From the Netherlands, this is Storybox. Today’s Daily Dose is taken from their recently released album You Can Be Replaced (produced by British producer Roger Bechirian). ‘High’ is a simple, happy pop tune...
Gazpacho: Winter is ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Described by one critic as being “classical post ambient nocturnal atmospheric neo-progressive folk world rock,” Norway’s Gazpacho is virtually impossible to contain in any set genre of music, though bands like...
IR: New York #8
posted by Sarah Morrison
Episode number 8 of Insomnia Radio: New York. Hosted by Sarah Morrison, bringing you an eclectic mix of music fresh from the 5 boroughs and beyond. Recording Date: Friday 28 July 2009 TRT: 35:57 Rating: Work...
Drunken Boat: New Po...
posted by Sarah Morrison
Today we bring you Drunken Boat with ‘New Pop’, from their self-titled album released on Funzalo Records. There is little to be found of them on the internet, with locations for the band ranging from...
The Blacks: Sunday B...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Tiger Songs The Blacks are a dark and dancy San Francisco/NYC three-piece known for their short, blistering stage shows and laser-beam intensity. With a stripped down instrumentation...
IR: Detroit #29
posted by Les Zaldor
Insomnia Radio Detroit is back with some great Motor city music and interviews with two great bands too! [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irdetroit29.mp3] Music from: Penpals With The President (twitter) Chaos...
Confusion Is Next: G...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their EP The Generation Of This Order, available for free download from Jamendo,and released soon on afmusic Established in Monza, Italy, in 2004, CONFUSION IS NEXT is an alternative rock quartet spreading chaos...
Ciao Transizta: Go O...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Copenhagen Denmark’s Ciao Transizta blends period American indie with the more traditional surf in a distinctive cocktail of straightforward monotone grooves, characteristic vocals and guitar-riffs fizzling of...
IR: UK #71 – T...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 71 of Insomnia Radio UK. Eight songs by UK artists. An interesting mix. Recording Date: Saturday 25 July 2009 TRT: 38:14 Rating: Work Safe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk71.mp3] Download |...
Flight Crash Compani...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the album An Untitled Winter Bio Flight Crash Companion is the anti-band. It is a revolving cast of musicians centered around the efforts of Evan Cooney. Sometimes its down-tempo melancholy lo-fi folk, sometimes...
CYNE: Pretty Apollo
posted by Sarah Morrison
And now for something completely different… Today we bring you a track from Gainesville, FL four-piece group CYNE (standing for Cultivating Your New Experience). With a theme to follow on from Sunday’s...
Edward Sharpe &...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros is a sizable indie folk-revival formed by Alex Ebert of Los Angeles electro-rock group ImaRobot, an endeavour that started to take shape after the musicians separated from Virgin...
Viola: Shimmery Summ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
In an attempt to restart the summer here in the UK, we give you some unashamedly summery music from Finland Even Finland has gotten a taste of real summer this year for a change, so obviously this calls for celebration...
The Small Cities: Fa...
posted by Sarah Morrison
Today we bring you The Small Cities from St. Paul, Minnesota, with a track from their debut self-titled EP released last year. With driving rhythms, gorgeous vocal harmonies and an all round cheery disposition, this is a...
Volcanoless in Canad...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Saskatchewan based outfit Volcanoless in Canada strives to combine precise rhythms and intricate melodies with the appeal and high-paced energy of rock music. Their sonic principle lies in the coordinated...
The Eisenhowers: 196...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From Glasgow in Scotland. From The Eisenhowers latest album ‘Film your own atrocities’, we thought that this would be a good song to mark the 40th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon....
Sharon Lang: Hedonis...
posted by Sarah Morrison
Bio: Sharon Lang started playing music the day her brother Dave taught her how to play a two-chord guitar sketch. Since then, she has sailed the musical ocean of her mind learning the currents and waves and range of her...
The Builders and the...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Ryan Sollee: “I moved to Portland in the fall of 2003 from Alaska with my band at the time, The Born Losers, which played rockandroll/punk. After playing a ton of shows and a bit of touring with a lot of expectations, it...
Alone in the Chaos: ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the album Ballads In White Forest (2008) Alone In The Chaos is a solo Creative Commons project, created in 2007 by Pascal Bar, a Belgian musician based in the city of Sprimont. Head over to his Jamendo Artist Page...
Inside View: Judas
posted by Sarah Morrison
July 15th, 2009 Today’s IR Daily Dose is a special one folks – we’re promoting the release of Inside View’s EP Underneath the Stars, which is available now for the low price of nothing at all!...
IR SoCal Welcomes: B...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Betty and the Werewolves are three girls and one boy from London who whoop and howl through the night as sweetly sung melodies collide with glitter-struck punk guitars. Taking inspiration from luminary lycanthropes Virginia...
Good Old War: Coney ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Good Old War, an indie folk-rock band from Pennsylvania, is made up of Keith Goodwin, Daniel Schwartz, and Tim Arnold. The band was started after Days Away (former band of Keith and Tim) went on hiatus; Schwartz previously...
Autorotation: Everyt...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The title track from their third album. Autorotation is an electronic/post rock/ambient band currently based in England. Main members Robyn Sellman and Igor Olejar are now joined by Phil Stutely and Kal Bukov. Since...
Bonnie: Come and get...
posted by Sarah Morrison
July 12, 2009 From Montevideo in Uruguay, Bonnie is Sofi Garcia, Lucho Garcia, Jero Gozalez, Ignacio Rohr and Santiago Lenoble. They started life as a covers band playing all manner of classic rock and pop tunes to...
Rx Bandits: My Lones...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Southern California’s multifaceted prog-psych-punk quartet RX Bandits launches a massive US tour this week in support of its forthcoming fifth proper album Mandala. The long-running band’s highly anticipated disc...
Craving Strange: Its...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From Amityville, New York – Album Savior Self out August 1st Craving Strange is a Long Island rock band that knows what it means to be rock and roll. With former area favorite Sick as Monday members Jimmy Gerovac and...
Lost in the Trees: F...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Lost in the Trees is a folk orchestra from Chapel Hill NC, led by composer/songwriter Ari Picker. Picker began writing songs in his bedroom at age 15 and quickly went on to front several indie pop bands during his teenage...
Insomnia Radio: Doub...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s Double Shot pinpoints two sets of musical roots spread out over a few separate areas of Northern California, and is partially inspired by a creative commons poem by Mill Valley, CA resident Peter...
Lissy Trullie: She S...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Lizzy McChesney, better known by the stage name Lissy Trullie, is an American singer and former model. She also performs with her band named Lissy Trullie, and released her debut EP, ‘Self-Taught Learner’, in February...
Great Bloomers: Catc...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Great Bloomers was formed when childhood pals Lowell Sostomi and Nate Hindle moved to Toronto and met Andrew Kekewich. The trio quickly formed a strong friendship based upon similar record collections— all three valued...
The New Slave: Brigh...
posted by Stuart Morrison
San Francisco , California , US Built around glacial Pink Floyd rhythms and spacey guitar and keyboard textures, the New Slave boast a psychedelic sound. But for all of the space they create, this band is focused: the hooks...
Walk the Moon: Stone...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Walk the Moon is a soulful indie-rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, whose sound evokes traces of the Police, XTC, ELO, Squeeze, and the Killers. Nicholas Petricca, 21, sings lead, writes, and plays keyboards, synth, and...