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Sean and Neale are joined by Conor O'Brien from Villagers to chat about his incredible new LP 'Fever Dreams'. We chat about ping-pong, songwriting, noise complaints from neighbours, the curse of smartphones, throwing CDs at Nicky Wire and much more!Villagers' 'Fever Dreams' is out on 20th August which you can order here: https://smarturl.it/VillagersFe

We’re joined by Liam Mower - our first Olivier Award winning guest - to chat all things musical theatre and dance. We discuss what it was like starring in Billy Elliot, working with Elton John, stage mishaps, tricky props, his experience of the Royal Ballet School and much more! Grab tickets to Liam's upcoming show 'The Midnight Bell' here: https://new-adventures.n

Sean and Neale discuss misunderstood songs with Aaron and Rich. We carry out some lyrical investigations into the likes of The Stranglers, The Pixies, Boomtown Rats and Tom Jones' 'Delilah'. We also get into what it was like experiencing a Coldplay gig on morphine, Iron Maiden's Boeing 747 and The Beatles' long lost Lord of the Rings film.Check out the song

Singer/Songwriter Matt Maltese joins us (from the back of an Uber) to discuss his forthcoming 3rd album 'Good Morning, It's Now Tomorrow'! We get into the shift in his songwriting, his Canadian heritage and how 'As The World Caves In' became a huge TikTok hit. Watch Matt's video for latest single 'Shoe': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ18q7

Join us for a special DOC WATCH episode where we all watch a music documentary and discuss it. Sean and Neale are joined by day-one MAOT-er Richard to unpack Coldplay's 'A Head Full Of Dreams' documentary by Mat Whitecross. We get into the love and hate for the band, 90s era uni students, band dynamics and try to work out the oblique strategy cards Chris Martin was d

We're thrilled to be joined by artist Gareth Halliday to discuss his work with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds on 'Who Built The Moon?'. Part 2 of our mini DIY series!We get into how he enjoyed success once he returned to the art world 10 years after studying at college, juggling an art career with his day job as a postman and why you're never too old to

We welcome Uwade Akhere to discuss how an Instagram cover of Fleet Foxes’ ‘Mykonos’ landed her a star spot on the group’s fourth LP ‘Shore’ released in 2020.We discuss Uwade’s musical background, what it was like recording with Fleet Foxes in the studio and the stories behind her beautiful original material, ‘The Man Who Sees Tomorrow’ & accompanying piece ‘

We're joined by Gordon Hendricks, one of the world's leading Elvis tribute acts, to discuss how he ended up going from karaoke bars to Stars In Their Eyes to winning the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist competition in Memphis.We get into the psyche of tribute acts, the strict criteria for Elvis competitions and stories from playing with Elvis's original band members suc

We're joined by Chart Analyst James Masterton from Music Week to get deep into chart stories, stats and trends. We talk about Taylor Swift's re-recording strategy, The Killers' historical 10-year run in the UK Top 100 and how the peculiarities of the past year have influenced the charts. We tap into James' deep historical knowledge of the charts which you can en

We chat to journalist / Arctic Monkeys aficionado, Sophie Williams, about the band's most polarising album 'Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino' with a roundtable of those who love the LP and those who are less fond of it. We get into how Tranquility Base has aged over the past 3 years, the live shows of this era, the deep literary and cinematic reference points of the a