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Trivial Shields: Enough

Stuart Morrison — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:49 +0000

Trivial Shields release their second single Enough, in anticipation of their forthcoming EP Invisible Winter.

The song was recorded to tape at esteemed SF studio Tiny Telephone by Bay Area luminary Robert Shelton (DRMS); eerie tape effects, haunting vibraphone and rich harmonies combine in an attempt to express a state of persistent alienation.

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Monks of Mellonwah: Sky And The Dark Night – Part 2 – Control

Stuart Morrison — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:28:19 +0000

Australian Progresssive Rock band Monks of Mellonwah have released their third EP called Sky And The Dark Night, and this is Part 2 – Control, the single from it. The EP is being released on Vinyl and Digital only. Their debut full-length album is currently in production.

Nice to have a bit of Prog on the Network occasionally.

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Teenage Kicks: Middle of the Night

Charles Stepczyk — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:15 +0000

Toronto’s TEENAGE KICKS have released their latest six song EP ‘Be On My Side’, which finds the group expanding beyond the grungy power-pop of the first release. We like the description of the music which is likened to “the girl you meet in high school that you end up marrying ten years later. Their songs stay with you, and you grow to love more about them as time goes by”.

Shortly before the release of the EP, the band unveiled the Teenage Kicks Singles Club, a service that will deliver two new songs to subscribers every few months. “It’s a way for us to get our music out to our fans without them having to wait however long for our albums to come out,” vocalist Van Helvoort points out. “We’ve got so many songs in the archives, some of which we’ve been playing for years, but they just haven’t shown up on our albums. So instead of letting them fade into obscurity, we wanted to share them all with whoever wants to listen to them, for free.”

This single and video are definitely one of our new favorites here at Insomnia and a great way to segue-way out of Spring and toward the Summer months. Check them out and make sure to sign up for the Singles Club at the link on their website below.

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A Grave With No Name: Aurora

Stuart Morrison — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:51 +0000

On Tuesday 2nd July A Grave With No Name will return with a new album titled Whirlpool on Lefse Records. Recorded over the course of a year at Holy Mountain Studios in London.

Whirlpool completes a narrative trilogy for A Grave With No Name – a trilogy that began in 2009 with the release of Mountain Debris (Lefse/No Pain In Pop), and continued with 2011’s Lower (Boiled Egg).

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Tour

Monday 8th July – PARIS, Trabendo*
Wednesday 10th July – AMSTERDAM, Paradiso*
Monday 15th July – LEEDS, Brudenell Social Club*
Tuesday 16th July – MANCHESTER, Gorilla*
Wednesday 17th July – LONDON, Birthdays+
Thursday 18th July – BIRMINGHAM, Hare & Hounds*
Monday 22nd July – BERGEN, Landmark*
Tuesday 23rd July – OSLO, Parkeatreat*

*with Youth Lagoon
+Headline (with The Proper Ornaments, Old Forest)

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers: Home for a Funeral

Charles Stepczyk — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:35 +0000

Four of the six members of today’s featured Detroit based band have fronted other projects, but during the past few years they have united under first-time bandleader, Joe Hertler, to create sublime folk tinged with Motown, funk, and pop. “When we met Joe,” says bassist and producer of Hertler’s first album, Kevin Pritchard, “He was a weird dude with sideburns hiding behind an accordion. Now he’s a confident front man with a flower on his head and a mic in his hand.”

Joe Hertler started as a successful solo artist, and then formed a duo with guitarist Ryan Hoger. That duo expanded when they caught the eye of Pritchard, who asked them to do a special performance in Bigger Brush Media’s Quilted Attic. Soon, drummer and life long friend of Pritchard, Rick Hale, joined the band, bringing his jazz-trained services into the mix. After the release of the first Rainbow Seekers album, On Being, which has sold an impressive 1,400 copies to date with no outside help, the band grew again. Keyboardist Micah Braken and saxophone prodigy Aaron Stinson joined, giving the group a decidedly classic turn.

