Track By Track

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.

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 please do leave us a rating and review.

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 us know what you think to the episode and the album, and if you haven't already please do leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for listening - it's great to be back!

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? 🐈

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?

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!

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.

On this episode from the Patreon vaults we're re-rewinding back a couple of years to September 2021, when we got our overalls on and entered the garage scene to celebrate Artful Dodger's hit-filled album, It's All About The Stragglers. Let us know your thoughts on the album and the episode, and to get monthly brand new episodes years before they're available on all podcast platforms (as well as exclusive series, episode voting and much more) join us and support Track By Track on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trackbytrackuk

Surprise! We couldn't not mark the occasion... Pet Shop Boys' long out-of-print mini album Relentless - originally released as part of a special edition of 1993's Very - has been rereleased, and made available on streaming services for the first time. The collection is made up of six experimental lengthy numbers, with a much heavier focus on dance music, and on this episode we're going through them track by track. Let us know your thoughts on the socials @trackbytrackuk

We're continuing our look back over the last half a decade of Track By Track to celebrate 250 album episodes, and so much more. Let us know your thoughts and memories on the socials @trackbytrackuk

It's our fifth birthday, and true to form we're celebrating Pet Shop Boys style. We haven't got many left in the bank now so we hope you enjoy our penultimate PSB album episode, and it's a super sized one at that! This one is celebrating the joy of 'Fundamental'. If that isn't enough this is also our 250th album episode, what a double bubble milestone. Let us know your thoughts and memories and top tracks @trackbytrackuk

To celebrate five years of Track By Track, and the release of our 250th episode, we're looking back over some of our greatest bits. Let us know yours @trackbytrackuk

Somehow, after two brand new Steps albums, last year's #1 Platinum Collection, tours with the band, the War Of The Worlds tour, and endless TV shows including performing on the final of the Great British Sewing Bee (!), Claire Richards doesn't fancy a break just yet. Thank goodness! Her brand new album, Euphoria, sees her covering some of the voices that inspired her, including ABBA, Donna Summer, Babs and Celine. With production from our pal Steve Anderson and guest spots from Andy Bell and Delta Goodrem, this is a huge collection of classic dance tracks given a whole new lease of life, and giving life. We're joined by Claire to go track by track through the album. To hear what she says about the Deluxe Edition tracks (Love Is A Battlefield and Xanadu), get Early Access to future new release album episodes with the artists, catch up with 80+ episodes including new series (and our Steps episode of Further Listening), vote on future episodes, and get more every month, join us on Patreon from less than £4 per month: https://www.patreon.com/trackbytrackuk Let us know what you think to the album and the episode @trackbytrackuk

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 episodes with the artist, join us and support the podcast on Patreon from less than £3.50 per month! https://www.patreon.com/trackbytrackuk

On our last album proper we were joined by Jake Shears to go track by track through his new album, Last Man Dancing, so join us as we head back 17 years to Scissor Sisters' second long player, Ta-Dah, which cemented Jake and the band as music icons. This album was originally released on Patreon in September 2021. To get brand new episodes weekly, exclusive series, Early Access to new album episodes with the artist, voting and access to 80+ Patreon episodes join us and support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/trackbytrackuk

In this special episode we're are sharing our thoughts and experiences from this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Join us to hear about our musical highlights and some of the sights and sounds from Worthy Farm in what was another eventful year at the world’s greatest music and performing arts festival. Let us know your highlights and memories @trackbytrackuk on our socials.

Following his euphoric show at Glastonbury, we're joined by Jake Shears to discuss his second solo album, Last Man Dancing, which is out now and guaranteed to be on of our Albums of 2023! Let us know your thoughts on the episode and the album on the socials @trackbytrackuk Patrons got Early Access & Extra Content for this episode. Join us now from less than £4 per month for this, and access to 80+ exclusive episodes including new series, episode voting and more: https://www.patreon.com/trackbytrackuk

Oh lucky you! Ahead of their upcoming Glastonbury performance, we're sharing our Lightning Seeds: Jollification episode across all podcasting platforms. This one was first released in August 2021 on Patreon, and was the first episode voted for by patrons. 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 episodes with the artist, join us and support the podcast on Patreon from less than £3.50 per month! https://www.patreon.com/trackbytrackuk

Ahead of the Music Of The Spheres World Tour returning to the UK, we bring to you our Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto Track By Track guide. Originally released on Patreon in September 2021, the episode was released to mark 10 years of this epic collection, that features some of the biggest tracks from their live show. Let us know what you think to the album and the episode @trackbytrackuk

As has now become an annual tradition, Will has hand selected 10 of his favourite entries for Dan to give the once over. It's an extra special Eurovision this year, with the contest being held in the UK, so we're even more excited than usual to share this episode with you. Let us know your thoughts on our selection on the socials @trackbytrackuk