John catches up with Bob Vylan and producer Jonny Breakwell to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the ‘Humble As The Sun’.Bob Vylan, a grime and punk rock duo who emerged in 2017. Despite facing resistance for their provocative

TN:134 The Libertines

13 days ago 1h 9m

John catches up with English rock band The Libertines to discuss how they wrote and recorded their latest album ‘All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade’.The Libertines formed in 1997 and shot to fame with their debut album, 'Up the Bracket,' beco

TN:133 Jack Antonoff (Bleachers)

27 days ago 1h 33m

John catches up with producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jack Antonoff of Bleachers to discuss how he wrote, recorded, and produced the band’s latest album ‘Bleachers’.Having grown up performing, song writing, and producing bands

Reissue | TN:16 Alt-J & Charlie Andrew

Mar 13th, 2024 1h 39m

We’ve been having a look back through the Tape Notes archive to bring back some of our favourite early episodes that you may have missed. This selection is our conversation with Alt-J’s Joe and Gus, along with producer Charlie Andrew, recorded

TN:132 Jacob Collier

Mar 1st, 2024 1h 15m

In this episode, John sits down with singer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier, delving into the creative process behind his album ‘Djesse Vol. 4,’ the concluding instalment in his four-part ‘Djesse’ album series.Jacob first shot to fame

TN:131 Declan McKenna

Feb 14th, 2024 1h 37m

John catches up with Declan McKenna to talk about his latest album ‘What Happened To The Beach?’Declan McKenna first saw mainstream success in 2015 following the release of his debut single ‘Brazil’ and winning Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging

Reissue | TN:12 Glass Animals

Jan 31st, 2024 1h 18m

We’ve been having a look back through the Tape Notes archive to bring back some of our favourite early episodes that you may have missed. The first selection is our chat with Dave Bayley (Glass Animals) from summer 2018. EPISODE NOTESJohn v

TN:130 100 gecs

Jan 17th, 2024 1h 16m

John links up with hyper-pop royalty, Laura Les and Dylan Brady, aka 100 gecs, to talk about their latest album ‘10,000 gecs’.100 gecs first broke onto the scene with their debut album ‘1000 gecs’ in 2019. Capturing attention online and among

TN:129 Matthew Herbert

Dec 27th, 2023 1h 42m

John ventures into the depths of Kent to catch up with Matthew Herbert and discuss his latest work ‘The Horse’.Renowned for his innovative sound exploration, Matthew gained recognition under various names, including Doctor Rockit, Wishmountai

TN:128 Fall Out Boy & Neal Avron

Dec 15th, 2023 1h 54m

John links up pop-rock band Fall Out Boy, and producer Neal Avron, to talk about their latest studio album ‘So Much (For) Stardust’. Emerging from Chicago’s hardcore punk scene in the early 2000’s, Fall Out Boy rose to fame with hits includin

TN:127 Bombay Bicycle Club

Nov 29th, 2023 1h 6m

John sits down with indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club to talk about their sixth studio album ‘My Big Day’. Bombay Bicycle Club are a four-piece band from London, that broke onto the indie music scene with their genre defining debut album ‘I

TN:126 Royal Blood

Nov 16th, 2023 1h 19m

In this episode, John is reunited with Mike Kerr of Royal Blood, to talk about how the band wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Back To The Water Below’.Following the success of their fourth number one album, Mike reflects on how their pu

TN:125 FIZZ & Pete Miles

Nov 3rd, 2023 1h 42m

Thanks to Tape It for supporting this episode. Tape It is a recording app designed specifically for musicians and songwriters. Among many of Tape It's incredible features, you can record straight from lock screen, set markers and have complete

TN:124 Olivia Dean & Matt Hales

Oct 25th, 2023 1h 56m

In this episode, John is joined by Olivia Dean and producer Matt Hales to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced Olivia’s Mercury-nominated debut album ‘Messy’.Taking us back to the very start of their story, the pair discuss the in

TN:123 Bakar & Zach Nahome

Oct 4th, 2023 1h 48m

Thanks to Audiomovers for supporting this episode. Their Listento Plugin has been a gamechanger for us and we use it across all of our remote interviews and recordings.To see their full range of plugins, visit audiomovers.com and use the promo

TN:122 James Blake

Sep 26th, 2023 1h 43m

TN:121 Disclosure

Aug 29th, 2023 2h 2m

TN:120 The Japanese House, Chloe Kraemer & George Daniel

Aug 16th, 2023 1h 36m

TN:119 Blur & James Ford

Aug 4th, 2023 1h 27m

In this episode, John is joined by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and producer James Ford, to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.With Damon’s initial demos to hand, the pair give us a guided tour of

TN:118 Ben Howard and Bullion

Jul 11th, 2023 1h 32m

In this episode, John is joined by Ben Howard and producer Nathan Jenkins aka Bullion, to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced Ben’s latest album ‘Is It?’.Looking back on their time together, Ben and Nathan talk us through their c

TN:117 YUNGBLUD & Mati Schwartz

Jun 26th, 2023 1h 44m

In this episode, John joins Dom Harrison, a.k.a. YUNGBLUD and producer Mati Schwartz to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced Dom’s debut album, ‘21st Century Liability’.Digging into the very first tracks that the pair worked on to

TN:116 Sub Focus

Jun 21st, 2023 1h 48m

Get 50GB of DAW project storage with our sponsor Aux: https://aux.app/tapenotes In this episode, John joins Nick Douwma, a.k.a. Sub Focus, to talk about how he wrote, recorded, and produced his latest album 'Evolve'.Unable to stop John from

TN:115 Temps (James Acaster)

Jun 5th, 2023 1h 44m

In this episode, John catches up with the mastermind behind Temps, James Acaster, at Strongroom Studios, to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘PARTY GATOR PURGATORY’.Reflecting on the genesis of Temps, James talks us th

TN:114 James Ellis Ford

May 10th, 2023 1h 18m

Thanks to Highnote for supporting this episode of Tape Notes.Highnote is the best way to share, store, and discuss your recording projects, a kind of bespoke Dropbox for audio specifically built for communication. Think time-stamped voice comm

TN:113 Diplo (Major Lazer, Sia, Thomas Wesley)

Apr 26th, 2023 1h 21m

In this episode, John links up with Thomas Wesley Pentz, aka Wes aka Diplo, to talk about his work under various guises with Major Lazer, Sia and as Thomas Wesley.With on-going exploration of far reaching and cross-cultural mashups at the cen