Synopsis
Listen to highlights of Dave Gilyeat and his team of new music aficionados as they deliver all the best Oxfordshire bands you've never heard before.
Episodes
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Mackenzie + Truck Festival preview
25/07/2025 Duration: 02h01sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast: Powerful vocals, emotionally charged storytelling and infectious melodies - Dave meets Mackenzie ahead of releasing her upcoming debut EP. Alex catches up with The Kites, Better Heaven and Girl Like That - live at Truck as the festival gets underway! Plus, there's tips from Jess, Jaguar and Alyx at BBC Radio 1, and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's track list: • Hannah Jane Lewis - Cherry Pickin' Low Island - once in a while Genevieve Miles - sweet to be alone Talk In Code - More Than Friends Baby Maker - Rather Be In Berlin Matty Twigg - Beneath the Stars Phoebe Rea - Anybody Else Sinews - I Disappear Baobei - Echo [Tipped by Jaguar at BBC Radio 1 Dance] Jess Fitz - Been There Too Cheap Suits - Are We Bored Yet? Silqe - Nothing Lost DBL A - YK (You Know) [Tipped by Jess at BBC Radio 1] Mackenzie - That Much Better The Balkan Wanderers - Paleo Perithia Jessie Young - Nobody's Love Big Fear - Mone
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Munboi + Lucy Leave
18/07/2025 Duration: 02h22sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast: get ready to bounce off the walls with the latest track from Munboi’s ‘Weekends’ project. He's been teaming up with some of Berkshire’s finest and joins Dave to tell us all about it! Plus, Alex meets up with Lucy Leave at The Rusty Bicycle street party in Oxford to hear about their new double album, there's picks from Jess, Jaguar and Alyx at BBC Radio 1... and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's track list: • Emma Hunter - Hide Gigi Wilde - do you ever White Label - Honestly emily jeffri - ACT ALIVE Leighton Tongue - Worth It Niki Kini - All Things Nice Larizzle - Little Things Abi Farrell - Never Be Denzil Grenade - Been Here Before Lucy Leave - Luxury Trap Sara Silveira - Maybe Oscar Scannell - Mathematics P.S. Finn - There Was Rain Forever Autumn - Another Fine Mess Munboi - Yesterday (feat. Henjila & Ray Wills) Munboi - 8AM (feat. Tarun & Bethia) Adders - Relapse Sadie Fine - Really
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Empress Linoleum + MIÉTTE.
11/07/2025 Duration: 02h02sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast: Soft sung vocals, laid back rap, bouncy kicks and heavy bass - Dave catches up with the excellent Empress Linoleum to hear about her EP and new single 'One Way Road'. Plus, Alex meets electro producer MIETTÉ. at Windsor's Other Space Arts, we look forward to the always spectaular Wilderness Festival with Australia's The Jungle Giants, and why did Stornoway perform an impromtu gig beside side of a broken-down Eurostar? Find out! All that and the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire, what a show!Here's this week's track list: • Danny Mellin - Don't Leave Me Lonely South Arcade - FEAR OF HEIGHTS Isaac Stuart - Over and Over (and Over) Again Buds. - Picking Wounds Sofie - STARZ frances willow - new river EARWRM - Don't Say a Word BUG - WILT Jonny Virgo - I saw an angel Fonteyn - Holdin' On Barrelhaus - Done beaux - I'll Be Here When You're Back Samuel james - My house Empress Linoleum - Flowers Empress Linoleum - One Way Road
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Bethany Weimers + Lunar Kites
04/07/2025 Duration: 02h00sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Bethany Weimers to hear about her new EP - The Story I Breathe. Plus, Nightshift Music Magazine Editor Ronan Munro recommends a track from Girl Like That, we've a little bit of Glastonbury magic with Supergrass live on the Pyramid stage, Lunar Kites tell us about their upcoming Doctor Who-themed gig, there's tips from Jess and Alyx and BBC Radio 1.. and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire!Here's this week's track list: • Allegra - Wildfire Ryan Burns - Runaway Cameron Hayes - Lover, Please Stay Mount St. Helen - Helpless Cereal For Dinner - Wonderful Problem DRZ - Losing It Wilderness States - Eden V.I.C - Can't Take No More Michy Tree - Crash Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz (live at Glastonbury Festival 2025) Girl Like That - Bad Boys in Bands Emmeline - Blue Caged Bird San Demas - All In On Me (feat. Shoot To Kill) Bethany Weimers - Tabula Rasa Bethany Weimers - The Story I Breathe Brielle
