John Kennedy's Track by Track Podcast

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’. 

When Weezer frontman Rivers sat down with JK (from across the pond!) to talk about their 9th studio album, he explained how this album marks a return to the iconic ‘Weezer’ sound that we heard in their earlier albums. He also told John how they are trying to use this record to reconnect with their fans.

Serge from Kasabian sat down with the most trusted man in music to discuss the band’s latest album, 48:13.

2012 and 2013 were two very busy years for alt-J. Releasing their hugely successful debut album ‘An Awesome Wave’, winning the Mercury prize, and then touring the album around the world. So, when they released their second album in 2014, it was great to see them in the studio with John Kennedy, talking to him about how they found the past few years, and revealing what went into making this brand n...

In 2013, for the fifth time in Track by Track history, Arctic Monkeys joined the most trusted man in music for an album playback. This time, the album in question was AM. As well as providing John with some exclusive insights into the album, Alex and Matt told him what it was like to try and stick to their Sheffield roots whilst living in the city of angels.

Ben and Winston from Mumford & Sons sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to talk about their third studio album, ‘Wilder Mind’. With the boys living over in New York at the time, they told John about how much time they spent on this side of the pond while writing and recording the album, as well as talking in depth about the production process.

On the day they released their fourth studio album, Mike and Ben from Royal Blood sat down with John Kennedy to explain what it was like to self-produce this record, as well as talking in-depth about each track on the album.

Liam Fray joined the most trusted man in music to talk all about Courteeners’ fourth studio album, Concrete Love. He told JK when they decided to start working on a new album, and why he sung about a Virgin Pendolino train on ‘Small Bones’...

Sitting down with JK to discuss his fifth solo album, Miles Kane explained that 'One Man Band' was all about going back to his roots, and proving to himself that making music is what he does best.

Following the release of their long-awaited fourth album, ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’, the boys over at Bombay Bicycle Club joined John in the studio to talk all about it.

Electronic music duo Jungle went from creating music in their bedroom, to launching their album in front of hundreds of people on a Peckham rooftop. When JK sat down with them to talk about the record, they talked about what it was like to create their first full-length album, and explained the inspiration behind the tracks on the record.

In 2015, Orlando and Felix from The Maccabees spoke to John Kennedy about their fourth and final album, as just over a year after this interview, the band decided to go their separate ways. They went through every track on the album. speaking in-depth about the meaning of their music.

Royal Blood by Royal Blood, the Mercury Prize winning album that birthed cult classics like ‘Figure it Out’ and ‘Out of the Black’. Before they knew how influential their debut album would become, Mike and Ben from Royal Blood joined John Kennedy to talk about the formation of the band, as well as talking about the inspiration behind every track on the album.

The first track by track interview of 2015 saw Tim and Mark from The Charlatans talking to JK about their 12th studio album, ‘Modern Nature’.

Less than a year after the release of their 11th album, ‘Rewind The Film’, we saw the Manics release their 12th album, Futurology. Shortly after its release, James and Nicky from the band joined JK in the studio to talk him through every track on the record.

In 2011, Alex Turner and Matt Helders sat down with The Most Trusted Man in music to talk him through Arctic Monkeys' fourth studio album, track by track. As well as explaining how the album title got them into trouble across the pond, the boys also went in depth about the meaning and inspiration behind every song on the record.

Just over a year on from their huge debut, Arctic Monkeys were gearing up to release their highly anticipated second album. It's the record that gave us some of the Monkeys' most iconic tunes, and in this episode of the track by track podcast, The Most Trusted Man in Music sat down with Alex Turner and Nick O'Malley to dissect every song on the album.

After both taking a well-deserved break, Alex and Matt from Arctic Monkeys reunited in 2008 to start working on their highly-anticipated third studio album, Humbug. As well as explaining how they ended up in the middle of the Mojave Desert with Josh Homme, the boys went in-depth about every song on the record in this Track by Track interview.

Noel Gallagher sat down with The Most Trusted Man in Music to discuss the fourth studio album from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. As well as talking in depth about every track on the record, Noel also spoke about fellow musicians, their music, and the wider issues of the day.

The sixth studio album from Arctic Monkeys marked a switch in style for the band. Moving away from the guitar-heavy music of their previous albums, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino embodies elements of psychedelic pop, lounge pop, glam rock, and jazz. Alex Turner from the band told John about why they made this major change, also explained what Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is, and what e...

The Monkeys have returned! It's their 7th studio album and sees them return down to Earth from their Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino. In this episode, The Most Trusted Man In Music is joined by Alex Turner and Matt Helders to talk about this album, where the inspiration came from for it and how it flirts with sounding like a movie soundtrack. Hear Alex and Matt talk through every track on The Car...

In 2015, John Kennedy was joined in-studio by the one and only Paul Weller, following the release of his 12th studio album. As well as explaining the inspiration and meaning behind every track on the record, he also told John what his life has been like over the past few years, and revealed who he’d been working with in the music world.

Primal Scream had just released their tenth studio album, More Light, when they joined John Kennedy in the studio for a Track by Track interview. As well as talking John through every track on the record, they also recalled the past few years of promoting, touring, and writing.

Back in 2015, John was joined in the studio by Neil Barnes, one half of electronic music duo Leftfield. Neil spoke about every track on ‘Alternative Light Source’, explaining the meaning and inspiration behind the music, and revealing which member of his family made an appearance on the record.

In an effort to keep things fresh while writing their third studio album, The Vaccines set themselves one rule. To not do anything they’d done before. Speaking with The Most Trusted Man in Music about every track on ‘English Graffiti’, Justin and Arni from the band explained what it was like to step out of their comfort zone while producing this album, and what that meant for the finished product.