ACPG 152: TV Priest

Anyone Can Play Guitar

Hello and welcome to episode 152 of the ACPG Podcast.

This week Ben is zooming with Nic and Alex of the awesome TV Priest.

They talk about all things TV priest, on stage, off stage, writing, recording and moving to a different country. Listen out of the classic European sirens.

With just a few singles and one gig in a warehouse, they were signed to Sub Pop mid-campaign in 2020 and released their debut album Uppers in the height of a global pandemic, which reaped praise from critics and fans alike for its ‘dystopian doublespeak’’. For TV Priest, it is a follow-up that feels truly, properly them; free of bravado, unnecessary bluster or any audience pressure to commit solely to their original sound.

Dampened by the inability to share it live, singer Charlie Drinkwater found the success of the album both gratifying and bad for his mental health as it felt kind of divorced from reality. As such, My Other People intentionally maintains a strong sense of earth-rooted emotion, taking full advantage of the opportunity to physically connect. He set about crafting lyrics that allowed him to articulate a deeper sense of personal truth, using music as a vessel to communicate with his bandmates about his depleting mental health, at a time where he would call himself unwell.

Thank you to Alex for setting up the interview and to Nic and Alex for their time.