Since 1989, Teenage Fanclub can be relied upon to make well-written, memorable, and melodic alternative rock. They have survived shoegaze, grunge, Britpop, and a myriad of other styles—a feat they have achieved by simply sticking to their guns. Their eleventh album, Nothing Lasts Forever, sees the Scottish band in a calm, reflective mood. Licking their wounds after a career pausing pandemic, the band have regrouped and made a warm, melancholy and grownup record. The album was recorded at the legendary Rockfield in Monmouth, Wales in August 2022 and some of the wide-open spaces that surround the studio have crept onto the album. Unlike their last album, 2021’s Endless Arcade, which was released in the middle of COVID, the band can actually tour to support it—a process they seem to revel in.
Under the Radar spoke to founder members Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley about Nothing Lasts Forever, aging, death, marital strife, and what they have in common with Miles Davis.
