Archives for May 2011

Another jampacked show from 1-3am this morning with our Import/Export feature, tips from Huw and Bobby plus - most exciting of all - a session recorded exclusively for the show from Tanya Auclair. She blew us away with her astonishing talent and huge personal warmth. She not only coined the term "wonky-tonk percussion" but gave us a glimpse into her inspirations and onward journey. The interview and both session tracks can be heard in full on this morning’s show - listen again here.

We also had a good laugh with our new friends at Triple J Radio in Sydney - breakfast presenters Tom Ballard and Alex Dyson. Have you ever hypotenused?.... If not, click on the link as it's a trend that may well catch on fast over here. Our export to Tom and Alex was Little Girl by our good friends Masters in France who - as Tom R explained - are from Old North Wales. From New South Wales they sent us back back Feeding Line - the ambitiously commercial new single by Boy & Bear.

Huw Stephens gave us a live track from the BBC Introducing Stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Carlisle the other week - Cavalcade by the curiously-spelled Eastbourne band YAAKS. As mentioned last week you can see video of all the Introducing artists at the R1BW on the main BBC Introducing Website.

From The Asian Network our pal Bobby Friction brought us the Love & Light remix of Load by David Starfire from his new EP. Very lovely. And last but in no way least, the fine Scots songwriter Samantha Whates - featured last week in in Thanks For Your Support - paid the love forward by bringing Jack Cheshire to our attention. Jack calls London home and recorded his album in Sweden - yet he named it Copenhagen. Go figure.

Phew…. jam-packed is what it is. See the listings below for all the other great music you tipped to us this week. We're always keen to hear about any top tunes that can be heard in full online - your own or anyone else's. But remember - don't send us CDs or mp3s: please click on the Recommend Music link above to tell us all about them and we promise to listen. And if we like what we hear, we play it: simple as that.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - I'm A Little Bit Evil
https://thecapeofgoodhope.co.uk

LIMOZINE - Deep Fried Love
https://www.myspace.com/limozine

LOUISE LE MAY - A tale Untold
https://louiselemay.com

JESTER JACOBS - Knuckle Down
https://jesterjacobs.bandcamp.com

TRIPLE J IMPORT/EXPORT TRACK 1
MASTERS IN FRANCE - Little Girl
https://www.myspace.com/mastersinfrance

TRIPLE J IMPORT/EXPORT TRACK 2
BOY & BEAR - Feeding Line
https://facebook.com/boyandbear

GAZELLE TWIN - I Am Shell I Am Bone
https://gazelletwin.com

INTERVIEW GUEST + SESSION
TANYA AUCLAIR – Illiterate
https://tanyaauclair.com

SILENT SLEEP - You Can Colour Me In
https://silentsleep.bandcamp.com

HUW STEPHENS TIP: LIVE AT R1BW 2011
YAAKS - Cavalcade
https://facebook.com/yaaks

SLIDES - Dead Letter Box
https://facebook.com/slidesmusic

DECADE IN EXILE - Way Beyond The Logic Of Odds
https://decadeinexile.bandcamp.com

BOBBY FRICTION TIP
DAVID STARFIRE - Load (LOVE & LIGHT remix)
https://soundcloud.com/davidstarfire

BENJAMIN SHAW - When I Fell Over In The City
https://audioantihero.bandcamp.com

THE STOWAWAYS - Monroe
https://thestowawaysmusic.com

BLANKMAPS - Running In Slow Motion
https://facebook.com/blankmaps

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
JACK CHESHIRE - Copenhagen
https://jackcheshire.bandcamp.com

STRANGEFRUIT - The Tower
https://facebook.com/strangefruituk

THE STARS DOWN TO EARTH - The Futurist
https://facebook.com/pages/The-Stars-Down-to-Earth/6374038450

PRETTY PLACES - The Fool
https://www.myspace.com/prettyplaceslpg

INTERVIEW GUEST + SESSION
TANYA AUCLAIR - Origami
https://tanyaauclair.com

RUSSELL AND THE WOLVES - Call The Tribe
https://facebook.com/russellandthewolvesband

FOURTONE - Get Funked
https://soundcloud.com/fourtone

Tonight's show starts where we left off last week - with Charlie Baxter's wonderful and faintly ludicrous electro homage to... himself. Which once again had us grooving around the studio in party mood from the get-go.

