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Listening diary

Musicians take us through their week in listening

25 November 2022

  • ‘It’s nice to kind of take me out of my head a little bit’ … The Blessed Madonna.

    The Blessed Madonna’s listening diary: ‘You cannot argue with logic like ‘booty, booty, booty, booty’’

    The DJ-producer looks back on records by Lio, Sworn Virgins and the Pointer Sisters that cued ‘legitimate chaos’ on the dancefloor and wind-down tunes by Big Audio Dynamite and the Korgis

18 November 2022

  • Lydia Lunch

    Lydia Lunch’s listening diary: ‘Lose Yourself by Eminem – and now I’m feeling a bit frisky’

    The no wave icon takes us through a bourbon- and coffee-fuelled night featuring Harry Nilsson, the Rolling Stones and some old-school soul

11 November 2022

  • Helena Hauff.

    Helena Hauff’s listening diary: ‘I feel so grown up listening to jazz while cooking’

    The Hamburg-based techno doyenne takes us through a few days of listening, from a surprise Depeche Mode song to funky, energetic electro

4 November 2022

  • ‘I’m not naturally led to guitar music at the moment, but you kind of have to listen back to the classics’ … Mount Kimbie’s Kai Campos (L) and Dom Maker (R)

    Dom Maker of Mount Kimbie’s listening diary: ‘I honestly think Liv.e is the next Beyoncé’

    One half of the London/Los Angeles duo takes us through his week in listening, which features Joy Division and an inspiringly ‘mean’ rap song

31 October 2022

  • ‘The harvest video game ahas a remarkably good soundtrack’ … (L-R) Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark of Junior Boys.

    Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys’ listening diary: ‘I’ve played Steely Dan once a day since I was 12’

    The Canadian electronic musician shares his week’s listening, which includes a Jewish cantor, a China Crisis demo and recent tracks by Actress, Lady Lykez and Oren Ambarchi

21 October 2022

  • ‘My daughter broadens my horizons’ … Phil Elverum

    Phil Elverum of Mount Eerie’s Listening Diary: ‘Dave Matthews Band? Ouch’

    The Anacortes, Washington-based DIY hero takes us through his week in listening, from a “sexually suggestive” EDM song by Pickle to a Nina Simone record picked out by a jazz-loving child

14 October 2022

  • Bicep.

    Andy Ferguson of Bicep’s listening diary: ‘I tend to let the algorithm start me off down a little wormhole’

    One half of the electronic duo takes us through a weekend’s discoveries, from the Latin American music on Huey Morgan’s 6 Music show to the eclectic soundtracks of Adam Curtis films

30 September 2022

  • ‘My decision to listen to music is always very sporadic and random’ … Brendan Yates of hardcore band Turnstile.

    Brendan Yates of Turnstile’s listening diary: ‘I’ll run to Enya’

    The Baltimore hardcore band’s vocalist takes us through his week in listening, which included everything from a 2000s Björk gem to ‘the ultimate R&B anthem’

28 September 2022

  • ‘Listneing to your voice is like trying to tickle yourself – it doesn’t really work’ … Bill Callahan.

    Bill Callahan’s listening diary: ‘My daughter makes me listen to Harry Styles 20 times in a row’

    The US songwriter guides us through a few days in sounds, from his son’s love of the Hamster Dance to Texas’s local Mexican radio stations and Traxman

26 September 2022

  • ‘The Love Unlimited Orchestra takes me on a journey of all my emotions’ … Laura Lee of Khruangbin.

    Laura Lee of Khruangbin’s listening diary: ‘An Israeli artist singing a bolero in Spanish is an unexpected twist’

    The Houston trio’s bassist takes us through her week in listening as she soundtracks post-tour errands, a friend’s wedding and New York fashion week
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