Hello and welcome back to The Good Shizz.

My name is Cait, I’m your host, and this week, Take 5, I’m in conversation with Sam Holmes and Harry Phillips from one of my all-time favourite bands, and I’m really not just saying that, Night Flight.

Night Flight’s music has been a long-time companion of mine, and to sit down with Sam and Harry to talk about their creative process and the making of their latest record, Exit Stage Left, was honestly a bit surreal.

This offering marks a new era for the band in their first collaboration with producer Caradog Jones, and whilst the new record is unmistakably Night Flight, there’s a real broadening of their sound. It feels more dynamic in scope, but it's still rooted in that emotional honesty that’s always defined their music.

Since forming in 2017, Night Flight have carved out an impressively rich body of work, with a consistency and depth that not many independent bands achieve. Their self-titled debut landed in 2018, followed by Songs from Echo Zoo in 2023, and now, Exit Stage Left in 2025.

In the balance of these alubms though, we can’t forget, their White Noise and English Noise EPs, along with their beautifully understated cover of Elliott Smith’s Say Yes, which has gone on to reach over three million streams. Across that catalogue, they’ve built a sound that’s rich, evolving, introspective, intricate, and beautifully assured.

In this episode we talk about all things music, the shifts in their sound, how they write together, the making of the record, and what it means to keep creating after years of growth and change.

For me, this conversation was a genuine highlight; a chance to speak with two musicians who’ve inspired me endlessly. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.