Craig Beaton, legendary figure of the Scottish indie music scene and his musical partner Graeme Smillie announced a final musical statement as A Mote Of Dust before the man quite possibly stops music alltogether. We owed it to him, that in this (possibly) last interview he got all the room he needed to explain himself. It became quite an extensive one: Honest to the bone, furious, warm and smart. Just like Craig Beaton's music...
Along with befriended musicians like Julien Baker, Daughter and the Twilight Sad the band revisits its beloved 2008 album 'The Midnight Organ Flight' and also launches a charity to raise awareness for mental health.
There's a reason why you didn't spot the third CHVRCHES record in our recent release recommendations... it's just not very good. 'Love is Dead' lacks of spark, soul and good songs, it appears. NBHAP editor Hannah Fahy tries to narrow down what probably went wrong here.