John Kennedy's Track by Track Podcast

Radio X’s John Kennedy sits down with Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear to talk through the twelfth Foo Fighters album, Your Favorite Toy, track by track. From the inspiration behind each song to the stories from the studio, this is a deep dive into the band’s latest record...

To mark the release of the new compilation album in aid of War Child, John Kennedy sat down with its producer James Ford to discuss every track on the album. Contributors range from Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, and Depeche Mode to beabadoobee, Wet Leg, and The Last Dinner Party.

Alex Turner and Matt Helders sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to talk about every track on the album that started it all for Arctic Monkeys.

John Kennedy sat down with Florence to dive deep into the meaning and inspiration behind every song on Florence + The Machine's 6th studio album.

To mark the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Paul and Duncan from Maximo Park sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to talk about the meaning, inspiration, and legacy of every track on the record.

Amy and Georgia of Nova Twins joined John Kennedy in the studio to discuss the meaning and inspiration behind every track on their 3rd studio album.

On the day they released their 4th studio album, Ellie and Joff from Wolf Alice sat down with John Kennedy to discuss every track on the record.

20 years on from the release of one of the most iconic debut albums of the 00s, Richard Archer joined John Kennedy to reflect on its impact and legacy. He also spoke in-depth about the writing and recording of every track on the record.

Alex, Scott, Ryan, and Matty from The Lathums sat down with The Most Trusted In Music to dissect every track on their 3rd studio album.

James and Nicky from Manic Street Preachers sat down with John Kennedy to chat about the meaning and inspiration behind every track their 15th studio album.

After 7 years, they're back! Alex and Julian from Franz Ferdinand sat down with John Kennedy to talk about the meaning and inspiration behind every track on their 6th studio album.

The Most Trusted Man in Music sat down with Robert Smith of The Cure to hear all about their first record in over 16 years.

Following the release of their first album for 16 years, Johnny and Björn from Razorlight spoke to The Most Trusted Man in Music about every track on Planet Nowhere. They told tales of Spain, Taylor Swift, and how the album almost didn't happen.

Tom and Joe from Blossoms sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to talk about every track on their 5th studio album. They spoke about what it was like to embrace collaboration for this record, working with artists like Jungle and CMAT.

When the Maccabees disbanded in 2017, Felix and Hugo from the band (alongside their brother Will and Stereophonics' Jamie Morrison) got together to start a new project. 7 years later, and 86TVs released their debut album. Ahead of its release, the boys sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to talk about every track on the record.

Just days after performing a surprise set at Glastonbury, Serge from Kasabian sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to tell him all about the band's 8th studio album.

The latest offering from Paul Weller underwent the Track by Track treatment when he met with The Most Trusted Man in Music on the release date of his 17th solo studio album.

Widely considered to be their best work since 'Dog Man Star', Brett and Matt from Suede joined The Most Trusted Man in Music to explain the meaning and inspiration behind every track on their 9th album 'Night Thoughts.

Ahead of the release of their 9th studio album, Caleb and Jared from Kings of Leon sat down with John to reveal the musical and lyrical inspiration behind every track on the record.

Following the release of their fifth studio album, Will and Jack from Mystery Jets joined John Kennedy to reveal the meaning and inspiration behind each track on the record.

Shortly after picking up the Mercury Prize for his debut album, Benjamin Clementine sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to dive deep into each track on the record.

After 18 years with Elbow, Guy Garvey released his debut solo album in 2015. He sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to explain why he wanted to release solo music alongside his work with Elbow, as well as explaining each and every track on the record.

Just a few hours before the release of Editors' 5th studio album, Tom Smith from the band joined John Kennedy to talk about every track on the record.

The Most Trusted Man in Music was joined by Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig as he spoke in depth about every track on the band's 5th album.

New Order's Bernard Sumner joined JK in the studio to discuss their 10th studio album. Talking about every track on the record, he discussed recent changes to the band's lineup, and explained how they explored using more contemporary elements in their music whilst also keeping true to the iconic New Order sound.

Just a few hours before Foals were set to release their fourth studio album, Yannis and Jimmy from the band joined JK in the studio to him all about it.

Yard Act's James and Ryan joined JK to explain the meaning and inspiration behind every track on their second studio album.