So many great music recommendations come through from the BBC's network of regional new music shows that each week we play Introducing Roulette to pick one at random. The virtual ball landed on a show once known as The Friday Night Gerbil - but now prosaically rebranded as BBC Shropshire Introducing (boo hiss). Rob Fanner sent us a song called I Feel So Slightly Strange - by the Telford power trio Lady Fortune. Also endorsed by Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq, they played the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading & Leeds last year: see video of that performance here.

Our guests were Hoodlums, a band we first heard in the very earliest days of this show (25 November 2007 to be precise) and whose progress we've been following ever since. Frontman Lou Vainglorious and bassist Nick Pini fessed up that back then the band didn't actually exist at the time - they's just played all the parts themselves on that early demo The Beat Bop. 2010 turned out to be a landmark year forHoodlums with a sudden surge both in fan numbers and musical selfconfidence for Lou and Nick. Their new single Landmarks is one of the results and released on Independence Day - July 4th.

DJ Target's 100% Homegrown Download this week was an acoustic production from the upcoming London songwriter Obenewa - who's been playing piano and guitar singe age four. Her superb vocals, canny lyrics and mastery of jazz guitar voicings made this a welcome breath of fesh air. We played a new song called The Beast by next week's guests, the Alsager duo The Flares, featuring Mariachi-style brass. We also heard from a new and punchy Colchester trio with the confusingly similar name Flares (without a "the"). But which is better? There's only one way to find out.

Finally tonight we featured two exclusive recordings from Bristol producer Zoon Van Snook's first live tour dates in Europe earlier this year. One of them is his forthcoming single Ee’m Yorn which - Mr Snook assures us - is Bristolese for "that belongs to you". Sessions aside, you can always hear any of the tracks featured in the show on the artist' own web pages by clicking through links in these tracklistings on our blog. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did...

CHARLIE BAXTER - Charlie Baxter's In My House
https://facebook.com/charliebaxtermusic

SATELLITE TO NOWHERE - We’ll Be Together
https://satellitetonowhere.bandcamp.com

THE CADBURY SISTERS - Weatherman
https://thecadburysisters.co.uk

ORANGE BLOSSOM FLYOVER - Someone Like You
https://soundcloud.com/orangeblossomflyover

INTRODUCING ROULETTE
LADY FORTUNE - I Feel So Slightly Strange
https://www.myspace.com/ladyfortune

NOSFERATU D2 - The Kids From Fame
https://audioantihero.bandcamp.com

SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH L - Angel Sized
https://somethingbeginningwithl.bandcamp.com

PET SCENES - M.S.B.
https://soundcloud.com/petscenes

INTERVIEW GUESTS
HOODLUMS - Landmarks
https://hoodlumsband.com

ANGRY YOUNG MAN - Black and White
https://angryyoungman.bandcamp.com

FFRED JONES - Lions In The Dark
https://ffredjones.co.uk

BBC WALES INTRODUCING TIP
CHLOE LEAVERS - All These Things
https://chloeleavers.com

EXCLUSIVE LIVE TRACK
ZOON VAN SNOOK - Ee'm Yorn (LIVE VERSION)
https://soundcloud.com/zoonvansnook

MAUSI - Follow Me Home
https://wearemausi.com

HOLD KISS KILL - Neon Girls
https://holdkisskill.com


DJ TARGET TIP
OBENEWA - Put Yourself In My Shoes
https://facebook.com/obenewamusic

FLARES - Threats & Fables
https://flaresband.co.uk

THE FLARES - The Beast
https://facebook.com/theflaresareafteryou

I AM IN LOVE - I Want You
https://soundcloud.com/i-am-in-love

GUEST BLOGGER FROM NOWPLAYING@6MUSIC
BASTILLE - Flaws
https://facebook.com/bastilleuk
https://fadedglamour.co.uk

LUNCH - Rabbit Run
https://soundcloud.com/lunchband

WE BEAT THE SYSTEM - Karma Culprits
https://facebook.com/pages/We-Beat-The-System/167884212469

EXCLUSIVE LIVE TRACK
ZOON VAN SNOOK - Plainsong (LIVE VERSION)
https://soundcloud.com/zoonvansnook

TATUM G RUSH - Your Vacations
https://tatumgrush.bandcamp.com

HEINALI AND MATT FINNEY - Under God's Heaven
https://heinaliandmattfinney.bandcamp.com

Adam Walton at BBC Wales has written four great new BBC blog posts:

"Now that my Sunday night show for new Welsh music has been fully assimilated..." Adam writes "...into the future technology of the BBC Introducing Uploader, I thought it would be a good idea to offer some tips and advice to artists intending to send me their music...."

