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It has been a tough week or two, but real change never comes easily. Black lives matter, and this moment in history really does too. Stay safe, stay strong and know that we we're in this with you. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/ 

At the beginning of march, Harry informed us that he was too scared to touch the ham. He'd have sleepless nights for a week if he did. Have things changed now? There's only one way to find out. Thank you for tuning in. Much love. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/ 

Remember the 90s? When Seinfeld was lighting up our screens, Michael Jordan was the biggest star on the planet and we all watched on as Big Brother contestants were locked in a house and slowly went mad? Well, with The Last Dance trending on Netflix and Jerry, George and Elaine lighting up British TV screens again, it kind of feels like we're back there. The only difference this time around is that it's *we're* the ones locked inside losing our minds, and only our frankly appalled family members are watching. There's a thought for you. Until next week, Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/ 

Back once again for the podcast masters / C-19 damager, power to the people / Back once again for the podcast masters / C-19 damager, with no ill behaviour Another week, another episode. Don't say it too loudly, but we might just be sticking around this time. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

The world has gone mad. Nothing is the way you expected it to be. The shops are shut. Flights are grounded. You're most likely under house arrest. And Tracks is releasing episodes again. These truly are strange, strange times to be alive. Nice to be back together though, eh? Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/    

2019 has been a crazy year. For you. For us. For the world. But we're here to see it out with a few beers, together. Like the old days, when this old place felt a little more sane. We hope you've all had a lovely festive period. Maybe we'll speak again some time. Maybe not. Either way, look after yourselves. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

If our maths is correct, it has been 139 days since you heard from us. That's quite a long time. You've probably been wondering what's going on, and we've been feeling the need to tell you. So, to scratch both itches, Tim's here with his side of the story ✌️

Tyler Gregory Okonma has received many plaudits in his 28 years on this planet, with his 2017 Tracks award for album of the year ranking among the most prestigious. Last month, however, he hit new heights. In becoming the first solo rapper to reach number 1 on the Billboard charts with a self-produced and self-arranged album, he secured his place in the history books. Igor is his masterpiece, and this month we're talking about nothing else. Thanks for joining us. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Good old Sussex by the sea! Good old Sussex by the sea! And we're going up to have cans on the beach in Sussex by the sea! It's that time of year again. The Great Escape, everyone's favourite festival in everyone's favourite city is back, and we couldn't be more excited. Brighton's coming alive once again, and Harry's finally back on home turf. We're going to be there for it all, and this is our preview. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

When you're at the very top of your game, a two month hiatus means nothing. No cobwebs. No getting back into the swing of things. We're match fit and raring to go, with pockets stuffed to the brim with stone-cold bangers. This is Tracks, after all. We're always a 10/10. Seriously, though, thanks for not forgetting us. It's lovely to be back with you again. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

We'll let you into a little secret, listeners: we are not very brave. We're easily scared. Lord, we didn't sleep for a month after watching Stephen King's 'It', and Harry has form for sitting on his stairs in his pants, baseball bat in hand, prompted by nothing more than a creak downstairs. But this month, something even scarier happened. One day we woke up, in the depth of the English winter, down on the usually-blustery coast, and it was warm. Unseasonably warm. Global warmingly warm. 'Summer in the winter', some might call it. Terrifying. We've broken the world and we can't get off. The fear hasn't left us just yet. So to sooth us through the trauma, we thought we'd come and say hello to you, our little mates, again. You make everything better, and it has been a month, after all. The best music from February 2019 is here, along with the best chat of the 21st century. Let's hope the world lives to see the 22nd. Until April, stay cool. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Friends. Mates. Podcats. Listeners. Where the bloody hell have you been? Somehow, against all odds, it's already February. And somehow, against all odds, this is our first get-together of the year. It's sad, but absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? In this episode the reasons behind our long absence are revealed, the best songs of the year so far are reviewed and, most importantly, details of our new release schedule are given (spoiler: for the duration of 2019 we're going to be monthly rather than weekly

My oh my. Has advent always been this long? Maybe it's because we've been recording every day for what feels like a million years, or maybe those dastardly Tories have somehow managed to squeeze a few more working days in pre-Christmas. Who knows, but we're finally at the finishing line. Thank you so much for putting up with us so relentlessly for an entire month. For that, we all deserve a present, don't we? We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

If yesterday was big, today is even bigger. Album of the Year 2018 is finally here. The piece of work we consider to be closer to perfect than anything else this year is... We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Here. We. Go. After 21 long days, we're finally down to business. The 10 best songs of the year according to us, ranked and run though. Only one can win and oh sweet baby Jesus is it a prize people want to win. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Like Coca-Cola or John Lewis, Spotify have managed to secure their place in the festive calendar by convincing us that they're out friends, not some scary capitalist behemoth. The day your 'Wrapped' playlist drops is an exciting one. You show me yours and I'll show you mine. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Look, we're busy people. We have jobs, lives, friends. We try our best to keep up with every single record that gets released, but it's not physically possible. Sometimes things slip through the net, and here we pick them up again. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Orlando Weeks. Jeremy Corbyn. On a train. Together. Smiling. Laughing, even. Need we say any more? We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

