The level head of Adam Bainbridge; a man fully aware of the tricks of the music industry.

Imagine being in a band and constantly being asked how you all met. It’s a reasonable question, but you’d be surprised how many roll their here-we-go-again eyes.

Few bands from the middle of the last decade went on to make a second record, let alone a third. The Maccabees did, outrunning the indie landslide.

Their debut album took a long time coming, but then what did we expect from a band with such a clear vision of how they want to sound?

Daughter of Serge, muse of Beck, guest editor of Vogue, star of art house cinema.

Don’t expect to hear much of Psychic Dancehall after this. They’ve probably broken up already. I think it happened an hour after we me.

As the fate of Sonic Youth hangs in the balance, Lee Ranaldo gears up for his ninth solo album.