Although some of the advice is specific to his particular show, it offers vital insights into how some records end up - or don't end up - getting played on the radio. As Adam says, many of his suggestions ought to be obvious to any artist who wants their work to get heard in the wider world. But all too often, common sense gets overlooked by ambitious musicians in a hurry.

These four posts ought to be compulsory reading for every aspiring artist in the country. Or at least, any of them intending to send their music to a radio station in the future.

Submitting Music to the Show Dos & Don'ts #1
Submitting Music to the Show Dos & Don'ts #2
Submitting Music to the Show Dos & Don'ts #3
Submitting Music to the Show Dos & Don'ts #4

Tonight’s show had a distinctly Northastern flavour, with Generator’s Bob Allan telling us all about Newcastle's upcoming Evolution Emerging Festival at venues across the Ouseburn Alley. Did we have fun? Whey-aye, pet!

Bob caught a Southbound train to come in and tell us all about this FREE event, co-sponsored by NARC magazine and taking place this coming Friday, May 27th. As a musician himself (from the sadly defunct Ever Since The Lake Caught Fire), it’s inspiring to see how passionate Bob is about helping local, unsigned artists. Catch his interview in full on the show.

Our exclusive live tracks also had a Tyneside bias with local legends Let’s Buy Happiness and Polarsets recorded live on the Introducing Stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Carlisle. And you can see video footage of all the emerging artists performing there on the main BBC Introducing Website.

Huw Stephens tipped us the harrowingly beautiful song Landfill by the artist known as DAUGHTER - first recommended to this show by Girl Music Guru Ruth Barnes. In the wake of which she’s been booked by Lauren Laverne for a session AND added to the main 6 Music playlist. We couldn’t be more proud.

Finally, we also got ourselves a bonus tip from the ever knowledgeable Steve Lamacq who warmly recommends new Guildford outfit Sissy And The Blisters. All in all today’s show is, to coin a caricature, reet champion - and well worth two hours of your time!

PS from TR: huge thanks to ace intern Emma Segal for writing our show descriptions these past few weeks and who we wish all the very best in her future career.

TOMAHAWKS FOR TARGETS - Sputnik
https://facebook.com/tomahawksfortargets

ARCS & TRAUMA - Cashmere Lungs
https://arcsandtrauma.bandcamp.com/ ;

RETRIEVER - The Rattle and the Hiss
https://www.myspace.com/retrieverretriever

ATHLETES IN PARIS - Borrowed Time
https://athletesinparis.bandcamp.com

BARON VON ALIAS - Ignite -
https://baronvonalias.bandcamp.com

SHIELD - White Knuckle Tight Grip
https://pilotsmusic.com

VINYL JACKET - His Delicate Brain
https://soundcloud.com/vinyljacketuk

INTERVIEW: BOB ALLAN FROM GENERATOR
EVOLUTION EMERGING FESTIVAL - Friday May 27th
https://www.generator.org.uk/evolutionemerging2011

MAUSI - Follow Me Home
https://wearemausi.com ;

EVER SINCE THE LAKE CAUGHT FIRE - The Sea
https://facebook.com/lakecaughtfire

LANTERNS ON THE LAKE - You Need Better
https://lanternsonthelake.com

HUW STEPHENS TIP
DAUGHTER - Landfill
https://facebook.com/ohdaughter

SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH L - Angel Sized
https://somethingbeginningwithl.bandcamp.com

LIVE TRACK FROM RADIO 1 BIG WEEKEND
LETS BUY HAPPINESS - Fast Fast
https://letsbuyhappiness.com

FOLLOW THAT BIRD - Wooden Bones
https://www.myspace.com/followthatbiiird

ROXY RAWSON - Fingers -
https://www.myspace.com/roxyrawson

STEVE LAMACQ TIP
SISSY AND THE BLISTERS - We Are the Others
https://sissyandtheblisters.com

REBELLIOUS JUKEBOX - Slave to Lust
https://rebelliousjukebox.us/ ;

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
SAMANTHA WHATES - Granny's House
https://samanthawhates.com

GRACE PETRIE - Farewell To Welfare
https://gracepetrie.com

BLOG TIP BY VON PIP EXPRESS
PRIS - The Better You Look The More You See
https://facebook.com/pages/I-Love-Pris/136772306359180
https://vonpipmusicalexpress.wordpress.com

