Duran Duran - Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)

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 impact the song had on the band's legacy, and discuss some other singles that could have been.It would be remiss of us to not mention there are still 70+ episodes on Patreon that aren't available elsewhere, including Duran Duran's Big Thing. Join Team Track By Track today: https://www.patreon.com/c/trackbytrackukEnjoy the episode and let us know what you think with a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or a comment on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 featuring the cream of the pop song crop blew us away, becoming one of our Albums Of 2025. We haven't stopped playing it or talking about it since its release, so we just had to give it the Track By Track treatment.Let us know what you think to the album and the episode @trackbytrackuk over on Insta or [email protected] on electronic-mail.And if you've enjoyed the episode, please do confess and give us a rating and review. More episodes coming soon... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 ask about Steps, Sophie EB et al.Also, a HUGE thanks to Barry - one of the co-writers of the legendary Pop Idol theme tune - for adding some magic to our very own theme.Let us know your thoughts on the album, the episode and more @trackbytrackuk on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Listening, so on this episode we're covering the rest of the Snow Queen Edition, as well as the four new tracks released this year!As always do let us know your thoughts on Kylie, Kylie Christmas, Fully Wrapped, XMAS and whatever else you fancy really @trackbytrackuk on Instagram.We hope you have the merriest of Kylie Christmases and the most Minogue New Year. Thanks for welcoming us back so quickly - we're looking forward to sharing new episodes with you in 2026! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 months? Let us know in the episode comments on Spotify, or on Instagram @trackbytrackuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Let us know your thoughts on Instagram @trackbytrackukIf this has got you in the mood check out (or revisit) our XMAS episodes on Cher, Erasure, The Killers, Phil Spector, Love Actually, Girls Aloud and, of course, Mariah Carey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.And we'll be back very soon... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 episode, the album and the girls @trackbytrackuk on Instagram and Threads, or [email protected] if you want to get into the detail.If you've enjoyed the episode please do leave us a five star review and a comment on your podcast platform of choice.Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 @trackbytrackuk on Instagram or Threads, or ping us an email at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.