INTERVIEW: Stephen Street on working with The Smiths, Blur & Joining Bradford

INTERVIEW: Stephen Street on working with The Smiths, Blur & Joining Bradford 2

Stephen Street is a legendary British music producer best known for his work with The Smiths, The Cranberries and Blur. Stephen also collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album Viva Hate following the split of The Smiths.

Thirty years ago a young northern skinhead band named Bradford were handed the baton by Morrissey to blaze a trail in English Indie music after The Smiths’ demise. Stephen Street immediately signed the band to his new label and put out their debut album ‘Shouting Quietly’. Thirty years later the band return to release the follow-up ‘Bright Hours’ and this time Stephen Street has joined the band.

Mark Millar caught up with Stephen to talk about the album, how he got into music production and some of the albums he has worked on in his incredible career.

Watch the interview with Stephen Street BELOW:

‘Bright Hours’ to be released on the 26 February 2021 (on the Foundation II label). The latest single from the album, My Wet Face, is out on all streaming services now.

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Mark Millar is the founder of XS Noize and looks after the daily running of the website as well as hosting interviews for the weekly XS Noize Podcast. Mark's favourite album is Achtung Baby by U2.

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