Fresh back from a trip to Hangzhou China and beyond, Chicago musician David B Henson has sent us a handful of tracks from his upcoming debut 12-song LP slated to be untethered in May.  The spaceman adorned album is dubbed,...

Josh Hall is a prolific enigma.

Power Pop for the Summer, from Tulsa, Oklahoma Well-known for their harmony infused, three-minute rock explosions and eccentric pop experimentation, Admiral Twin’s latest CD, The Center of the Universe, features...

“If I can’t be someone of consequence, I’d rather die than have to crawl.” The above quote is part of the notable lyrics to the three song EP that Los Angeles rock band Immune put out a little over a...

Episode Number 66 of Insomnia Radio UK Six songs from UK artists, one French and one UK/French. Includes a prototype Ska segment. Recording Date: Sun 26 April 2009 TRT: 34:36 Rating: Work...

Psychedelic-tinged Rock from Buenos Aires Argentina via Bibao Spain Released 25 April 2009, Rising Mountain is the eleventh Album from Capsula, who formed in 1999.    This prolific band are originally from Buenos...

Yes, folks, another band from Montreal deserves your attention. (checks notes…damn, the whole “great musicianship is in the water” thing has been done to death…) Formed in 2005 with a strong DIY...

Four years after travelling to Jamaica with an acoustic guitar, “echo box” and megaphone, Mr. Anonymous is back with “Mr. Anonymous 2”. For this mission, boundaries were pushed to “the...

More great music from the S.E. Michigan Area (and one from Lansing, Michigan)! Thanks to Charles @ IR:SoCal for the nudge on Thunderbirds are now! [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irdetroit24.mp3] Subscribe...

Reviewed by Sarah Morrison New York based four-piece Her Vanished Grace have created a sound which is really something special with their newest album ‘Blue’. They describe themselves as dream pop (incidentally...

Gooey power-pop. Yum.

Grrr… is the third full length album by Brooklyn, New York indie rock group Bishop Allen. It was just released last month on March 10th and is a follow-up to their 2007 album, The Broken String. Bishop Allen formed...

AMPED: Show #175 . This week’s host: George Smyth from Eclectic Mix Show: Ourobouros Podcast Song: Freaks up Front (His Mischief) Show: Audio Gumshoe Song: If I Were You (Aaron Zimmer) Show: Suffolk And Cool Song:...

Singer/rhythm guitarist Andy Martin, lead guitarist Kyle Hammond and drummer Dan Ryan formed DEAD WORLD LEADERS in 2006. With the addition of Rob Nicholson on bass they have aired on Hallam FM, BBC Radio Sheffield and more...

Episode number 65 of Insomnia Radio UK. Another eight songs from UK based artists Recording Date:  Sunday 19 April 2009 (not Saturday as I said in the show) TRT: 38:28 Rating: Work...

"Like Everclear on anti-depressants"

Originally born to a musical family in California, Katie has also called Colorado as well as Nashville home. From her early beginnings on backup vocals and drums in the band “Newcomers Home”, Herzig initially...

From the Archives, enjoy the eighth volume of Scott Tinetti’s legendary The Best Music You’ve Never Heard. As always, if you like what you hear, buy a song, buy an album, send the musicians some...

From the Alabama based band’s album Beautifully Strange HalfDown Thomas’s third album was blown away by Hurricane Katrina. Literally. The band, which hails from the sleepy little backwoods town of Cullman,...

Written by: Jason Evangelho Bratty, spastic, melodic, indie-punk. These are all words I could use to describe Los Campesinos! (roughly translated: The Peasants) – upon a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th listen. The first time I...

Seattle, Washington’s Hey Marseilles plays simple folk songs, interweaving orchestral instrumentation with melodic musings on time and place. Having garnered favorable reviews since their formation in late 2006,...

From the album England for Sale Who we are Pierre Alexander and Sebastian Stelzer We’re European alcoholic decent folks who learned a bit of guitar and piano and decided to practice their skills by recording new...

AMPED: Show #174 This week’s host: Rich Palmer from Audio Gumshoe Show: Indie Music Sampler Song: Addicted (Strangers In Wonderland) Show: Eclectic Mix Song: The Longing – Part 1 (Felixdroid) Show: Ourobouros...

O+S is a new project by Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, Art In Manila) and Scalpelist (aka Cedric LeMoyne of Remy Zero). Orenda and Scalpelist, long-time friends from their shared hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, have created a...

Episode number 64 of Insomnia Radio UK. Ten Songs, two Interviews, and News from the Podcrawl Recording Date: Saturday 11 April 2009 TRT: 1:02:16 Rating: Work Safe apart from the last...

From New York, and from their soon to be released EP Sweet Fist Super 400 evokes the raw, euphoric essence of Rock and Roll. Their upcoming release, Sweet Fist, truly reflects the light and dark of this new millennium;...

Today’s episode starts off with a little CB chatter from a cat in New Jersey talking to his homeboy Juice in Northern California – then launches into a standout intro track by the funk and soul powerhouse, T Bird...

Being based out of Miami, FL has not stopped Modernage from accomplishing anything they have wanted to. Modernage has released three records: the Debut EP ‘Receiver,’ single ‘Strangers/This Song,’ and their new EP...

From their EP My Apple IIe is Singing Sad Songs to Me on Roses & Hello Their new release, My Apple IIe…, includes four tracks and clocks in at over 20 minutes of the band’s signature mix of ebullient pop melodies...

After a long absence, I’m back and ready to say i’m here to stay! Bringing you great music from the Metro Detroit area – Insomnia Radio:Detroit has returned!! This episode has music for all tastes, from...

Today marks the first anniversary of the restructuring of the Daily Dose music blog here at IR, helmed by Stuart Morrison (UK) and Charles Stepczyk (US) – 365 tracks in a row hand picked from submissions and from...

From their 2008 album Lensing The alt-rock sound coming out of Boston has a name: a’tris. The group draws upon a myriad of influences to create a noise that moves crowds to their feet. The front...