Join Dan & Will as each week they take a brilliant pop album and go through it track by track.
📚 NEW EPISODE 📚
’s 1984: The Year Pop Went Q***r documents some of the key performers and tracks during a pivotal year for the LGBTQ+ community, and is out now!
We’re joined by Ian to discuss the book and some of the standout tracks on our new episode. Listen whenever you get your podcasts — link in bio.
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And the winner is… Seven And The Ragged Tiger 7️⃣🐯
We’re going track by track through the album to celebrate Appreciation Day next month.
Subscribe here, and while you’re waiting get our DD episode of Further Listening — available everywhere now.
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30 YEARS AGO today released Run To The Sun.
The second single from I Say I Say I Say was yet another top ten hit for the duo.
We went track by track through the album earlier this year. Listen wherever you get your podcasts — link in bio.
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34 YEARS AGO today released Only Your Love.
LOVED having this anthem back in the setlist this year. Have you been lucky enough to hear it live?
Get our Bananarama episodes — link in bio.
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23 YEARS AGO today released Soul Sound.
The final single from their debut album, and the last to feature this line up for 12 years, hasn’t been performed live since they reunited. Would you like to see it on the setlist?
Get out Sugababes episodes — link in bio.
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43 YEARS AGO today released Lay All Your Love On Me.
This was one of our highlights of , and we’ve been lucky enough to see it twice! How many times have you seen it so far?
Get our ABBA episodes — link in bio.
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43 YEARS AGO today released Girls On Film.
There have been several versions of the track released, from demos to Night Version and live recordings to remixes from the likes of Tall Paul and Tin Tin Out. Which are your favourites?
Get our DD episodes — link in bio.
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🚨ANOTHER NEW EPISODE 🚨
In our 2nd 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 ‘No1 In Heaven’ a collaboration for the ages with Giorgio Moroder
Listen everywhere now:
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There are just three days until takes to the stage at 🎉 Will you be there?
Get in the mood with our Kylie episodes:
— Let’s Get To It (released on all platforms last week!)
— Impossible Princess*
— Light Years
— Fever
— Body Language*
— X
— Aphrodite
— Disco
— Tension*
— Further Listening*
*Available on Team Track By Track via Patreon for just £3!
Link in bio.
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45 YEARS AGO today released Beat The Clock.
This was a top ten hit in the UK, and the second of three singles released from Nº 1 In Heaven — their produced album — which we’re going track by track through *very* soon.
Make sure you’re subscribed: link in bio.
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💜 NEW EPISODE 💜
We’ve been asked to feature Prince on the podcast for a long, long time, so to celebrate its 40th anniversary we’re going track by track through Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio.
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14 YEARS AGO today released Aphrodite.
Kylie plays next weekend. If you could add one song from this album to the set what would it be?
It’s Get Outta My Way or the title track for us.
Get our Kylie episodes — link in bio.
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31 YEARS AGO today released Pray.
We loved seeing , and perform it live at last year, complete with dance routine, naturally.
Head to our story to relive the day. Get our TT episodes — link in bio. (Everything Changes episode available on Team Track By Track via Patreon).
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There are less than 10 days until returns to Hyde Park for , with guests including and .
Get in the mood with our new episode as we go track by track through her fourth album, Let’s Get To It. And you can find many more Kylie episodes, including FOUR (Impossible Princess, Body Language, Tension and Further Listening) on Team Track By Track on Patreon. Link in bio.
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24 YEARS AGO today released Summer Of Love.
We’re HUGE fans of the original but… A studio version of ’s What The Future Holds tour version would be incredible 🙏🥳 (A Steps 25 Revisited version, if you will.)
Get our Steps episodes — link in bio.
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There are just four days until ’ sold out show. Have you got your tickets?
Get in the mood with our episodes on Life Thru A Lens*, I’ve Been Expecting You* and Rudebox, as well as Take That And Party, Everything Changes* and Progress — link in bio.
*Available on Team Track By Track via Patreon.