CLOCKWORK RADIO - Please You
https://clockworkradio.co.uk

TRAPPED IN KANSAS - I Was Born
https://trappedinkansas.bandcamp.com

LIVE TRACK FROM RADIO 1 BIG WEEKEND
POLARSETS - Sunshine Eyes
https://polarsets.com

THE SUNBEAT REVIVAL - Slow Down My Beating Heart
https://thesunbeatrevival.com ;

MOTH EQUALS - Unfound
https://mothequals.bandcamp.com ;

Tonight’s show had a truly universal feel, with artists and recommendations coming from around the world. Literally. Our guests were Jason & Chris from Canadian rockers Sunfields who managed to be charming despite suffering from jetlag, sleep deprivation and the rigours of touring. Hear the interview in full, including the band’s views on the Montreal music scene and French/English musical collaborations, on the show.

Also on the international theme, we received a rather special tip from Primavera Festival’s official station SCANNER FM for local outift ZA! (whose proud boast is that they play seven instruments onstage despite there being only two of them.) We also heard from the Austrian outfit Francis International Airport, who hail from Vienna.

However, one of the most interesting tunes came from the (arguably) less exotic region of Hackney, East London and it was tipped to us by DJ Target as his 100% Homegrown Download at 1Xtra this week. Target's tips are always a refreshing break from the 6 Music frame of musical reference. And FUZZYLOGICBABY’s ‘Drunken Man’s Speech’ had us grooving especially exuberantly to its infectious chorus and vibey groove. ‘Ay-ay-ay’ indeed!

Finally, we’ve got to take our hats off to the West Midlands artist Charlie Baxter who managed to turn himself into an instant legend with us just by judiciously namechecking himself in the insanely catchy ‘Charlie Baxter’s In My House’. An ingenious mix of hip-hop, dub, pop and rock exploded from the speakers and had us throwing the kind of shapes that would easily break the 6 Music webcams. It's lucky the programme was prerecorded. You can check out these tracks and more aural delights besides on the show.

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI - Contact High
https://soundcloud.com/modularpeople/architecture-in-helsinki

OXYGEN THIEF - Terry Nutkins Salute
https://oxygenthiefmusic.com/

DARIUS GREENE - Love Dementia
https://dariusgreene.com

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - I'm A Little Bit Evil
https://thecapeofgoodhope.co.uk

RECOMMENDATION by JORDIE from SCANNER FM
ZA! - Calonge Terrassa, Kalon-Jah! Tewra-Ssah!
https://facebook.com/putosza
https://scannerfm.com

SILENT SLEEP - You Can Colour Me In
https://www.myspace.com/silentsleepsongs

HOWTH - Idaho #1
https://howthhowth.bandcamp.com
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WOODERSON - Mendonca
https://wooderson.bandcamp.com

INTERVIEW GUESTS
SUNFIELDS - City
https://sunfieldsband.com

SLEEPY PANDA CLUB - Medicated
https://facebook.com/sleepypandaclub

THE BIG I AM - Hole
https://bigiam.com/

BBC WALES INTRODUCING TIP
PAPER AEROPLANES - Safe Hands
https://paperaeroplanesmusic.com

LIVE TRACK FROM RADIO 1 BIG WEEKEND
RIZZLE KICKS - Down With The Trumpets
https://soundcloud.com/rizzlekicks

RUSSELL AND THE WOLVES - Call The Tribe
https://facebook.com/russellandthewolvesband

FRANCIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Amnesiacs
https://francisinternationalairport.bandcamp.com

DJ TARGET TIP
FUZZYLOGICBABY - Drunken Man's Speech
https://fuzzylogicbaby.com

HALLOUMINATI - Sing for the Unknown
https:// hallouminati.bandcamp.com

STRANGERS - In Chaos
https://strangersofficial.com

SHAMBLES MILLER - Things That Make Me Angry
https://shamblesmiller.bandcamp.com

GUEST BLOGGER FROM NOWPLAYING@6MUSIC
SNOWMAN - Hyena (QUIETUS blog)
https://thesnowmanempire.com
https://thequietus.com

PROFESSOR PENGUIN - Pirate
https://www.myspace.com/professorpenguinuk

FREE SWIM - I Want to be a Mountaineer
https://freeswim.bandcamp.com

LILIES ON MARS - Aquarium's Key
https://liliesonmars.com

LIVE TRACK FROM RADIO 1 BIG WEEKEND
MASTERS IN FRANCE - Little Girl
https://myspace.com/mastersinfrance

R M HUBBERT - Hey There Mr Bone
https://rmhubbert.bandcamp.com

CHARLIE BAXTER - Charlie Baxter's In My House
https://facebook.com/charliebaxtermusic

The fine Glaswegian outfit Wrongnote (pictured) headed down the M6 to join us mobhanded in the studio for a chat about their summer tour plans and being the stars of a computer game…to find out more, listen to the interview in full on today’s show.

