Transmissions :: Philip Selway (Radiohead)

This week on the show, a conversation with Philip Selway. You might know him best as the drummer of Radiohead, but he’s moved deeper and deeper into the world of songwriting over the last 13 years. His latest is called Strange Dance, and it’s out now on Bella Union. It’s a sweeping and textural listen, envisioned by its creator as something like a “Carole King record meets Daphne Oram.”

Transmissions :: Philip Selway (Radiohead)

We caught up with Phil to dig in. Along the way, we discuss his songwriting approach, explore why he decided to forgo playing drums on this new outing, touch on the side project arrangements enjoyed by Radiohead, the band’s relationship to peers like Portishead, Wilco, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the 20th anniversary of Hail to the Thief, and much more. 

We’ll be back next Wednesday with a mind blowing conversation with Dorothy Moskowitz, who was a member of the pioneering psych combo The United States of America. She’s returned with a new group The United States of Alchemy, and an apocalyptic, vivid album. Subscribe to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions so you don’t miss our talk. This transmission is concluded.

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