After the best part of two years playing music together in various forms, defining their artistic direction, these three Sydney boys combined their love for blues and rock into a fusion of earthy riffs, pounding rhythms and...
Swimming in Speakers...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Recently the upstate New York folktronica duo SWIMMING IN SPEAKERS inserted themselves into the landscape of new releases with the debut full length, “Guessing the Others”, a conceptual LP requiring close to four...
Brotherhood: Photogr...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Botherhood released their debut album “…Turn The Gold To Chrome…” last year. Now the two Swedes decided to record a cover version of the Depeche Mode classic “Photographic” in the studio,...
Sea Legs: Al Pacino
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sea Legs are an indie rock quartet that came out of Bateau Bay, Australia which we discovered via our friends over at the A&R Dept, purveyors of all good sounds ringing out from across the Pacific. The band apparently...
Clap for Daylight: E...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Clap for Daylight is a 4-piece indie rock band from the Atlanta area. They have released the follow-up to their debut album Break Even, their Fire Escape EP, and today’s Daily Dose is from it. Does this track have...
First Love, Last Rit...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s featured single is taken from FLLR’s second album “WASTED HEARTS”, releasing in the UK and IRE on Monday 15th April. The label lists one influence of the Swedish group as Swervedriver,...
IR Canada Show #13 &...
posted by Chris
Lots of different musical sounds this week. Most of the music comes from Ontario again. Download IR: Canada #13 Subscribe Subscribe in iTunes https://insomniaradio.net/audio/IRCanada13.mp3 Odium From:...
Nac/Hut Report: Junk...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Daily Dose comes from Double Hallucinative records, a small, new-born, underground label from Poland. The song is a part of the promotional single of their new release “Angel-like Contraction Reverse”. It...
Tom Slatter: Three R...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Tom Slatter is a singer-songwriter from London who writes steampunk and sci-fi inspired prog-rock songs. Described by the Steampunk Chronicle as ‘an experiment too far’, his music lies somewhere between Radiohead,...
Enerate: Unstoppable
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Enerate are a Australian synth-pop group out of Sydney. They aren’t signed to a commercial label, and have been releasing material under the independent group “Big Big Records”. The group have enjoyed early...
Rayne: Fallen
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Sunderland (UK) alt rock trio ‘Rayne’ announce the release of their free download single and forthcoming gigs & live radio shows. ‘Fallen’ taken from the bands debut album release...
Cleft: Gulch
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Cleft are a 2-piece turbo-prog band (Dan Beesley & John Simm) that came together in Manchester, UK in late 2011. They make massive, dirty, instrumental music using a guitar and some drums. They say that is best...
The March Divide: Jo...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Back in November we featured Still Analog, the first single from San Antonio Texas’ The March Divide’s debut album Music for Film. The album has been released (via Dead Letter Records) for a month now, so we...
Longreef: Want Me Ba...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Aussie rock band Longreef (Josh Barker, Tristan Davies, Nick Miller, Jim Wark) are back on the road touring the U.S. and have added additional dates to their already packed touring schedule for 2013. The band will remain on...
My Son The Hurricane...
posted by Stuart Morrison
14 piece Toronto brass-hop band My Son the Hurricane release a new e.p. titled “Cashing a Dead Man’s Cheque” (Vegas Funeral Records) on March 5th....
Alpha Male Tea Party...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
On a day of corned beef sandwiches we are shining a spotlight on Liverpool band, Alpha Male Tea Party, whose track will serve as an ode to one of my least favorite meals. They play an aggressive yet melodic breed of guitar...
Bears! Bears! Bears!...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
On their debut LP, All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go, Bay Area post-punk revivalists Bears! Bears! Bears! intimately chronicle soured relationships, identity crises, and personal inadequacies in 10 gloom-and-doom dance...
Boy + Kite: Fall
posted by Stuart Morrison
In 2011 we featured a couple of tracks from their first album, now Austin-based band Boy + Kite follow that up with a new EP, scheduled to hit digital retailers next week. Titled “We Can Go Anywhere We Want” the new EP...
The Racer: Settle
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Racer, an indie rock quintet out of Monroe, NY is influenced by the frequent commutes to NYC, tour van rides and road trips a group of bandmates inevitably experiences. “We usually picture driving to the music we...
Ten Kens: When A Doo...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Toronto ethereal, heavy psychedelic artrock group Ten Kens premiere the first video from the forthcoming International release of their third album, Namesame. Ten Kens is the brainchild of songwriting duo Brett Paulin and...
Walter Sickert &...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Walter Sickert & The ARmy of BRoken TOys are the spinners of a charming, demented fairy tale that gathers new characters all the time. At the heart of the colorful fantasy is Walter Sickert, the writer, ringleader and...
Tiger! Tiger! –...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The title track from the newest love/hate letter from Atlanta’s Tiger! Tiger! which features 15 new songs that capture the shifting moods of a waterfront tavern with floors of sawdust and broken teeth. “Cut Them...
Picture Day: Madolin...
posted by Stuart Morrison
St. Louis-based band Picture Day release “Every Day Is Picture Day” on April 16th. The band emerged from the demise of the local group Team Tomato, a band influenced by The Who, Guided By Voices, and middle-era Bowie....
IR: Canada Show #12 ...
posted by Chris
Music this week on show 12 takes us from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, going coast to coast. Download IR: Canada #12 Subscribe Subscribe in iTunes https://insomniaradio.net/audio/IRCanada12.mp3 Dawn Before...
The Torn ACLs: Somet...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Due to a bout of ADD we recently misplaced our new favorite track by Seattle Washington’s THE TORN ACLs, but last night its been rediscovered and placed in the pill cup for today’s Dose. This is one of the first...
The Laughing: Disapp...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Austin, TX anthemic indie-pop band The Laughing premiere the first single from their forthcoming new album. This track, “Disappear” is culled from the quartet’s sophomore full length, Oscillation, set for...
Dandan: Men of Drugs...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Dandan started out in the spring of 2012, on initiative of singer, songwriter and guitarist Daniel Nilsson, who began to record an EP together with drummer Max Anderhell and bass player Patrik Engström. At the time when the...
The Crackling: Keep ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
On April 23, 2013, File Under: Music will release the sophomore album, Mary Magdalene, from the critically-acclaimed Vancouver band, The Crackling. The ballad features backing vocals from Vancouver’s Children’s...
Porcupine: Witness t...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
La Crosse, WI trio Porcupine organically forges its singular brand of rock ‘n’ rock reminiscent of late-90s alternative without compromise. “We are kind of in the middle of nowhere – Midwest, small...
Mortar & Pestle...
posted by Stuart Morrison
U.V. is the first single from the upcoming debut self-titled album by Oakland, California–based trio Mortar & Pestle, scheduled for release on May 7th, 2013 from the Post Primal...
Stokes: Camouflage
posted by Rodrigo
Pop and soul 26 year old, self taught musician with a humble yet powerful stage presence. Stokes’s original sound is a series of stories woven together through a mixture of intricate wordplay, personal experience,...
Rockfour: Too Many O...
posted by Rodrigo
A music group is not one of the first things that come to your mind when you think about Israel, but if your contacted by someone from that country asking you to listen to a band that has shared the stage with Dave...