Main content

Loving and hating the studio with Tune-Yards, Haim, Black Pumas and Chicano Batman

Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus is joined by Danielle and Este from Haim, Black Pumas' Eric Burton and Bardo Martinez of Chicano Batman.

An unbelievable line up this week sees Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus ask Danielle and Este from Haim, Black Pumas' Eric Burton and Bardo Martinez of Chicano Batman if they consider the audience when writing, the ways in which their creative process has adapted from when they started out, and how they use the music of the past in their work.

Eric Burton - a singer, songwriter, former busker, and one half of Black Pumas - was discovered whilst performing on the streets of Austin, Texas, by a friend of Grammy-winning artist and producer Adrian Quesada. Bardo Martinez is a Los Angeles-based vocalist, keyboardist, and bandleader of Chicano Batman. They have toured with the likes of Jack White, Alabama Shakes and Portugal The Man. And Haim are one of the biggest pop-rock bands of our time. Their latest album, Women in Music Part III, reflects on the strength of their bond, and personal struggles the three sisters have experienced during the writing process, which they have described as β€œcollective therapy”.

Available now

33 minutes

Image credit

Bardo Martinez (Credit: George Mays), Danielle and Este Haim (Credit: Drew Le Fore Escriva), Merrill Garbus (Credit: Pooneh Ghana) and Eric Burton (Credit: Jackie Lee Young)

Broadcasts

  • Sat 28 Nov 2020 12:06GMT
  • Sun 29 Nov 2020 20:06GMT

Featured in...

Music Life Playlists

Music Life Playlists

Stars from the series give us a fascinating peek into their music collections

Podcast