The climax of our podcasting year is approaching - The Tracks Awards. We'll soon be naming our very favourite albums and songs of the year and celebrating our new heroes, but before we do we need to thank some others. Next year they may top a list but, for this year at least, they're our honourable mentions. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Not content with conquering the podcasting world, this year Tim took live music this year like some kind of depraved media mogul. By which we mean: he threw an all-dayer in a Brighton venue for the first time, and it was really, really, really fun. Today we're looking back on it. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

You might think this is an odd choice for an episode. You might think Chance has had a quiet year. You might think that, but you'd be wrong. He lit up our summer and he's about to light up your 16th of December. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

There comes a certain point in every day when being alive gets tiring. Being upright is a little much. You're ready to slump. Gloriously horizontal, remote in hand, eyes fixed on a screen. This is when TV and film takes over from the (clearly) more cerebral podcasting medium, and today we're talking about the best things we saw in these moments. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside. Oh we do like to be beside the seeeeaaaaa. And we like it even more when there's a music festival there. The Great Escape is our home. Our basecamp. Our bread and butter. We're looking back at a stellar edition of the best event around. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

On a fateful night back in February, we made our way up to London. Some of what happened that night will stay between us two until the end of time, and some of it we're going to tell you about in this episode. Namely: the bit where we watched Kendrick Lamar. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

To be a podcast creator you have to be a podcast lover too. It's just the rules. We have a lot of favourite counterparts and we couldn't fit them all into the last podcast episode, so we're going again. WE GO AGAIN. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Oh the weather outside is frightful / But the fire is so delightful / And since we've no place to go / Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow It probably won't, but we'd really, really, really like it if it did. James Blake would too. Loves a bit of snow, him. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Your eyes lock. You're frozen in time. It's you. It's Kanye West. In a weird quirk of fate, you're there. Together. Under the mistletoe. Do you? Don't you? How will he react? Only one way to find out... We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Imagine what Donald Glover's Christmas tree looks like. I bet it's nice. Really nice. And massive. No expense spared. No lack of effort. Those assumptions are made because he's good at everything, isn't he? Old Gambino. Everything he touches turns to gold, and Atlanta season two certainly was *not* an exception to that rule. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Lookin' back on when we first met / I cannot escape and I cannot forget / Southgate you're the one / You still turn me on / Football's coming home again. It didn't in the end, did it? France won it. But for a few sweet, sweet weeks we dreamt. And we got a new national treasure. So that's nicer, in a way. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

One kiss is all it takes to make tomorrow in the office very, very, very awkward indeed. Best leave that to the one and only Dua Lipa. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

The 100 Club may be a legendary London venue, but it's also a pretty exclusive group which we officially joined this year. We hit 100 episodes and celebrated by ringing up our favourite Kiwi. Kane Strang is both a hero and a mate, and for that he fully deserved his place in our advent countdown.  We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

'Tis the season for gift giving, but was Arctic Monkey's album a gift to treasure or one you'd really like the receipt for? It's answer time. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

Look at them there, twinkling. Sweet, aren't they? Warm. Light. Cosy. Festive. That's Justin Vernon and his band of merry men, and we're waxing lyrical about them. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

The curly haired hero from indie's yesteryear made a comeback so strong this year that it knocked us clean off our feet, and today we're looking back at that almighty impact. Alongside all of that we're talking Christmas jumpers. Are they shit? Or are they great? There's only one way to find out... FIIIIIIIGHT! We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

We are both podcasters, and we are both podcats in our own right. We bloody love the things, more than we love our own families. Ok, maybe not that much, but we really do love a good podcast, and today we're running through some of our favourites of the year as well as trying to work out whether it's actually Christmas yet or not. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

24 days. 24 episodes. It's advent, but better than ever. Every day will be filled with Tracks-y goodness. Festive chat and seasonal fun and highlights from the mammoth 12 months which history will remember fondly as "2018". Today we're discussing those little chocolates you have in the morning and one of January's hottest records. Thanks for tuning in. We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode, although the intro and bed music was made with Harry's very own little hands. Nice one, Harry.

We've been on quite the journey over the last few years. From drunken beginnings and stumbled introductions to 100+ episodes and dreams fulfilled. We'll never stop patting ourselves on the back. We'll always be looking at the path we've forged with a glint in our eye. This week, we're celebrating everything that is, was and always will be Tracks. Hold back the tears, lads. This one means a lot. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Remember when you were young? When you had to go to the shops to get music? You'd save up your pocket money and wait for the weekend and for your dad to finally get up off the sofa. You'd jump in the car down to *insert name of now-defunct chain store here*, barely being able to contain your excitement. You'd dreaming of the sweet, sweet sounds you heard on the radio a month ago and hadn't been able to get out of your head since and, eventually, you'd be there. CD in your hand. Ready to do the deal. Ready for a month of air guitaring around your box bedroom, stubbing your toes as go. Glorious days. Simpler times. You can't go back. But, thanks to this week's episode, you'll feel like have done. We're off shopping for some music, and you're invited. See you there. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