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The Mighty Redox + V.I.C
27/06/2025 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with The Mighty Redox to hear about their new album Love's A Demon... and plans for their 30th anniversary!Plus, Alex West has an excellent surprise for V.I.C - who will be playing on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading and Leeds! There's tips from Jess Iszatt, Jaguar and Alyx Holcombe at BBC Radio 1, and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's track list: • Zach Loizou - Would You Dance Sunday (1994) - Still Blue SOCKiTTOME - s.w.i.m. Young Knives - Your Car has Arrived Barricane - Moon The Dreaming Spires - Normal Town Katalyst - Wanna Know bedd - Five Years LASTELLE - Bitter Seeds Neelam - You Must Be Dumb (feat. Nvthaniel) Only the Poets - I Keep On Messing It Up Suspire - Good Luck, No Goodbye reDifine - Chakra (Extended Mix) LVRA - Crushed The Mighty Redox - Why Wait Le Bon Jams - Hear My Love V.I.C - Wasteman HIMALAYAS - What If...? (WARGASM (UK) Remix) INDIYA - Pretty girls d
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Jessy Blakemore + Shock Horror
20/06/2025 Duration: 02h09sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, blending emotional lyricism with hypnotic guitar melodies, Dave introduces you to Jessy Blakemore as she releases her debut single. Plus, Alex catches up with Shock Horror at their Truck store gig in Oxford, there's tips from Jess Iszatt and Jaguar at BBC Radio 1, and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's track list: • Big Fear - Mildew Ace Clvrk - You & I Gordo Francis - We could run away Rebecca Poole - SUMMER DAYS In-Flight Movie - Factory Saint Boy - Overboard (live session) Nineteenth Hour - Fall Into The Sun Royal 2000 - Wish Marianne Faithful & Oscar Dunbar - Love Is BUG - PLUME Sasha Assad - Baby I'm Gay! Danny Wright - No Mercy Nu6es - A Story For The 90s Jessy Blakemore - burna Silva Bumpa & Tomike - Runnin' Patiño - FUEGO MARíA FUEGO Shock Horror - Ecosystem Shock Horror - My Favourite Mistake Bovine Boy - Ethereal (Radio Edit) Taylor & Girish - All That I Have Jules Est
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Roseanna + Alex Blyth + YWMP
13/06/2025 Duration: 02h02sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, bringing together an emotionally rich blend of celtic-infused cinematic pop, Dave meets Roseanna to hear about her first solo single... and acting in the Harry Potter films!Plus, hear what Alex West got up to at SXSW London with Alex Blyth, there's first plays from Pedro Santos, The Kode, RUDI and Luke Jones, tips from Jess and Jaguar at BBC Radio 1, news from YWMP on their new gig/performance space... and a lovely tribute to the Beach Boys Brian Wilson from Zerowe.Here's this week's track list: • PLAIINS - Row She Said Henry Grace - Say Something Mean Pedro Santos - Someone I Don’t Know Nicole Shortland - Country Boy The Borough - Red Light, Danger! Sebastian Reynolds & Myles Cochran - IYCSM (feat. Kelly Michaeli) The Kode - Espana (feat. Nath Brooks ) Beattie - Other Humans Sofie - Loading Mimi Rose - Embraceable You Junk Whale - Julia Sad RUDI - Meet Me In The Morning Roseanna - Best Time To Call You Timothy B - I Get To Call You
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Jack Goldstein + Danny Mellin
06/06/2025 Duration: 02h03sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with the incredible Jack Goldstein as he releases his new album, which he describes as a 'hyper-country' odyssey through the backwoods of love, identity and resilience in the face of a world turned upside down. Alex West meets Danny Mellin, backstage at The Grace in Islington, to hear about what he's been up to, his upcoming album... and what he thinks about headlining our stage at Truck festival this year! Plus, there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire, here's this week's track list: • MUNBOI - Get Gone (feat. Split The Dealer) Unbelievable Truth - Chemtrails Just Kids - paris, los angeles Waiting For Smith - I Got That Smiling Empress Linoleum - One Way Road WOLFS - How Do You Like Me Now? Finessa - GO! Tendertwin - Even Keel Steady Habits - Deviate Laura Loh - What I Want Subsets - Recover HOLiDAY MYSTICS - Long Game Sweep - 4 Da Gyaldem (feat. MADEINPARRIS) Jack Goldstein - milking blood Jack G
