“Territory” is the follow up to the Charlottetown band’s Polaris Prize nominated and internationally acclaimed sophomore album, “Little Jabs”. Once again produced by Joel Plaskett, Territory builds on the promise...

Hello Morning’s self-titled EP is being released on Timber Carnival Records Like a musical Voltron, the members of Hello Morning established their musical identities early on in groups such as Jonah, Boy Eats Drum...

Battle Flags, the moniker for artist Jack Budd, began as a project in stencil graffiti in an 8×10 room in Richmond, Virginia. The meticulously pieced album Color Engine is its harrowing result. Recorded in his bedroom...

From their album Exit Silent Mode self-released in 2009 For the hard rock quartet megaphone, the mission has been simple: Saving rock n’ roll from the machine, and bringing it back to where it should be – loud,...

Two short years back in Copenhagen Denmark we would have loved to have been in-house when Danish indie 5-piece EFTERKLANG (translation: ‘reverberation’ or ‘remembrance’) tackled an ambitious live...

It’s finally happened, we’ve pushed the reset button and the ol’ machine’s finally back up and runnin’.  Woohoo! Kimmi and myself are on board this week with eleven great tracks for y’all, all of which from in...

Formed back in 2000 through a one-year experimental journey in a remotely located studio in the forested south, Sweden’s SURROUNDED has continued to embrace and nurture their combination of dense instrumentation,...

The title track from their fifth album After a three years long waiting since the previous “As We Die Alone”, a new chapter of the Doom Metal bible is written and spread to the faithful. “Nero Enigma” is the...

Long story short? Ever since my late teenage years I’ve loved Fat Wreck Chords. Several years ago the punk-heavy label embraced podcasting and it was a minor dream come true. So, when they send an advance single from...

Since we last heard from Provo, Utah based artist DREW DANBURRY, he had married his true love, Lynette (aka Lady Danburry), and followed up  touring in 2009 with an assortment of talented artists – some you have...

From the Album Magic Windows, Magic Nights just released on Fill in the Blank Records This is the third full length offering from Brooklyn’s The Library is on Fire, sometimes described as ’90s Indie Rock. ...

DOWNLOAD | iTUNES | ZUNE (1-Click) |RSS FEED [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/ir172.mp3] This week Insomnia Radio brings you a varied soundtrack to life, ranging from melancholy to beautiful to straight ahead rock...

Following the release of their debut album, Night Group, Halifax, NS band DOG DAY spent two years touring from Norway to Texas to Northern Alberta. An isolated unit of four astrologically inclined musicians, they routinely...

Episode number 83 of Insomnia Radio UK. A Special Episode featuring Sarah Morrison’s exclusive interview with Martin & Stuart of M1 Connect, and five tracks by the band Recording Date: Sunday 21 March 2010...

This trio from Vienna understands how to groove out, keep things mellow yet intense, and generally keep you intrigued from track to track. They’ve been called “Coldplay with balls” by www.musikreviews.de...

Von Bizmark are an indie/rock four-piece based in Dublin, Ireland Formed in 2007, Von Bizmark released their debut single London in June 2009. The two years in between have seen the band carve their own path on the...

On Monday we presented you with a great track called Yeti, and since its Friday we thought we’d sandwich in the wintery cryptic named cousin who they might have been singing about: GREGG YETI & THE BEST...

From their new Double LP “Future Factory” out now. 21 tracks on 4-sides of 180-g white vinyl. And yes, it comes with digital download. A Day-Glo hybrid of revisionist Sci-Fi Pop and Rarefied Rhumba Rumbles....

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all of us here at Insomnia Radio, new members and old.  Today’s pick is naturally from Ireland, and isn’t really jigworthy, unless of course you dance to the beat of your own...

That’s right, IR: DETROIT is BACK and rocking it with episode 32! Bringing you 3 great songs and interviews with those who made those songs! These interviews were from the Rack & Roll in Riverview, Michigan...

The title track from their album We featured Best Foot on the Ground by Edinburgh’s Callel back in November on the Daily Dose, and Insomnia Radio: UK. To mark the official release of the album, they have made...

I just stumbled across these guys on The Sixty One, and while it takes patience to enjoy lengthy 7+ minute ambient post-rock instrumentals, this unique trio from Oberlin, Ohio makes it worth the wait. They have a new record...

The Deadstring Brothers are an alt-country/rock band from Detroit, Michigan and London, England who play in a style somewhat reminiscent of the Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main Street. Not unlike Exile-era Stones,...

From their new EP The Last Place You’ll Look on  Fat Cat Records 2009 saw We Were Promised Jetpacks storm the US from their native Edinburgh, releasing debut These Four Walls to a #12 debut on the Billboard...

Putting the days to bed, the third LP from Seattle’s The Long Winters, combines the lyrical intimacy and melodic complexity of the ultimatum EP with the guitar pop rave-ups of the bands previous full lengths. The two...

Today’s Daily Dose is a companion track to episode #171 of Insomnia Radio featuring Each Passing Day‘s frontman Loren Radis. Loren sent us this un-mixed demo of a track called “Barefoot” with Bob...

Welcome to an hour of all new music on Insomnia Radio #171. From genre bleeders to bleeding hearts, this episode is jam packed. You’ll also notice a healthy dose of FaceBook links in the shownotes because EVERY SINGLE...

You know we like our genre-bleeders here at Insomnia Radio. Here’s one that just graced our inbox from Southern California: Open Hand is your typical modern alt/rock band with stony guitars and a heavy beat. But you...

The title track from their recent album on reapandsow, Inc by Chester Bay from Minneapolis, MN Chester Bay is a melting pot of rock n roll influences. They combine Blues roots with catchy hooks creating an appealing...

Kids and Animals is a five-piece experimental indie rock band from Seattle, WA, with sounds hinting at the likes of the intricate epic rock of Explosions In The Sky, the edgy guitars and group vocals of Cymbals Eat Guitars,...

From their just-released album Animals In Bloom on Reapandsow Inc Big Light is a rock band from San Francisco. Formed in 2007 as a vehicle for singer/guitarist Fred Torphy to get his songs into the world, the band...

Despite the fact my vocal chords seem to be shredded due to ‘tussin induced coughing spasms, I was able to record a bit last night and property set up an intro to this live selection from our friend down in Ocean...