Norwegian synth rock trio Bingo Crowd have taken 17 years to make their second album Manners. I chatted with their singer Andreas Elvenes to ask what took so long, why Manners are so important and why they have changed their name twice.

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After reading Zoe Hayter's biography you might be left wondering if there's anything she hasn't tried!

A street performer since the age of 13, Zoe was bought her first guitar by Glen Hansard and she hasn't looked back since. She's currently readying herself for a touring theatre show having recently toured her last EP, "RAW" and releasing new single "Je te veux" which combine 2 of her 3 fluent langauges!

We caught up for a chat about everything. I have a feeling we'll be chatting again soon too as it seems there's more songs being prepared...

And follow the ⁠⁠⁠⁠10000 Hours of Indie⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast. I'm speaking to some great artists over the coming weeks and months, so don't miss out!

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Series 1 - Being Independent delves into what it means to be an indie artist, from writing/composing and making an album right through to getting up on stage. I've spoken to 9 independent musical acts about their journey, how they got to where they are now and much more...

For the 9th and final episode in this series, I spoke to Jukio Kallio, formerly Kozilek and Kuabee, a Finnish composer who is best known for creating game soundtracks and electronic music.

The conversation covers writing music to spec, exhaustion, social media addiction and much more, trust me, this one is well worth a listen (as were the other 8 to be fair, maybe you should catch up if you aren't up-to-date!).

Come and give 10000 Hours of Indie a follow via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠your favourite social tools⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. There's some great interviews coming over the next few months.

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