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Eliza Flynn
30/05/2025 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with singer/songwriter Eliza Flynn to hear about her debut album Dirty Angel. Plus, hear Alex's report from the Late Spring Folk Festival at Dummer Down Brewery in Basingstoke, our Connections series continues - where bands recommend bands - this time Rilee gets to know Panic Button, and we've got a live track from Artemas at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend!Here's this week's track list: • Axwell - Lights Go Out (feat. CARMA) Blue Bayou - Hide & Seek The Bobo - Again Tommy Lyon - Ruins Artemas - Dirty Little Secret (live at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025) Artemas - I Like The Way You Kiss Me (live at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025) Lost Velvet - Endless Carty S - Miss You Josephine Illingworth - Take Me Down James McCrea - Fuse TigerFoot - Jonestown 916 Nikz and Nayyah - When I Call You Sophie Blyth - seasons Josh Roberts - Caught Up Octavia Freud - Let's have relationships Jessica BonBon - There's a Weight Eliza Flynn - The God W
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Maddie Ashman + The Great Escape Festival
23/05/2025 Duration: 02h01sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave gets to know the amazingly talented Maddie Ashman, Alex hears from The Jacques at The Great Escape Festival, there's first plays from Kathryn MacLennan, Kelly Michaeli and Revenant, plus tips from Jess and Jaguar at BBC Radio 1!Here's this week's track list: • Ace Clvrk - Addicted Jess Fitz - Fool's Gold Baby Maker - Rather Be In Berlin Kelly Michaeli - Pylones Kanadia - Going Nowhere Camille Baziadoly & The Filthy Honey - Dear City Giles Stelfox - Give Me Tonight Skye Newman - Family Matters [tipped by Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1] Dayle Thomas - Wardrobe Ready For The Summer Revenant - Least I can do The August List - Half Light Doops - Fever Tree Silent Dollie - Lost and Found Kathryn MacLennan - Sonus Solaris Maddie Ashman - Dark Maddie Ashman - Toffee WOOZE - Running Outside With Heather Kiera Gabrielle - Look At Me Now The Jacques - Via Dolorosa Re:O - Violets THE NONE - Railing (live at The Great Escape) Eden Prince - Is It G
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Low Island
16/05/2025 Duration: 02h02sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave's joined by Low Island to hear about Bird - their 10-track new album. Plus, Alex West reviews Reading's Are You Listening? Festival with Shock Horror and doops, and there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire & Berkshire!Here's this week's track list: • Gigi Wilde - becky Mackenzie - State I'm In montykeates - WORTH LESS Eliza Flynn - Angel Pet Twin - I Want to Win Remember Monday - What the Hell Just Happened? Lilypads - Another One Waiting On Me Shock Horror - Ecosystem The Man The Myth The Meatslab - Crushed [tipped by Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1] Dubwiser - Smile Plenty 2025 White Label - Stay Together Abi Farrell - 47 Days Low Island - this is water Low Island - machine lover Bacavi - Take More Chances [tipped by Jaguar at BBC Radio 1 Dance] Cave Man - Butterflies For Breakfast doops - Everything's Fine emily jeffri - FATAL Lilith Ai - Gourmet Scum The White Lakes - Heal • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Ber
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Kah'Nya, The Amazons + Are You Listening? Festival
09/05/2025 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... Kah'Nya joins Dave for a chat and live session - watch her playing Number 1 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l94407Plus, Alex catches up with The Amazons for a deep dive into their 21st Century Fiction album - hear the full version on BBC Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0l9484k, we hear what's planned at Reading's multi-venue Are You Listening? Festival with organiser Dave Maul, there's tips from Jess and Alyx at BBC Radio 1, and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire & Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • Dani Sylvia - this is not about me Lester Kamen - Scares You To Death Frannie B - Collateral Sundaughter - Austrian P.S. Finn - Insecure Dogz Or Godz - Oh So Beautiful Mandrake Handshake - Hypersonic Super-Asterid Palmist - Got Another Lover [tipped by Alyx Holcome at BBC Radio 1] The Dazed Minded - Harder to Ignore KalemGR - 3 am Arimea - Deliver Me ZOFIA - Belong Kah'Nya - King of the Palace K