The legendary Steve Lamacq also popped in on today’s show to tell us about his BBC Introducing session at Maida Vale with the artist known as Foe from which we got the exclusive track ‘Tyrant Song’. We also showcased a new track by longstanding friends of the show, Slides from their forthcoming EP which is due out at the end of the month.

We also had our usual tips from the effervescent Bobby Friction and the lovely Huw Stephens. Sadly, tonight's were our last ever recommendations from our Girl Music Guru these past two years, Ruth Barnes. We wish her the best of luck for her new job, and know she’ll be amazing! Want to know what we’re talking about? Follow her at @otherwomanradio on twitter to find out.

On today’s show you can expect to hear everything from instrumental electro to country, classic Panjabi folk to Canadian alt-rock (we did rather love that Yes Cadets track in the studio). This just reaffirms our mission statement; if it’s good, fresh and on the net, we’ll play it! Of course, if you think we’ve missed something, get in touch and recommend your tracks over at https://tinyurl.com/recommendmusic

ADMIRAL BYRD - Don't Touch the Radio
https://admiralbyrd.com

POLYGON PALACE - We Have A Visual
https://polygonpalace.bandcamp.com

US BABY BEAR BONES - This Song's Not About You Anymore
https://www.myspace.com/usbabybearbones

THE NATIVE CATS - Shovel On Shovel
https://www.myspace.com/thenativecats

THE LUCID DREAM - Love In My Veins
https://soundcloud.com/the_lucid_dream ;

ALPHABET BACKWARDS - Blink of An Eye
https://alphabetbackwards.net
.
KNESSET - Steady Hands
https://weareknesset.bandcamp.com

INTERVIEW GUESTS
WRONGNOTE – Snake Snake Snake
https://wrongnote.co.uk ;

THE HONEY ANTS - I Can't Escape
https://thehoneyants.co.uk

DEAD BLACK HEARTS - Postcards from Somewhere Cold
https://www.myspace.com/deadblackhearts ;

HUW STEPHENS SESSION TRACK
SAMOANS - San Marino 1994
https://facebook.com/samoans

SESSION TRACK
FOE - Genie in a Coke Can
https://foe-mania.com

BLUE LIP FEEL - Sideways
https://facebook.com/bluelipfeel

FICTION FACTION - Malenky Lizards
https://soundcloud.com/fictionfaction

BOBBY FRICTION TIP
HARI AND SUKHMANI - Mahaniya (White)
https://www.myspace.com/harisukhmani

YES CADETS - Le Mans
https://facebook.com/yescadets

THE NARROWS - Initials M.M.
https://thenarrows.bandcamp.com

AMBIGUOUS DREAMS - Fighting With Shadows
https://ambiguousdreams.bandcamp.com

RUTH BARNES TIP 1
LILIES ON MARS - Aquarium Key
https://liliesonmars.com ;

RUTH BARNES TIP 2
ROXY RAWSON - Fingers
https://roxyrawson.com ;

PLAKKA - Bullit
https://www.myspace.com/plakkagroup

SLIDES - Beasting
https://facebook.com/slidesmusic

SESSION TRACK
FOE - Tyrant Song
https://foe-mania.com

TUNNELMENTAL EXPERIMENTAL ASSEMBLY - Defending The Dreamers
(RADIO RIDDLER dubplate version)
https://tunnelmental.bandcamp.com

HOLY STAIN - Asleep (Radio Edit)
https://www.myspace.com/holystain

Today’s show had us feeling every emotion, as we welcomed back the utterly charming Sharks Took the Rest to the Introducing studios, and proceeded to ’get angry’… The interview with Sharks is a must listen. In addition to an exclusive announcement about a very special, not so secret outdoor summer gig *cough cough*, Beccy and Adam revealed details about their much anticipated new EP, community songwriting projects and the fundamentals of songwriting.

