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This week's show sees me off up the A55 again, drawn back to Bangor only a fortnight after I'd been yo yo-ing up and down that tract of road during Yr Wythnos Fach and the Big Weekend. It was worth the journey, for I was on a pilgrimage to meet The Keys. Their second album, 'Fire Inside', has just been released on See Monkey Do Monkey Records. It's an album that has attained an almost mythic status amongst observers of Welsh music.

Those rumours emanated from the lucky few who had heard various demos the band recorded since their eponymous debut came out on Too Pure in 2004. But the myth around The Keys stretches back even further than that, to the sense of expectation that surrounded their antecedents Murry The Hump. This mini album fully realises and satiates those expectations. It's a an album powered by a love of West Coast psychedelia; the primal, sexual force of rock 'n' roll, and a peerless ability to hang a laconic lyric over a heartbreaking melody. I love it, I do. Can you tell?

Coincidentally, The Keys were in Bangor to perform an in-store at Cob Records and one of the shop's most excellent and authoritative staff, Alan Holmes - co founder of Fflaps and Ectogram - begins a regular slot on the show exploring inspirational music from North Wales' frequently overlooked musical past. This week, Alan talks about Lustmord: "the most influential musician, in my opinion, to come out of North Wales."

Lara Catrin translates Alun Tan Lan's sublime 'Heulwen Haf'.

A man called Ben drops in with The Hot Chocolate.

And I have a selection of the most fascinating new Welsh music that has crossed my path in the last week, including debut plays for tracks from Hyener, The Bright Young People, Serotone, Lungwah, Kyshera and Saturday's Kids.

** please send your demos as high quality .mp3's to: themysterytour@gmail.com or, post to: Adam Walton, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales, Library & Arts Centre, Rhosddu Rd., WREXHAM LL11 1AU - together with a short biography and a contact number.

Thank you / diolch yn fawr iawn,

Adam

Distraction

Fire Inside [album Version]

Slowing Down

Good Time Girl

All That We Keep [calida Remix]

People Meet People

Murderwrecker

Head Or The Heart

One Spliff

Bank Of Montreal

Alien Romeo

Blood [album Version]

Valley Son

Ffyrdd Gwyrdd

Massey Ferguson [comp Version]

Dirty Dream

We Went Riding

Sad Sad Feet

Skellington Horse

Case Closed [radio edit]

Time To Pretend

If

Erode

Heulwen Haf

The Eyes Of The World

Flump

THE HOT CHOCOLATE BAND
Give Peace A Chance

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