Track By Track

The sun is in the sky, Oh why, oh why... Yes, we're all sick to death of these ruddy heatwaves, but if you're looking for something to take your mind off the heat then how about a brand new episode of Track By Track? As she tours last year's critically acclaimed West End Girl, we're celebrating 20 years of Lily Allen's debut album, Alright, Still. Expect some classic 06/07 chart chat, Royle Family references, and talk of big dresse...

Happy Confessions II Week to all who celebrate. And how could you not?! It's the biggest celebration since Madonna's Celebration tour, and prior to that everything else she did before that...

We are SO excited to hear the new album and we think a lot of you will be counting down the days too, so to get you in the mood for Madonna's latest studio album join us as well go right back to where it all began with her debut album, Mad...

It's four years since ABBA Voyage premiered (with all four members in attendance) and the pioneering show is still going as strong as ever. To celebrate we thought it was about time for another ABBA episode, so we're starting the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Arrival album a little early. This is the collection that not only features the huge singles Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money, and Knowing Me, Knowing You, but also M...

To celebrate Duran Duran's 1993 self-titled album (more affectionally known as The Wedding Album) being repressed on vinyl for the first time since its original release, we're sharing this episode first released on Patreon three years ago. And as an extra special treat we hear from the legendary Tessa Niles who shares her memories of recording Come Undone with the band.

Elsewhere we discuss Ordinary World and the incredible imp...

Fear not... We have risen. It's been a couple of months since our last release, but following a Holy weekend we just had to confess something: This is our first Louise episode! But what better place to start than what we believe is her best album to date?! It is of course last year's Confessions.

With co-writes from Jon Shave, Karen Poole, MNEK, Hannah Robinson, Wayne Hector, Miranda Cooper and so many more, this album featurin...

We're back with our first episode of 2026, and what a treat we've got for you. Barry Stone is a name we've mentioned many times over the years for his songwriting, producing and remixing credentials, but this week he's finally released his debut album, Such Trying Time, as Belvedere Kane - thirty years after the project was shelved. We're delving into the album, the impressive line up of collaborators, and of course we couldn't not...

It's Christmas! And not only that, it's another Kylie Christmas with Ms. Minogue not only taking Kylie Christmas to #1 (and the Top Ten) for the first time with the Fully Wrapped edition, but also getting this year's Christmas #1 with XMAS!

To celebrate, we've got a real selection box of treats for you here. We've already done the standard edition of Kylie Christmas and chose three of the Snow Queen Edition tracks for Further L...

So here we go, the second half of our Top 20 Tracks Of 2025, AKA our Top 10 of the year. Ten tracks featuring some of our all time favourites, some of our favourite newer artists, and a couple of surprises from some pop legends.

And if that wasn't enough, we're sharing our Top Ten Albums Of 2025 too.

Let us know your thoughts on our choices and what yours are in the comments, on Insta @trackbytrackuk or ping us an email: he...

It's that time of year! "And what a year it's been for pop music, etc." (See also: Every end of year episode we've ever done.)

We're counting down our top tracks of the year, and then some. This time we're delving into 20 - 11 of our favourite songs released in 2025, as well as discussing some of our top books and live shows, and the tracks that didn't quite make our countdown.

But what are your highlights of the last twelve...

It's a Christmas miracle! 2025 is once again a Kylie Christmas, as Ms. Minogue celebrates 10 years of her festive collection with a Fully Wrapped version of the album featuring four brand new songs. We're going to be discussing them and much more on this year's brand new Christmas special, but before then we're becoming the ghosts of Christmas past as we head back to December 2020, when we celebrated five years of Kylie Christmas.

Last week we began our trip down memory lane to celebrate 20 years of Girls Aloud's Chemistry, and we had so much to say that we got kicked out of Track By Track HQ by security before we'd had time to finish ourselves off. So here we are with Part Two, where we discuss the rest of the album, the bonus tracks and some Further Listening.

Let us know your thoughts on the episode and the album @trackbytrackuk on Instagram / Threads.

It's all about the hell of it, and it's all about Girls Aloud's third studio album, Chemistry, this time on Track By Track. And we've got so much to say that we've had to split it in two, lest you get sick of us rabbiting on about the stellar chemistry of Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola, Sarah and Xenomania. ...As if you ever could.

Part Two will be with you next week, but in the meantime let us know your thoughts on the epis...

We said we'd be back if there was good enough reason... And the release of Saint Etienne's final album is reason enough for us. Then add Pete and Sarah from the band to the mix, as well as some words from album contributors Nick Heyward and Erol Alkan, and you have the makings of what is perhaps our most bittersweet episode yet. (Even more than our "final" episode!)

Let us know what you think to the episode and the album @trackb...

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