Join Dan Bull and Will Warren as each episode they take a brilliant pop album and go through it track by track, discussing the acts, the songwriting and production, iconic music videos and artwork, and their memories of the release. Let us know your thoughts @trackbytrackuk #trackbytrack Hosts: Dan Bull & Will Warren Artwork: Arran McAskill Theme tune: Thurston Shacklady (2020 — ), Initial Talk (Remix & Additional Production 2023 — ) Steve Rodway (Remix & Additional Production 2022 — 2023), ...
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As we bring Track By Track to a close we wanted to each choose one episode from the Patreon vaults from the artists we love the most. This time it's Dan's choice: New Order's epic compilation, Substance 1987, which brought together the band's singles up until that point - many of which hadn't appeared on an album before.Let us know your thoughts on…
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Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess
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We just had to come back to Kylie in one of our final episodes, and this one is a biggie, the much beloved and creatively different 'Impossible Princess'. Join us for one last jaunt through an iconic Kylie Minogue album, and let us know your thoughts @trackbytrackuk on our socials.By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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Ahead of their musical, Here And Now, opening this week, we're sharing our Steps episode of Further Listening, where we've selected ten of our favourite deep cuts from the pure pop legends who defied the odds and remain one of the country's biggest selling live acts.Let us know your thoughts on the tracks and episode @trackbytrackuk…
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Today, we've got an announcement...By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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To celebrate the release of ABBA: The First Fifty Years, we're sharing ten of our favourite deeper cuts from the icons, including solo tracks, cover versions and more.Let us know your choices and your thoughts on the episode @trackbytrackukBy Dan Bull & Will Warren
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As voted for by you, we're celebrating 35 years of Erasure's fourth studio album, Wild! And it's our third brand new Erasure episode of the year, as we've also been track by track through I Say I Say I Say and The Violet Flame. Head over to Team Track By Track on Patreon to get our Chorus, Snow Globe and Further Listening episodes: https://www.patr…
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Dusty Springfield on Track By Track - legends talking about legends. We're discussing Dusty's 1990 full out pop album 'Reputation' and with a great TBT-appropriate link.By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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Oasis make their Track By Track debut on this episode, and we're starting from the beginning of their career with the album that shot them into the public consciousness, as you'll hear with very good reason. Let us know your Oasis memories, and which album of their we should discuss next @trackbytrackuk and hellotrackbytrack@gmail.com…
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Can you believe it's been three years since we were joined by Mr. Pete Wiggs himself to discuss Saint Etienne's latest studio album, I've Been Trying To Tell You, as well as their debut, Foxbase Alpha? And what an absolute joy he was to talk to. (Dan accidentally says it's been two years on the episode...) To celebrate this momentous occasion we're…
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We said there'd be more Erasure in 2024, and we've kept our 'Promises' (wink wink, nudge nudge). Didn't want to give you any, ahem, 'Reason' to fall out with us. And we'll leave the terrible puns there.This week we're celebrating 10 years of Erasure's The Violet Flame. Their sixteenth studio album saw them return to the Top 20 UK Albums chart for t…
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Surprise! For this epic album we couldn't squeeze it all into one episode (…we talked a lot), so here’s side B of Introspective, and our Further Listening choices.By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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Happy 6th Birthday to us! And here we go with our penultimate track by track dive into a Pet Shop Boys album: the epic, but oh so short, IIntrospective.By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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All this Britpop talk has gotten us heading back into the archives for this new episode. We’re talking about 1996's The It Girl from Sleeper — another band from the nineties out there showing their 'Cool Britannia' credentials, and still out there today.By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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Duran Duran - Seven And The Ragged Tiger
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As voted for by you, for our belated Duran Duran Appreciation Day celebrations we're going track by track through their third studio album, Seven And The Ragged Tiger. And there's much to discuss with this one, including new producers, huge chart positions and some stellar album tracks, despite what the original reviews might have said.Let us know …
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Following their only UK date this year, which we were lucky enough to be in attendance for, we're sharing our New Order episode of Further Listening, where you'll find ten deep cuts from the Manchester music legends.Let us know your thoughts on our picks (and what yours would be) on the socials @trackbytrackuk…
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If only we could turn back time... Well we have in this new episode where we dig deep into the archives for our fun and energetic take on Aqua's debut album, Aquarium. Is it a cheesy hit of dopamine or something more? You decide!By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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Track By Track Meets... Ian Wade (1984: The Year Pop Went Queer)
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We've enjoyed Ian Wade's music musings for many years now, so we were thrilled when he announced his debut book, 1984: The Year Pop Went Queer. On our first bookish episode we're joined by Ian to discuss the book, 1984 (not the novel), and some of the key artists and tracks featured in the book and mammoth playlist that accompanies it.Let us know y…
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Ahead of them headlining Latitude, we're sharing ten of our favourite Duran Duran deep cuts on the latest episode of Further Listening. It's unlikely any of these gems will make the setlist, but we're sure you're going to love them... Maybe you already do?As always do let us know your thoughts @trackbytrackuk or via good old email: hellotrackbytrac…
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In our second new episode this week we’re talking about our favourite male pop duo (who are brothers), SPARKS! This time we’re diving in to their 1979 record, ‘No. 1 in Heaven’ a collaboration for the ages with Giorgio Moroder. If you haven't heard their work before join us to find out why we think they're one of the greats, with a lifetime spannin…
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Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain
