Here’s a short blast of a song before the decade ends, an important list as put together by Cardiff’s LOS CAMPESINOS!   Rarely do you see lyrics for songs that earn several stars on the...

From their self-titled album available for free download, or donation (to enable them to press it to vinyl) Woozy Viper: Band members: Luke Meseke, Mitch Meseke Location: Queens / Brooklyn From: Junction City,...

As (mis)fortune may have it –  Brooklyn, NY band Pela have called it quits this September after subjected to a load of tremendous obstacles over the last few years; from recording the same album twice, to firing...

One Day As A Lion is an on-going creative collaboration between two like-conscioused individuals, Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against The Machine) and Jon Theodore (Mars Volta). We’re featuring this song by them just after...

Brian Sullivan is the driving force behind Boston’s DYLAN IN THE MOVIES, on track to deliver their long awaited debut full-length “Josephine If You Only Knew” in Spring 2010 on American Laundromat Records. ...

Regular IR junkies may have figured out that we like some Dead Heart Bloom. Not only is the band talented and prolific, they also embrace the concept of free music (2 full lengths and 3 EP’s are completely free at this...

We Were Pirates is DC-area native, Mike Boggs A Christmas song for Christmas Day. We Were Pirates is DC-area native, Mike Boggs. His new record, “Cutting Ties” is available from the links below. Every...

Tarabud, lead singer of Oakland dream-pop band SENTINEL sent us another great recreation of a 50’s Christmas classic recently – properly helping get us in the mood for tomorrow’s holiday. This is their...

Happy Christmas (or Bah Humbug) from the UK’s The Joy Formidable. This is their free Christmas single. Check their MySpace for tour dates between now and April...

Scottish band THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS are currently putting the finishing touches to their second album (due for release in 2010). Last month the band spent a day at Stonehaven’s Old Mill Studios to cut “In Excelsis...

From the album Ginger available from Jamendo for free download, or a donation. You can also stream the album using the Jamendo Player below. On Wave are from Selyatino in the Russian Federation. There are a lot of...

Another year has passed and the Winter Sounds have gotten together early for their delivery of a holiday track on the 2nd volume of XO Publicity’s ‘XO for the Holidays’ sampler.   According to their...

In addition to having a clever name, Nashville’s Dewey Decibel write some damn catchy pop music. Not the bubble gum variety, but the kind that deceives you with catchy melodies and double-tracked vocals with downright...

The title track from the new album by Italian Indie Outfit Phono Emergency Tool (PET) The name “phono emergency tool” appears for the first time on ‘Soniche Avventure VIII’ , a cd compilation by...

Swedish group Sambassadeur are just putting the finishing touch to their upcoming album “European”, which looks to have a February release date on the Labrador label. Upon sending over the single, Labrador...

If you’ve ever played old console videogames, notably the Nintendo, and you happened to walk by a live performance by Chicago’s I FIGHT DRAGONS, no doubt you would instantly gravitate toward the sound by the...

From the album The Monstrous Vanguard Time was, an indie rock band would catch more than a few sideways stares for enlisting a – gasp! – string player. So sacrosanct was the gilded less-is-more template favored by...

Jim Sundberg of  WayGood Productions writes: “You can now download MP3 files from the new album at www.waygoodmusic.com You can find the links on the homepage of the Switchback website and purchase tracks from the...

Fang Island describes its sound as “everyone high-fiving everyone.” And, the Brooklyn quintet’s anthemic and soaring songs make it quite possibly one of few bands befitting such description. Its...

From Switchback’s 12th album Ghosts of the River Folk The indie Folk-Pop band Switchback, out of Chicago, has a brand new album coming out in January – Ghosts of the River Folk. Ghosts of the River Folk is the...

The Good Graces was formed in early 2007 when Kim Ware, founder of Eskimo Kiss Records, picked up a $90 guitar from Atlanta’s late great Lakewood Antiques Market and started fiddling around with some simple chords and...

From their 4th album One Fix Powderburn, a hard rock foursome that calls Austin, Texas home is; Ken Lockman on vocals/guitars, Eric Anthony on lead guitar/vocals, Greg Enkler on bass/vocals and Patrick Swift on...

From the album Wron: Suicide Goat Tripping Hazard was conceived in a bathtub in downtown Toronto on February 11th, 2005, and born in the upstairs of the Poor Alex Theatre over drinks, conversations concerning Frank...

Derek Clegg, a one-man writing, recording, and producing machine out of Chicago, had sent me a message over at Last.FM the other night – something about a free album. Naturally I’m always curious when someone...

Live at the Echo 10/6/06 is the first live album by New York-based shoegazing band Asobi Seksu. It was recorded at The Echo in Los Angeles, California and contains mostly songs from the Citrus album, two from their...

From the album Seeds to Be Planted, Trees to Be Cut The Parade Schedule is Matt Kinder, with the help of numerous musicians from his home town of Louisville, KY, who play what has been described as...

From the album This Album Title Reads Like a Fortune Cookie Austin TX, is well known for its rich indie scene. These Men Are Liars is a awesome example of what happens behind the scenes there. Advanced song structures...

We had originally discovered the originality of the musical duo RUE ROYALE a few short years back via our Chicago show here at the network. Named after a road running through the Chicago suburbs, the duo of Ruth and Brookln...

We have some upliftin pop for you all this Sunday; from The Nadas’ album Almanac, this is ‘The Long Goodbye’. “For a band with 15 years behind us, The Nadas, we decided to try something...

From their just released album Houseboat on Western Vinyl Records Since 2006 Sleep Whale (formerly known as Mom) have become a mainstay of the fruitful north Texas music scene. With their first full-length release...

Episode number 76 of Insomnia Radio UK. 12 Tracks, a good mix I reckon Recording Date: Friday 04 December 2009 TRT: 57:32 Rating: Work Safe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk76.mp3] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe...

From the album To Kill a King, originally released in 2004, available from Jamendo for free, or for a donation. Hungry Lucy began by chance in 1998 when War-N Harrison (Fishtank No.9) was asked to contribute to a...