I first heard this song on DJ AmperDan’s Monday Night Pop Show on Radio Valencia FM. (DJ AmperDan is AKA Dan Hooper, some time host of IR: San Francisco). There is very little information about Californian artist...
IR: Australia #19 ...
posted by Erk
Welcome to episode 19 of Insomnia Radio Australia! After a long break, Erk is back to bring you some great Australian music that you might not have heard before. Over the last 12 months, Erk has been to many gigs...
The Rest: Hey! For H...
posted by Rodrigo
We were all very excited when The Rest announced their new album SEESAW. But actually from the announcing of the album and releasing, therewas three years gone. Kori Pop, another Hamilton artist, featured here has shown her...
Vaadat Charigim: Hao...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Tel Aviv shoegaze band “Exemptions Committee” [translated] recently sent us a few singles from their forthcoming debut LP, releasing this winter. They’ve gone and filmed a video for the first that you...
Apollo Run: Bending ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Brooklyn-based band Apollo Run (John McGrew, Jeff Kerestes, Graham Fisk) just released their full-length debut album, Here Be Dragons, Vol III on September 25, 2012. Bending the Light is taken from it. Another track The...
IR: Canada #2
posted by Stuart Morrison
Well the plan was to make a monthly one hour show. As you can see, it’s not even been two weeks, but I couldn’t wait. So here is, show two. Packed full of more great songs. Seven great bands, and thirteen...
Mark Lenover: The Co...
posted by Rodrigo
Mark Lenover, from Chatham, Ontario, Canada, has released his eighth album. Yes, eighth. This one, The Wreckage, sets his recent diagnosis of schizophrenia and all the emotions around it. Expect to be surprised and...
Angels Heart: Under ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Screaming guitars, classic cars, tattoos, and cigarettes—Los Angeles-based outfit Angels Heart has taken the punk rock tradition and crafted something entirely original. Amplified by founder and frontman Bryan Joseph...
One Finger Riot: Mil...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Los Angeles-based band One Finger Riot has released its second album Fly By Life. The album features the single Miles which is today’s Dose. Fly By Life is s the second One Finger Riot full-length released in 2012 and...
Pale Young Gentlemen...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Officially on hiatus as of last year, the Madison Wisconsin based band released today’s featured track on their second album, Black Forest, in late 2008. Black Forest was recorded and mixed at Smart Studios in Madison,...
Astronauts, etc: You...
posted by Rodrigo
You are listening for the second time to Astronauts, etc. This is a one mand band by Anthony Ferraro, a 21 years student from Berkeley, San Francisco, California. Released on September 8th, Supermelodic Pulp features You...
Sentinel: Somewhere ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Complimenting the coming of Fall tomorrow, we see the arrival of Sentinel’s new single, Somewhere Else, a nice representation of the changing of the seasons that seemingly synchs up perfectly with the brand new video...
Broke For Free: Like...
posted by Stuart Morrison
For this weeks Instrumental, we bring you Like Swimming by Broke For Free. Broke For Free is the alias of Northern California native and artist, Tom Cascino. With an equal appreciation for acoustic guitars, heavy hitting...
The Commuters: As I ...
posted by Rodrigo
You’ll be listening to Rescue thinking you are listening to a super group ready to blow music charts. Despite that fact, the New York based The Commuters created their own label and released the album that you can get...
That’s No Moon...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Since their inception in late 2010, That’s No Moon has been busy destroying dance floors across the Midwest. With the release of their debut 12 track full length in September of 2011, That’s No Moon proved that they are...
The Night: Like This
posted by Stuart Morrison
How do we pick tracks to play on the Network? I always listen to submitted tracks (and we get a lot). If something catches my ear early on then it’s in with a chance. Near the start of today’s Dose, Like This, I...
Burning Buildings: F...
posted by Rodrigo
All right, you woke up this morning and thought: I hope today’s song comes from a cool band based in Manchester. You did, didn’t you? The track you are listening today, we really mean, listening today, as we...
IR: Canada #1
posted by Stuart Morrison
Welcome to the first ever Insomnia Radio Canada! For our first show we have six great bands and eleven great songs, with a variety of genres. This is the very first in what I hope will be a long time running show. Yes,...
The I.D: A Bigger Pi...
posted by Rodrigo
You have learned from us that the I.D is releasing an album this year (recall Age Anti Age here). Meanwhile, the band is making us impatient with another unmissable...
Ending Satellites: T...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s dose is an instrumental track I ran across by French group Ending Satellites whom release all their songs under a Creative Commons License. Their newest album “7 Billion Passengers, Only One Flight”...
Dot Dash: Writing on...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Washington D.C. band Dot Dash (featured once before on The Network) sent us their second album Winter Garden Light, with the offer that we could post one song as a free MP3 on the Dose. Now, having listened to the whole...
Bearkat: Radio Radio
posted by Rodrigo
Songs like the ones in Houses On a Hill give meaning to life and to music as a form of art. In Bearkat’s case, it’s music with a cause and excellence. The songs are on it’s origin uplifting, but the...
Lux Lisbon: Get Some...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Lux Lisbon met in Nottingham as an accountant, a barrister, and a banker before recording their debut album ‘Your Heart Is A Weapon The Size Of Your Fist’ and subsequently moving to London. In the past few years...
Hills: It’s OK
posted by Stuart Morrison
Hills are a surf rock band from Los Angeles. They have just released their self-titled album, and this is the stand-out track from it. Check out the links below for a free...
Insomnia Radio: Cana...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Coming soon, the latest Insomnia Radio Regional Show. Hosted by Chris from Canada, this monthly show will bring you the best independent music from that great country. Keep checking back here for more details. You can...
TKTTSM: Plastic Fant...
posted by Stuart Morrison
TKTTSM is the Brooklyn-based psychedelic rock duo comprised of Johanna Stahley and Owen O’Mahony. They are focusing on getting the word out about their debut self-titled album, which will be released on October 16th,...
Insomnia Radio #182 ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
A marathon episode of Insomnia Radio, with bands from Canada, USA, Australia, Spain, The Dominican Republic, Argentina, Italy, Holland and Sweden. And there is a BIG announcement. TRT: 1:18:35 Rating: Probably Work...
Daddy Lion: Werewolf
posted by Rodrigo
Jeremy Joseph, Washington D.C, it is the man behing Daddy Lion. Habitat, released by 24 Hour Service Station, is his second album, as if you listen to it, you must to, you will understand what is the meanind of natrual and...
The Helio Sequence: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Negotiations is fifth full-length album written, recorded, and produced by The Helio Sequence, put together in a new studio setting. This collection of shimmering, reverb-heavy songs is a meditation on those inner dialogues...
Pigeon Park: Lovelig...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Pigeon Park is a rock band based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in 2008, the band released their debut record The Sun in 2010. In April they released Lovelight, as a single and video (check it out below). They...
Circa Survive: Suitc...
posted by Rodrigo
With 400 000 albums sold in the United States, featuring Circa Survive is not only an honour to us, it is also our obligation to let you know they have a new album. Self-released by the way. The option of self-releasing the...
Bear Mountain: Two S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bear Mountain is an electro/dance band from Vancouver, B.C that began as the bedroom project of Ian Bevis. After the break-up of an old band, Ian began releasing early demos and remixes on the Internet, and started exploring...