Mystery Jets performing at TRNSMT 2019 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Idles frontman Joe Talbot and Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien will be among the guests when Mystery Jets launch a new podcast series on the first day of June.
Things Worth Fighting For is aiming to, ‘explore stories of resilience from writers, musicians, comedians and activists who have not only had to overcome adversity but have used their voice to empower others in the fight for social justice’, sitting comfortably along side the virtues which have made the band’s A Billion Heartbeats album one of the stand-out releases of the year so far:
“Opener Screwdriver must be the heaviest thing they’ve done; a sprawling, multi-part rock monster of a song which gives a false impression with a twinkling start,” our review reads.
“As a mission statement, both with lyrical content (‘fight them with love’) and gnarly chords, it’s highly effective. Similarly, the dystopian Petty Drone is riff-heavy but with a more uplifting chorus while Campfire Song, which opens with fast acoustic (which acts as a relief to the multi-layered production that otherwise pervades the album) is explosively uplifting and brings to mind the more gospel moments of Stereophonics’ output (please note, this is not meant as an insult).”
Things Worth Fighting For podcast guests:
Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)
Florence Given (Women Don’t Owe You Pretty)
Josie Naughton (Help Refugees)
Bella Lack (Youth ambassador for the RSPCA and WWF)
Joe Talbot (Idles)
Nikesh Shuklah (The Good Immigrant)
Judy Bolton (Justice 4 Grenfell)
David Tovey (One Festival of Homeless Arts)
Billy Bragg
Lord Alf Dubs
Reni Eddo-Lodge (Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race).
