state, compared to studios in Los Angeles.
Other music I played included those I mentioned in the conversation, Loudon Wainwright and My Morning Jacket, along with London based artist Eileen Quashie who I’m looking forward to catching up with on the show soon.
You can listen to it all again here:
The interview is available for download on my Soundcloud page:
Here is the playlist for 11th March 2014 (Albums in brackets)
1. Fishbone – Behavior Control Technician (The Reality Of My Surroundings – 1991)
2. My Morning Jacket – One Big Holiday (It Still Moves – 2003)
3. Herida – Elias (Ghost Of The Sun – 2012)
4. Foo Fighters – Everlong (The Colour And The Shape – 1997)
5. Malojian – Often Wonder (The Deer’s Cry – 2014)
5. Rilo Kiley – A Better Son-Daughter (The Execution Of All Things – 2002)
6. Robert Francis & The Night Tide – Baby Was The Devil (Heaven – 2014)
7. Robert Francis – One By One (Before Nightfall – 2009)
8. Robert Francis & The Night Tide – Pain (Heaven – 2014)
9. Robert Francis – Junebug (Before Nightfall – 2009)
10. Robert Francis & The Night Tide – See You Around (Heaven – 2014)
11. Loudon Wainwright III – Surviving Twin (Last Man On Earth – 2001)
12. The Black Crowes – Stare It Cold (Shake Your Money Maker – 1990)
13. Eileen Quashie – Come To Me (Mighty Children)
14. Ojos De Brujo – Memorias Perdías (Bari – 2002)
15. Spiritualized – Take Good Care Of It (Pure Phase – 1995)
16. Chihei Hatakeyama – Towards a Tranquil Marsh (Minima Moralia – 2006)