The 38-year-old Londoner freely dishes on songwriting, label drama, and everyone's expectations! Now 70, you'll also get a taste of what this influential Soft Boy has been up to lately!
Jul 31, 2023Liked by Amy McGrath Hughes, Brad Kyle
I loved reading this interview (and the buff and wax job you added Mr. Kyle)! Perspex Island is probably the most-played RH album of his in my collection of most of them. He's got a lot and a lot of them are quite excellent. I've seen him live at least a half-dozen times (probably 10) and he's one of my favorite performers. It's like going to a music/stand-up comedy show every time.
1991 was, for me, one of those formative years in terms of seeking music to soundtrack my post-college out-on-my-own-in-a-new-city life. And Perspex Island was exactly what I needed to hear.
This also reminds me of when I went to see Jason Lytle, the singer/pianist for Grandaddy, play at a club in San Francisco about 8 years ago. The event, unbeknownst to me, was a fundraiser for a senior dog rescue that I volunteered for. Jason's senior pup has passed several months prior and he wrote a 16-minute suite honoring him, which he played live at the show -- and was a "free" gift for anyone who donated money to the organization.
As you know, I'm a sucker for the dog and cat lovers of the music world! I'm assuming that Robyn, minutes after the interview ended was godsmackedly in love with the new feline fambly member.
Great interview. I love Robyn, but for me Perspex Island was his last consistently great record. (Then again, I also love Globe of Frogs, and was kind of surprised to read his thoughts here on that one!)
I loved reading this interview (and the buff and wax job you added Mr. Kyle)! Perspex Island is probably the most-played RH album of his in my collection of most of them. He's got a lot and a lot of them are quite excellent. I've seen him live at least a half-dozen times (probably 10) and he's one of my favorite performers. It's like going to a music/stand-up comedy show every time.
1991 was, for me, one of those formative years in terms of seeking music to soundtrack my post-college out-on-my-own-in-a-new-city life. And Perspex Island was exactly what I needed to hear.
Don't know why, but reading the interview made me think of the band Grandaddy (who I wrote about in my recent "Family" band piece: https://earworm.substack.com/p/recowmendations-july-2023-6-musical), and their album Just Like the Fambly Cat.
This also reminds me of when I went to see Jason Lytle, the singer/pianist for Grandaddy, play at a club in San Francisco about 8 years ago. The event, unbeknownst to me, was a fundraiser for a senior dog rescue that I volunteered for. Jason's senior pup has passed several months prior and he wrote a 16-minute suite honoring him, which he played live at the show -- and was a "free" gift for anyone who donated money to the organization.
As you know, I'm a sucker for the dog and cat lovers of the music world! I'm assuming that Robyn, minutes after the interview ended was godsmackedly in love with the new feline fambly member.
This is great! So glad there is Robyn Hitchcock!
Great interview. I love Robyn, but for me Perspex Island was his last consistently great record. (Then again, I also love Globe of Frogs, and was kind of surprised to read his thoughts here on that one!)