Jack Cochrane from The Snuts joined The Most Trusted Man in Music in the studio to chat about every track on their third studio album. This was the first album to be released on their very own label, and Jack explained why they decided to part ways with their previous label, and what it meant for the band.

Meeting in-person for the first time, Joe Talbot sat down with John Kennedy to discuss IDLES' fifth studio album. Joe spoke about the dynamic of the band, how they create music, and what it was like to work with legendary producer Nigel Godrich.

Speaking in depth about every single track on their sixth studio album, Justin from The Vaccines explained how the departure bandmate Freddie affected the band, and what inspires him as an musician.

Matty Healy talks John Kennedy through every track on The 1975's third studio album, revealing his writing process, difficulties they faced while recording, and the inspirations behind the songs - including everything from John Hopkins to Disney.

Marcus and Winston from Mumford & Sons spoke to John Kennedy about every track on their fourth studio album.

The Prodigy's Liam Howlett joined JK in the studio to talk about every single track on No Tourists. Liam told John which samples and equipment were used in the production of this record to achieve the iconic Prodigy sound.

Back in 2018, John Kennedy was joined in the studio by Suede's Mat and Brett, as they spoke in depth about their eighth studio album.

The Modfather sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to explain the meaning and inspiration behind every track on his fourteenth solo studio album.

James and Nick from The Coral explained the story behind every track on their 9th studio album. They also told John how they keep their music sounding fresh after over a decade together as 'The Coral'.

Miles Kane joined The Most Trusted Man in Music back in 2018 to discuss his third studio album, 'Coup De Grace'. Collaborators on this record include Jamie T and Lana Del Ray, and Miles told John about how each track came about.

Florence Welch joined John Kennedy in the studio following the release of Florence + The Machine’s 4th studio album to talk about every single track on the ‘High As Hope’, and explain the process behind how she creates music.

Recorded on the 6th floor of a factory in Stockport, Call The Comet is the third solo album from Johnny Marr. Following its release, JK sat down with Johnny to talk about the meaning and inspiration behind every track on ‘Call The Comet’

In 2018, we heard the first new music from Snow Patrol in over 7 years. On release day, The Most Trusted Man in Music caught up with Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol, who opened up about his sobriety and spoke about how his healing process influenced this record.

Sitting down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to discuss his 7th studio album, Frank Turner explained the meaning behind his lyrics, and revealed which musicians inspired the sound of this album.

All five members of Blossoms squeezed into the studio to tell JK all about their latest album. They spoke in-depth about writing, recording, and producing the record, and explained how they fought to stay original and true to themselves with this new music.

Justin and Freddie from The Vaccines sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music for a track by track breakdown of their 4th studio album, ‘Combat Sports’. They spoke to John about the process of producing this record, and explained which questions they had to ask themselves as a band before they could even begin putting pen to paper and writing music for the record.

Just a few hours before the release of their 5th studio album ‘Always Ascending’, Alex and Bob from Franz Ferdinand joined John Kennedy in the studio to tell him all about it.

Why Make Sense? It’s a great question, and also the title of the sixth studio album from Hot Chip. Just before its release, John Kennedy sat down with Al and Joe from the band to talk all about it, track by track.

The Most Trusted Man in Music met with self-described ‘Corduroy-infected knob-twiddler’ J. Wilgoose Esq. to discuss his band’s second studio album, ‘The Race For Space’. After talking about two songs he wrote in Dutch for an ice-skating event, he revealed why this record had a space theme, and spoke about the meaning behind every track on the album.

John Kennedy was joined in the studio by Gaz Coombes, following the release of his second solo album, ‘Matador’. As well as speaking in depth about every track on the album, he also touched on what it was like to go solo, after recording and performing with bands for nearly 30 years.

With the release of their third studio album ‘Get To Heaven’, Jonathan and Alex from Everything Everything sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to explain their writing process and delve into the meaning behind every track on the record.

Dom and Matt from Muse spoke to John Kennedy about every track on their first conceptual album, ‘Drones’. They explained that on one hand, this record follows a protagonist through their emotional journey to find the light inside themselves, and on the other hand, commentates on the battle between humanity and technology.

Where do The Cribs write their music, and how to they keep their ideas flowing? When John Kennedy spoke to the Wakefield trio about their sixth studio album, they answered both of those questions, as well as revealing the meaning and inspiration behind every track on ‘For All My Sisters’.