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Isaac Stuart + Rubberband Girl
02/05/2025 Duration: 02h04sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... Dave's joined by Isaac Stuart for a chat and live session - watch the video here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l7r24bPlus, Alex catches up with Rubberband Girl after her gig at Servant Jazz Quarters in London, there's a first play from Bang Mary, and tips from Jaguar and Alyx at BBC Radio 1!Here's this week's tracklist: • Pandar - Angel Numbers (feat. Dono Sio) Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani - Say Something Hannah Jane Lewis & joel - Everyone's But Mine Emmeline - Telescope James Carter - This Evening Bang Mary - Written in Pink Mark Harrison - All My Days Denzil Grenade - Divine Stud Farm Mafia - Dopamine Lisa Kahn - UnReal MarysGarden - Colossus dg. - strangers. secret rivals - Ways Isaac Stuart - bloom (when the rain falls) Isaac Stuart - Over and Over (and Over) Again (live session) Andrew Jones - 100 Years an Hour Dirty Blonde - Checkmate Anduna J - Alive Again Rubberband Girl - Love On The Vine Worst Wishes - If I Don
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Zerowe + Radiohead Reimagined + montykeates
25/04/2025 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... Dave catches up with Zerowe ahead of releasing his new album 'The Ferry Falling from the Sky' - and he played Parallel Lines - live in session for us - watch the video on BBC Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l6c0ntPlus, hear about 'Radiohead Reimagined’ with the London Concertante, and Montykeates gig at The Underworld in Camden!Here's this week's tracklist: • Matilda Pratt - Ruin Our Friendship bedd - Walkie No Talkie LVRA & Soda Plains - Hard Decisions Kieran Crowley - 1,000 Chances Big Fear - Culture Cannibal YOUNG KNIVES - NO SOUND In Silo - Finally I Find You BJERGLUND - Do It Right (feat. Jessica Pierpoint) London Concertante - Exit Music (for a Film) LASTELLE - Tired Eyes Ameliah Jayne - Social Butterfly The Mighty Redox - Loves a Demon Zerowe - Don't Be Precious with Your Love Zerowe - Parallel Lines (live session) Shao Dow - Cross x Cross TRASHCAT - DREAM OF MINE Allegra - Strangers (Perfect Strangers Remix -
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Rose Rey + The Amazons + Readipop Fiesta
17/04/2025 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... Alex West sits in for Dave - he's joined by Rose Rey for a chat and live session! Watch her play Wasted on You (midnight version) live in session here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l52lfsPlus, we catch up with Matt from The Amazons, Pete Wheeler from Readipop Fiesta, hear how Record Store Day went in Reading, and there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • FIVER - Close To The Sun Big Fear - Sisyphus The Jacques - Dead Man’s Garden The Amazons - Living A Lie The Amazons - Night After Night Puma Theory - Foolish Boy Jopy - Twisting Michy Tree - Taste The Cliffords - Bittersweet [tipped by Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1] In-Flight Movie - Broken Glass Mouth Culture - Ratbag [tipped by Alyx Holcombe at BBC Radio 1] Sunday (1994) - Rain Low Island - this is water Ella Janes - Smoke and Mirrors Rose Rey - Wasted on You (midnight version) [BBC Introducing live session] Rose Rey - Baddest H
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Toby Sebastian
11/04/2025 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... You might know him from Oxford's Cowley Road.. you might know him from Game of Thrones! Dave's joined by musican and actor Toby Sebastian to hear about his new album 'Eyes Light Up'.. and he plays the title track live in session, watch that on BBC Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l3pjwrPlus, Alex takes you behind the scenes at the annual BBC Introducing Maida Vale away day - including a live track from Fiona-Lee... and there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • Rila's Edge - Undone Rubberband Girl - Love On The Vine Tom Webber - Taurus CLUCAS - Delphic PLAIINS - Happy Faces Martha and the Fairy - You're What I Want To Be Cactus Parachute - Graduate crysometimes - Harry Junk Whale - Bleeding Out Impression - Can't Let You Down (feat. Stunna) (Jimmy Knees Remix) Spidarfreak - SUPERNOVA Nicole Silva - Guestlist Tom Seth Johnson - Runaway Girl Cizzzla - Let Your Body
