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Rites of spring

Adam Walton

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The snowdrops are peeping out of the crisp packets and McDonalds' wrappers in the hedgerows. My daughter's potted daffodil grew about five inches in one day - which is an awe-inspring amount of biochemical effort. I wonder if it feels as knackered as I do, the morning after riveting a show together with my gob?

Anyway, there is a distinct whiff of spring in the air. I'm almost tempted to go gambol in the fields myself. Would do, if it wasn't for a dodgy left knee... the product of a bad tackle on the five-a-side pitch four years ago.

My dancing days are long behind me, sadly. Proper - jumping up and down, backflip, flour-on-the-sprung-wooden-floor dancing, anyway.

Spring manifests itself in this week's show via a number of first time plays for new artists: Kizzy Crawford, Just Jawsh, Roger Knox And Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Wicket, These Brittle Bones, Caredig, Derren Heath, Allan Horton and Climbing Trees.

Although Climbing Trees fall victim to a toilet-related accident... in that, during their marvellously expansive, gospel-influenced recording, I had to leg it to the loo - always a fraught incident during a live show - when I got back into the studio, with seconds to spare to line the next track up, I ejected the wrong CD... rudely curtailing the wonderful spell they'd cast over the entire nation.

I will make amends next week, Climbing Trees.

I'll wear a nappy, or something.

If that image hasn't driven you away: elsewhere on the show, godfather of the Welsh underground - Alan Holmes - introduces us to a Beatles-related curiosity from his massive sack of half-forgotten demo tapes, like a bi-weekly, Bangor-based, unbearded Santa Claus of lo-fi excellence.

Lara Catrin translates something beautiful by Colorama.

Ben Hayes brings inspiration in the form of Pete Wylie's Wah!

If you have music for us, please submit it via the BBC Introducing Uploader. Gig info and any correspondence to themysterytour@gmail.com.

Oh, and before I disappear, can I recommend that you watch Searching For Sugar Man, a brilliant, humbling and inspirational film about the life and music of Sixto Rodriguez. His is a unique and moving story, told with great warmth and expertise by the filmmakers. Just excellent.

ARTERIES, THE - 'Bleed Away'

Swansea

COLORAMA - 'Do The Pump'

Benllech

MASTERS IN FRANCE - 'Flexin''

Caernarfon

KIZZY CRAWFORD - 'The Starling'

Cardiff

GALLOPS - 'Jeff Leopard (Single Mix)'

Wrexham

PLO - 'F*ck Space & Lazers'

Cardiff

JUST JAWSH - 'Beep Boop'

Llangennech

STAGGA - 'Hoesss'

Cardiff

IAN HOLMES - 'Of Mice And Mentality'

Bangor/Nefyn

ROGER KNOX AND PINE VALLEY COSMONAUTS - 'The Land Where The Crow Flies Backwards'

Newport/Australia/Chicago

UNDERSOUND - 'Wish You Were Here Feat. Intermet'

Caerphilly

SPARROWHAWKS - 'Magpie Ladies'

Llangollen/Deeside

EARTH, THE - 'I Deserve U'

Cardiff

JOY FORMIDABLE, THE - 'Silent Treatment'

Mold

BODHI - 'Culture'

Cardiff

WICKET - 'Get In, Ms. Riley'

Cardiff

GLOBAL PARASITE - 'Occupy Tavistock'

Rhyl

THESE BRITTLE BONES - 'Holocene'

Swansea/Singapore

ALAN HOLMES - 'Bicycles, Rollerskates And You'

Bangor

ALAN HOLMES - spoken contribution

Bangor

KEVIN McARDLE - 'Beatles In Bangor'

Bangor/Nefyn

QUEER'D SCIENCE - 'Vaginal Wrath'

Llanfairfechan/Manchester

DROWNERS, THE - 'Long Hair'

Rhondda Valleys/New York City

NO CHOICE - 'Airwaves'

Cardiff/Bridgend

CAREDIG - 'Don't Forget'

Tregaron

WE ARE ANIMAL - 'Royal Wolf'

Bethel/Caernarfon

WOLFCHILD - 'Beatnik'

Cwmbran

BEARD OF WOLVES - 'Wet Mouth'

Deeside

STRAIGHT LINES - 'Escapology'

Pontypridd/Pyle

LARA CATRIN - spoken contribution

Bangor/Cardiff

COLORAMA - 'Mas Ar Y Dre'

Benllech

LAURENCE MADE ME CRY - 'Paper Chains'

Cardiff

QUIET NOISE - 'Jigsaw Puzzle'

Pembrokeshire

EATON - 'I Got A Feeling (Feat. Fernquest)'

Swansea/Newport

DERREN HEATH - 'Within'

Pembrokeshire

TRWBADOR - 'Sun In The Winter [Album Version]'

Camarthen/Cardiff

SOFT-HEARTED SCIENTISTS - 'False Lights'

Cardiff

BEN HAYES - spoken contribution

Ruthin

WAH! - 'The Seven Thousand Names Of Wah!'

Liverpool

STRANGE NEWS FROM ANOTHER STAR - 'Best Friends And Users [Live]'

Cardiff

LIFTING GEAR ENGINEER - 'New Normal'

Swansea

BLOODFLOWER - 'Indigo'

Unknown.

ALLAN HORTON - 'Anniversary'

South Wales

CLIMBING TREES - 'Burning Candle'

South Wales Valleys

SWEET BABOO - 'Let's Go Swimming'

Bangor/Cardiff

IFAN DAFYDD - 'Celwydd (Feat. Alys Williams)'

Llanrug

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