From their fifth album Loud Planes Fly Low. The Rosebuds are husband and wife duo Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp, from Raleigh, North Carolina. Loud Planes Fly Low is out now on Merge...
Phoria: The Divider
posted by Charles Stepczyk
When playing at Lewisham’s Dirty South, five piece Brighton band PHORIA caught the attention of producer Dan Lucas. He felt their material and performance was so strong that he offered his time for free, enabling the band...
ME & LP: La Bel...
posted by Stuart Morrison
ME & LP is Matthew Embree and Lisa Papineau. Together they have created a debut release called Chez Raymond. It will be released via Sargent House August 9, 2011....
Mimas: Application
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Lifejackets is the 2nd album from Aarhus, Denmark based band MIMAS. According to the group, the first one was about worries in life, and the newest is about Lifejackets; the lifejackets that keep over water, the...
Film Noir World: Dif...
posted by Rodrigo
Residing in the music of England, Film Noir World is a project by a one man band and producer, Mark Johnson, who makes music that have a movie soundtrack feel. From love, adventure, to suspense, thriller, mysterious, action,...
Advent Horizon: Just...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Advent Horizon are a modern, ‘prog rock power trio’ lead by singer/guitarist Rylee McDonald with bassist/singer Samuel Hopkins and drummer Mike Lofgreen. Advent Horizon mix high energy performances,...
Fifty Foot Spiders: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Copenhagen, Denmark based Fifty Foot Spiders, mix art rock with punk, indie and noise into a brutish and bumptious experience – with room for both thinking and dancing. The quintet released their debut EP in 2008 on...
Botany: Waterparker
posted by Stuart Morrison
From Botany‘s debut EP Feeling Today. Botany is Spencer Stephenson, from Weatherford, TX. His Feeling Today EP has just been released on Western Vinyl, and a full length album is expected later this...
Luke Temple: Someone...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Before New York’s Luke Temple gained attention with his new band Here We Go Magic (via Western Vinyl), he released his first solo CD in late 2005 ‘Hold A Match to a gasoline World’ on Mill Pond Records out...
Boy + Kite: Think In...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Boy + Kite (“Boy Plus Kite”) was formed in 2009 in an an unlikely place – a hot tub. Back then, Boy + Kite’s Darvin Jones and Beth Puorro would often sneak into a spa on the outskirts of Austin to swim and...
Ganglians: Jungle
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature is taken from Sacramento, California band Ganglian’s brand new album ‘Still Living’ out August 29th on Souterrain Transmissions. Their official video for the track...
Dark Mean: Happy Ban...
posted by Rodrigo
Have you ever listen to an album, and after the last song you thought that you wouldn’t change anything on it? Did you? It does make the album perfect, doesn’t it? Dark Mean is the name of these Canadian gods of...
Collider: Pixel Test
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their new EP Vaede Collider is a young San Francisco rock band. Named after large particle accelerators, Collider’s music revels in both the bombastic beauty of energy and more subtle moments of delicacy, like...
Moon Holiday: Capsul...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Monday’s taster comes from the debut EP by Moon Holiday, aka Sydney Australia’s – Alex Ward. Moon Holiday’s self titled debut EP draws its name from Alex’s childhood in China – the Moon...
Fonda: Better Days
posted by Stuart Morrison
The title track from their new EP. The five track Better Days is the first release from Los Angeles based Fonda (Emily Cook and David Klotz) since their last full-length album in 2003 Catching Up to the Future....
New Navy: Zimbabwe
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sydney Australia’s New Navy have recently released their highly anticipated debut EP ‘Uluwatu’, with the first single re-released via new label Future Classic. Named after the location where the EP was conceived,...
The Perfects: Girls ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Perfects, Insomnia Radio favourites, from Baltimore, were first brought to our attention by Tim Poggioli of Insomnia Radio: Baltimore. Over the years we have featured their music many times across the Network, as the...
Jangula: We Both Lik...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn-based Jangula released their first EP last year, and are returning to the studio to record a full-length album, featuring the single “Light Left Hand.” The quartet started out of several incarnations at...
The Spires: Firework...
posted by Rodrigo
The Spires were born at a mental asylum on the outskirts of Sheffield, where lead singer Matt Smith worked as a caretaker. Inspired by his surroundings, Matt put all his energy into riotous, lung bursting performances that...
The Young Things: Ta...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Young Things are from New York, and Talking Too Loud is the A-side their new limited edition 7” due out in July. Their debut EP …Is the Killer is a free download from their Web...
Miles: Rust Belt
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Although Brooklyn quartet MILES’ current sound is best described as melodic alternative music, the bands’ very name stands as an obvious and undeniable reminder of a treasured jazz past. However, there is more...
Sleeper Agent: Get I...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Sleeper Agent were formed in 2008 by guitarist/singer Tony Smith and drummer Justin Wilson. Smith rounded out the band’s line-up with friends and fans, including co-vocalist Alex Kandel (whose Debbie Harry style belies the...
Sloan: Unkind
posted by Charles Stepczyk
After getting started in 1992 with their debut EP Peppermint, and having been signed to Geffen early in their careers, Canadian favorites Sloan have continued to release quality music over the last two decades, with their...
The Chain Gang of 19...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Fans of New Order will appreciate the sound of The Chain Gang of 1974, which is the project of Denver resident Kamtin Mohager. Undercover is the lead single from the recently released album Wayward Fire. TCGo74 is on tour...
Field Theory: New Pr...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Its bands like Brooklyn three piece Field Theory that make me want to live on the East Coast and get swept up in the live music scene. With that in mind, the band actually does have an upcoming East Coast tour date in...
Sun Glitters: Beside...
posted by Rodrigo
Sun Glitters sound is an ocean of lush melodies, pitch-shifted vocal samples, ghostly digi-diva choirs, warm bass melodies driven by alternately dense and relaxing beatwork combinations between downtempo and wonky...
Iceage: White Rune
posted by Stuart Morrison
Iceage are a young band (average age somewhere around 17) from Copenhagen in Denmark, who are riding the wave of the post-punk revival. Their album New Brigade crams 12 high energy punk songs into 25 minutes. They are on...
The Trashies: Penult...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
It’s the 4th of July, basically the Independence Day holiday weekend here in the US, and nothing is more historically suiting for me on this day than a bit of surf oriented garage punk, this time from Seattle’s...
IR: UK #97 – F...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode 97 of Insomnia Radio: UK 12 diverse tracks from UK artists Recording Date: Sunday 03 July 2011 TRT: 59:15 Rating: Work Safe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk97.mp3] Download IR: UK 97 Subscribe to IR: UK...
Clara May: Hush
posted by Stuart Morrison
Clara May is Tom Silva, a Malaysian-born filmmaker, corporate executive, University of Chicago grad student and writer, and Nicole Sotelo, a Harvard-trained theologian and author, with Phillip Amerson, Chicago producer and...
The Natural Shocks: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Natural Shocks are a three-piece indie rock band from Toronto who just released their debut full length, Complete With Comfortable Lighting this past June 9th. Thankfully the Natural Shocks nudged us with a reminder...
Richtaste: Beautiful...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Richtaste are from Zurich in Switzerland, and Beautiful Misery is from their album Lights And Shades available from Jamendo. If you would like to check out other tracks from the album, click on the Jamendo Player below....