Stereo Embers The Podcast 0084: Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens)

“No Loops For Robert Forster”

It may come as no surprise for fans of Robert Forster, but the singer/songwriter is not a guy who uses laptops and loops when he’s recording. A traditional studio approach works just fine for the Brisbane-born musician and his winning body of work verifies that. The co-founder of the legendary Australian band The Go-Betweens has just put out a new solo album called Inferno and in this interview he talks to Alex about his affection for his home town, his love of the Velvet Underground and how his songwriting pace compared to that of his former Go-Betweens bandmate Grant McLennan. Forster also chats about why his songwriting vaults are empty, recording in Berlin and how he feels about the Go-Betweens’ legacy.