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🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨
Kylie - ‘Let’s Get To It’
This week, we’re taking a step back in time, and then some, to Kylie’s fourth studio album from 1991.
Listen everywhere now:
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LOVED ’s Glastonbury set and cannot wait to see her live at this weekend, BUT… Can we please add these two bops to the setlist?
Thank you baby! (For makin’ those changes so soon.)
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20 YEARS AGO today released The Show.
This was the lead single from their second album, What Will The Neighbours Say?
And it sounds just as good as it ever did in The Girls Aloud Show. Was this one of your highlights?
Get our Girls Aloud episodes — link in bio.
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TONIGHT kick off the first of five nights at . Will you be there?
Get in the mood with our episodes going track by track through Sound Of The Underground, What Will The Neighbours Say, Tangled Up and Out Of Control — link in bio.
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📣 NEW EPISODE 📣
We’re joined by Will Gregory to go track by track through Heat Ray — the debut album from Ensemble, inspired by the works of Archimedes. And of course, we had to have a little chat about too.
Available everywhere now. Link in bio.
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🌼NEW MUSIC ALERT🌼
We’re keeping tabs on our favourite new music of the year and adding it to a rolling playlist for YOU!
New additions this month include & tonnes more.
Listen:
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Heat Ray — the debut album from Ensemble — is out today!
And we’re thrilled to share that we’re joined by Will on next week’s episode to go track by track through the album.
Subscribe (and catch up with our episodes) — link in bio.
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🌟 NEW EPISODE 🌟
month is upon us, so we’re celebrating ’s historical headline set from last year on this week’s episode, as we go track by track through his 1984 album, Too Low For Zero.
Available everywhere now — link in bio.
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On our latest episode we’re celebrating 20 YEARS of ’ seminal debut album, Hot Fuss, ahead of their upcoming UK tour dates.
What are your memories of the album?
Get the episode wherever you get your podcasts — link in bio.
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🕺 NEW EPISODE 🎸
Who fancies a brand new episode?
This week, we’re talking about The Killers and their debut album ‘Hot Fuss’. What a belter of a debut album from the cream of Las Vegas, join us as we go all in and get hot & fusstered…
Listen everywhere now:
▶️ http://linktr.ee/trackbytrackuk
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Happy birthday to TBT co-CEO and archbishop of banterbury, our Dan 🎂
🩷 looks set to score his first Top 20 entry with his fifth studio album, Enjoy Youth. Have you got your copy yet? If not it’s your last chance to make a huge difference to a fully independent popstar!
💜 The album is a joyous electro-pop collection and features writing and production from Track By Track favourites , and ’ , as well as guest appearances including the legendary .
💛 We’ve been track by track through Life Is Easy and Fun City (with BLBL), AND Rod contributed to two of our anniversary episodes celebrating two of his huge inspirations: ABBA (Super Trouper) and Pet Shop Boys (Behaviour). Got them all wherever you get your podcasts (but first, stream and buy Enjoy Youth for the next two days!).
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ONE YEAR AGO today released Padam Padam.
❣️ Grammy and ARIA Award winner
❣️ Top 10 around the world including Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic chart, and #1 in Israel
❣️ Performed live at London Fashion Week and American Idol
❣️ Playlisted by BBC Radio 1 and Captial
❣️ Featured on Best Song of 2023 lists from New York Times, Rolling Stone and The Guardian.
And a year later, it sounds as good as the day it was released.
Our Kylie — Tension is currently only available on Team Track By Track on Patreon. For just £3 per month you can get access to the full catalogue episodes, which will be released to all platforms over the new few years.
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25 YEARS AGO today Precious released Say It Again.
The UK’s 1999 Eurovision entry was followed by underrated singles Rewind, It’s Gonna Be My Way and New Beginning.
Is it about time we went track by track through the album? Maybe next year to coincide with a set?
