We’re excited to share the second episode of Unsung, our podcast with Sonos Radio where the world’s greatest artists reveal their heroes who never caught the spotlight.
So far in the series we’ve had Caroline Polachek discussing the lasting influence 1980s British pop band Prefab Sprout had on her work and Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring on 90s alt-rock frontman Mark Sandman.
Today, former Crack Magazine cover star Beabadoobee is in conversation with gal-dem’s Music Editor Tara Joshi speaking about Filipino rock band The Itchyworms whose pop melodies and hypnotic three-part vocal harmonies take her home.
Bea speaks with Tara about monsoon memories, not fitting in and re-connecting with her parents through music. Following the release of her critically acclaimed debut album Fake It Flowers, Bea also talks about the musical signatures and songwriting motifs which she found in The Itchyworms that have influenced her own sound.
Listen to the podcast in the player above and revisit our Beabadoobee cover story here.
Explore the Sonos Sound System Archive here.
The series is produced by Eliza Lomas and mixed by Becky Street. The series leads are Duncan Harrison and Luke Sutton.