Aha, the 49th Playlist Mix podcast has landed. Sure enough, we’ve another six acts and another six tracks including a second one from featured band for February, The Funeral Suits, and a new one from Donegal-based Pavesi who you’ll be able to catch gigging in Dublin at the end of the month. Hitting show 49 means there’s one podcast to go before the 50th, a nice milestone to hit considering where it all started and how long it took to get things going!

Don’t forget you can also follow the podcast on Twitter by visiting http://twitter.com/playlistmix or by dropping over to the Playlist Mix MySpace.

This week’s tracks include

• Miri – ‘Bitter Romantic’
• The Funeral Suits – ‘Modern Urban Pleasures’
• Pavesi – ‘Apology’
• Show Me The Skyline – ‘Clocks and Calendars’
• South – ‘Symmetry’
• Darragh J Glennon – ‘For My Love’

That’s it for another week. As of last week you can also pick the podcast up on the Blubrry network, something I’m happy now to be a part of and hope it will continue to raise the profile of the podcast.

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Pavesi, one of the featured acts for February have announced details of an upcoming Dublin date.

They’re going to be playing MB Slattery’s in Rathmines on March 27th, on stage at 10pm with admission 7 euro.

Support the band and buy a copy of their release ‘Turnaround Year’ on DownloadMusic.ie.

Tracks from Pavesi can be heard on Playlist Mix 44 and Playlist Mix 47.

It’s Sunday the 22nd of February and it’s time for the 47th Playlist Mix podcast. The acts this week are again primarily Irish (nice to see) with five of six acts from green shores and Graystar hailing from the UK. The podcast is available to download but will be replaced at some stage on Monday February 23rd with a higher quality track – after uploading I’ve spotted an error with the mic track, as you do but rather than hold off on the music I’ll let you enjoy tonight’s six acts.

This week’s mix brings you tracks from

• Chemical Addiction – ‘Friends Are Enemies’
• Graystar – ‘I Disappear’
• Tenaka – ‘Ain’t Nobody’
• Bill Coleman – ‘Offer Up The Hope’
• Pavesi – ‘Staring At The Ground’
• Clergy – ‘The Greed’

With this being the last podcast of February, next show around we’ll have a new bunch of featured bands and some more new music for you. The mix tape will also reset but for now, you can click here to listen to 24 tracks from the playlisted acts over the month of February.

For now, it’s time to get some sleep after the Irish Blog Awards last night – epic session in Cork which will no doubt see people with a few sore heads, even at this stage of Sunday night.

Don’t forget to check out the Playlist Mix MySpace or follow the podcast on Twitter.

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Pavesi are a four-piece guitar outfit from Donegal town in the north west of Ireland.

The group are made up of ‘Duck’ Gallagher on vocals, Ronan Hanna on guitar, Michael Gillespie on bass and Mark Hanna, drums. Formed in 2006 the band-name comes from that of a local ballroom where they used to practice. They started writing original material and immediately made impact around Donegal. On only their second gig they performed on the first night at the renamed Rory Gallagher Theatre in Ballyshannon. They currently boast almost two hours worth of original material and have recently recorded a demo, which they hope will raise their profile in esteemed venues across the country.

Their debut single, Turnaround Year, is available to by on DownloadMusic.ie. To get your hands on it and support the band in the process you can either

• Click here to visit DownloadMusic.ie or
• From within the Republic of Ireland text ‘music 2242′ to 57501. Texts cost €1 including operator charges.

Check them out here on MySpace to get a listen to other tracks including Old Piano and Moment To Savour or check out their YouTube channel for some video action, including the one shown below.

What we say…

As tracks go, there’s a great rounded sound to Turnaround Year, the track featured in show #44 and due for release as the band’s first single. It’s the bass in the opening few bars that does it for me but the track makes all the right moves and has a nice radio-friendly commercial vibe to it without crossing anywhere near a manufactured indie sound. Plus, they’re Irish – any homegrown act that has the determination to get their music out there deserves to be heard. Here’s to hoping they get the single out and best of luck to them with it.

It’s 2009, a new year, a new run of the Playlist Mix Podcast which finally returns after a lengthy Christmas break.

While the new PlaylistMix.com site is just a few days away it’s good to get the ball rolling with the podcast again. There’s some new online features and additions to come to the show over 2009 as a result of some planning time afforded by the Christmas break. When you’re running things week to week it’s nice to be able to down tools for a while and focus on the year ahead.

The focus for this week though is on the music and there’s six new bands for you to enjoy in this week’s mix.

You’ve got

• The Unravelling – ‘Unscripted Disclosure’
• Kelly Richey Band – ‘Leave The Blues Behind’
• Mrandmrsmays – ‘B05′
• I Am Not Left Handed – ‘Long Goodbyes’
• PAVESI – ‘Turnaround Year’
• Homespun – ‘Badman’

Just like last year, if you want to get in touch, drop me an email to podcast@playlistmix.com. A quick way of getting in touch during the day is via Twitter – just add @playlistmix on Twitter and you’re set.

Keep an eye on PlaylistMix.com itself during the week for the lowdown on the new updates – it’s all coming this week!

Feels good to be back…

Update:In my haste, I gave the incorrect URL for The Unravelling – check them out instead at http://myspace.com/theunravellingmusic

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