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Listen to The Most Trusted Man In Music delve into your favourite albums, with the musicians who made them. Originally broadcast on John Kennedy’s X-Posure on Radio X, these track by track interviews provide exclusive insight into the inspiration behind some of the biggest albums of the last 20 years. You can listen to John every Friday and Saturday from 11pm on Radio X.

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Snow Patrol - Eyes Open

2026/07/25

To celebrate 20 years since the release of their best selling album, Gary Lightbody sat down with John Kennedy to look back at every song on the record.

Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate

2026/07/19

To celebrate a decade of Michael Kiwanuka's sophomore album, we're going back to its release! Hear what happened when Michael sat down with John Kennedy to discuss every track on Love & Hate.

Yard Act - You're Gonna Need A Little Music

2026/07/18

Two years on from their last release, John Kennedy sat down with Yard Act's James Smith to talk about every track on their newest album.

Placebo - RE:CREATED

2026/06/20

Brian Molko sat down John Kennedy to discuss Placebo RE:CREATED - the 30th anniversary “director’s cut” of the band’s self-titled debut album. The Placebo frontman talks about everything from enlisting acclaimed producer Rob Kirwan on the record to what first inspired him to revisit the classic album.

Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy

2026/05/01

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...

War Child - HELP(2)

2026/03/07

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.

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

2026/01/23

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.

Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See

2023/06/30

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.

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

2023/06/16

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.

Arctic Monkeys - Humbug

2023/06/09

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.

The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law

2022/11/30

Ritzy, Rhydian, and Matt from The Joy Formidable joined John Kennedy to talk about every track on Wolf’s Law. After they told JK about the time they spent together in an isolated log cabin in America, they revealed why they put so much effort into perfecting their music.

Courteeners - Anna

2022/11/30

After a short break, Courteeners celebrated the release of their third studio album by visiting the studio and having a chat with the most trusted man in music! John found out why this album has more of a dancefloor vibe, and who exactly Anna is…

Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse

2022/11/30

Back in 2013, the late Scott Hutchinson came in to talk to John Kennedy about Pedestrian Verse, the fourth studio album from Frightened Rabbit. You can find out more about the mental health charity that was set up in his honour at tinychanges.com

Biffy Clyro - Opposites

2022/11/30

The release of Biffy Clyro’s first album for 4 years called for another of JK’s iconic Track by Track interviews. Simon Neil from the band came in to talk about every track on Opposites; all 20 of them!

Everything Everything - Arc

2022/11/30

John Kennedy kicked off 2013 with this corker of an interview! Michael, Jeremy, Alex, and Jonathan from Everything Everything joined John to talk about their album ‘Arc’. They explained the pressures of writing an album while touring, and how that impacted the sound of the band.