The James McMahon Music Podcast

Thankyou to everyone who has listened. Spoken to me. Or helped me get a microphone in-front of the people I've spoken to. I appreciate it more than you will ever know. <3 Twitter - @jamesjammcmahon Substack - https://spoook.substack.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Vf_1E1Sza2GUyFNn2zFMA Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/jamesmcmahonmusicpod/

This one is a bit depressing.  Twitter - @jamesjammcmahon Substack - https://spoook.substack.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Vf_1E1Sza2GUyFNn2zFMA Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/jamesmcmahonmusicpod/

Hey, I've been meaning to ask, have you subscribed to Brain Worms yet? Twitter - @jamesjammcmahon Substack - https://spoook.substack.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Vf_1E1Sza2GUyFNn2zFMA Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/jamesmcmahonmusicpod/

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Yeah, I know I said 'record' when I meant 'song' at one point. I've had too much coffee. Twitter - @jamesjammcmahon Substack - https://spoook.substack.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Vf_1E1Sza2GUyFNn2zFMA Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/jamesmcmahonmusicpod/

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Do you know what? I think Nation of Language’s new album, Strange Disciple, is the best record I’ve heard so far this year. You’ll have to take my word for that, the record in full isn’t actually released until September 15th, but if you’re a fan of the Brooklyn based group’s 2020 debut, Introduction, Presence, and their second, A Way Forward, the following year, then you’ll find much to enjoy on their third long player. On this episode I speak to vocalist, guitarist, synthesizer and principal songwriter, Ian Richard Devaney, about the group’s singular vision and why this new record is a more freeform interpretation of it. And we talk a bit about how the internet is making us all mental. And I try to convince Ian to get into fishing. It’s a podcast, and it’s a public service. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWa6UWGjew&t=962s Twitter - @jamesjammcmahon Substack - https://spoook.substack.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Vf_1E1Sza2GUyFNn2zFMA Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/jamesmcmahonmusicpod/

V V Brown is back after what feels like an age away. It’s actually eight years, with little seen or heard of the Northampton born singer since the 2015 release of her third record Glitch. Now back and with a new record, Am I British Yet?, due for release on October 27th, the V V Brown that returns in 2023 is a different kind of Vanessa Brown that what we’ve seen before. Sure, the new record is as melodic and impassioned as anything that has gone pror, as well as being fuelled by groove, sass and the 39 year old’s unwavering love of 90s hip hop. But while V V Brown has always had a voice – one of modern pop’s most remarkable singing voices in fact – on Am I British Yet?, as much a mediation on Black Britishness as a pop record, you might argue that Vanessa has found her voice. I don’t agree with everything she has to say, I think we might get into some of that when we swing around for part two - but I certainly enjoyed talking to her and exploring some of her ideas. And I hope you enjoy listening to it!Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKep9hWc3H0&t=2s Twitter - @jamesjammcmahon Substack - https://spoook.substack.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Vf_1E1Sza2GUyFNn2zFMA Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/jamesmcmahonmusicpod/