The Beaten Track

We return with a bumper episode, recapping our favourite albums of 2024 with Louis and Joe's top ten albums list. Ignore the other lists, this really is the only one (well two actually) that matters. Will Charli XCX reign supreme or will there be surprises at the top?

We're back (again) to recap our favourite albums from 2024 so far. Join us as we take you through the best albums month by month, including albums from The Smile, Charli XCX, Adrienne Lenker, and Vampire Weekend.

We're back for our end of year round up. It's the only end of year list that matters, forget the rest. Who will come out on top of Louis and Joe's 2023 list? Will there be fights or will there be harmony? Featuring albums from PJ Harvey, Caroline Polachek, King Gizzard, Lana Del Rey, and Olivia Rodrigo.

This week we talk all things Manchester and the region's significant contribution to music. We focus in on A Certain Ratio's Sextet, a classic experimental album from the early Factory Records era. Contemporaries of Joy Division, this album saw them branch out into a new world music influenced sound. Elsewhere, Joe names his favourite Mancunian, Louis talks about the Verve for too long, and they both disagree on the best pub in Manchester.

We're feeling a little bit of nostalgia as two giants of the old radio rock world have come back with new albums recently. Queens of the Stone Age and the Foo Fighters have both supplied acclaimed new records and Louis and Joe discuss their favourite tracks, the differences between the bands, and some truly terrible song titles. Elsewhere in the episode we discuss our Glastonbury favourites and there's a Pitchfork quiz.

This week we discuss our new website and platform beatentrackpod.com. There's a discussion of what we're listening to at the moment including but not limited to; Wednesday, Model/Actriz, Pet Shop Boys and Queens of the Stone Age. We also touch on Kakashi, an ambient jazz record from Japanese composer Yasuaki Shimizu. Oh and yes, there's a really bad quiz at the end as well.

We're throwing out the rule book. If the Beaten Track has been known for anything it's a maverick attitude and unwillingness to bend to the popular will. Joe and Louis are back to take you through 2023 so far and in the new format we're not just talking one album, but multiple. We take you through our favourites of the year such as Boygenius, Lana Del Rey, Black Country New Road, Caroline Polachek and more. Also discussed is the not very popular Ticketmaster, the potential return of Supergroups, and the little people from Suffolk.

It is an exact science. Don't listen or read any other album round ups. This is the only one that matters. Joe and Louis count down the definitive top ten albums of 2022. Will BCNR top Joe's list two years on the bounce? Will Arctic Monkeys take each of the ten spots available for Louis? Listen to find out..

This week it was a band that both Joe and Louis have great affection for. Canadian Indie Poppers Alvvays followed up their fuzzy and nostalgic debut in 2014 with Antisocialites, released in 2017 it brought more sugary hooks, delightful melodies and wonderfully crafted pop tunes. We talk you through each and every track on this all flawless record and finish off with the Superheroes of BMX.

Industry industry industry. This week we discussed the pioneers of industrial sound Throbbing Gristle and their ironically titled 20 Jazz and Funk Greats. Featuring a classic Beachy Head album cover and some of the most immersive and honest industrial sounds ever recorded. In tribute to the bands use of samples, listen out for the dog barking we cut into this weeks episode...