Between The Tracks Podcast

In this episode, our first Patreon Special, we’re shifting the focus away from the three of us, and putting that choice to one of you instead. So, at the suggestion of regular listener Adam Chivers, we’ll be looking at the album ‘Black Market Music’, by Placebo.  Released in the year 2000, Placebo entered the studio to record album three with a new sense of confidence and bravado. Sometimes pretty, often menacing, and fuelled by a well stocked medicine bag, ‘Black Market Music’ received wildly varied reviews by the press, and reached number 6 in the UK charts.  Adam claims that this album can quite easily bring him to tears, so let’s see how it effects us.  Thanks for supporting the show. This is Black Market Music by Placebo, suggested by Adam Chivers.  Other topics include: TIME’s Song of the Century, a whole load of drugs, Winston Churchill, and the lyrical stylings of Limp Bizkit. All that and more, on this episode of Between The Tracks.

In this week’s episode, we take a look at the album ‘Full Moon Fever’, the first solo record from Tom Petty.  This album follows a decade of worldwide success while serving as a frontman for his band The Heartbreakers. Born in 1950, Petty grew up in the small university town of Gainesville, Florida, and  turned his attention to music after meeting Elvis Presley on the set of his film, ‘Follow That Dream’.  Sixteen studio albums later, Petty is considered as one of the greatest figures in rock ’n’ roll, and was recognised as such until his passing in 2017. This album frames a very happy time period in my life, and is really fall-off-the-bone kinda stuff, and I look forward to exploring it with the guys. As always, thank you for supporting the show. This is ‘Full Moon Fever’ by Tom Petty.  Other topics include: the supergroup to end all supergroups, Carl puts his reputation on the ‘line’ by revealing a particular childhood hobby, and we announce our first ever Patreon-suggested episode! All that and more, on this episode of Between The Tracks.  For show notes and more, visit https://betweenthetrackspodcast.com

In this week’s episode, we’re going to be listening to ‘Good Woman’, the third studio album by The Staves. Sisters Jessica, Camilla, and Emily Stavely-Taylor began by performing as a folk trio in venues around their hometown of Watford in England, before releasing their first album, ‘Dead & Born & Grown’, in 2012. Their second, ‘If I Was’, followed in 2015, and was a notable move towards a richer palate of instruments and recording techniques.  ‘Good Woman’, released just last month, continues that trajectory. Themes of patriarchy, womanhood, and the failure to communicate punctuate perhaps their most varied and diverse album to date. Thank you, as always, for supporting the show. This is ‘Good Woman’, by The Staves. Other topics include: a real obsession with the phrase ‘sonic landscape’, a missed opportunity with The Staves’ very own sketch show, Chris talks a load of music theory bollocks, and episode eight is now officially known as ‘The One with the Friends Transition Music’. All that and more, on this episode of Between The Tracks.

In this episode, we’ll be taking a look at Lonerism, the second studio album by Tame Impala. Tame Impala is the musical mouthpiece of Australian multi instrumentalist and experimental virtuoso Kevin Parker. After the success of his first album ‘Innerspeaker’, Parker immediately began writing and recording ‘Lonerism’ - a 12 track psychedelic journey into his introverted mind -  where you get to see the world through his eyes, and from his perspective. Arguably a favourite among his ever-growing fan base, Lonerism was released in 2012 to global acclaim, and still stands up as one of the best albums of the decade. I have a lot of love for this album, and I’m looking forward to breaking it down with the guys. This is Lonerism, by Tame Impala - Carl Other topics include: a keyboard on the ceiling, a high-five to the back-of-the-neck, a little hypnosis, and our first ever legitimate answerphone message! All that and more, on this episode of Between The Tracks.

