Sunflower Bean on Working With the Manic Street Preachers, Fashion and the Role of TikTok in Music

This week’s episode of SPIN Provides Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps sat down with just one of our beloved indie rock bands: Sunflower Bean. In his dialogue with singer Julia Cumming [who makes her second appearance on the show] and guitarist Nick Kivlen, they talk about the band’s origins, such as Cumming’s beginnings in the anti-people scene. The duo also discusses whether or not TikTok is hurting new music, trend, and the creating of the band’s new album, Headful of Sugar.
Given that it started in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has showcased several of the most important voices and personalities in new music, such as distinctive interviews with Purple Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Shepard Fairey, Courtney Adore, Dove Cameron, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Perry Farrell and many, numerous more.
On the very last episode, Lipps sat down with The Lumineers‘ Wesley Schultz. In their conversation, the singer/guitarist traced the band’s origins, sharing how they arrived up with the band’s title, how taking part in the open mic circuit direct to their discovery and what it’s like to open up for artists like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and U2.
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