Someone said The Mysteries Gone, Las Vegas, are great if combined with smooth red wine. Being from Portugal, the quality of the wine you drink is something we could discuss. What I wouldn’t discuss is the excellence of...
Lay Low: The Backbon...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Lay Low is the alter-ego of Icelandic singer/songwriter Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir, born in London to a Sri Lankan father and Icelandic mother Lay Low came about in 2006, after Lovísa was contacted by a local label...
Core Effect: Somethi...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Formed in the spring of 2004, Core Effect is a Detroit based regional band whose music has been described as heavy, modern, “hook” driven rock with an experimental edge. Somethings Are Better is from their album...
Tryad: Struttin̵...
posted by Rodrigo
Tryad is one of the world’s first virtual bands. Formed across the oceans and spawned by the combination of opsound and Creative Commons, a growing international number of tryad members collaborate online, building a...
Brian Dunn: Country
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sudbury, Ontario singer-songwriter Brian Dunn’s second album, TVs and Radios is a smoky, intoxicant fueled tribute to long drives and the wee hours. The record reflects Dunn’s fixation with living life on the...
Indian Handcrafts: R...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Canadian power-duo Indian Handcrafts have announced their forthcoming Sargent House album debut. The Toronto band’s sophomore release, Civil Disobedience For Losers was recorded in Los Angeles back in March with...
Matt Paxton: Till th...
posted by Rodrigo
Here is another excellent release coming from Canada. Matt Paxton is selling his album How the Land Lies for the price you want. [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/dailydose/irdd-mattpaxton-tillthesky.mp3] Download Till...
Matthew de Zoete: Th...
posted by Rodrigo
Be shure about it: this is The Good Life. Not only the song you are listening is called The Good Life, as listening to Matthew de Zoete is in fact one of the good things you could do in your life. Oh, and by the way,...
Tango in the Attic: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Scotland’s Tango in the Attic have released the free download track Paw Prints, taken from their second album Sellotape that released on the 23rd of April. Sellotape is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2010...
IR: New York #15 ...
posted by Sarah Morrison
Episode number 15 of Insomnia Radio New York. IRNY is back in the game! Your host Sarah Morrison has dusted off her mic and is back once again to bring you the best music from the five boroughs and beyond. Recording Date:...
Tidelands: The New B...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Tidelands re-teams with Magik*Magik Orchestra on new album We’ve Got A Map out August 7th. Exactly a year after we first featured Tidelands, here is a single from their new album, their follow up to last year’s...
The Electric Sons: B...
posted by Rodrigo
Reminiscent at times of Mutemath, the vocals are smooth and the beats are always upbeat and impossible not to dance along with The Electric Sons E.P. It’s a terrific debut showcase for what this band can do. From the...
Evans the Death: Tel...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Evans the Death released their self-titled debut album in April 2012 via Fortuna POP! in the UK / Europe and Slumberland Records in the US. The songs were recorded late Summer 2011 with producer Ex-Test Icicle and current...
My Pet Monster: Scho...
posted by Stuart Morrison
My Pet Monster are a four piece Noise Pop band from Cardiff, UK, and have just released their new EP titled Trudy Superstar on their label Video Noise. School II is the lead track from their EP, which is available from...
Trails And Ways: Nun...
posted by Stuart Morrison
As a follow up to our Post in April, here is Nunca, the second single by Oakland based “Bossa Nova Dream Pop” band Trails And Ways. There is a great video of this one too, check it out below, and they promise...
IR: UK #102 – ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 102 of Insomnia Radio UK. Another short show, featuring three songs each by two UK bands. The bands are tenuously linked by both their names being simple sentences, and that I heard them recently on UK based...
All Mankind: Break t...
posted by Rodrigo
Now that there is a competition going on that goes by the name Euro Cup 2012, we thought you should listen to Break the Spell. What’s the relation, you ask? If you are ask, then it’s because you don’t...
Me and My Drummer: Y...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
German duo Me And My Drummer have released their single You’re A Runner on May 14th 2012, via Berlin label Sinnbus. The single is about “someone driven to the edge and an abyss” as singer Charlotte Brandi puts it....
Clockwork Radio: Fee...
posted by Stuart Morrison
We have featured UK band Clockwork Radio a few times before on the Network, and they have just released their Ubuntu EP. This is the single from it. The EP is available for purchase from the links below, or free download if...
Hamfatter: BBC 6
posted by Rodrigo
Worried about the possible end of BBC 6, Hamfatter, Cambridge, U.K, recorded this ode to that station. It will remind you of Billy Idol, that’s a fact. But also it is a fact that Hamfatter are a great band, and even if...
The Danks: Automocar
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Charlottetown Canada natives, Brohan Moore and Alec O’Hanley, have put out a new album this last month – Are You Afraid of The Danks. This is their second feature on the Daily Dose. They are described as being driven by...
Black Box Revelation...
posted by Stuart Morrison
June 11, 2012: Belgian duo Black Box Revelation will be making their late night US television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight – Monday, June 11 – on CBS at 11:35/10:35 CT. On Tuesday, June,...
The Moth & The M...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Moth & The Mirror have been proclaimed as a Scottish supergroup, comprising of members taken from an array of Scottish talent including: Stacey Sievwright from The Reindeer Section and Arab Strap (vocals/guitar),...
The Mystery Artist: ...
posted by Rodrigo
With origins in Luxembourg, The Mystery Artist is in fact a Portuguese band. Unquietness, their second album is available as a free download through Enough Records, an excellent Portuguese netlabel. And though the album was...
Sam Densmore: She...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Portland, Oregon singer/songwriter and music producer, Sam Densmore, has been a musician his whole life, teaching himself guitar and eventually earning a BA degree in music composition in 1996. He started out playing in...
And So I Watch You F...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Last October we posted a track from the then soon-to-be-released album Gangs, by Belfast, Northern Ireland’s And So I Watch You From Afar (ASIWYFA). Well, the album is released, and to coincide with their North...
Jonas Schwartz: Exci...
posted by Rodrigo
Six is the debut album by the Sweden’s musician Jonas Schwartz. It has arrived to our ears as one of the best releases coming from Sweden. In fact we know since the album was released in April this year, it has been...
The Great American D...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The calm, boring life of a small Midwestern town drove Max Holmquist to pick up a guitar at the age of 15. Four years later, South of Lincoln started in 2006 as his solo project. Starting with a post-punk/emo sound in the...
Small Multiples: Kno...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Small Multiples (out of CT/NYC) are Craig Hartley and Eli Friedmann with additional help from Aaron Nevezie (bass, producer, mixer), Dave Burnett (drums), and Leah Siegel (aka Firehorse) (voc). Know My Name is one of the...
The Ascetic Junkies:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Kali Giaritta and Matt Harmon, about half of the Portland group The Ascetic Junkies will be on a ambitious Summer tour over the next month or two, starting off June 8th in California, then heading to Idaho, and Washington...
Dante Elephante: Hea...
posted by Rodrigo
Here is another release by Merrifield Records. It’s a really good record label, we tell you. You should definitely explore their site. As for today’s dose, and feeling the hot weather and willing to spend some...
Fire and the Wheel: ...
posted by Rodrigo
Fire and the Wheel is a band from Washington, D.C. who released on May their first self-titled album. Starting as a recording band, they had in mind to record a concept album inspired by Pink Floyd’s The Wall. When...