Live instruments, live musicianship, and live energy became the creed of The Rainbow Seekers and led them to their newest live recordings at The Russell. Today’s track is a single released in June of 2012, following the release of On Being, and preceding the live sessions. We found it on their BandCamp page, loved it, and wanted to share this along with one of the Live Sessions (over at our Live & Acoustic feed).

[via Green Light Go]

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Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers: Your Story (live)

Charles Stepczyk — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:58 +0000

Detroit artist Joe Hertler and his band The Rainbow Seekers put out a five song EP in April that is a great summation of the group’s live sound, recorded in the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit.

After recording Joe Herler wrote, “Let me just say that it’s very rare that I feel content with a piece of artwork that I’ve made. We filmed these videos in Russel Industrial Center in Detroit. They are our attempt to share a 100% live performance with the world, and thanks to our friends help I think we were able to capture just that. No auto-tune. No quantizing. No digital tricks.”

Without the brief interludes, the five track album could easily be mistaken for a studio recording. The Live at Russell sessions were also video recorded, providing a true look at the way Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers play together. Intimately shot and featuring candid moments in and around the worn yet charming Russell Industrial Center, the video captures both the hard work and play that makes this band what it is.

Check out the live video for ‘Your Story’ below and visit their sites for more recordings and additional videos from the Russell Sessions.

[via friends @ Green Light Go]

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Fossil Collective: Let It Go

Stuart Morrison — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:20 +0000

Yorkshire, UK’s Fossil Collective’s debut album Tell Where I Lie is now available, Let It Go is the single from it.

Fossil Collective, a two-piece from Leeds, consists of multi instrumentalists David Fendick and Jonny Hooker.

Fossil Collective will be touring throughout North America beginning in late May supporting The Boxer Rebellion. All dates are HERE.

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Skyways Are Highways: If You Get Caught We Never Met

Charles Stepczyk — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:05 +0000

Today we have a proper introduction to the Melbourne Australia pop-punk band SKYWAYS ARE HIGHWAYS, specifically their first self-titled 2 song release in 2012.

A new EP release that has been in the works, ‘So Young’, is also coming out this month which you can check out via the BandCamp link below!

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IR: Australia #25 – Australia Is An Island!

Erk — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:06:32 +0000

Welcome to Insomnia Radio: Australia episode 25. This episode features Australians based in Australia, Australians based overseas & overseas residents now calling Australia home – all of which is fine with Erk! A mellower episode this week with some jazz, pop, country and/or western & a lot more.

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Song list (all times are approximate):

02:15 – Friend In England - The Bent Legs (AirPlay Direct)
06:18 – Protest Song - The Bent Legs (AirPlay Direct)
11:11 – Forest - Paisley Park (AirPlay Direct)
15:10 – Day Parade - Paisley Park (AirPlay Direct)
20:13 – The Island - Marianna Ensemble (AirPlay Direct)
23:45 – On A Long Road - Marianna Ensemble (AirPlay Direct)
27:40 – I’m In Love With A Girl Called Vinyl - Threshing Ground (AirPlay Direct)
32:07 – Saigon Honey - Threshing Ground (AirPlay Direct)
43:25 – Last Beer In Bondi - Threshing Ground (AirPlay Direct)
46:42 – The Choices We Make - The Willow Seed (AirPlay Direct)
50:42 – Another Place - Cass Mitchell (AirPlay Direct)
57:07 – Train - Acoustique Juice (AirPlay Direct)
01:00:40 – Never Going Back - Acoustique Juice (AirPlay Direct)
01:04:24 – Monday Morning Blues - Emma Sidney (AirPlay Direct)
01:07:27 – The Look Of Love - Emma Sidney (AirPlay Direct)
01:12:27 – This Just Gets Better - Emma Sidney (AirPlay Direct)
01:22:40 – Crazy - Kane Harrison (AirPlay Direct)
01:26:58 – Somebody Anybody - Kane Harrison (AirPlay Direct)