Episode 69

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8th Jun 2026

Martial Arts, Poesie and Isaac Neilson with an UNBELIEVEABLE musical challenge.

Lock in, volume up, let's get lost in a world of new music with another three brilliant acts on this latest episode of Freshly Squeezed: A New Music Podcast.

Jim Salveson is behind the mic as he catches up with this weeks artists...

Martial Arts: Hot new Manchester band... that we're formed on a bus but are now one of the most promising acts in the North West. Music with a punk attitude but a indie pop heart where rage is wrapped up in catchy melodies and crunchy guitar hooks - one for fans of The Cribs!

Poesie: For fans of Madonna, Florence and The Machine and Kate Bush, Poesie has an ear as much for the theatric as she does for a catchy hook. The latest EP is a more confident and self assured version of what has come before.

Isaac Neilson: A singer/songwriter making headlines for his attempt to play a gig everyday in 2026... but one who's music should not be ignored. Creative storytelling with clever musical flourishes are central to Isaac's sound that translates brilliantly from studio recording to open mic!

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'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.