BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire & Berkshire - The Race

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This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire & Berkshire podcast, Dave's joined by Jess and James from Reading's indie-rock band The Race - to hear about making music again after a 16-year break!

Plus, there's an incredible live track from South Arcade at Glasgow's TRNSMT Festival, first play's on the show from Jazzthieves and Blockade - and tips from Jess, Jaguar and Alyx at BBC Radio 1.

Here's this week's track list:
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Tino - No Boy No Girl
the cloud - in my aquarium
Martha May - YOU HANG UP!
Nineteenth Hour - Something In the Water
Kah'Nya - HOWYAFEEL?! (feat. Zoka The Author)
Giant Party - A.I Prayer
May Kolta - Hard No
Drez Camino - We Go Up, We Go Down
Ivy Marcia - Cigarette Song
haemoGOBLIN - FAT CAT
jazzthieves - Old School Raver (feat. Mia Rosé & Firero)
Kamran Ramsden - Heal
Troy Javelona - SALTWATER [tipped by Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1]
Bone-Idle - Liquorice
South Arcade - 2005 (live at TRNSMT)
The Race - Best Is Yet To Come
The Race - D of E
Flaurese - Almost Lover [tipped by Jaguar at BBC Radio 1 Dance]
Juliana - I Just Miss The Sex
Glass Bridges - Pray
Suspire - Garden of Life
Blockade - Mess You Made
Dream Phone - Strut
The Jacques - Spawning
SNAYX - Brain Cellz [tipped by Alyx Holcombe at BBC Radio 1 Rock]
MarysGarden - Gasoline
BLISSFOOL - finding butterflies
LAKE ACACIA - They Won't Break Us
Willie J Healey - Heaven Now
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Published on Thursday, 2nd July 2026.

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