Episode 70

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Published on:

15th Jun 2026

Barbara, Fragile Animals and The Radio Addicts return with new music!

Are you ready kids? Heeeeee.... has a load of top new tunes ready to go... FRESH! LEE! SQUEEZED! POD!

Jim's at it again, three awesome acts lined up and waiting to be discovered on the podcast ALL with top (and very fresh) new tunes for you to check out.

Barbara: Pure pop that pulls no punches. A bit of Bowie, a bit of Beach Boys and a whole lot of fun. Barbara are a band that aren't trying to be cool, they're making the music that they love and they want you to love it to... and to have a good time whilst you're at it.

Fragile Animals: Australia isn't known for its shoe-gaze... but maybe Fragile Animals will start a movement! Dreamy, hazy guitars layer with enchanting vocals and (occasionally) gloomy lyrical adventures to create something rich and emotive.

The Radio Addicts: Riotous punk-pop from a band with the energy and optimism that only comes from youth! The Radio Addicts are band band who's writing and musicianship defies their age... big spiky guitars and sing-a-long chorus' reminiscent of Buzzcocks combination of raw pink energy and sharp pop sensibilities.

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Ten new music tunes every week to be found on our Spotify playlist here.

'Freshly Squeezed: A New Music Podcast' is written, researched, and hosted by Jim Salveson. Sound design and series production from Ant McGinley. This weeks episode was put together in Manchester. The show's theme tune, 'Blue Blazer' is from Manchester's Spin Klass.

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About the Podcast

Freshly Squeezed: A New Music Podcast
Discover your next favourite band.
Freshly Squeezed is a podcast for new music lovers... a place where you can hear new sounds before anyone else and discover artists before they become the next big thing.

Jim Salveson will introduce you to three new indie/rock artists every week, play you new tracks and tell the stories behind them!

The Freshly Squeezed theme is used with permission from (the brilliant) Spin Klass.

About your hosts

Jim Salveson

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Jim puts the squeeze on new music... with a reputation for finding and supporting new music talent, he is the go to man when looking for the next big thing in guitar music.

Ant McGinley

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Ant is an award winning podcast producer, host and voice actor. Also a co-founder of the Podomedy Network and Pods Up North. His work has been recognised across multiple shows with a number of awards and nominations at the ARIAs, APAs and IPAs.