Geordie Greep talks ‘The New Sound’ and Black Midi split: “I would have done it differently”
nme.comGeordie Greep has spoken to NME about the Black Midi split, his new album ‘The New Sound’, and the risks of writing his “bizarre, horrible” love songs.Greep, formerly frontman of experimental rock band Black Midi, released the first song ‘Holy Holy’ from his upcoming solo album ‘The New Sound’ last month (August 20).
He described working on ‘The New Sound’ as “the first time that I was very transparent about the kind of music I like listen to.”“I loved being in Black Midi, but these are songs that lend themselves to playing with different people,” he told NME. “Also, I wanted to start doing something which was more under my own name and try something more versatile. I knew I wanted to it eventually.”The musician announced his solo album just days after revealing the split of Black Midi on an Instagram Live.
Bassist Cameron Picton confirmed the news the next day on X/Twitter, writing: “We’d agreed not to say anything about ‘breaking up’ so I was as blindsided as everyone else last night but maybe in a different way.
I guess sometimes all you can say is lol.”In a further comment to The Quietus, the band’s management said: “After a successful tour including South American dates, they agreed to have a break and do some solo work, with the understanding the Black Midi door [would] be left open.”Speaking to NME about the announcement of the split, Greep admitted that “if I was to do it again, I probably would have done it differently.“But in the moment, it felt very important to me that it should be said.
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