John Kennedy's Track by Track Podcast

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.