Centered around Amandah on vocals and John on drums, with newbie Ollie added on keyboards; the band delivered a sucker-punch of three sweet, soulful session tracks LIVE on my BBC Radio Scotland show. We filmed it and you can now witness the energy and the band's raw talents for yourself. 'Body' kicked off, set the tone and had us jigglin' our jiggly-bits (watch it above); 'Sweat It Out' upped the anti, increased the heat and got us hot under the collar; then their Kelis and Andre 3000 cover 'Millionaire' sealed the deal - they made it their own.

What a band, what a session, what a way to start our BBC Introducing sessions in 2016... On the 29th February, our hearts certainly did 'leap' with joy for Bossy Love!

Watch the session in full here | Photos of the band in action | Listen to Vic Galloway on BBC Radio Scotland

But Bdy_Prts are a very different, and rather more shiny, beast! Taking synths, electronica, 90's R'n'B, indie and even some folk touches, their sound miraculously transports you to future-pop dimension where hooks, melodies, beats and bleeps collide; and synchronized dance-moves, day-glo outfits are glittery ponchos are definitely the order of the day - they even dressed me in a 'space taco' for our customary group shot. I wasn't complaining though! Some of our on-air chat was a fairly surreal too...

Having already graced the BBC Introducing stage at T in the Park this year, and released 2 singles 'Idlu' and 'Cold Shoulder' online, they are steadily building up a homegrown audience for their intergalactic sounds and great things will hopefully come their way. It was great to have them perform these set of songs in session, way ahead of their debut album which will drop in 2016. I give you, as a whole or in pieces, the magical... Bdy_Prts.

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• Watch all the videos here

The duo launched their session with a radiant take on one of Apero's stand-out tracks (which you can watch above) – the slow-burning, celestial 'Crystal Salutation' – flanked by banks of analogue trickery, synths and mics and amber light.

Honing their penchant for super sonic deviations, Happy Meals followed this with a cover of a song by folk-rock legend Gordon Lightfoot: they re-animated the Canadian country king's 1970 classic, 'If You Could Read My Mind', as a gorgeous astral synth lament. (Listen back and you'll hear why Lightfoot once brought a plagiarism lawsuit against the writers of Whitney Houston's 'The Greatest Love of All'...)
After a chat with the band, which variously touched on musical escapism, the influence of Orange Juice, and the liberating benefits of belting out Devo songs – not to mention the time they played inside a glass office, surrounded by statues, in a winter park, in Moscow – Rodden and Cook served up a thrilling electro pass-it-on track, courtesy of 'Everybody's Night', from 1980s synth-wave trailblazers Deux.

And they treated us to another (extra) sensory delight from Apero, thanks to 'Altered Images' (which you can watch above), a synth-funk disco-chanson trip that spotlit Rodden's bilingual vocals, which – like Happy Meals themselves – are ice cool, white hot, enlivening, and wonderful.

• Photos of Happy Meals in session
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It’s not even been a month yet since the BBC Introducing team packed up the stage in Norwich for Radio 1’s Big Weekend and it's just over a week until we arrive at Worthy Farm for Glastonbury next weekend, but we’re very excited to be taking the tent back up to Scotland once again for T in the Park; in their new site at Strathallan Castle. We’ve got a fantastic line up full of the best emerging talent from around the UK, which has been chosen by the local BBC Introducing shows. Among our bill of 19 acts across the weekend, we will see 10 of the finest Scottish talents take to the stage including Tongues, Stillhound and Neon Waltz. We can’t wait!

THE LINE-UP:

SATURDAY 11th JULY

Stillhound
Peur
CLUBS
Pinact
Yr Eira (Snow)
RedFaces
Dead Ceremony
Vukovi
Neon Waltz

SUNDAY 12th JULY

TONGUES
BDY_PRTS
Love Nor Money
Monogram
Man Of Moon
SYKES
Miaoux Miaoux
Cassels
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The Xcerts

Highlights from the BBC Introducing stage will be available across the BBC following the event weekend. For more information head to bbc.co.uk/introducing. To see highlights from last year’s BBC Introducing stage at T in the Park click here.

To be in with a chance of playing one our BBC Introducing stages, remember to Upload your tracks to get your music heard. BBC Introducing offer fantastic opportunities for emerging talent from slots at some of the UK's most prestigious music festivals, to sessions at the legendary Maida Vale studios to local and national airplay across BBC Radio.

