The Outsider Sound Of Tia Cousins – Interview By John Matthews

Magical musical musings and insightful interview conducted by the marvellous John Matthews. It has been what feels like a very long weekend at Convenanza, the boutique electronic music festival that takes place annually in the beautiful surroundings of a medieval castle in Carcassonne in the South of France, and I’m starting to feel the pace (and my age). Over the past three days I’ve witnessed some amazing live acts and DJs and eaten and drunk to my hearts content, but now it feels as if it’s all catching up with me. The 2025 edition is the 7th time I’ve attended the festival and the Sunday night closing party is usually my least favourite event of the weekend due to tiredness and the inevitable overcrowding in the intimate confines of the open air Le Bar A Vins. I could well do with an early night but there’s a buzz in the air surrounding the appearance of a young female DJ, who is making her Convenanza debut, and I’m intrigued. Fortunately my friends have chanced upon a prime…