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.