Lectrolips’ ‘What We Came Here For’ had us all cutting shapes to the electronic, ‘computerpop’ beats. Whilst we thought we looked like the ‘cat’s pyjamas’, I suspect the people in the studio next door were simply being too polite to tell us otherwise. We soon calmed down and were left in a thoughtful mood following the playing of Shambles Miller’s ‘Things That Make Me Angry’. Listening along to the lyrics, the team assessed which of the things that make Shambles angry would make us angry too. The last thirty seconds of the track certainly makes you think…

Once again we found ourselves humming incessantly to the gloriously addictive ‘Sold My Soul’ by Cattle and Cane. We’ve not stopped singing it in the office since we first heard it! You can hear that infectious song, and your usual selection of fresh new tracks, on today’s show.

BARBARA PANTHER - Moonlight People
https://facebook.com/barbarapanther

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI - Contact High
https://soundcloud.com/modularpeople/architecture-in-helsinki

GREAT IMITATION - Bittersweetheartattacks
https://www.myspace.com/greatimitation

WE ARE ALTERED - Hopeless
https://hopeless.viinyl.com/

INTRODUCING ROULETTE
OUR KRYPTON SON - Catalonian Love Song
https://soundcloud.com/our-krypton-son

A SOFA MADE OF DUST - You'll Be OK
https://asofamadeofdust.bandcamp.com

EL GRAN CHUFLE - Terremoto
https://elgranchufle.bandcamp.com

THE HIGH ONES - Blueberry Smile
https://soundcloud.com/thehighones
- hear it at soundcloud.com/thehighones

INTERVIEW GUESTS
SHARKS TOOK THE REST - Restaurant
https://facebook.com/sharkstooktherest

KARL PHILLIPS & THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS - The Situation
https://karlphillips.co.uk

BBC WALES INTRODUCING TIP
SLEEPY PANDA CLUB - Medicated
https://facebook.com/sleepypandaclub
https://soundcloud.com/sleepypandaclub

SESSION TRACK
TREETOP FLYERS - Is It All Worth It
https://treetopflyers.co.uk

PHARAOHS - Photosynthesis
http:/pharaohstheband.com

ELEVATED LINES - Black Hearted Faction
https://elevatedlines.com

DJ TARGET TIP
TESS LEAH - Patience
https://twitter.com/tessleah

LECTROLIPS - What We Came For
https://soundcloud.com/lectrolips
https://lectrolips.blogspot.com

SHAMBLES MILLER - Things That Make Me Angry
https://shamblesmiller.bandcamp.com

CATTLE AND CANE - Sold My Soul
https://www.myspace.com/cattleandcanemusic

GUEST BLOGGER MICHAEL FROM ROBOTPIGEON
YUKSEK - On a Train
https://facebook.com/yuksek
https://robotpigeon.com

TREVOR SENSITIVE AND THE LOCALS - After The Picnic
https://sensitivemusic.co.uk

FRANK JOSHUA - Rain
https://frankjoshua.com

INTRODUCING SESSION TRACK
TREETOP FLYERS - Things Will Change
https://treetopflyers.co.uk

HOWTH - Idaho #1
https://howthhowth.bandcamp.com

BRIAN RITCHEY - If I Were A Painter...
https://www.myspace.com/brianritchey

THE BUTTON GROUP - Thorns
https://www.myspace.com/thebuttongroup

FUZZY SABOTEUR - Parhelion
https://soundcloud.com/fuzzy-saboteur

Health tips on a new music show? You’d better believe it… We welcomed the return of newly transformed Sam Robson from Club Smith, who popped in for a chat fresh off a train from Leeds. Sam spent three months training for the video for new single ‘No Friend of Mine’. If you want to hear how he transformed into a lean mean fighting machine, tune in to the show. You can also view the video by clicking the YouTube link above.

VASQUEZ also made a welcome (musical) return to the show, with their storming instrumental ‘McLovin’. In spite of the fact that they remain as mysterious as ever (please put more hard information about your band online, guys!) we certainly enjoyed rocking out to ‘McLovin’ in the studio.

