The Darkness on Sex Robots, '80s Goth Rock, and Guitar Solos

<p>Justin Hawkins of <a href="https://consequence.net/artist/the-darkness/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Darkness</a> sits down with Kyle Meredith for an interview about <a href="https://consequence.net/2021/08/the-darkness-new-song-motorheart-stream/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Motorheart</em></a>, the explosive new album from the British rock band.</p> <p>The lead singer tells us about making sure this wasn’t a pandemic record, the loss of mystique with direct access to artists, and writing as a character with disappointing relationships.&nbsp; In fact, its those relationships that finds the album’s narrator hooking up with a sex robot and singing about Jussy’s Girl, which is and isn’t a nod to the Rick Springfield song.</p> <p>Listen to the full interview in the latest episode of <a href="https://consequence.net/category/kyle-meredith-with/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Kyle Meredith With…</em></a><em>, </em>then make sure to like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.</p> <p>Also, you can follow the&nbsp;<a href="https://consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Consequence Podcast Network</a>&nbsp;for information on all our shows.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>