Keep Hope Inside Podcast9 (33.4mb, 36:32)
Intro (created from samples by Michael Oster)

1) A Classic Education - Stay, Son
Majestic orchestral Italo-Canadian pop

2) Barringtone - Snakes In The Grass (Frankmusik Remix)
A Europop classic in disguise

3) Stricken City - Tak O Tak
Hyperactive Londoners generate nonsensical bouncy pop ditty

4) The Bookhouse Boys - The Valley
Nine thumbs fresh! Wait, I mean eighteen

5) The Rosie Taylor Project - The Sun On My Right
Understated twee pop brilliance

6) Bark Cat Bark - I Saw A Wolf
Josh Todd underlies his credentials as the next Patrick Wolf - a contemporary twist on classical music

7) To The Bones - Sharkie's Bone Symphony
Hard-hitting riffage produced by ex-Kinesis man Conor McGloin

8) Haemostatic Picnic Races - Get In The Bag
Pulsating anthem from the oft compared to Minus The Bear and Fugazi HPR

9) Secondsmile - Long Road Home
BSM faves bring us sweeping indie rock

10) myfirstradio - Progress
An epic ballad worthy of Hope Of The States

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Keep Hope Inside Podcast8 (30mb, 32.49mins)
Intro (created with samples by Michael Oster)

1) Super Tennis - Super Tennis Theme Song
A bizzarely thrilling concotion of screamo, math and indie pop.

2) Eugene Francis Jnr - Beginners
Hypnotic Beck-like pop.

3) Skyhorse - Don't Open Up
Joining fellow London teenagers White Lies in reflecting a dynamically moody eighties sound but with a more pleasing, anthemic vibe.

4) The Winchell Riots - Histories
An intense track signalling their triumphant rise from the ashes of Fell City Girl.

5) The Satin Peaches - Wash It Away
Like Billy Corgan fronting Tokyo Police Club; this brings back joyful memories of Zwan.

6) Sportsday Megaphone - Young Lust
A modern day love song from Hugh 'laptoptronica' Frost.

7) Fear Of Music - Ropes Out Of Sheets
Epic, sweeping soundscapes a la Muse.

8) The xx - Teardrops
A captivatingly Womack & Womack cover from these hotly tipped Londoners. Smooth.

9) Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Look For The Woman (Zane Lowe Mix)
Zane Lowe adds his dreamy take to DLSvsSP's poppiest song

10) Rose Kemp - Nanny's World
If Regina Spektor woke up thinking she was Bjork and Portishead. At the same time.

Tracks used with permission or made freely available on the internet by the artist at the time.

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Keep Hope Inside Podcast7 (29.35, 27mb)
Intro (created with samples from Michael Oster)

1) Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper
Anthemic Scottish folkpop with mega drum fills. Amazing.

2) Esser - I Love You
The ’I Love You’ single is out on April 14th
Remember White Town’s hit single, ’Your Woman’? This is just as good.

3) John & Jehn - Make Your Mum Be Proud
A spattering of Interpol and the Arcade Fire from these wonderful Frenchies.

4) Operahouse - Wrecking Ball
Juddering indiepop from these tipped Londoners, with some bonus vocal hooks just for you.

5) Superman Revenge Squad - Idiot Food
This song might not mean anything but it’s still compelling.

6) Puzzle - Words & Actions
Head nodding, foot tapping lushpop from another fantastic Liverpudlian band.

7) Banjo Or Freakout - Mr No
Tabla infused dream pop.

8) 65daysofstatic - goodbye 2007
The ’Dance Parties’ EP is out from April 7th
Glitchy post-rock? A return to the 65dos of years gone by.

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Keep Hope Inside podcast6 (28.50, 26.4mb)
Intro (created with samples from Michael Oster)

1) The Joy Formidable - Cradle
2) Marvins Revolt - Deliberate Deeds
3) My Amiga - Tongue Ties & Alibis
4) Fanfarlo - Sand And Ice (Demo)
5) Gossamer Albatross - Whispered Thoughts
6) Colour - Conversations
7) Sky Larkin - Molten
8) Portland Rise - Flatlight

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Keep Hope Inside Podcast5(29.34, 27mb)
Intro (with samples from Michael Oster).

1) Jonquil - Lions
2) Make Model - Glasgow's No.1 Most Wanted
3) Nic Nell - It's A Trance Off
4) Lo-Fi Culture Scene - Catch 22
5) House Of Brothers - Lose Yourself
6) These New Puritans - Navigate, Navigate

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Keep Hope Inside Podcast4 (34.06, 31.2mbs)
Intro (with samples from Michael Oster)
1) 4 Or 5 Magicians - Forever On The Edge
2) Safetyword - Skull Moneybox
3) Jeniferever - Ashes To Ashes
4) The Hot Puppies - Party
5) Eddyfink - Will I Get Through Today Without Being Kicked In The Knickers?
6) Laura Groves - Does Anyone Love Me?
7) Kevin Drew - Tbtf
8) Elle s'appelle - Wood For Tree

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Now that I've finally finished exams and have nothing better to do, here's podcast number three. You can listen to it before downloading if you like at Keep Hope Inside, or download away below if you're feeling lucky. The other ones are still available to download too and just go through the link above to find them.

Keep Hope Inside podcast#3(33.21, 30.5mbs)
Intro (with samples from Michael Oster)
1) Johnny Foreigner - Yes! You Talk Too Fast
2) iamchemist - Disorder
3) Shut Your Eyes & You'll Burst Into Flames - Amputee Smile
4) Miracle Fortress - Have You Seen In Your Dreams
5) Lavender Diamond - Open Your Heart
6) Day For Night - Badlands
7) Findlay Brown - Just Like Honey
8) Assembly Now - It's Magnetic
9) KateGoes - YoYo

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Here's my second podcast, for more details and a chance to listen to it before you download go to Keep Hope Inside. Hope you like it!

Keep Hope Inside Podcast#2 (27.13, 24.9mbs)
Intro (with samples from Michael Oster)
1) Look See Proof - Start Again
2) Sir Yes Sir - Bass Hit
3) Bombay Bicycle Club ft. Kathyrn Williams - You Already Know
4) Bat For Lashes - Bat's Mouth
5) Some Body - Oceana
6) This Et Al - He Shoots Presidents
7) Friends Of The Bride - Buckle Up, Sunshine! (single due out April 23rd)
8) Gay Against You - Good-bye

Tracks used with permission or made freely available on the internet by the artist at the time.

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So this was the first of many (hopefully!) podcasts that I did for my Keep Hope Inside mp3 blog. You can either download below or go to my blog and listen there first before thinking about taking up precious hard disk space. But go on...

Keep Hope Inside Podcast#1 (33.13, 30.4mbs)

Intro (with samples from Michael Oster)
1) Johnny Foreigner - Sofacore
2) goFASTER>> - You Better Watch Out
3) Distophia - Robert Redford (out Monday 30th April)
4) Shake My Hand - Invincible
5) Munch Munch - Celebrity Engine
6) Linfinity - Magdalena
7) Help She Can't Swim - Hospital Drama (out now)
8) The Jane Bradfords - Hide From The Cold
9) This Town Needs Guns - Hippy Jam Fest (Acoustic)

All tracks were used with permission or made freely available on the internet at the time by the artist.

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