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FINALLY, after being asked to feature Prince on the podcast for SO long, we're going track by track through one of his albums - and what an album! Purple Rain is one of those that appears on every 'best album ever' list, and was at #4 on Apple Music's recent Top 100 Albums. So join us as we discuss the album, some iconic singles, stunningly-titled …
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We're headed way back in this episode to early in Kylie's career and discussing Let's Get To It. Her fourth album saw Kylie start to branch away from her signature SAW sound in the first of many glorious reinventions. There is much to enjoy and reminisce about, so join us and let us know your memories @trackbytrackuk & hellotrackbytrack@gmail.com…
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It's Glastonbury week, which means this time last year we were counting down the days until Blondie took to the Pyramid Stage for the first time in 24 years. But on this episode we're celebrating 10 deep cuts that didn't fill the setlist.Let us know your thoughts on the band and our choices on the socials @trackbytrackuk…
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Will Gregory Moog Ensemble - Heat Ray (with Will Gregory)
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On this week's episode we're joined by Will Gregory to discuss the debut album from his Moog Ensemble: Heat Ray. Will takes us track by track through the collection that tells the story of Archimedes' life, and of course there's some Goldfrapp chat too. Let us know what you think to the episode and the album on the socials @trackbytrackuk…
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It's almost time for Glastonbury which means it's almost been a year since Elton John's monumental headline show, performing to one the biggest (if not *the* biggest) crowds the festival has ever seen. To celebrate we're bringing you an updated version of our Too Low For Zero episode, originally released on Patreon last year to celebrate its 40th a…
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We are celebrating The Killers debut album on this brand new episode, as we talk through 'Hot Fuss', the start of a long and successful career for the cream of Las Vegas. The hallmarks were all there from the start including two of their biggest songs to date. What are your memories and thoughts on the album? Let us know @trackbytrackuk…
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On our second episode of Further Listening that we're sharing across all podcasting platforms, we're delving deeper and deeper into the Queen of Pop's back catalogue. Following her record breaking Celebration tour finale, we're discussing ten tracks that aren't greatest hits, but are of course great pop creations. Let us know your thoughts on the s…
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So far we've been track by track through three Erasure albums - The Neon, Chorus and Snow Globe, as well as the ABBA-Esque EP - so we know we've got a lot of catching up to do. This week we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of I Say I Say I Say - Andy Bell and Vince Clarke's sixth studio album, following the release of their first greatest hits c…
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This week we're back with one of our favourite girl groups - Girls Aloud. This time we're talking about their fourth studio album from 2007 'Tangled Up'. As ever we celebrate the five princesses of pop and enjoy some deeper dives into the music scene of the time which will hopefully educate, entertain and stir up some old musical memories from seve…
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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.…
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Further Listening: Pet Shop Boys (2024 Edition)
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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…
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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 …
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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 Patreo…
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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?By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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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!By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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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.By Dan Bull & Will Warren
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Artful Dodger - It's All About The Stragglers
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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 …
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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 …
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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 @trackbytrackukBy Dan Bull & Will Warren
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Pet Shop Boys - Fundamental (5th birthday/250th album episode)
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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 milest…
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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 @trackbytrackukBy Dan Bull & Will Warren
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Claire Richards - Euphoria (with Claire Richards)
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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…
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Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha (with Pete Wiggs)
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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 Y…
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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, ex…
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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 @trackbyt…
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Jake Shears - Last Man Dancing (with Jake Shears)
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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 @trackbytrackukPatrons got Early Access & Extra Content for this episode. Join us now from l…
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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 e…
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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 …
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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…
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Cub Sport - Jesus At The Gay Bar (with Cub Sport)
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Cub Sport's fifth studio album is inspired by 90s dance and 00s garage, and named after a poem by Jay Hulme. AND more importantly, it's full of some incredible bangers. We're joined by Tim and Sam from the Aussie quartet to go track by track through the whole thing.Let us know your thoughts on the band, the album and the episode on the socials @tra…
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Time for another treat from the Patreon vaults, and this time we're going track by track through what many would call Will Young's magnus opus, Echoes.And can you believe this is our first Will Young episode? (And our only one to date...) There are lots of familiar names on this one, including Richard X, Biffco, Fred Falke, Jim Eliot, Mima Stilwell…
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