As the follow up to their Hate is Poor EP, Edmonton Alberta’s Wool On Wolves have released the full length album Grey Matter. It was recorded and mixed in their basement rehearsal space in an effort to convey the...

Birmingham, Alabama’s To Light A Fire seem to walk that very fragile line between mainstream and Christian music, at least on their single “Damned.” Taken from their summer 2010 release “Inward...

Pop Psychology is the third album by the canadian Dan Bryk. He currently lives in New York. In romantic metaphor, sometimes directly about the music business, or literally even about the music itself, Pop Psychology’s ten...

Dedicated to Dedications is an alternative indie band from Sussex in the UK – driven by cello, violin and piano instead of guitars. The group was selected recently to be part of US independent label Deep Elm records...

A teaser for the new solo album from Tobias Borelius of Emerald Park Tobias Borelius from Emerald Park (Malmö, Sweden) has recorded a solo album with Swedish lyrics. “Du känner mig för väl, farväl” (“You know...

Since forming Tigers That Talked in 2006, singer-songwriter and guitarist Jamie Williams, bassist Owain Kelly, violinist Glenna Larsen and drummer Chris Verney have been patiently and meticulously honing their sound while...

In honor of Christmas and the pilgrimage to the  yearly flickering lights of the little North Carolina town of McAdenville (aka Christmas Town USA), The Winter Sounds are back on the dose today.  Today we take a listen to...

A Christmas offering from Stockholm’s Pallers. “While working on our debut-album we decided to celebrate you all by recording this winter greeting. “This is to say “We think about you, we will meet...

This song, written and performed by pop mainstay Guster, will make you realize that sometimes the true spirit of Christmas can be best measured in inches, rather than feet. I personally have a tiny christmas tree with disco...

Nearly three full years since last we heard from him with 2008’s ‘White Spiders’, he appears like a mirage with two alternate universe classics. Jesus Christ may be the most daring A-side we have ever heard...

Welcome to episode 10 of Insomnia Radio Australia! On this episode of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Erk features music that was submitted directly to him as well as other Australian music that he found courtesy of various...

The late Harvey Danger recorded this great Christmas track back in 1998 and then re-released it on an EP under their own label Phonographic Records in December 2004. Eventually the EP went out of print, but you can now...

This is the time to renew your hopes and wishes, but especially to be happy. And don’t forget good independent music. So, your favourite podcast family has chosen some Christmas tunes, from classic to originals, from...

Stuart (@IRUK) featured The Beautiful Losers back in September, and the duo’s Indian-inspired acoustic music has grown on me since, especially after stumbling across their work for anime classic “Cowboy...

Austin’s own Monahans releases the final installment in their monthly recording series titled “2010 Recordings”. The song is called “Seabirds” and includes Sinéad O’Connor, whom...

“Eyeliner” is the new single from “Convalescing In Braille” by Crushed Stars Convalescing in Braille, the latest album by Portland, Oregon’s Crushed Stars (aka Todd Gautreau) was released November 16th,...

Coy Trap is the latest single from the self-titled debut by Invisible Hand. Adam Smith and his Invisible Hand have been producing some of the best punk-laced pop gems and quietly experimenting with home-recording under the...

Wild Nothing is the solo-project of Jack Tatum whose music is inspired by a longtime love affair with nostalgia. His debut full-length album, Gemini, released on Captured Tracks spring of 2010, is full of dreamy, carefree...

Houston may not be your best referene to quality music. Listen to Arthur Yoria and think again. If you haven’t heard of Arthur Yoria, than you should. If Insomnia Radio’s word is not enough, I should tell you...

Dan just delivered the third episode of the new Insomnia Radio: San Francisco, and it is dedicated to the holidays. Ten amazing holiday songs – ranging from hilarious to ironic to beautiful – for your enjoyment...

Already receiving massive acclaim across the Atlantic, Denmark’s The Kissaway Trail debuted their first USA long player in April 2010 with the release of Sleep Mountain. The band’s first album sparked enormous...

From the French Band’s free debut album Good As You. For download links see below. A homage to Plastic Bertrand and Village people? Maybe! Maybe not! After great adventures, the ‘Naked Man’ has got dressed again to...

Episode number 91 of Insomnia Radio: UK Not an End of Year or Christmas Special, just a bunch of great music from the UK Recording Date: Sunday 12 December 2010 TRT: 39:52 Rating: Work...

LA’s Superhumanoids are offering up their debut EP “Urgency” for free on multiple sites, and we highly urge that you go and check-out the official website link below for all the goods.  The official...

In July of 2009, Dangerbird Records‘ co-founder Jeff Castelaz experienced the unimaginable. He comforted Pablo – his 6 year old son – as he passed away from cancer. Eulogies vocalist Peter Walker was...

“The White EP” is set for release February 15, 2011 Who are The Americans! This brainchild of lead singer/producer Charlie Klarsfeld appropriates a pastiche of pop influences to form something entirely new. Not...

On Asobi Seksu’s fourth proper full-length, Fluorescence, the band’s color-saturated soundscapes get even brighter — as the record’s many shades shift with each passing song. Today we are privileged...

Christmas came early for a select group of metal bands and their fans on Saturday 04 December 2010. The Lucky Australian Tavern at St Marys in western Sydney was treated to a massive afternoon and evening of metal at A Very...

Freak You Out, by the Brooklyn based band Blip Blip Bleep, is undoubtfully one of my favourite tracks of 2010, and one of the best I have ever had the oportunity to use in my podcasts. Like Track Stars is the name of the...

The third track from their July release Disconnect From Desire to be featured on the Daily Dose The album, produced by band member Benjamin Curtis and mixed by Jack Joseph Puig, was recorded in the band’s home studio and...

Shortly after their high school graduation, the members of Harlan Pepper took their music on the road, writing new songs and using good ole grassroots promotion to spread the word of their new album “Young and...

LA’s White Lights appeared in 2009 with their debut EP ‘Oroborus’, now available for free download at BandCamp. They are now working on their second ‘Meridian’ EP due out in 2011. I ran into...