For the last 5 years, London band Black Midi have pushed experimental rock music to new and thrilling places, inspired as much by jazz fusion as math rock and no wave. But last month, quite unexpectedly, the trio split up. It was meant to be kept a secret, until singer and frontman Geordie Greep announced the news on Instagram. One week later, he announced his debut solo album, boldly titled The New Sound (out this month via Rough Trade Records).

Stu visited Geordie at his home shortly after these two bits of indie-shaking news broke, to discuss the end of the Black Midi and the start of Greep’s solo career, as well as his time at the prestigious Brit School, and what makes Angels by Robbie Williams actually a very good pop song.

Also on this week’s show, Greg and Stu pick apart the week’s headlines, lament being so rubbish at predicting who would win the Mercury Prize, and count down the greatest award show speeches of all time.

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