In this weeks episode we are going to be listening to the Self titled Debut album, from Singer Songwriter/ DJ and producer James Blake.  After learning classical piano at an early age Blake’s attention was pulled into the world of electronic music, leading to his first footsteps in the music industry performing DJ sets in clubs around London.  The transition came when Blake started to write his own music, experimenting with fractured R&B beats and his own heavily textured vocal the amalgamation of which is the album we are looking at today.  James Blake his since been nominated for 5 Grammy's and worked alongside some of the industries biggest names.  As always thank you for supporting the show  this is James Blake by James Blake. Join the conversation at https://betweenthetrackspodcast.com Support the show at https://patreon.com/betweenthetracks

In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the album ‘Lianne La Havas’, the self-titled album by British singer-songwriter, Lianne La Havas. Born in London to Jamaican and Greek parents, this album marks the third for La Havas, and a distinct turn for her in terms of creative freedom. Made alongside friends, frequent collaborators, and members of her live band, this record is a personal journey through love, loss, and independence  I’d not heard this album before choosing it for this week’s episode, but its clear now that I’d been sleeping on a modern classic. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.  Thanks for listening and supporting the show. This is ‘Lianne La Havas’, by Lianne La Havas. - @elbunte⠀ Other topics include: A two word greek phrase meaning ‘said only once’, a quick chat with drummer-on-record @dansee28, aphrodisiacs, and Charlie learns about the Guppy fish. All that and more, on this episode of Between The Tracks. http://www.betweenthetrackspodcast.com

In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the album ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ by Wilco. Wilco are an American alt-rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, led by frontman and songwriter Jeff Tweedy. Widely believed to be Wilco’s most popular album to date, ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ suffered a complicated release, costing them two band members, and a record deal in the process. This album opened up a whole world of new music to me, and will go down as one of my favourite albums ever made. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have over the years. Thanks for listening and supporting the show. This is ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’, by Wilco. - @carlnobody Other topics include: Mysterious shortwave radio transmissions, spelling using nautical signal flags, Charlie gets overly excited about a fact that Chris and Carl already know, and we discover some common ground that links our previous albums together. All that and more, on this episode of Between The Tracks Head to www.betweenthetrackspodcast.com for more!

In this episode of 'Between The Tracks' we're looking at the album 'Sign O' The Times' by Prince. Prince Rogers Nelson, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was a singer/songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and director - and widely considered as one of the greatest musicians of all time. 'Sign O' The Times' was the first studio release following the breakup of 'The Revolution' band. Thanks for tuning in, and we hope you enjoy the show, this is 'Sign O The Times' by Prince. Join the conversation at: www.betweenthetrackspodcast.com

In this episode of Between The Tracks we’re looking at the album ‘Mean Everything To Nothing’ by 'Manchester Orchestra’. Manchester Orchestra is an American alternative rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, led by founding member and principal songwriter Andy Hull. Now well into their second decade of existence, they’ve released a handful of EPs and five albums, with ’Mean Everything to Nothing’ being the bands second. I’ve chosen ‘Mean Everything To Nothing’ because the album was given to me by the friend that most shaped my earliest musical influences, at the time bootlegged to CD and shared with me during a music class. Thank you for tuning in, and we hope you enjoy the show. This is ’Mean Everything To Nothing’ by Manchester Orchestra’. - @elbunte Other topics include: the farting corpse of Daniel Radcliffe, Chris’ teenage afro, a look at song writing with David Bazan, and Stretch Armstrong joins the team. All that and more, on this episode of Between The Tracks.

In this episode we talk about the album 'Lush' by 'Snail Mail'. Snail Mail is the musical brainchild of Lindsay Jordan. Born and raised in Baltimore, she’s been releasing music under the 'Snail Mail' banner since 2015. Initially releasing EPs and cassettes, and more recently her debut full-length album, Lush, released through independent record label, Matador Records. Branded as “an indie rock prodigy” by Rolling Stone Magazine, she’s gained a loyal fanbase, and performed hundreds of shows across the globe. I’m personally a big fan of her music and style, which is why I’ve chosen Lush as our topic of conversation today. Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the show. This is Lush, by Snail Mail - @carlnobody Other topics include: Kristen Stewarts acting career, the fragility of Stretch Armstrong, boring number facts from Charlie, and a dancing frontman from Baltimore. All that and more, on this episode of Between The Tracks.