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17 YEARS AGO today @madonna released Confessions On A Dance Floor. We all know Madge is an artist who likes to look forward with each release… But how much would you love a Confessions sequel? Get our Madonna episodes (including Erotica and Further Listening on Patreon) — link in bio.
🎉 NEW EPISODE 🎉 To celebrate 20 years since Popstars: The Rivals first aired, we’re sharing 10 of our favourite Girls Aloud deep cuts on the latest episode of Further Listening. Get it exclusive on Patreon and catch up with 14 episodes (including Steps, Kylie and Pet Shop Boys), 30+ album episodes including Tangled Up and more. Link in bio. • • • • •
On this week’s episode we’re going track by track through @spicegirls’ debut, Spice — available now wherever you get your podcasts. As announced on the episode, in November we’re sharing our favourite deep cuts from the girls on the next episode of Further Listening. Join us on Patreon for the episode, and catch up with 15 episodes and over 30 more exclusives — link in bio. #SpiceGirls #EmmaBunton #BabySpice @emmaleebunton #MelB #ScarySpice @officialmelb #MelanieC #SportySpice @melaniecmusic #GeriHalliwell #GingerSpice @therealgerihalliwell #VictoriaBeckham #PoshSpice @victoriabeckham @outsideorg #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast
📣 NEW EPISODE Ahead of the release of their new album and accompanying film, True North, we’re sharing ten of our favourite @officialaha album tracks, remixes, covers and more on the latest episode of Further Listening. Get it on Patreon, and catch up with episodes on Duran Duran, ABBA, New Order and more — link in bio. • • • • • #aha #MortenHarket #MagneFuruholmem #MagneF #PaulWaaktaarSavoy #PalWaaktaar #TrackByTrack #FurtherListening #MusicPodcast
📢 AUGUST ON PATREON 💿 New episodes coming to Patreon this month. 🖐 Here are five reasons why there’s never been a better time to join us and support the podcast… 1️⃣ Pet Shop Boys - Disco 2️⃣ Further Listening: a-ha 3️⃣ New Order - Substance 4️⃣ Girls Aloud - Tangled Up 5️⃣ Access to over 30 exclusive album episodes, 12 episodes of Further Listening, album voting and new episodes every month! ➡️ Link in bio. • • • • • #PetShopBoys #PetHead #PetText #PSB #NeilTennant #ChrisLowe #aha #MortenHarket #PaulWaaktaarSavoy #MagneFuruholmen #NewOrder #BernardSumner #PeterHook #StephenMorris #GillianGilbert #GirlsAloud #CherylCole #KimberleyWalsh #NadineCoyle #NicolaRoberts #SarahHarding #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast
🪩 NEW EPISODE 🪩 On the latest Further Listening we’re sharing 10 of our favourite deep cuts from @blondieofficial, including bonus tracks, remixes, live versions and solo numbers, from their debut album right up to some of their latest releases. Get it on Patreon, and catch up with 12 exclusive episodes, including Duran Duran, Madonna and New Order. Link in bio. • • • • • #Blondie #DebbieHarry #DeborahHarry #ChrisStein #ClemBurke @clem.burke #MattKatzBohen @mattkatzbohen #TommyKessler @therealtommyk @outsideorg #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast
📢 Ahead of their upcoming eleventh studio album, True North, we’ll be sharing 10 of our favourite @officialaha deep cuts on our Patreon exclusive series, Further Listening, in August. Join us today and catch up with 12 episodes, including Duran Duran, New Order and Pet Shop Boys. Link in bio. • • • • • #aha #MortenHarket @mortenharket #MagneFuruholmen #MagneF @magne_furuholmen #PaulWaaktaarSavoy #PalWaaktaar @waaktaarpal #TrackByTrack #FurtherListening
Well we certainly have had a giggle making Track By Track over the years 😂🤣 To celebrate our 200th episode (on Pet Shop Boys’ Actually, out now) we’ve put together some of our best bloopers. Expect drunken slurring, schoolgirl giggling and what goes on when we forget we’re recording… It’s available now wherever you get your podcasts. • • • • • #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast #Bloopers #Outtakes
