Battles in the studio at war with music - and not a pair of shorts in sight
Hello listeners, and hello potential listeners, too. (We don't want to be presumptuous.)
This week's Music Weekly podcast features an extended interview with Battles, the New York band behind one of the most stunning, innovative albums of the year. We talk about the making of Mirrored and what it's like being pioneers of math rock, but, inevitably, conversation turns to seven-foot high cymbals, the band's favourite real-life battle and whether it's ever OK to wear shorts to work.
Usual suspects Paul MacInnes and Rosie Swash are joined in the pod by the Observer's chief music critic Kitty Empire, on hand to offer opinions on the latest singles from Aussie drum'n'bass band Pendulum, Scouse indie kids the Rascals and mainstream grime collective Roll Deep. Roll Deep's new single is called Racist People, and while we didn't like it all that much, its release chimed well with our topic of the day, that being the Morrisey vs immigration vs NME debacle.
Moz's comments were ill-judged and lacked clarity, but were they racist? It's become the subject of a thorny old debate, one in which many are keen to have their voices heard. One question remains: Has anyone actually read the article yet?
Tell us what you think and not just about Mozza but about anything in the show. Are we being being too harsh towards Roll Deep's calls for racial equality? Are we being too harsh about shorts?
Happy listening!
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