IR: UK #62 – Moots & Minions
Episode Number 62 of Insomnia Radio: UK Eight songs from eight UK bands, brought to you by the letters F and M Recording Date: Sunday 22 March 2009 TRT: 36:38 Rating: Only Just Work Safe (one F) [audio:] Download |…
2009
Here We Go Magic: Fangela
Developed over a two-month period of stream-of-consciousness recording in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Luke Temple’s self-titled debut under his new moniker Here We Go Magic is a remarkable departure from his signature singer-songwriter material. Luke recorded the album at home using analog…
Lemonwilde: Just This Ashtray
Lemonwilde’s 5 song EP Red Room is a triumph, in that it expresses angst without sounding pretentious, emo or boring. In fact it’s quite the opposite: simple, well crafted, beautifully executed and moody as hell. The vocals are powerful,…
Harlem Shakes: Strictly Game
Named after a dance that originated in Harlem in the early 80s, the band Harlem Shakes was born in Brooklyn in 2006. Burning Birthdays, the band’s self-released debut EP, came out in 2007 to wide acclaim, earning generous praise from…
IR SoCal Welcomes: Hey Ocean! – A Song About California
“Got a long long way to go to California” From their 2008 release, “It’s Easier to Be Someone Else”, Hey Ocean was apparently conceived on a beach in Costa Rica, their band name being an exclamation born out of the…