About this podcast
In this podcast, Stephen Steps Lowe takes a classic album and argues that the LP's SONG 2 is the most important one.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 100 episodes
- Song 2: S.6 Ep.4: Fleetwood Mac - Dreams, 06/11/2026 · 6 minSome songs become so familiar that we forget just how extraordinary they are. Fleetwood Mac's Dreams is one of them. Released in 1977 on Rumours, an album fuelled by romantic…
- Song 2: S.6 Ep.3 - La Roux 30.10.26, 30/10/2026 · 5 min"maybe it's more important than I realised. Narratively, it's very important on this record I'm about to put out.” Elly Jackson Is the second track on an album really its most…
- Song 2: S.6 Ep.2 - Wishy, 26/10/2026 · 5 min“Once we got the final track list down, we were like, let’s listen back and see if it feels right.” - Wishy Does track two really deserve its special status? Wishy's Kevin…
- Song 2: S.6. Ep.1 - Jake Bugg, 23/10/2026 · 4 min“Tracklisting is a huge part of it. It can change the whole entire context of the record.” - Jake Bugg Is track two really the most important song on an album? Jake Bugg puts…
- Song 2 returns for a Sixth Season, 28/09/2026 · 1 minFive seasons, countless guests and an awful lot of unexpected detours later, Song 2 is back for a sixth season on RTL Today Radio. The idea remains beautifully simple; the…
- Song 2 - S5 Ep. 28: Aretha Franklin - Say A Little Prayer, 06/03/2026On this episode of Song 2, we’re making the case for why track two might be the most important slot on any album, and today’s example is Aretha Franklin an The song appears on…
- Song 2 - S.5 Ep.27: Jack Savoretti, 27/02/2026“I don’t wake up trying to write the big song. I wake up trying to make a great album.” Welcome back to Song 2, the podcast still fighting the good fight for track number two…
- Song 2 - S.5 Ep.26: Heather Woods Broderick, 26/02/2026“It’s not my favourite song on the record… but it’s the point where you realise it’s not going to be another acoustic singer-songwriter album.” Welcome back to Song 2, the…
- Song 2 - Sprints: Episode: 25 25.02.26, 25/02/2026 · 8 min“The second song is kind of like another opening track… if the first one doesn’t work, then the second one has to.” Welcome back to Song 2, the podcast that continues to argue…
- Song 2 - S.5 Ep.24: Loyle Carner - Nobody Knows (Lada Road), 23/02/2026 · 6 minNobody Knows might not be the biggest song on Hugo, but it’s the one that grounds the album and tells you exactly what kind of record you’re listening to Welcome back to Song 2…
- Song 2 S.5 Ep.23: Harry Buonaccorsi - Maruja, 19/02/2026“If you listen to it as one piece, it’s almost like one song anyway… it’s about taking the listener on a journey.” Welcome back to Song 2, the podcast where we try, sometimes…
- Song 2 S.5 Ep.21: Jolly - Bad Omens, 06/01/2026 · 7 min"I truly believe that an album is a journey that needs to flow from first song to the last" Bad Omen’s are having a bit of a renaissance at present with new music being drip fed…
- Song 2 - S.5 Ep.20: Pink Floyd - Breathe (In The Air), 29/12/2025 · 5 minNow, The Dark Side of the Moon really doesn’t need an introduction but let’s give it one anyway... Released in 1973, it was the band’s eighth studio album and the one that took…
- Song 2 - S.5 Ep.19: Paolo Nutini - Last Request, 26/12/2025 · 5 minThis week we are looking at Scottish musician Paolo Nutini, and his mega-smash Last Request. Now, Paolo Nutini released his debut album These Streets in 2006, an instant hit…
- Song 2: S.5 Ep.18 - 23.12.25 : Skin - Skunk Anansie, 23/12/2025"I always give an album 3 songs. If you're not into an album by track 3, then your switching off" Another one that we've had on the back burners for a little while. Skin is a…
- Song 2: S.5 Ep.17 - Jay Boland of Kodaline - 17.12.25, 17/12/2025"The first song is why people bought the record, song two is why they KEPT listening" Kodaline were, for a while MASSIVE, that they decided to call it quits makes a large…
- Song 2 - S.5 Ep.16: Black Pumas - Colors, 12/12/2025 · 5 minWhat begins as a personal meditation quickly turns into something larger - gospel backing vocals and a communal spirit. track, one that not only drew listeners in but also…
- Song 2: S.5 Ep.15 - 27.11.25: Otis Pavlovic - Royel Otis, 27/11/2025 · 4 min"It depends on the album, but I'd say the 1st song is most important, for the 2nd one, you need to back it up. For Hickey, it was more about the first" Check out the full…
- Song 2: S.5 Ep.14 - 12.11.25 - Elton John: I'm Still Standing, 12/11/2025What a tune this is.... For many of us, the song I’m still standing is up there as one of the best songs of all time, with the best music video too. I mean the video is over 40…
- Song 2: S.5 Ep.12 - Cristina Scabbia : Lacuna Coil, 07/11/2025"Generally the most important songs are the ones on the first half - with streaming you can skip songs easily, so there's no need to consider placement" Welcome back to Song 2…
