Podcasts by Monocle Radio: The Sessions at Midori House
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Nick Heyward from 2023-12-13T18:38:39.781578
The former frontman of 1980s pop group Haircut 100, Nick Heyward, has a new solo album. He plays a few tracks from ‘Woodland Echoes’.
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Bruno Major from 2023-12-13T18:38:39.777062
British singer-songwriter Bruno Major has just released an album called ‘A Song For Every Moon’ – a collection of songs that he put out month by month over a year. He plays us a few tracks from it ...
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The Monocle Mixtape: 2017 stars from 2023-12-13T18:38:39.765062
We revisit some of the biggest names to have graced the Midori House studios in 2017, including Soft Cell singer Marc Almond, Grammy award-winner Jason Isbell, folk-rock singer Martha Wainwright an...
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Khruangbin from 2023-12-13T18:38:39.734526
Listen to some Thai funk via Texas as we revisit our 2015 session with Khruangbin.
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Sessions moves house from 2023-12-13T18:38:39.713162
‘Sessions at Midori House’ has moved. To continue listening to brilliant live performances recorded in our London studios, subscribe to ‘The Monocle Culture Show’ and watch them drop onto your devi...
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Gregory Porter from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.844442
In this week’s archive session we revisit our 2014 performance from Grammy award-winning American jazz singer, Gregory Porter.
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Paul Kelly from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.797207
We invite one of Australia’s greatest songwriters Paul Kelly into the studio to perform from his latest album ‘Seven Sonnets and a Song’ and talk about his relationship with Shakespeare and the mus...
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Alexis Taylor from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.786768
Hot Chip frontman Alexis Taylor joins us to play tracks from his new album ‘Piano’, which sees him take to the keys in what is perhaps his quietest and most poignant record to date.
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Summer mixtape from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.781916
Listen to our summer mixtape of some of our favourite sessions over the past few years on Monocle 24. Recline on your lounger to the sounds of Texan trio Khruangbin, Icelandic electro-poppers Vök, ...
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Jodie Abacus from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.771914
Tune in for a live session from London soul singer Jodie Abacus. He tells us about his upcoming album and his road to success.
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Chad VanGaalen from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.763649
Canadian musician and artist Chad VanGaalen performs songs from his album ‘Shrink Dust’ in this classic Midori House session.
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Tiny Ruins from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.693975
Back in 2014, New Zealander Tiny Ruins – otherwise known as Hollie Fullbrook – came to Midori House armed with an acoustic guitar to play a beautiful set of songs from her album ‘Brightly Painted O...
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Takuya Kuroda from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.674773
Japanese trumpeter Takuya Kuroda plays a solo set in the Monocle 24 studios from his brilliantly named new album ‘Zigzagger’.
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Hippo Campus from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.590754
US indie four-piece Hippo Campus play tracks from their debut album ‘Landmark’ and discuss the learning process that comes with writing, recording and performing your first LP.
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Jeb Loy Nichols from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.557975
Born in the US but now residing in Wales, Jeb Loy Nichols plays country music with a twist, which might derive from blues, reggae, hip-hop, soul or any number of his influences. This week he plays...
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From the archives: Yael Naïm from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.540156
We give our 2015 session with French-Israeli singer Yael Naïm another spin.
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Saint Etienne from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.499886
Sarah Cracknell, lead singer of Saint Etienne, drops by to perform from the band’s new album ‘Home Counties’ and talks leaving – and returning to – suburbia with Andrew Mueller.
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Colter Wall from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.473624
Saskatchewan singer Colter Wall comes to Midori House to play Canadian country music from his eponymous debut album.
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Juanita Stein from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.462944
Australian singer and frontwoman of Howling Bells, Juanita Stein performs from her solo album ‘America’.
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Nerina Pallot from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.455965
Ahead of the release of her upcoming album, ‘Stay Lucky’, British singer Nerina Pallot plays tracks new and old and tells us the highlights of her colourful career to date.
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Courtney Marie Andrews from 2022-03-07T06:52:49.445645
American musician Courtney Marie Andrews is a self-confessed workaholic. The 26-year-old has already written and recorded six albums and isn’t set to slow down anytime soon. She plays live for us i...
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Mélissa Laveaux from 2018-03-24T08:15
Canadian musician Mélissa Laveaux explores her Haitian roots in her new album ‘Radyo Siwèl’ – a collection of covers of old folk songs from her ancestral home. She plays from it in this week’s sess...
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From the archives: Rae Morris from 2018-02-24T08:15
As British singer Rae Morris releases her debut album, ‘Someone Out There’, we revisit the live performance she did for us last October.
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Sam Frankl from 2018-02-17T08:15
British musician Sam Frankl plays us some of his Latin American-inspired pop music.
