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Francis: I Was Never Bored At All
February 28, 2010
A man once said: “To say that you know what Francis is about without having experienced it face to face is like saying that you’ve had sexual intercourse when you actually only have seen porn”.
The area of Dalarna in Sweden have one of Europes least hours of sun and it is dark and cloudy most days of the year. That affects people in many ways. Ways that need an outlet. So a couple of childhood friends found an abandoned cellar which contained an old piano, some other instruments and that particular outlet. After having lent a broken recording equipment the song “Bad to the Bone” was born and recorded at the same time. The tasmanian devil of Francis was given birth. Later the song was released as a single by the Swedish label Gravitation.
Since then, the circus of Francis has taken place in everything from churches, living rooms and festivals to illegal clubs and amusement parks. A self-titled EP has been recorded and will now be followed by the bands debut album, early 2010. [via Musebox]
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Madras: Great Wide Spinout
February 27, 2010
You know what’s awesome? When an old Insomnia Radio host (Tim Poggioli of IR Baltimore) connects with an old high school buddy (Dan Luperini) to discover he’s fronting a pretty sweet indie rock band – Madras (“Mad-riss”) – and forwards some tracks to us on a whim. There’s no better pleasure than discovering and passing on music from personal connections like that. And the fact that Madras sounds like Brit-pop, crossed with a bit of Incubus (you can totally hear it in Great Wide Spinout) and radio-friendly but intelligent songwriting, doesn’t hurt the cause.
The group began in Baltimore, MD as “Big Fly,” played many shows, and at some point changed their name to “Seven Planet Sun”.
After a few years, and 4 EP’s under the previous names, Dan picked up and left for the west coast. He arrived in Los Angeles in the winter of 2001, and re-branded the band “Madras”, though still wholly embracing the effort as a single continuous project.
The band has retained that moniker ever since, playing shows not only in the greater L.A./Hollywood area, but venturing out nationally, from Nashville, to Austin; Indianapolis to San Francisco; New York to Long Beach.
Currently, Madras is celebrating their most recent release “Up From the Ground” which you can snag at CDBaby.
Keep it locked here as I’l bel featuring an alternate track on Insomnia Radio #171.
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Lizards From Afar: Block Party
February 26, 2010
Last time LFA were on the Daily Dose I got some of the details wrong, so this time I’ve asked them to write their own introduction:
Being old guys, the Lizards From Afar still think in terms of albums, and they intended Block Party as the conclusion to their 2008 reunion effort “Bloomington Democracy.” Written by LFA lyricist and one-time bass player, Gator (all Lizards From Afar have Lizard stage names), Block Party is one of our favorite compositions as a band.
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Unsigned and unfettered to the corporate music industry, Lizards From Afar continue to record music on their own at glacial speed, all for a new collection entitled “Copyright Is For Losers” (named from graffito LFA guitarist, the Gecko, found near his Brooklyn apartment in 2009).
Look for new tunes, posted for free mp3 download at: reverbnation.com/lizardsfromafar
Also visit our blog: lizardsfromafar.com |
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Sentinel: Whaley
February 25, 2010
Tonight I’ve been feeling like a fat kid in a candy store, drooling against the display case perusing so many stand-out tracks on the new release by Oakland, CA based SENTINEL. Their new EP “For Days Deep” was released on February 1st, and I’m proud to be able to showcase ‘Whaley’, which starts off with a galloping beat ala Centro-matic, and comes together in so many ways; perfect guitar riffs, swelling bridges and that gallivanting beat creating a hallucinatory dream-pop fueled vision that is hard to shake.
While Tarabud’s vocals take you to an ethereal and carefree place, the instrumentals are intense, at times reminding me of Maserati, and even The Hectors on the track “Finale”, while our Executive Insomniac mentioned they reminded him of The Edge ala U2 on the standout closer, “Sunset”. Make sure you have some patience listening as it starts to continuously fire off around the one minute mark.
Sentinel should be proud as they continue to build upon each release and progress in a variety of very positive directions. We hope they continue to release these EPs well into the future to keep this audial pop-candy addiction satiated.
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ANTIQCOOL: Bring it on Freedom
February 24, 2010
From the Album Resonant String Theory
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We have played ANTIQCOOL several times before on Insomnia Radio on the UK Show.
Pete Smith from the band has a campaign going to spread their Creative Commons Licenced music as widely as possible. Have a listen to him explaining his plans on The ANTIQCOOL Podcast. Also, if you like this track, be sure to check out the next Insomnia Radio: UK which is a special feature dedicated to ANTIQCOOL. And spread the word by using the handy Widget below.
All their music is available for free download from The Sixtyone, Last.fm or Soundcloud, or to purchase from Amazon, so check all the links below. |
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The Antiques: Airplane Blues
February 23, 2010
Los Angeles based group The Antiques’ newest album, Cicadas, was released this last year and thankfully it didn’t totally fall off my limited radar. It was produced by Scott Solter (Mountain Goats, Okkervil River, Two Gallants) this past June at Solter’s home studio in rural North Carolina.
This newer record also brought about some changes for the band themselves as they parted ways with long-time drummer Chris Good and added lead guitarist Ryan Crego, whose Isaac Brock-esque flair along with Solter’s exotic instrument collection and encouragement of experimentation led to a modern classic rock album which sees The Antiques shed their skin and emerge as a truly great rock and roll band for the ages.
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Insomnia Radio #170: Tracks from the Vault
February 23, 2010
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It’s pure nostalgia on this week’s Insomnia Radio. Jason gushes about podcasting and artist relationships in the “old days,” spins 12 kick ass indie tunes, and dips even deeper into the endless well of crazy announcements. Download it, turn the volume up, and enjoy another hour of the best music you’ve never…wait, you’ve probably heard most of these 
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Ride Your Bike: The Connection
February 22, 2010
The Title Track from their new EP on Deep Elm Records
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Originally from Fort Collins Colorado and now based in Santa Monica California, RIDE YOUR BIKE is Mike Getches (vocals, guitar), Ryan Hassell (guitar, vocals), and Fred Esquivel (drums), Adam Burnett (bass, vocals).
The new Ride Your Bike EP is now streaming on their Reverb Nation profile |
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Mod Amish: September
February 21, 2010
Based out of San Diego, MOD AMISH are using the southwest corner of the map as a launching point for their aural vinegar & pop tart assaults.
After the release of their second album, “No Use For Sunshine” in September of 2008, with their first single “September” leading the charge and without label support, they spent three weeks on the CMJ Top 200 charts with airplay on over 100 stations in the US and Canada. Further accolades were thrown their way when they were named 1 of 10 winners out of over 5000 entries in the first ever Converse Shoes/Downtown Records “Get Out of the Garage” music contest.
Presently, the band is harvesting their collective soul and writing material for the next album to be recorded this fall… tentatively titled “My God, Its Full of Stars.”
Don’t just sit there reading about it though. Pour yourself a glass of something refreshing, slap on a good pair of headphones and dig into the sounds. When you’re walking down the street later today playing air guitar to that awesome tune in your head… you’ll be thanking Mod Amish. [bio]
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The Kissaway Trail: Tracy (acoustic)
February 21, 2010
If you don’t know where you’re going,
you don’t know when you will arrive.
Danish band THE KISSAWAY TRAIL released this acoustic track, “Tracy” over the holidays at the end of 2009. “Tracy” was originally the b-side on the single “Smother + Evil = Hurt” from their debut album, and this acoustic version was made for the UK market.
Get the free version without my vocal overlay here: 12/23 Kissaway Blog
- The Kissaway Trail Website
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