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HööF, Mount St. Helen + Split the Dealer
04/04/2025 Duration: 02h03sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... Dave's joined by HööF for a chat and live sesssion ahead of releasing their new single 'Paisley'. Watch them playing Funfair for us live in session! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l29y40Plus, Alex catches up with Mount St. Helen and Split The Dealer at The Bullingdon, there's a first play from Maud’s Dog, tips from Jess, Jaguar and Alyx at BBC Radio 1 and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • Yxng Dave - White Lies Low Island - spit it out The Deadbeat Apostles - Euro Trish Bethany Weimers - The Wild One San Demas - You & I Eva Gadd - Spinning THE NONE - Rusty Roads Flood plain - Hieroglyphic AndThen - Massive Organ Simon Veaney - The Black Sand (feat. Lala Boosh) Claudia Kate - How Sweet [Tipped by Jess Iszatt on BBC Radio 1] Beard of Destiny - American Teeth Yarnak - The Short Side (feat. Kaje) Wynona - Flowers To Arrows Jess Tuthill - Safe Space Ginja - Watching HööF - Pa
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Juliette The Band + Baby Maker + Shock Horror
28/03/2025 Duration: 02h02sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast...Dave meets Newbury's Juliette The Band ahead of releasing their debut album 'Little Bits of Everything We Like'. Plus, hear Alex's report from the Oxfordshire Music Scene night at Common Ground Oxford with Shock Horror and Baby Maker. And, there's all the lastest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire, here's this week's tracklist: • Remember Monday - What The Hell Just Happened? Georgie O'Brien - Breathe (feat. Indigo Eyes) Zach Loizou - She Went LA (Without Her Passport) Orchid - Loyalty Maddie Ashman - Bonfire Niki Kini - Done Me Wrong Cassels - Formaldehyde Time In-Flight Movie - Passengers ENNA - okay cool Mesker - When the Fabric Frays Jessica BonBon - Joseph Freddie Bailey - New York Movie Scene Killer Kowalski - Toxic Manchild BIIANCO - Got Me Like Charlie PS - Mouthpiece Juliette The Band - Wild Flowers Michy Tree - Shadow Courting - Pause at You Matty Twigg - SOS Rebecca Poole - I Won’t Fall In Love With You Ash Adams - L
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Unbelievable Truth
21/03/2025 Duration: 02h08sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast...Blending introspective lyrics, melodic sensibilities & memorable hooks - Unbelievable Truth join Dave for a chat & live session! Watch the live recording here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0kzgknzPlus, hear our report from the Electronic Music Open Mic at Firefly in Reading, there's tips from Jess, Jaguar and Alyx at Radio 1, artists played for the first time... and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire & Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • Waiting For Smith - I Like Life Big Fear - Beautiful Hands Tilly Valentine - Buzzkill Deyah - Peach Avenue Baby Maker - No Watershed 916 Nikz & Nayyah - Understand Leonard Maassen - last time when we spoke on the phone Zephyr - POP & LOCK Benjamin Steer - No One Wants To Die Alone Slow Hunch - Whole (Again) Ryan Burns - Different Day HazelLouise - Buried The Bobo - 2am (Sable Remix) Camille Baziadoly - Sideways Megan Wroe - BACK 2 THA START (feat. bullet tooth)
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Nick Magenta
14/03/2025 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... fusing together dreamy synth and pop-punk sounds, Dave introduces you to the music of Nick Magenta. Plus, there's first plays from HIFEELINGS and Louis C. Skellern, tips from Jess, Jaguar and Alyx at BBC Radio 1... and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • Mandrake Handshake - Hypersonic Super-Asterid Gigi Wilde - eye to eye emily jeffri - Normal Steady Habits - Stay Sim Anya - Mirrors WOOZE - Will You Marry Me Sofie - Jaded Jetta - sicklysweet HIFEELINGS - Inna Week Sophie Rose - Where Did Your Head Go? Tom Gk - Pangea Jody and the Jerms - Severence Louis C. Skellern - Nowhere Remember Monday - Crazy Anyway Nick Magenta - Box Room Leena Punks, Amy Wiles & Flowanastacia - Heard it all before Sylosis - Soured Ground Sneaky Beats - Echoes Henry Taylour - A Relentless Pursuit of Happiness Scene It All - Downtown From Anywhere Jessie Grace - FLATLINE Rhi’N’B - Burn it down Lee Robert