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Charles Watson from 2018-02-10T08:15
Best known as one half of indie duo Slow Club, Watson drops by to play us some songs from his upcoming debut solo album ‘Now That I’m a River’.
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Yazmin Lacey from 2018-01-20T08:15
Yazmin Lacey is a British jazz singer who has been hotly tipped by the likes of Gilles Peterson. Listen to her live session of songs from her debut EP ‘Black Moon’.
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Soccer Mommy from 2018-01-13T08:15
The 20-year-old Nashville musician Sophie Allison, AKA Soccer Mommy, drops by with her guitar to play us a few tracks from upcoming debut album ‘Clean’.
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The Monocle Mixtape: 2017 favourites from 2017-12-30T08:15
We recap some of our favourite live performances from 2017, by the likes of Noga Erez, Jordan Raeki and Blue Hawaii.
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The Monocle Mixtape: the indie-pop edition from 2017-12-23T08:15
"We relive some of our favourite moments from ‘Sessions at Midori House’ this year, from the likes of Portugal The Man, Hippocampus, Saint Motel and Tennis. "
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Monocle mixtape: Christmas from 2017-12-16T08:15
We revisit some of our favourite festive performances at Midori House over the past few years. Featuring tracks by Hanson, Eves The Behavior and We Have Band.
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Blue Hawaii from 2017-11-25T08:15
Canadian electro duo Blue Hawaii play from their sophomore album ‘Tenderness’ and tell us how relationships have influenced the music they write and their own writing dynamic.
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The Barr Brothers from 2017-11-18T08:15
Andrew Mueller sits down with Brad Barr from The Barr Brothers to discuss the themes behind new album ‘Queens of the Breakers’: nostalgia, youth and lawnmower racing.
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Monocle Mixtape from 2017-11-11T08:15
We take a trip down memory lane and have a listen to some of our favourite performers to have graced the Midori House studios this year. Featuring music by Vampire Weekend bassist Baio, pop sensati...
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Rae Morris from 2017-10-21T08:15
British pop singer Rae Morris tells us about her upcoming second album and plays some new tracks for us.
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Portugal. The Man from 2017-10-14T08:15
The US psych-pop group talk to Holly Fisher about their new album ‘Woodstock’ and what it’s like to work with a Beastie Boy. They also perform three tracks from their LP.
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Marc Almond from 2017-09-23T08:15
The UK synthpop legend and Soft Cell star plays tracks from his new solo album, which pays homage to the songs of the 1960s that inspired him.
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Nick Mulvey from 2017-09-16T08:15
British musician Nick Mulvey joins us in the studio to play from his new album ‘Wake Up Now’ and to talk about the subjects that influenced it.
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Summer mixtape 2017 from 2017-08-26T08:15
We revisit some of our favourite live performances from this year so far. Featuring tracks by indie-pop quartet Saint Motel, Israeli singer-producer Noga Erez, former Smoke City frontwoman Nina Mir...
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My Sad Captains from 2017-08-19T08:15
British band My Sad Captains play from their upcoming album ‘Sun Bridge’ and discuss how a new line-up has influenced their sound.
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Saint Motel from 2017-07-22T08:15
US indie quartet Saint Motel hit the studio to play some tunes from their latest audio-visual album ‘Saintmotelevision’.
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Love X Stereo from 2017-07-15T08:15
Seoul-based electro-pop duo Love X Stereo join Bill Leuty in the studio to play live tracks and discuss their new album, 37A.
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Nina Miranda from 2017-06-24T08:15
British-Brazilian singer and former frontwoman of Smoke City Nina Miranda tells us about her new album ‘Freedom of Movement’ and performs a few new tracks alongside her 1990s hit ‘Underwater Love’.
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Jason Isbell from 2017-06-17T08:15
Grammy-winning country star Jason Isbell joins us in the studio to play from his brand new album ‘The Nashville Sound’.
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The Charlatans from 2017-05-20T08:15
’90s rock and pop favourites The Charlatans are back with a brand new album called ‘Different Days’. Tim Burgess and Mark Collins from the band come into the studio to play from it.
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Purple Ferdinand from 2017-05-13T08:15
UK R&B singer Purple Ferdinand plays from her new EP ‘Rain or Shine’ and talks about making the leap from a big record label to an independent one.
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Weyes Blood from 2017-04-15T08:15
American musician Weyes Blood discusses how the changing world we live in inspired her latest album ‘Front Row Seat To Earth’ and plays live in the studio.
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Katie Melua from 2017-03-25T08:15
Multiplatinum-selling singer Katie Melua joins us in the studio to perform from her most recent album, ‘In Winter’, which she recorded with the Gori Women’s Choir in her home country of Georgia.
