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This week's show is very enamoured - nay, besotted and utterly obsessed with - the new albums from Jonny (featuring Gorky's Zygotic Mynci's Euros Childs and Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake) and Gruff Rhys. The general opinion as the show was broadcast last night, via Twitter and email, is that both of these albums are magical, musical and some of the greatest work these most notable artists have been involved with.

That's high praise.

They're great albums. You'll hear three tracks from each over the course of our three hours of sonic fun together. And you'll hear debut plays for brand new Welsh artists like Proserpina, Exotope, Takk For Alt and Anika.

And I'm ravenous for more of that new, untarnished tuneage. Whether you're a musician yourself, or have a (shy) friend who's a secret sonic genius, your sounds and recommendations are the lifeblood of this show. Please mail mp3s or download links to: themysterytour@gmail.com.

Post packages to:
Adam Walton
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales
Library and Arts Centre
Rhosddu Road
Wrexham
LL11 1AU

Elsewhere in this week's show, godfather of the Welsh underground Alan Holmes, reminds us of The 'real' Smiths: a band that preceded Morrissey's lot, who were innocent of any gladioli-bashing but managed to cause a lot of confusion amongst the fey indie kids of the mid-80's.

Ben Hayes - now seemingly back using the Soundhog moniker (his latest, genius bootleg is played earlier in the programme) - comes in to inspire us with the manic creative energy of The Legendary Stardust Cowboy. And, disappointingly, not my childhood muse Alvin Stardust.

Have an excellent music-filled week.

Do treat yourself to the Jonny album if you're at all drawn to tunes that'd elevate the most (rugby) bruised hearts. It's unashamedly lovely and no, I'm not on commission.

Diolch yn fawr iawn, Adam.

Don't Forget Your Torch

(Cardiff)
Little Acts Of Nature Inspire

THIN LIZZY
Do Anything You Want To

Jimmy The Exploder

(Cardiff)
I Am Weatherproof

WY (Ruthin/Carmarthen)
Paid A Malu Awyr

(Bethesda)
Christopher Columbus

(Brazil)
Roda

(Pembrokeshire)
I Want To Be Around You

(Cardiff)
Whisper In My Ear

(Bristol)
Officer Officer

(Newport)
Self Portrait

(Cardiff)
Psyche Or Like Scope

(Cardiff)
Mike?lowry

(Newport)
Only You

(Cardiff/Midlands)
Satisfactory Substitute

(Wrexham)
Sometimes

(Llanfair P.G.)
You See What I See

(Swansea)
Revolution

(Swansea)
Trees Have Eyes

We Used To Have Fun

THE SMITHS (Bangor)
Red Beak

(Ruthin)
A Witty Title Involving Rockets & Losing Sleep [goldfrapp V Edwyn Collins]

In Your Eyes

(Benllech)
Candy Street

Magic Lantern Show

(Caerphilly)
Thirty

In Yr Skin

(Pembrokeshire)
Circling The Sun

(Bethesda)
Space Dust #2

(Cardiff/Midlands)
At The Height Of A Frisbee (featuring Sweet Baboo)

60FT DOLLS (Newport)
Alison's Room

(Aberystwyth)
Last Boat To Dover

Don't Look At Me (i Don't Like It)

(Bangor)
My Sun Is Yr Sun

(Wrexham)
M

(Cardiff)
Useless Facts

Wilmington

(Swansea)
Singular

(Cardiff)
Missing Memory

(Carmarthen)
City Surf

(Cardiff)
Please Don't Try To Reach Me

(Wrexham)
Castle In The Air

THE LEGENDARY STARDUST COWBOY (Lubbock)
Paralysed

(Bethesda)
If We Were Words (We Would Rhyme)

(Bangor)
Kretin

(Pembrokeshire)
Never Alone