Music Now podcast: Matthew Hickman of Brownbear on songwriting and ambitious gigs
On the latest episode of our music interview podcast, we catch up with Matthew Hickman, frontman of indie-soul outfit Brownbear
Music Now is our Scottish music interview podcast; in each episode we chat to one of our favourite Scottish musicians about their songwriting, the stories behind their sound, and their approach to music.
For our latest episode, we sat down with Matthew Hickman, frontman for indie-soul outfit Brownbear, ahead of a couple of extremely exciting gigs for the band. They play AMPLIFI at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh on Fri 27 Mar with a full band and string ensemble. Somewhat incredibly, it's set to be the first time an all-Black and POC ensemble have performed at the historic venue. As if that wasn't enough, Brownbear then play their first two albums – What Is Home? and Demons – in full at Saint Luke's in Glasgow on Sat 6 Jun.
We chat about the preparations for the two gigs on this episode of Music Now, as well as Matt's approach to songwriting and his criteria for what makes a good song, as well as the slightly unexpected influence of Biffy Clyro and Kerrang! on his sound. Listen to the episode in the player below, or via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube.
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