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Rose Elinor Dougall from 2017-02-18T08:15
She spent most of the early 2000s in British indie band The Pipettes; since then she's been working with the likes of Mark Ronson and has now launched her solo career. She plays live from new album...
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Andreya Triana from 2017-02-11T08:15
We revisit our 2015 session with the UK singer; she came in to perform off the back of the release of her debut album ‘Giants’.
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Margo Price from 2017-01-28T08:15
Illinois-raised Nashville-based country singer Margo Price plays from her debut album ‘Midwest Farmer’s Daughter’ and talks to Andrew Mueller about trying to make it in the capital of country music...
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Martha Wainwright from 2017-01-14T08:15
The Canadian folk legend joins us in the studio to play from her new album ‘Goodnight City’.
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Sessions: best of 2016 from 2016-12-31T08:15
We recap some of our favourite performances from 2016, including London soul singer Jones, US indie rockers Local Natives, the legendary Ben Harper and much more besides.
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Michael Nau from 2016-12-24T08:15
American folk singer Michael Nau is used to playing in bands such as Cotton Jones and Page France – but now he's going solo. He plays from his beautiful new album 'Mowing'.
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Christmas playlist from 2016-12-17T08:15
We revisit some of our favourite festive performances at Midori House over the past few years. Featuring tracks by Hanson, Eves The Behavior and We Have Band.
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Neil Cowley Trio from 2016-12-10T08:15
Piano virtuoso Neil Cowley swings by Midori House with his keyboard – though minus the rest of the trio – to perform from his new album ‘Spacebound Apes’.
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Julia Jacklin from 2016-11-19T08:15
Julia Jacklin is our favourite singer to hail from the Blue Mountains in Australia. Her debut album ‘Don’t Let the Kids Win’ is an ode to growing up, as she tells Andrew Mueller.
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Billy Bragg and Joe Henry from 2016-11-12T08:15
Songwriters Billy Bragg and Joe Henry have been on a journey along the US’s railroads. Their new album ‘Shine A Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad’, saw them hop on board a tr...
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Mini Monocle mixtape from 2016-10-29T08:15
We present three of our favourite past performances: folk singer Weyes Blood and LA electro-pop artist Elohim both played for us last year, and Colombia’s Bomba Estéreo, who performed at Midori Hou...
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Luke Haines from 2016-10-15T08:15
This week’s session comes from UK musician and songwriter Luke Haines, who plays from his new album ‘Smash the System’ and sits down with Andrew Mueller to discuss it.
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Local Natives from 2016-09-10T08:15
Live music from US indie group Local Natives, who play tracks from their new album ‘Sunlit Youth’.
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End of the Road playlist from 2016-08-27T08:15
In our second festival special we take a look at this year’s End of the Road line-up and delve into the ‘Sessions’ vaults to dig up some of our favourite past performances from the artists on this ...
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Green Man megamix from 2016-08-20T08:15
As the team hits the Green Man festival this weekend, Robert Bound remembers some of his favourite past Midori House sessions by musicians on this year’s line up, including Songhoy Blues, Julia Hol...
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The Divine Comedy from 2016-08-13T08:15
Live music from Neil Hannon, lead singer of spirited pop group the Divine Comedy, who talks to Robert Bound about the band’s first album in six years, ‘Foreverland’.
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Jamie Isaac from 2016-07-30T08:15
Meet the latest producer to catch our attention among the swarm of south London musicians that are putting the area on the musical map. He plays us a set of songs from his debut album ‘Couch Baby’.
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Albin Lee Meldau from 2016-07-23T08:15
A live performance from Swedish singer Albin Lee Meldau, who performs from his latest EP ‘Lovers’.
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Colvin&Earle from 2016-06-25T08:15
Colvin&Earle consists of two acclaimed American musicians: Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle. The duo come to Midori House to discuss how they got together to release their eponymous debut album.
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Jordan Rakei from 2016-06-18T08:15
Jazz and R&B musician Jordan Rakei drops byto play from his debut album ‘Cloak’, the most summery release of 2016 so far.
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The Handsome Family from 2016-06-11T08:15
Husband-and-wife duo Brett and Rennie Sparks are better known as The Handsome Family. You might know them from their 20-year-long career, which has turned out 10 albums, or from their theme tune to...
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Teddy Thompson&Kelly Jones from 2016-05-28T08:15
Acclaimed guitarist Teddy Thompson (son of Richard Thompson) and LA musician Kelly Jones have joined forces to produce ‘Little Windows’, an album of duets. The duo visit Midori House to play us a t...
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Sarah Blasko from 2016-05-21T08:15
Australian singer Sarah Blasko has been making music under various guises since the 1990s. She has performed under her own name since 2002 and in late 2015 she released her fifth album as a solo ar...
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