Calling themselves 'Kill The Waves', and giving me a hilarious if rather dubious explanation as to why on air, they have just released their debut album 'The One That Could Have Been' via fledgeling label Bloc+Music in their home city. It's a wondrous collection of epic, sprawling songs full of melodic twists and production thrills. From whirring, glitchy laptop noises to luscious strings via anthemic songwriting; you can get lost in the record. Hence the reason we invited them to showcase their wares in our glorious BBC Scotland studios.

As is customary, they performed 3 songs LIVE on air, including 2 - The Oak Tree and Deadwave - from the aforementioned album and a cover version. Not every band steps up to the plate when we ask if they'll attempt a cover, but KTW did and totally smashed it, with a melancholy take on Sia's Elastic Heart (take a look above). Have a watch and a listen to all 3 tracks, then see why we asked them onto the show. A lovely bunch of people with great songs and ambitious, creative hearts... what more could you want?!

• Watch all the videos from Kill The Wave's session
• Take a look at a gallery of photos
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After the phenomenal success of our BBC at the Quay festival in Glasgow during last year's Commonwealth Games, we’ve decided to do it again! On Sunday 7th June, I'm delighted to say there's a full day dedicated to BBC Introducing from the pop-up festival site, outside BBC Scotland. The line-up is bursting with brilliance, with a collection of artists set for big things in the future. All the artists playing are from Scotland and have come through the BBC Introducing Uploader on my Radio Scotland show - spanning genres from indie, rock, electronica, hip-hop, pop and acoustic song.

Here's a list of who's playing our outdoor stage:

• Honeyblood - Signed to Fatcat Records and nominated for a SAY Award, this female indie-grunge duo have an armoury of amazing songs and a great live show - the perfect headliners!
• United Fruit - With their 2nd album of anthemic, hook-filled songs about to drop, these dynamic noise-rockers are fresh from playing SXSW with their trademark full-on live experience.
• Jonnie Common - Soulful, witty and wry in equal amounts, Jonnie serves up comedy and tragedy in equal amounts over his own quirky, electro-acoustic, pop ditties.
• Kobi Onyame - Hip-Hop from Ghana and Glasgow, Kobi the wordsmith gracefully steps between soul-searching contemplation, afro-tinged grooves and classic bangin' tunes!
• Man of Moon - Moody and mysterious; this guitar/drums duo cross indie, psychedelic mantras and tripped-out space-rock, never letting experimentation get in the way of a good tune.
• Sorren Maclean - An experienced, respected and revered Isle of Mull based songwriter, Sorren delivers effortless, heartfelt, lilting acoustic songs by the dozen.
• Ubre Blanca – Two men on a mission to bring cinematic soundscapes, synth-pop, 70's prog and krautrock into a present day setting, with epic tunesmithery.
• KLOË - With slinky, ultra-modern production; slick melodies; honest, personal lyrics and vocal delivery; KLOË is a perfect electro-pop chanteuse.

Throughout the day there will also be DJs, talks and masterclasses. I'll be hosting a Q&A with BBC Introducing success stories Twin Atlantic, and there will be a unique opportunity to take part in a songwriting workshop with homegrown hip-hop heroes Hector Bizerk. We will of course be recording the acts on the main stage for future broadcast and celebrating with highlights shows across BBC Introducing platforms on radio and online. It promises to be great day, showcasing some cutting-edge talent on home turf... I hope to see you there!

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Recorded step by step in his own home studio it carries the intimacy of an artist sharing his story for the first time with the ambition of someone who has discovered a way to broadcast it cinematically.

With particular focus on harmony and layered structure Christopher’s music creates an atmosphere and style all of its own. Basing his production around a classical guitar, reverb-drenched voices and simple electronic percussion, the overall impact of the record is akin to what Jeff Buckley might have sounded like, had he been locked in that snowstorm with Justin Vernon for those long Bon Iver months a few years back.

When C Duncan came into Another Country he was one of the many acts we have welcomed over the years who, though certainly not country, seem to have the same influences and belief in the song to ensure that any roots loving audience will immediately go ‘Yes, we get this.’ This session is a brilliant taster for C Duncan’s album ‘Architect’ which comes out in the summer.

On record, Kathryn's songs are exquisite and intimate, and her live set followed suit. She opened with 'The Bird'. It's a fragile airborne aria that left all of us in the studio reeling. Her work has a vintage, timeless feel – you might align it with Joanna Newsom, Antony Hegarty or Karen Dalton – but it is also completely unique.

