The Radio Dept. is an indie pop band from Lund, Sweden signed to Labrador Records. The band was conceived in 1995 by schoolmates Elin Almered and Johan Duncanson, who named the group after a...
The Shimmies: Belove...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Shimmies give regards “To All Beloved Enemies” on debut album Still maturing from a childhood project that combined brothers Sean and Jimmy Galloway’s first names, The Shimmies have created a self-appointed genre...
Two Door Cinema Club...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Two Door Cinema Club are an Electropop/Indie Rock band from Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland formed in 2007. They are signed to French record label Kitsuné Music, through which they released their debut album Tourist...
Odyssey: Planetary I...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Objects In Space Odyssey has exploded onto the Metal scene with their epic instrumental opuses and jaw dropping technical musical prowess. Hailing from Spokane, WA, the band quickly developed a loyal club...
First Aid Kit: I Met...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
First Aid Kit are a Swedish (indie/folk) duo composed of sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, whose close vocal harmonies and woodsy, folk-influenced songwriting take influence from the likes of Fleet Foxes and Joanna...
Air France: Collapsi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s featured track by AIR FRANCE is from PEACE, the first music atlas in the net, coproduced by Buffetlibre and Amnesty International Catalunya. By making a donation you can download the full mp3 compilation, with...
IR: UK #86 – D...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 86 of Insomnia Radio: UK. Eight tracks by UK artists. Quite an uplifting episode, despite having two bands with ‘death’ in their name. Recording Date: Saturday 24 July 2010 TRT: 42:24 Rating:...
Julius C: Don’...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their full-length album OK, OK, to be released 06 October 2010. The four track OK, OK EP is available now NYC band Julius C doesn’t go on the kind of tour most bands go on. For the last several years, the band has...
The Books: Beautiful...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Over the course of three albums in nearly a decade’s time, the Books have grown to become one of modern music’s most genuine innovators. Creatively complex and truly unclassifiable, The Way Out continues the...
IR: Australia #5 – T...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Welcome to episode 5 of Insomnia Radio Australia! On this episode of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Erk has a look at the music charts on Reverbnation for his home town of Sydney. These positions are current for Sydney on ...
Youth Sounds: As Str...
posted by Sarah Morrison
Their Three Song EP The Bit Parts Reviewed by Sarah Morrison Dreamy, lilting and with an occasional sharp edge, the debut EP from New Orleans’ Youth Sounds stands them in promising stead for things to come. A short but...
Lee Safar: Artist Pr...
posted by Erk
Featuring on episode 5 of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Sydneysider Lee Safar has an interesting story. As a 17 year old school leaver, she was very interested in pursuing her interest in music but for cultural reasons, she was...
Tamarama: Artist Pro...
posted by Erk
Featured on episode 5 of Insomnia Radio Australia, Tamarama (Tam-a-ram-a) is both the name of a Sydney beach and a Sydney two piece surf rock/pop band. Having grown up around the beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, the...
Lauren O’Brien...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s track from Long Island native Lauren O’Brien really resonated with me tonight – the perfectly spaced words and sound palette all fusing together in a fascinating mix of rock, poetry, with some...
Red Sparowes: Giving...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the album The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer Thunderheads storming across the prairie, outraged students taking to the streets, migratory herds stampeding along the tundra–any number of images...
Baths: Maximalist
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Cerulean is the auspicious debut of L.A.’s Baths. Evolving out of Will Wiesenfeld’s varied [Post-Foetus] project, and inspired by the energy of the city’s burgeoning beat scene (Daedelus introduced Anticon to...
Red Wanting Blue: Wh...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The first single from These Magnificent Miles Red Wanting Blue has been called the hardest working rock band in America. This isn’t surprising considering leader Scott Terry’s decade-long dedication to the road. His...
Second Dan: Today
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Second Dan is ready to re-emerge after the past year holed up in the studio working on their new album, “Angeline”. These new recordings should cement the band in the echelons of New York City’s scene,...
Hot Fiction: If I Ha...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Dark Room Hot Fiction is a rock band from England, comprising a singing drummer (Andy Yeoh) and a guitarist (Simon Miller).Their music creates the same blood-in-the-guts feeling that the best blues music...
Lights On: Red Light...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
On July 6th, post-punk garage rockers Lights On released their self-produced full-length debut ‘HERE COMES THE OCEAN’ (Self-Release), a well-crafted modern pop record comprised of multi-layered, new wave inspired...
Schnauser: World of ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album The Sound of Meat on Pink Hedgehog Records Schnauser play a mixture of psychedelic pop and instrumentals and have been influenced by a wide range of 60’s bands including Soft Machine, Egg, Blossom...
Freedom or Death: Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Freedom Or Death are a duo from Toronto, who released their first self-titled EP in June 2010. They have both been in the Canadian music industry for over 10 years and decided to leave the corporate environment of the major...
Modern Skirts: Happy...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the Happy 81 EP Happy 81 EP marks a stark contrast to their previous records. The band flexed its pop muscle on the debut record, “Catalogue of Generous Men,” and their sophomore effort, “All Of Us In...
School of Seven Bell...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their new album Disconnect From Desire available everywhere on 13th July The second offering from their new album to be featured on the Daily Dose. The album, produced by band member Benjamin Curtis and mixed by Jack...
The Joy Formidable: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The beginnings of TJF began several years ago, when school friends Ritzy and Rhydian chatted on a night out in their hometown of Mold, North Wales. Both opinionated and madly into music, an instant respect was formed and...
Insomnia Radio Portu...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Click here to view this post on the IR: Portugal site The fifth and final show before Summer vacations, and the fifth and final show before submiting this podcast for aproval to enter the Association of Music...
Social Studies: Time...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Antenna Farm Records has gone and released Wind Up Wooden Heart, the long-awaited debut album from San Francisco’s Social Studies. WUWH is a study in contradictions, a balance of twee-leaning danceable pop and bold,...
Bellevue’s Fin...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The second of three songs comprising the “Summer of Singles” project Bellevue’s Finest are an electro-pop sextet hailing from New York City. BF will be releasing “Summer of Singles,” a new project where they...
Inu: Stephen Colbert
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Inu (e-nu) is the new band featuring San Francisco based producer Count (Radiohead, DJ Shadow, New Order, Halou, Galactic, Frank Sinatra), Zoe Keating (Rasuptina, Imogen Heap, Dresden Dolls) and Tim Hingston (Nyles Lannon)....
IR Orlando 28: Georg...
posted by Marci Brinker
Yes, I know it has been a long absence, and I’m sure you thought I was gone for good but I’m not! I plan to start releasing some content again, most likely in smaller doses so that I produce them more frequently,...
Too Late For Roses: ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their free EP sampler of their Album “Debut” Boston rock-refugee Karl von Kries teams up with savant drummer Wyatt Lund and CNC Wizard Adrian Ott in an on-going attempt to be way too busy on stage: three...
Magic Bullets: Lying...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Recorded by Jack Shirley, Magic Bullets is the 2nd full length from the San Francisco band with the same name. Losing several members of their band to Girls (girls are always breaking hearts), they are back with a new lineup...