2018 has, in many ways, been a wonderful year. And, in others, it has been absolutely terrible. Awful. Tangibly shit. This week, ever the optimists, we've decided to focus on exactly what made it so bad. The broken promises. The gigs missed. The albums that never landed. The bands we wish blew up but didn't. And the hangovers. Oh god. The hangovers. It's all in here. It's all re-lived and, against all odds, it's not actually depressing to listen to. We filled the episode with great tunes and great laughs in a last-ditch attempt to lighten the mood and, astonishingly, it worked. We like this one and we hope you do too. Until next week, Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Aubrey Drake Graham. Drake. Singer. Rapper. Entrepreneur. Grammy winner. Millionaire. Famous man. And now, most prestigious of all, podcast inspiration. Last week the fella some call Champagne Papi threw a 32nd birthday party in LA and, with the intention of making everyone feel excruciatingly old, decided to dive right into the history books for a theme. He wanted retro. He wanted classic. He went for the 00's and, in the process, proved once and for all that our youths were a long, long time ago. Luckily for us, however, we have a podcast. And if your own podcast isn't the place to relive your younger years then what the hell is the point in anything? We're playing songs that had us dancing when we were but little teens this week, and we're delighted that you've decided to join us on a trip down memory lane. Keep it real. Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Listen to the last 2 minutes of this podcast backwards at 120x speed and you will hear a simple but very important message. H-A-R-R-Y---L-O-V-E-S---H-O-R-S-E-S. It's there because it's information you, our lovely listeners, simply must have, and because it explains a mysterious absence from this week's episode. Yes, this week Tim is flying solo. Without his right-hand man he's running free, playing exactly what he wants, when he wants and attempting to stitch it all together in his own unique style. Will it be better? Will it be worse? Only time will tell, but as it's the first time in the history of the show that this has ever happened, it'll certainly be one for the collectors' books. A biggest of big thank you's to everyone that has listened this week of all weeks. We promise we'll be back to normal next time out. Until then, Tim (and not Harry) x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Democracy, eh? It's good, isn't it? In theory it is, anyway. It gave us peace and the NHS and the welfare state and hope. It also gave us Trump and Brexit and a load of gobshites with guns but, for the sake of this little description, we'll forget about all of that for now. Democracy is good, and it works. It works so well, in fact, that this year an online petition got Weezer to cover 'Africa' by Toto. If that's not the kind of mass movement and direct action the world needs then quite frankly what is? It inspired us, and this week we're adding some more causes to the agenda now that the big Weezer/Toto task is well and truly ticked off. Expect a solution to all of your problems and an hour or so of pure entertainment. Thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks for listening. You're the best. In an ideal world, you'd get 2 votes to everyone else's 1, even if that would break the democracy we've just been praising. Anyway. Until next week, Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Here at Tracks, we like to run free. We make our own rules. We go long. We chat. We play with format and we play great songs. This week, however, for the first time ever, that's all going to change (apart from the great songs bit. That's staying). In a self-administered experiment, we're applying a radio-style 5-minute chat, song, 5-minute chat, song format. We're going to be strict with it, and we're going to prove that we can abide by the rules. Where all of this will take us only the big man upstairs knows, but it promises to be one hell of a ride. Thanks for joining us for it. Until next week, Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

As regular listeners to Tracks will know, we're rather fond of a little place down in Somerset, England. It's nothing too fancy. Just a bit of land in the heart of the English countryside. A cow farm, really. But every now and then a miracle occurs and the entire world descends on it and memories that will last a lifetime are made. The name the locals like to give to this magical, mysterious event? It's Glastonbury Festival, of course, and Mystic forecasters predict it will happen again next year. Today we received confirmation that we'll be joining the party, and we're understandable buzzing. Join us as we fantasise about what's to come and reminisce about what already has. Nice one. Until next week, Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/  

Candles. Gin. Siblings. Avocados. These things are everywhere. You just can't avoid them. But how often have you stopped, had a little sit-down, and considered just how good (or bad) they actually are? Not very often, we reckon. So this week, to save you the bother, we're doing exactly that. For well over an hour we ponder whether some of modern life's most common phenomenon are, in our humble opinions, overrated or underrated, and deliver our arguments in a manner £10,000 per hour lawyers could only dream of. There's some music in there along the way too, just for good measure. BIG thanks for tuning in this week. You yourself are truly underrated by everyone except us, who see you as a near god-level human being. Until next week, Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

In this musical week, very little has occupied our minds other than the fourth studio album from the self-titled hardest working boyband in the world, Brockhampton. Kevin, Dom, Merlyn and the gang are back with their first major label release, and we simply had to spend a couple of hours submerging ourselves up to the eyeballs in it. Expect strong views, strong language and some strong, strong tunes. It's a biggy. Until next week, big thanks for tuning in. We love you, Tim & Harry x We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/