主播大秀

There's a new 主播大秀 Music Showcase of my favourite performances from the 主播大秀 Introducing stage at Glastonbury 2011 online here. For more details on each artist - plus links to their own websites - see the list below. You can also hear audio of these tracks in my 主播大秀 Introducing show this coming Sunday morning 3 July 2011 from 1-3am.

SPARROW 鈥� Secret

The freshest thing out of Brighton this year, with their gorgeous subtle brand of pop played with immense power. Highlight of their set was the title track of their debut EP Secret.

THE PATRICK JAMES PEARSON BAND 鈥� American Lover

When you think of bands based around keyboards you usually think piano botherers like Keane or electro futurists such as Depeche Mode. What you don鈥檛 think of is all-out the sledgehammer garage rock attack of Plymouth鈥檚 PJPB (as we must learn to call them) who tore up the Introducing stage with their Stooges-inspired epic 鈥淎merican Lover鈥�.

DIONNE REID 鈥� Daddy Dear

We first encountered Dionne as a 100% 主播大秀grown Download from DJ Target at 1Xtra, but on the Glasto introducing stage she was a natural star radiating both warmth and serious commitment 鈥� backed by a band of young, first rate musicians. 鈥淒addy Dear鈥� is from her EP Rock Paper Scissors

FEVER FEVER- Bloodless

Jen Long on Radio One and Steve Lamacq on 6 Music both picked tracks from the turbocharged set that Ellie, Rosie, Smit played on the 主播大秀 Introducing stage and if you watch this video you鈥檒l see why. They鈥檝e been supported since day one by 主播大秀 Introducing in Norfolk and play the Outside:Inside Pop-up Festival, in Reading next Saturday (July 9)

SPOTLIGHT KID 鈥� Forget Yourself In Me

Bandleader CHRIS DAVIS was of course formerly the drummer with Nottingham legends 6脳7 and though he clearly enjoyed making the first Spotlight Kid album entirely on his own, he鈥檚 now expanded to a lineup of fine players and musicians and returned to propelling the whole thing along from back behind the kit.

ED SHEERAN 鈥� The A Team

Ed simply smashed it. His six years of slog as an indie artist, posting videos to YouTube and playing endless, endless gigs culminated in June 2011 with a number three debut single just before he appeared on the 主播大秀 Introducing stage. His set was an object lesson in how to communicate with an audience. Not to mention, how to write songs, how to play gutar, how to use a loopstation, and how rap articulate, heartfelt lyrics at machinegun speed. Not for nothing was he the Number One Most Shared artist on the whole 主播大秀 Glastonbury site within three days. Like I say, Ed smashed it.

FUTURE HISTORY 鈥� Once in A Lifetime

We fell in love with this Peckham duo鈥檚 sharp hilarious studio single Money Cash Now, but live this was the track that carried all the yearning and emotional punch. Bluzey and Swift-Lee emailed us this week: 鈥淲e really appreciate the way 主播大秀 Introducing has been supporting us. Not only was it the biggest gig of our lives to date, it was the best show we have put on! The whole weekend was such a great experience and opened our eyes to so many things. Glastonbury has to be one of the best 鈥� if not THE best 鈥� moment in our lives.鈥�

RAMS鈥� POCKET RADIO 鈥� Dieter Rams Has Got the Pocket Radio

From Lisburn in Northern Ireland this is another keyboard-led band, again fronted with great charisma and huge energy by Peter McCauley at the piano. Like Chris Davis with Spotlight Kid, Peter played everything on the Rams Pocket Radio debut album including the drums. The band is named for Dieter Rams - a 1950鈥瞫 product designer whose work was exemplified 鈥� you may remember 鈥� by purity, simplicity and longevity. They鈥檙e playing the Prince Albert in Brighton this Tuesday (July 5).

VINYL JACKET 鈥� Koala

A band that need almost no introducing to regular listeners to my Fresh On The Net shows. Wonderful pin-sharp musicianship from Wylam, just outside Newcastle and songwriting that鈥檚 clever without ever becoming 鈥渃lever-celever鈥�. The freshness and sheer elan of their performances win me over every time. This song Koala comes out as a single on July 18th.

STORNOWAY 鈥� Watching Birds/Fuel Up

When my show 主播大秀 Introducing: Fresh On The Net first started in late 2007 we gave a new fivew piece band their first national radio play, following strong local support from 主播大秀 Introducing In Oxford. They dropped by our stage at Glasto last weekend as unannounced Special Guests by way of giving something back to 主播大秀 Introducing鈥� Both these songs are on their debut album BEACHCOMBER鈥橲 WINDOWSILL.

THE TRUTH 鈥� I Make 鈥楨m Say

The Truth who are not only sharp and hugely ambitious performers, but behind the frontmen, the backing band was perhaps the tightest and classiest I heard all weekend with a wonderful drummer. Huge thanks to Bobby Friction at Asian Network for tipping them to us.

SHARKS TOOK THE REST 鈥� Restaurant

I鈥檝e loved Tyneside鈥檚 SHARKS TOOK THE REST from the moment their melodic grownup pop music first came out way. This is the lead track on their debut EP 鈥淕rounds for Hearts To Swell鈥� 鈥� heartmeltingly lovely, subtle and warm.

YES CADETS 鈥� Le Mans

The Belfast trio of Alan, Lisa & Steve were augmented by their mate John on second guitar on their storming single 鈥淟e Mans鈥�. Hot news: they鈥檝e just been added to the R1 playlist.

TWO WOUNDED BIRDS 鈥� My Lonesome

Classy surf rock from Margate, hometown to both Tracey Emin and the new Turner Contemporary Gallery. Everyone from Steve Lamacq to The Drums loves them 鈥� listen and marvel.

WORSHIP 鈥� The Midnight Run

The Newbury 4-piece Worship were first recommended to us by Jenny Minard from 主播大秀 Berkshire Introducing. They were founded by the bassplayer from the astoundingly great Godwits 鈥� also 主播大秀 Introducing favourites. Worship have played for Rob Da Bank on R1 and at Bestival, and they recorded their debut album in Norway then released it as a free download last Aug.

THE FOOT CLAN 鈥� Disco Stu

Have you ever heard dubstep played live ? Not just some DJ/producer turning up with a laptop and hitting 鈥減lay鈥� but actually performed without a backing track by a real drummer and bass player 鈥� plus a sprinling of turntable and sampler noises sprinkled over the vocals? The Foot Clan鈥檚 music isn鈥檛 an easy listen but it鈥檚 a surprising and rewarding one. Needless to say they鈥檝e been championed by Alan Raw鈥檚 主播大秀 Introducing show in their hometown of leeds as well as by Huw on Radio 1.

SHAMMI PITHIA & FLUX (feat. ASH KING) 鈥� Until I Hit The Ground

Dubbed 鈥淎 Nitin Sawhney for the new century鈥� by Bobby Friction, British Asian composer and producer Shammi Pithia is based in East London and performed for us with his 11 piece band Flux. The lineup includes Asian music legend ASH KING, who sang a rare guest vocal in English on this track . Shammi and Flux play the Purcell Room on London鈥檚 South Bank on Sunday July 26th previewing his new EP PAREDOLIA which is released the following day on Monday July 27th.

VESSELS 鈥� Ornafires

Our closing performance on this year鈥檚 Glastonbury Introducing Stage was by the Leeds band Vessels 鈥� with all the elemental power of a hurricane, sweeping all before it and whipping the audience into a frenzy. If there was any justice in the world they would have been the closing act on one of the main stages this year and, who knows, maybe in 2013 they will be.