We also got our rap on with KARL PHILLIPS AND THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS. This brilliant track had us all crunking in the studio. It also left us in awe of ‘Karl’s’ ability to rap and the Midnight Ramblers' ability to keep up with him. Freakily quickly. Without stumbling over the words or beats. If we tried anything like that, we’d be breathless in seconds…

Finally, we welcomed back Ruth Barnes (our resident Girl Music Guru from The Other Woman Music for her penultimate tips. We’ll be sad to see her go, but alas, she must move on to pastures new. On that subject, she had some big news to share in addition to her usual big tunes. Listen to next week’s show for more…

ARROWS OF LOVE - Burn This Town
https://arrowsoflove.co.uk

JON DOTS - INCEPTION
https://jondots.bandcamp.com

HI-DEF TV - A Long Year
https://hi-deftv.bandcamp.com

ALL MIGHTY WHISPERS - Sun In Our Eyes
https://allmightywhsipers.com

NAPOLEON IIIrd - The Unknown Unknown
https://napoleoniiird.bandcamp.com

PAUL MOSLEY - The Devil & Saint Valentine
https://paulmosley.com

PET SCENES - God Damn
https://petscenes.tumblr.com
https://soundcloud.com/petscenes

WE CUT CORNERS - Dumb Blonde
https://soundcloud.com/wecutcorners

CLUB SMITH - No Friend of Mine
https://clubsmith.co.uk

VASQUEZ - McLovin
https://vasquez.bandcamp.com

KARL PHILLIPS & THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS - The Situation
https://karlphillips.co.uk

HUW STEPHENS TIP
PHARAOHS - Photosynthesis (Cats Hero remix)
http:/pharaohstheband.com

BUGS IN EMBER - Last Stand Draw
https://soundcloud.com/bugsinember

SESSION TRACK
TOM WILLIAMS AND THE BOAT - Wouldn’t Woman Be Sweet
https://www.tomwilliamsandtheboat.co.uk

BLUE JOHN BENJAMIN - Wolf In A Woollen Coat
https://bluejohnbenjamin.com

THE LITTLE TYPISTS - Dining Out
https://www.myspace.com/johnmarriott

BOBBY FRICTION TIP
MICROPIXIE & AUDIO PERVERT - Under The Neath
https://www.micropixie.com

BLUE LIP FEEL - Sideways
https://www.myspace.com/bluelipfeel

FIONA BEVAN - Dial D For Denial
https://www.fionabevan.co.uk

ARCHITECTS OF GRACE - Reflection
https://architectsofgrace.com

WE ARE KNUCKLE DRAGGER - Minus 20% For Being A Loser
https://www.myspace.com/weareknuckledragger

RUTH BARNES TIP 1
SOUND OF RUM - Icarus
https://soundofrum.com

RUTH BARNES TIP 2
BARBARA PANTHER - Moonlight People
https://www.myspace.com/barbarapanther

CALL TO MIND - Jasione
https://calltomind.bandcamp.com

THE NARROWS - Initials M.M.
https://thenarrows.bandcamp.com

SESSION TRACK
TOM WILLIAMS AND THE BOAT - Get Older
https://www.tomwilliamsandtheboat.co.uk

SILENT DEVICES - Warm Blood
https://soundcloud.com/silentdevices

Today’s show involved a lot of ‘progging out’ in the studio, in addition to practicing a Spanish accent… We had Bordeauxxx in the studio for a quick chat. Whilst the band are a five piece, we only had three microphones. Ever the professionals, the band found an ingenious way to decide who would talk during the interview. A quick game of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ never fails! (See below...)

We chatted to the band about graduating, as they’re (mostly) in their final weeks of University. This was something current intern Emma could certainly empathise with, having just finished her degree. You can, of course, hear the interview in full on today’s show. Ennis Tola’s track offered the Introducing team the chance to ‘prog out’ in the studio. We suspect we had as much fun playing the record as the band had recording it! Like Lauren Laverne said on her show last Wed (4th May), it really seems that Australia is ‘on it’ at the moment – both unsigned and signed bands from the country are really delivering.

Finally, El Gran Chufle’s track had us all practising our Spanish accents and pronunciation in the studio. You can hear how accurately Tom pronounced EP name ‘Tambores Obstinados Y Rudio Voltaico’ by listening again to the show on the BBC iPlayer.

