Ist Ist / The Goa Express / Abbie Ozard / Julia Bardo - Manchester Night And Day Cafe - 5th August 2021

The first of a new series of BBC Introducing showcases at Manchester's Night And Day Cafe saw headliners and hometown heroes Ist Ist play their first non-distanced show in the city since June 2019 with an impressive supporting cast of Introducing favourites The Goa Express, Abbie Ozard and Julia Bardo in a sold-out venue of music lovers making their first excited tentative steps back out into the world of gigging again.

TRACK OF THE DAY : Abbie Ozard - Average Disguise

Average Disguise is the debut release from Nantwich's Abbie Ozard. It's a dark, atmospheric track that marks out the newcomer as someone to keep a very close eye on in 2018. With a voice that initially sounds like butter wouldn't melt, a closer listen to the lyrics reveals someone not to be messed about.