🕺🏻NEW EPISODE 🪩 On the latest episode of Further Listening we’re sharing 10 of our favourite deep cuts from @officialsteps, as they celebrate their 25th anniversary with a tour and their Platinum Collection. 🎧 Get it on Patreon and catch up with episodes on ABBA, Kylie Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and more. Link in bio. • • • • • #Steps @clairerichardsofficial #ClaireRichards @fayetozersmith #FayeTozer @ianhwatkins #HFromSteps #IanHWatkins @lisascottlee1 #LisaScottLee @lisascottlee1 @halestormpr @fascinationmanagement #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast
🙉 NEXT MONTH… To celebrate their @mightyhoopla headline date, and a whole Summer Of Steps shows for their 25th anniversary, we’re sharing 10 of our favourite @officialsteps’ deep cuts on the next episode of Further Listening — our Patreon exclusive series. Join us now and catch up with episodes on ABBA, Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and more. Link in bio. • • • • • #Steps #ClaireRichards @clairerichardsofficial #LeeLatchfordEvans @llatchfordevans #FayeTozer @fayetozersmith #LisaScottLee @lisascottlee1 #IanHwatkins @ianhwatkins @fascinationmanagement @halestormpr #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast
🪩 NEW EPISODE 🪩 It’s Eurovision Day, and less than two weeks until @abbavoyage opens, so what better way to celebrate than by celebrating some of @abba’s best b-sides, album tracks and covers on the latest Further Listening. Available now on Patreon, where you’ll also find out The Visitors episode — link in bio. • • • • • #ABBA #ABBAVoyage #Eurovision ##ABBAOfficial #BjörnUlvaeus #BjornUlvaeus #BennyAndersson #AgnethaFältakog #AgnethaFaltskog #FridaLyngstad #AnniFridLyngstad #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast
May is just around the corner, and we have SIX incredible reasons why it's the perfect time to join Track By Track on Patreon, featuring ABBA, Agnes, Dubstar, Erasure, Eurovision and Liberty X. What more could you want?! We’ve got patron only episodes on Agnes’ Magic Still Exists and Liberty X’s Thinking It Over, early access to our Eurovision special as well as our episodes with Sarah and Chris on Dubstar’s new album, Two, and with Andy Bell to celebrate 30 years of Erasure’s ABBA-esque, and some Further Listening from ABBA. Become a patron today for all of this, and catch up with 24 exclusive album episodes and 10 episodes of Further Listening. Plus, you'll get the chance to vote on future albums, and early access to all new album episodes with the artists. Link in bio. • • • • • #Agnes @agnesofficial #Dubstar @dubstaruk @saraheblackwood #ABBA @abba @abbavoyage #Eurovision @eurovision #LibertyX @wonderwomanshel @jessicalibertyx @kevinsimm @tony_lundon #Erasure @erasureinfo #AndyBell @muterecords #TrackByTrack
📢 COMING SOON @blondieofficial are currently touring the UK to rave reviews, so it’s a great time to let you know we’ll be delving into their back catalogue for some Further Listening later this year. Sign up now to get access to our Patreon exclusive series, and catch up with episodes on Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, New Order and more. Link in bio. • • • • • #Blondie #DebbieHarry #DeborahHarry #ChrisStein #ClemBurke @clem.burke #MattKatzBohen @mattkatzbohen #TommyKessler @therealtommyk #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR WILL 🎂 He’s spending the day his favourite way — holding up his puppies for the camera 📸 Best wishes from all the team at Track By Track Towers 🥳