GRANDFATHER BIRDS - Higher Bridges
https://grandfatherbirds.com

ALPHABET BACKWARDS - Blink of An Eye
https://alphabetbackwards.net

ADMIRAL BYRD - Don't Touch the Radio
https://admiralbyrd.com

FROM A CITY IN RUINS - Fin Fin Fin
https://facebook.com/pages/From-A-City-In-Ruins/21031298134

LITTLE MAJORETTE- Overflow
https://littlemajorette.se

KID FRANCESCOLI - Final Team
https://kidfrancescoli.com

FROM THE PODCAST
LOW DUO - No happier
https://lowduo.co.uk l

THE POCKET GODS - Dan Brown In Town
https://facebook.com/pages/the-pocket-gods/7750926924

INTERVEW GUESTS
BORDEAUXXX - Every Holiday is a Disaster
https://bordeauxxx.bandcamp.com

GREG MCDONALD - Tomorrow England
https://www.myspace.com/gregmcdonalduk

LUXURY CONDO - Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla
https://luxurycondo.bandcamp.com

BBC WALES INTRODUCING TIP
BROOKYLN HYPE - Can’t Be Found
https://brooklynhype.com

ANGRY YOUNG MAN- Black and White
https://angryyoungman.bandcamp.com

THE DAYDREAM CLUB - Neon Love Song
https://facebook.com/thedaydreamclub

BEING JO FRANCIS - Hello Hero
https:// beingjofrancis.bandcamp.com

DJ TARGET TIP
KAY 12 - UK State of Mind
https://www.myspace.com/officialkay12

FOREIGN OFFICE - On Repeat
https://foreignoffice.bandcamp.com

ENNIS TOLA - Passage
https://ennistola.com

KEITH BROWN - The Light
https://keithbrown.bandcamp.com

BALKANS - Edita V
https://balkansbalkans.com

GUEST E-ZINE NEVERENOUGHNOTES
PAPER CROWS - Folie A Deux
https://facebook.com/papercrows
https://neverenoughnotes.co.uk

SUSANNE SUNDFOR - The Brothel
https://soundcloud.com/susannesundfor

OVERTHEWALL - Settle Down
https://weareoverthewall.com

EL GRAN CHUFLE - Terremoto
https://elgranchufle.bandcamp.com

SISTERLAND - Tomorrow
https://facebook.com/pages/sisterland/120376888031447
https://soundcloud.com/sisterland

CATTLE AND CANE - Sold My Soul
https://www.myspace.com/cattleandcanemusic

A TIME FOR BURNING - To Preserve You Would Be No Gain
https:///atimeforburning.muxtape.com

Tom's studio guest is Charlie Khan. Bobby Friction, Ruth Barnes and Huw Stephens stop by with their music tips.

SNIPPET - The Imposter

https://snippetcuts.co.uk

BALKANS - Edita V

https://balkansbalkans.com

SHONA FOSTER - Bad Intentions

https://shonafoster.com

HOMEWORK - Why Oh Why

https://soundcloud.com/wearehomework

THOMAS TRUAX - April Showers

https://thomastruax.com

MIDIMIDIS - The Despondant

https://midimidis.com

SLIDES - Beasting

https://facebook.com/slidesmusic

CHARLIE KHAN - The Mortal Coil Shuffle

https://facebook.com/charliekhanofficial

https://charliekhan.net

THE HONEY ANTS - I Can't Escape

https://thehoneyants.co.uk

THE PERFORMERS - Superstar

https://theperformers.bandcamp.com

KYLA LA GRANGE - Walk Through Walls Live at Maida Vale

https://kylalagrange.com

LE PÉCHEUR - Apocalypse

https://www.myspace.com/leseulpecheur

https://soundcloud.com/thesinner

CAPITALS - Skin

https://capitalsmusic.com

WASHINGTON IRVING - Abbey Gallop

https://soundcloud.com/washirvband

YUNIOSHI - Invisible

https://yunioshi.bandcamp.com

MASALA - As Two

https://www.facebook.com/masalasound

FRANK JOSHUA - Rain

https://frankjoshua.com

KAL LAVELLE - Gyspy Blood

https://kallavelle.com

CAJITA - Fading Fast

https://soundcloud.com/cajita

BLIND ATLAS - 4th Street

https://facebook.com/pages/Blind-Atlas/216115925252

KOOL THING - The Sign

https://koolthingmusic.com

JUDE COWAN - Post Tsunami Mix

https://judecowan.blogspot.com

ALBERT ROAD - Back Words No War

https://albertroad.bandcamp.com

RROCKUSMAXIMUS - Messina Round

https://www.deadlybeefburger.com

CAPITALS - Where We Meet

https://capitalsmusic.com

MINIONTV - Battleships

https://miniontv.co.uk