In this brand new episode, we're celebrating 30 years since the release of this seminal Blur album. Join us as we travel back to the 90's and the rise of Britpop to see what this quartet of fresh faced Londoners did on their make or break third album, and why it still hits all the right notes three decades later ..read more

Welcome to Further Listening, the series where we delve even deeper into the back catalogues of some of our favourite artists. We're kicking things off with the band who inspired the Track By Track podcast and the name of this series... It's Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe AKA Pet Shop Boys. This series was first released as a Patreon exclusive, however we're now sharing the episodes across all podcasting platforms AND we're bringing it bang up to date with some additional choices. Let us know your thoughts on the episode and our picks on the socials @trackbytrackuk - and if you haven't already pl ..read more

We're back with our first episode of 2024! And this year we're doing things a little bit differently. Each month we're going to bring one updated episode previously released on Patreon, one updated episode from our Patreon exclusive series: Further Listening AND at least one brand new episode to all podcasting platforms. This week we're continuing the 50th anniversary celebrations of ABBA's Eurovision win by celebrating the album that started it all. Ring Ring was released a year before Eurovision, before ABBA were known as ABBA, but still features fan favourites and some real oddities. Do let ..read more

Merry Christmas to all our lovely listeners wherever you are and whatever you are doing over the holidays. On a new episode, now available for all, we’re going through the soundtrack to the fabulously festive feature film ‘ Love Actually’ a Yule tide staple for us, expect film chat AND music chat for this seasonal special from us, a previous Patreon exclusive. ? Oh, one more thing - would you like it gift wrapped ..read more

Here we go...our Top 30 songs of 2023. Join us for our epic countdown of favourites in the end of year chart music fans and industry insiders have been waiting for What are you expecting to hear in our list this year ..read more

Join us as we round out the year counting down our top ten albums of 2023. Head over to Patreon and vote for which of these albums you would like us to go through track by track before the end of the year ..read more

Time for another episode from the Patreon vaults, and this one celebrates one of our favourite seconds albums ever! It's synth-pop pioneers a-ha with their moody sophomore collection, Scoundrel Days ..read more

After a decade away Darren Hayes is back. Produced, arranged, composed and performed by Darren, Homosexual is an incredible, experimental, autobiographical album that will have you heading to the dance floor with tears in your eyes and joy in your heart. We're absolutely thrilled to be joined by Darren on this episode, and with detailed insights into all 14 tracks, this is our longest episode ever! Enjoy every second, and let us know your thoughts on the socials @trackbytrackuk ..read more

Here's a special one from the Patreon vaults. As Saint Etienne's debut album, Foxbase Alpha, celebrated its 30th anniversary, we were joined by Pete Wiggs to hear his memories on making the album that started it all. This episode was first released in September 2021 on Patreon, alongside early access to our Saint Etienne - I've Been Trying To Tell You episode, with Pete taking us track by track through their brand new LP. To get your hands on 80+ exclusive episodes including brand new series, and to vote on future episodes and get early access and exclusive content to new release album episode ..read more

It's 20 years since Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes left this world far too soon, so to celebrate her life and her work we're going track by track through TLC's 1999 album, FanMail. This epic collection features the huge hits No Scrubs and Unpretty, as well as 15 (!!) other tracks, most of which were written and produced with Dallas Austin. As always, do let us know your thoughts @trackbytrackuk. And don't forget, you can join us on Patreon for extra episodes, exclusive series, early access, voting and more: https://www.patreon.com/trackbytrackuk ..read more