The Beaten Track

Nadine Shah's latest album Kitchen Sink was our focus this week. We discuss her unique voice and style, as well as her scathing social commentary. And, as always we end with some pretty pointless quizzing.

In our 10th episode we decided to do something a bit different, Louis and Joe discuss their rankings of Radiohead's acclaimed discography including classic albums such as OK Computer, Kid A, and The Bends. 

With Halloween just gone, Louis and Joe discuss their favourite spooky sounds and films. We review Dario Argento's Italian horror classic Suspiria and Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre.

In our episode this week we delve into Queen's of the Stone Age's classic alternative rock album Songs For The Deaf. We discuss many of our favourite tracks from the album and Joe tries to piece together a supergroup with some historical Queens.

In this week's episode we talk about sample culture, review Madlib's Shades of Blue, and Joe struggles to guess the alter ego's of famous musicians.

In this week's episode of The Beaten Track, we discuss the latest album from Laura Marling. Song For Our Daughter was released during lockdown and has retained Joe and Louis' affection ever since, could this one return in our round up of the year's best albums?

In this week's episode, we discuss the abrasive sounds of noise rock and review Big Black's Atomizer. Louis and Joe review iconic tracks such as 'Kerosene' and 'Jordan, Minnesota', as well as talking about Big Black's influence upon noise music and grunge. As always, we conclude the episode with trivia and a 'Price It Up' quiz.

After the recent digging up of an almost forgotten 200O's term 'Landfill Indie', Joe and Louis see if they can bring some clarity to the matter. The Fratellis, The Cribs, and The Kooks all get a mention in a whistle-stop tour of the genre. We also review the band that preceded it all, The Libertines and their rowdy debut album Up The Bracket. Also in this episode, Joe's likeness to Pete Doherty is mentioned, and everyone's favourite quiz 'Uppy Downy Side to Side Higher or Lower Pitchfork Album Reviews' returns.

It's Monk Time! In this episode, we focus solely on one of the most enigmatic bands of all time The Monks, and their only studio album Black Monk Time. Joe and Louis take you through the delights of this highly experimental, garage rock album and discuss its legacy and influence over punk rock music for decades to follow. We also have some exciting monastic trivia and Joe builds a 'supergroup' out of some infamous monks.

In this week's instalment of The Beaten Track, Louis and Joe delve into some live albums and review Talking Head's classic concert film Stop Making Sense. We discuss some of our favourite live pieces such including greats such as Johnny Cash, James Brown, Swans and some chaotic recordings of The Stooges. To round off, Louis' trivia knowledge lets him down again and Joe guesses the price of a bongo.