If her album title reads like a poem, or indeed a tale in itself, then the songs within it scan like chapters – from opener 'The Bird', through (among others) 'The Blood', 'The Want', 'The Bone', 'The Crow', 'The Mouth' and 'The Weary'. And then there's a shadowy torch-song, 'The Outtakes', which Kathryn performed to more quiet rapture, after an interview which touched on her musical relationship with drummer / producer Marcus, her voice, and her piano, and her early days gigging in Aberdeen (you can watch part of that interview below).

She also sang the praises of Hits The Fan records – the label which issued Frightened Rabbit's debut album, Sing The Greys – and which was resurrected especially to release Bones You Have Thrown Me and Blood I've Spilled.

Before a suitably gorgeous pass-it-on track in Low's 'Murderer' (there is kinship between Kathryn's muted drama and that of the Minnesota three), we were treated to a mesmeric rendition of Radiohead's 'Street Spirit (Fade Away)'. If the best covers allow us to hear a song anew – if they cast new depths, and magic, and light – then Kathryn's version did all that. This might have been the first we've heard from her, but it won't be the last.

• Watch all the videos from Kathryn Joseph's session
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The time was right for a BBC Introducing session, so we invited the guys in. They'd been gigging loads and will soon head out on tour of England in December. So before they headed back up north to bury themselves in the rehearsal room for a month to continue writing for their debut album, we managed to secure the date, the studio and the cameras - it was a green light and GO. Young, focused and eager to do things right, the band arrived on time, chatted away with me, had a photo taken and then sound-checked away in the studio until they and our expert engineers were all happy. As you can see and hear, the results were excellent... They performed the aforementioned 'Bare Wood Isles' first, then a brand new tune 'Behind them all', getting its debut radio exclusive, finishing with a splendid cover of 'Last Living Rose' by PJ Harvey.

It's great to see a band hide away from the crowd, the hipsters, the industry and taste-makers to make their own music on their own terms. Neon Waltz are in no rush to convince or convert the public, but on a mission to do their own thing - quite right too. They're young guys with a shed-load of talent and ambition, and if the future is indeed bright, it might well be neon.

Listen back to the session and find out more about the BBC Radio Scotland Sessions here.

Scotland has been famous for its world-beating guitar bands for many decades now, but let it also be known that its electronic and dance scene is incredibly vibrant and globally influential as well. Taste-makers such as Calvin Harris, Mylo, Optimo, LuckyMe and NMBRS lead the way, but there are more and more grassroots producers and live acts rising to the top too.

My BBC Introducing session guests for September on BBC Radio Scotland were a Glasgow trio called Machines in Heaven, who I've kept a close eye on since they came to my attention in 2012. Following their excellent 'Glasgow Jihad' EP and proper full-length album 'Bordersbreakdown', I knew they had the skills in the studio and increasingly as a live proposition.Equipped with samplers, sequencers, keyboards and computers (as well as one of those old-fashioned electric guitar things!), they set up and ran through 2 original songs and a cover version on air, alongside some chat about their history, influences and ethos. Bravely they decided to play brand new tracks, 'Hindu Milk' and 'Feel Slow' from a forthcoming EP, rather than tried and tested album tracks.Combining warm, luscious synth textures, throbbing basslines, skittering beats and backwards samples, they twiddled and tweaked away whilst singer Davey manipulated his voice through a vocoder on top.

Finishing with their own faithful version of Arthur Russell's 'That's Us/Wild Combination', I know they converted a few new listeners to their dreamy electronic soundscapes. Dip in, soak it up and immerse yourself... As their name Machines in Heaven suggests, this might just be what they are listening to up above!

As soon as I heard his debut EP, via the BBC Introducing Uploader and in hand-made CD form, recorded in Glasgow's excellent Green Door Studios; its well-crafted song arrangements, uncliched lyrics and plentiful melodic hooks reeled me in and I was immediately taken by the five tracks therein. There's no pandering to fashion, trends or the ever-changing zeitgeist but the sound of someone carving out a genuinely personal path of their own. That's what I'm always looking for in an artist, no matter what genre or musical style. It's great to see Steve Lamacq from BBC 6Music thinking likewise when it comes to Max - he's played him on air already as well.

I'm extremely pleased to have this new BBC Introducing feature as part of my show, and I look forward to bringing you a new filmed session every month. In March I have an Edinburgh band called Homework. After 14 years of broadcasting weekly new music programmes for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Scotland, I still get the same buzz when discovering a nascent, under the radar talent - especially one as fully formed as Saint Max.

Track down the EP online (and in physical form if you can), have a look at these BBC Introducing videos and hear a new band playing to their strengths LIVE in the BBC Scotland studios in Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Catch them playing a festival over the summer and watch this space for new recordings and a forthcoming debut album... Become a fanatic, why don't ya?!!