Cattle Arithmetic, the debut album from Los Angeles based Ballerina Black released globally on January 1st, 2010 and features the excellent lead-off track ‘Leaves’ that we are bringing you today. Aside from...
IR: Portugal 13
posted by Rodrigo
Here at the Azores islands we are already feeling Spring, but Winter is still there. So, opening this show there is a fantastic track to listen next to someone you really like, or alone next to a fireplace. I’ll...
Papermaps: Can’...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Papermaps‘ self-titled debut album is coming out April 19th. This is a stand-out track from the ten track full-length. Canadian band, Papermaps is a Toronto-based rock quartet formed by producer/songwriter Dean...
The Dodos: Don’...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
San Francisco’s The Dodos have a new album set for release on March 15th called ‘No Color’, and their record company Frenchkiss are yet again teasing us with another great track. Neko Case apparently...
Jeniferever: Dover
posted by Stuart Morrison
The sound of Uppsala, Sweden’s cult-beloved Jeniferever is often described in epic terms: majestic, soaring, atmospheric, careening, sweeping. This is the second free track from their third album, titled Silesia,...
Solvents: We Were Gu...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Solvents are a “folk art rock pop” group from the Olympic Peninsula in the great state of Washington. Jarrod Bramson, main songwriter for the group,has managed to write, record and produce seven albums in...
Carl Mendes: Elaine&...
posted by Rodrigo
Carl Mendes is a singer-songwriter from Alcácer do Sal, Portugal, and he was named Song Poet by Willy Schwenken, a german manager and editor, who have wroked with musicians such as Tony Maude, Wizz Jones, Eric Bogle,...
IR Australia #12 ...
posted by Erk
Welcome to episode 12 of Insomnia Radio Australia! It’s hard to believe that it is the end of February and nearly the end of the Australian summer already! This month, Erk brings you a range of artists from around...
Sunbeam: Honey
posted by Stuart Morrison
A 6-piece baroque pop band from Portland, Oregon, Sunbeam is the brainchild of music producer Brian Hall. The typical sentiment in modern folk music might be one of melancholy and withdrawal, but Sunbeam aims to evoke,...
Rapids! – Maps
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bournemouth, UK 5 piece band Rapids! formed in August 2009 and released their first 3 track, self titled EP a few months later in November. It was limited to just 200 copies and containing their earliest songs; Maps,...
Letting Up Despite G...
posted by Stuart Morrison
After taking last summer to record new music, Los Angeles based Letting Up Despite Great Faults, has hit the road again this month. Joining Future Sound’s Rumble Tour, the band played a string of FREE west coast...
Generationals –...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Generationals is the New Orleans duo of Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner, a project formed after their previous group, the Eames Era, disbanded. After their debut for Park the Van in 2009 called Con Law, they came back...
The Trews: One By On...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Their fourth full-length studio album, Hope & Ruin, due on Bumstead Records on April 12, is a level-raising evolution for the Toronto-based rock band with two gold records, ten top-10 singles and 800-plus concerts...
Floating Action: Wel...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Named after a vintage Gretsch bass drum pedal, Floating Action is the pseudonym of Black Mountain, North Carolina-based musician, songwriter, and producer Seth Kauffman. Following the 2007 homemade gem Research (released...
DW Void: From a Devi...
posted by Rodrigo
DW Void members are not new in the portuguese music scene. In the late 80′s and beginning of the 90′s bands like K4 Quadrado Azul, Aix-La-Chapelle and specially Essa Entente marked the musical scene that time....



