The State Of Things, With Sarah Cracknell
Some of you might not be aware of the work of Sarah Cracknell, the brainy blonde behind the hits of pop boffins Saint Etienne, and the voice of 'The Journey', the song by Mark Brown which samples the opera music off the Lloyds bank advert. But she's been 'the indie Kylie' since before KYLIE was the indie Kylie (and continued after indie Kylie went back to being hotpants Kylie too), and as such has had a unique view of the changing nature of popular music over the last...God, is it 17 years now? Its blimming AGES, I know that...
So, given the chance to talk to Sarah about her sterling work with Mr Brown, what fool would turn down the chance to get her insider view of Where We Are Now And Things? Not THIS fool, that's for sure.
What I Expected: A hard-hitting expose of the evils (and goodnesses) of modern popular music, from a veteran pop-watcher, and someone who is fully aware that liking good pop isn't the same as loving ALL pop...
What I Did Not Expect: How these dance-type songs are credited (I'm sure she doesn't really think she's hard done by, if you're reading this, Mark Brown)..."it sort of makes my skin crawl a bit, makes me feel a little nauseous"...some confusion between Estelle and Adele..."I'm not going on yet until I get my Viennese fingers"...
=======================================
| Windows Media: | Realmedia: |
| Play the interview | Play the interview |
=======================================
Your ChartBlog interviewer was: Fraser McAlpine
Here's the video for 'The Journey' which is out now...
Comments
eastenders was atroshis tonyt i am really disapointed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!