“Austin, Texas band Moonlight Towers (taking its name from the tall vintage streetlights that illuminate Austin’s nights) is a genuine band that does what comes naturally: writing, recording and playing real rock...

Welcome to episode 14 of Insomnia Radio Australia! It did not start out as being a ladies only episode but that is soon the way that it ended up! There’s a wide range of styles and ages on this episode including a...

Constant Future is the career-defining statement from Brooklyn-based noise-pop trio Parts & Labor. Their last release, 2008’s acclaimed Receivers, saw Parts & Labor blasting off in all directions and creating...

Therapies Son quickly won fans last fall when his humbly self-recorded demo of shimmering pop surfaced, catching the ears of some elite press and becoming something of an Internet sensation. Therapies Son, the nom de...

Today’s feature comes from an album called The Next Right Thing, wich could also be a comment about the artist you are listening. Seth Glier is a 21 year-old songwriter and musician from Massachusetts, who’s...

Young Runaways are a six-piece from Wolverhampton in the UK who use violin, trumpet, trombone and keys blended with electric guitar, drums and bass to produce rock ‘n’ roll one moment and elegant chamber pop the...

From their album They Will Find You Here. “The six sleazy Tampanians (a real word according to Urban Dictionary) of Sleepy Vikings have braved an infernal Florida sun to write the weird songs about stalkers, dead...

Taking their name from a spiritual village in India, Dust of Vraj is a cultural presentation of east meets west in a musical style that’s cutting edge, incorporating classical Indian instruments, ancient Sanskrit...

Episode Number 94 of Insomnia Radio: UK Eight tracks from UK artists, all of which were featured on our Daily Dose channel in the last few months. In January we passed to 1000 mark of consecutive daily tracks, since...

Berlin-based duo Grand Pianoramax takes a bold step into 21st century experimental electronica on Smooth Danger, out on 1st May. Partially recorded in Mumbai, India and largely influenced by the Berlin underground, the...

Not to be mistaken for the band from Barcelona we’ve featured previously – Singleton are an indie rock band out of Kiev, Ukraine, a fixture of the local indie music since 2004.  The group has extensive touring...

“Empty Space Orchestra certainly knows how to fill a room. The Bend, OR quintet of impeccable musicians crafts a symphonic, melodic sound that seamlessly weaves together elements of space rock, prog-metal, noir jazz,...

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart need no introduction to you, loyal fans of Insomnia Radio. Neither they need any introduction to independent music fans or even some mainstream music listeners. They have been in our ears and...

Portland’s Mnemonic Sounds released their debut album, Muscle Memories in July 2010. Since then, the band, founded by Peter Suk and Megan Ouchida, has achieved a significant degree of success in a short period of time....

“Originally from Lancashire, currently living in Kilburn, Niteflights…named after a Scott Walker song…with indie influences and charismatic and crisp pop songs… which have gained them comparisons to...

Today we have something a little more harder edged for the Daily Dose, the 2nd infectious track ‘Resting as Ruins’ from Michigan group, Undesirable People’s debut EP. UP were formed in 2010 within a...

Episode number 93 of Insomnia Radio UK. A special Episode featuring Slaves To Gravity, whose second album UNDERWATEROUTERSPACE is officially released Monday 18th April 2011 Recording Date: Saturday 16 April 2011 TRT:...

“The Royal Bear was founded on the concept that rock music can be fun, danceable, and catchy. They understand and are not afraid to use pop hooks, drawing inspiration from pop’s past. They write songs with...

Network favorites SENTINEL are back with their newest single JET BLACK, a beautiful dream-pop driven work of art written and inspired at the edges of the San Francisco Bay, in the Summer of 2010. What you get from Sentinel...

“New Brunswick’s Tin Kitchen guitarist/vocalist Lindsay Minton and bassist Mercy Harper moved to Houston, TX in 2008 and soon formed football, etc. They self-released First Down EP (2009) which garnered attention...

To put it a bit simply: Sometimes you’re happy, sometimes you’re sad, and much of the time you’re somewhere in between. And it’s good, very good to have Goldenboy on hand to help navigate between these points of...

Manchester solo artist Michael Bear goes by the dream enduced name of Perendiz, an epiphany of sorts etched into his eyelids by morning’s wake, which he quickly typed into his iPhone and adopted as his moniker. ...

From Edmund, Oklahoma, They Stay Dead say they are “former members of Wretch Like Me, Minutes Too Far, and 8000 other bands who decided to play some really fast punk rock!” This is from their self titled EP...

We were tipped off to this excellent free track by the Fat Cat Records SoundCloud site, a fresh blast of tropical beach pop posted from the newest album, ‘Perch Patchwork’ by Chicago’s Maps &...

The Nameless is Cathy’s third album. Cathy was born in Dublin, and grew up in Monkstown. She found her way into music almost accidentally. She was signed by Parlophone’s Regal Recordings after a batch of...

From their new album Led Zeppelin Five. Los Angeles based The Black Watch are long term favourites of Insomnia Radio. Their latest and boldly titled album is something like their seventeenth offering in their third decade of...

Brooklyn, NY indie-pop band overlord is proud to present a new album, In Soviet Russia, My Heart Breaks You” (released 1st April. “The misleadingly-named group draws inspiration from ’60s British Invasion,...

From Brooklyn, Sensual Harassment may be the new heroes for the XXI century dance floor. With haunting voices singing songs, that are no more than anthems, Alpha Draconis is the first album by the trio and is available to...

Charlotte, NC based band Side by Side released their self-titled EP in February. Michael and Joseph Pepe, twin brothers, met Joelle Kittrell through a mutual connection with the love of music and bringing their vision to the...

April’s assembly of thirteen local artists have all been in heavy rotation in my player in the last few months via work commutes, expeditions through the ice & snow, powder carving on top of the world, and while...

Tiny Victories debut recording, Mr Bones, has arrived. A Brooklyn via Athens/DC duo, Greg Walters and Cason Kelly combine experimental electronics with earthy vocals, lush orchestration, elements of noise rock and live...

Secret Cities’ new album Strange Hearts was released in February on Western Vinyl. It is available on Vinyl + CD/MP3s from the label’s site, or as MP3s from iTunes, Amazon and eMusic. “Started by MJ Parker and...