📣 FURTHER LISTENING 📣 This is the series where we deep dive into the back catalogues of some of our favourite artists, sharing b-sides, remixes, covers and more. Catch up with episodes on Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Bananarama, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, CHVRCHES and Saint Etienne now. Next month: ABBA 🎉 Available exclusively on Patreon (along with 20+ exclusive episodes of Track By Track, and many more perks). Link in bio. • • • • • #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast #Patreon #PetShopBoys #NewOrder #Bananarama #DuranDuran #KylieMinogue #SophieEllisBextor #CHVRCHES #SaintEtienne #ABBA #PopMusic #SynthPop
📀 NEW EPISODE 📀 On the latest instalment of Further Listening we’ve selected 10 of our favourite deep cuts from Saint Etienne… And there are plenty out there! Listen on Patreon and catch up with episodes on Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue, New Order, CHVRCHES and more. Link in bio. • • • • • #SaintEtienne #SarahCracknell #BobStanley @rocking_bob #PeteWiggs #SynthPop @heavenlyrecordings #FurtherListening #TrackByTrack
🐣 APRIL ON PATREON The Easter bunny has some early sweet treats for you… • Early access to our Confidence Man: Tilt episode with the band • Further Listening from Saint Etienne • Robbie Williams’ Life Thru A Lens, and that legendary partnership with Guy Chambers • Sleeper’s The It Girl (as voted by you) • Vote on our first May episode: Agnes or Icona Pop. Join now to catch up with 30+ episodes, including our exclusive series Further Listening. Link in bio. • • • • • #ConfidenceMan @confidenceman_ @heavenlyrecordings @pias @pias_australia #SaintEtienne @saintetienneofficial @rocking_bob #RobbieWilliams @robbiewilliams @guyachambers @sleeperofficial @agnesofficial @iconapop #Sleeper #Britpop #TrackByTrack
📣 NEW EPISODE As the band head out on tour across the UK to celebrate their fourth album, Screen Violence, we’re sharing some of our favourite Further Listening choices from deep within @chvrches’ back catalogue. Get the episode on Patreon, and catch up with Further Listening episodes celebrating New Order, Madonna and more. Link in bio. • • • • #CHVRCHES #LaurenMayberry @laurenevemayberry #IainCook @thecooksan #MartinDoherty @realdoko #SynthPop #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast
Are you with us on Patreon yet? 🧐 Join today to catch up with 20+ episodes, and by the end of the month you’ll have two more 🎁 a-ha: Scoundrel Days / ABBA: The Visitors / Artful Dodger: It’s All About The Stragglers / Aqua: Aquarium / B*Witched: B*Witched / Billie Piper: Walk Of Life / Blossoms: Blossoms / Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto / Dusty Springfield: Reputation / Electronic: Raise The Pressure / Erasure: Chorus / Holly Valance: State Of Mind / The Killers: Don’t Waste Your Wishes / Kylie Minogue: Let’s Get To It / Laura Mvula: Pink Noise / Lightning Seeds: Jollification / Rihanna: Talk That Talk / Scissor Sisters: Ta Dah! / Saint Etienne: Foxbase Alpha / Sparks: Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins / Spice Girls: Spice / Vengaboys: Greatest Hits! / Will Young: Echoes And there are plenty more come 🙌 Plus, join the Bonus Disc Version tier to get our exclusive Patreon only series, Further Listening, and catch up now with episodes on: Pet Shop Boys / New Order / Bananarama / Duran Duran / Kylie Minogue / Sophie Ellie-Bextor / Madonna and CHVRCHES. AND every month you can vote on future episodes, and get early access to any new release album episodes with the artists 🥳 Link in bio.
📣 MARCH ON PATREON Erasure — Chorus Aqua — Aquarium Further Listening: CHVRCHES Episode Vote: Sleeper — The It Girl or N-Trance — Electronic Pleasure. Join us now for all of this, and to catch up with 20+ album episodes, and 8 episodes of our Patreon exclusive series, Further Listening. Link in bio. • • • • • #Erasure #AndyBell #VinceClarke @erasureinfo #Aqua @aqua.dk #CHVRCHES @chvrches #Sleeper @sleeperofficial #Ntrance @ntranceofficial #TrackByTrack #MusicPodcast #Patreon #PopMusic
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