Sean MacLeod is a Dublin-born musician blending indie pop and alternative rock with philosophical themes. He was a former and founding member of the Dublin based band Cisco and now purveys shimmering pop tunes blended with some avant garde microtonal sounds.

We discuss his new album That's When The Earth Becomes A Star and get a sneak preview of music from his already written next album Magic.

⁠Sean MacLeod on Bandcamp⁠

Sean's books on Amazon

Songs played

Light Up The Sun

Who Unchained the Earth from the Sun

Don't Let Life Pass You By

One of the charms of running a podcast is that when you love a band, you can have a chat with them. And so, in this episode we talk to Zena, Scott and Will from Portsmouth post punk four piece Noise Factory United.

They have recently released their debut EP Visions from the frontier and we discuss the influences, feminist icons, gripes, politics and music which have helped to shape this wonderful record.

Noise Factory United Bandcamp

Noise Factory United Instagram

Norm Archer on Bandcamp (Will's other band)

Olympe de Gouges (Quickest blade inspo)

London Hammer story

Jesse Bloodgood is an independent songwriter from New York state whose authentic art is recognised for its earnest vocals and real, relatable emotional depth.

We chat to him about his new EP 'Wishful Thinker' and he opens up with honesty about hard-to-talk about themes as we work though each track on the EP. This raises issues such as self-reflection, anxiety, depression, and other topics of vulnerability and aspiration for growth.

As well as Jesse's music we talk about his experience of being an independent artist, self-promoting, crowdfunding his recording with Plaid Dog studio, the intriguing premise of Porchfest and the vast geographical distances involved in following music in the US.

Jesse Bloodgood Bandcamp

Porchfest

Plaid Dog Studio