Episode number 148 of Insomnia Radio: UK [despite what Ro says in the intro] Ro at the controls again. Eight tracks from UK Artists Recording Date: Sunday 28 Feb 2016 TRT: 36:07 Rating: Work...
Dom Dahlia: Art is i...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Alternative artist Dom Dahlia presents his music as an ideal mix of rock and industrial. His blend in tone is reminiscent of a sound that past alt. music was and is known for, but this remark is not to have it seem...
Kye Alfred Hillig: I...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Tacoma Washington based artist Kye Alfred Hillig has returned with a new full length album, ‘Great Falls Memorial Interchange‘, recorded over four days last December up in Seattle and made available for streaming...
Asthmaboy: This City...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Asthmaboy is a Washington based duo made up of Glindon Marten and John Boone, songwriters from Seattle. Today’s featured track is taken from their excellent 2013 ten-song sophomore LP, “Wanderers” which...
Jonas Friddle &...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Chicago’s Jonas Friddle & The Majority are a eight piece, band Members are Jonas Friddle, Geoff Dolce, Andrew Green, Anna Jacobson, Andrew Wilkins, Maria McCullough, Bailey Doyle, & Evan...
The Calm Fiasco: She...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Glasgow rockers The Calm Fiasco are set to drop their anticipated sophomore EP The Fear for release on 22nd April 2016 via Chewy Records. The band came together in 2012 after bonding over a shared love of music from both...
Red Morris: Lady Ros...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Maurizio Parisi a.k.a. Red Morris is a Brescia (Italy) based rock guitarist, who ever since he was a child, he’s fascinated by every noise that can sound like a rhythm. As a teenager he studied classic guitar for...
DAODA: Forever
posted by Charles Stepczyk
New York dreampop band DAODA [day-oh-duh] fashions beautiful sun-kissed dreampop, with the track we’ve featured here today “Forever” being self-issued in August of 2014. Despite the fact that we are a few...
Pauline Andrès: Driv...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Pauline Andrès’ upcoming album, The Heart Breaks, delves into the ache of a broken heart amongst a musical landscape between French Chanson and Bakersfield Outlaw Country after a short stop in Tijuana. The...
Guarded Jungle: Long...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Guarded Jungle began with the objective of writing alternative pop rock music. The songwriting team consists of two, Penny & Ken. Penny has the lead vocal position and handles drums and keyboards. Ken covers all...
People Person Collec...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The People Person Collective are a group of musicians (mostly) from Northern California experimenting with song writing. Each month one person creates an album cover, and bi-monthly albums are released with songs based on...
Vincent Colbert: Bet...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Vincent Colbert grew up in the mountains of Pennsylvania never feeling as though he truly belonged. He then moved to Austin, Texas where he remained until his wife was accepted to Eastern Michigan University. Colbert’s...
Hudson: The Belfry
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Hudson is a folk rock band from Bellingham, Washington specializing in concept albums, each telling a unique story and written and recorded over the course of a musically immersive seven days. In this eleven chapter/song...
Perhapsy: Morning St...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Perhapsy is the solo project of musician Derek Barber, guitarist and songwriter of Oakland-based groups Bells Atlas and Astronauts, etc. “Active since his college years as a Jazz Studies major at the...
Sick of Sarah: Kick ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Minneapolis indie rock group Sick of Sarah never disappoint, and have easily stood out as one of our favorites since coverage back in 2008 of the title song from the Bittersweet EP via Adamant Records. Today’s...
Black Oil Incinerato...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Mike from Automono has been in touch again to say that his main band Black Oil Incinerator are putting out a full length 11 track cassette on Feb 18th, and we now have the name, its called Built In Space. Its on Academia...
Like, Listen To: Wha...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Provo Utah based prolific singer-songwriter Drew Danburry is back with a new indie three-piece dubbed LIKE, LISTEN TO along with a brand new full length release “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” released this...
IR: UK #147 – ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 147 of Insomnia Radio: UK Stuart at the controls again. Eight tracks from UK Artists. A very wide range of styles and genres this time. Recording Date: Saturday 13 Feb 2016 TRT: 39:39 Rating: Mostly Work Safe...
Sporting Life: Tsuna...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
San Francisco dream-rock group Sporting Life released their full length LP, Rivalry, in January of which the excellent 2 minute surf-drenched first single, Tsunami, was picked for our feature on the Dose today. The eleven...
Insomnia Radio #185:...
posted by Jason Evangelho
An incredible selection of retro-tinged indie music, with Insomnia Radio's original creator and host back behind the mic.
Mangoseed: Lucy
posted by Stuart Morrison
Hailing from the cultural and creative melting pot that is England’s capital city, Mangoseed comprise four musicians of Trinidadian, Jamaican, Australian and Irish descent. Perhaps no surprise, then, that this...
Fuzziebär: Funny Ass...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We recently stumbled upon the Brunswick Germany based band Fuzziebär over on BandCamp, where today’s feature was possibly best described by one of the many album purchasers as “Totally worth my neighbor wanting...
Polecat: In The Cold
posted by Stuart Morrison
The members of Bellingham, Washington-based five-piece bluegrass band Polecat arrived at their first rehearsal from very different musical backgrounds. “Some of us shook hands for the first time that day,” says band...
Lowtide: Julia
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Following on from the acclaimed eponymous debut album of 2014, the Julia/Spring 7″ single is another deep shot of Lowtide’s euphoric dream pop, released in July of this past year. Recorded in Melbourne by...
Too Many Humans: Jos...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose by Too Many Humans is the first single from their upcoming debut studio album “Who’s In Charge Here?” which is scheduled to be released in Spring 2016. “Too Many Humans is a...
Four Day Beard: Kent...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“California Central Coast’s independent alternative rock band, Four Day Beard, announces their debut album available on iTunes, Tidal, Spotify, Amazon, et al. on Tax Day: April 15, 2016. In anticipation and...
Oliver Ocean: Carrie...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Oliver Ocean formed in Nashville in the cold, early months of 2014 bringing together musicians from four different regions of the United States. At first, the band-members shared a common love for simply recording their...
Take Shapes: Tiny Sp...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is by Take Shapes from Fayetteville, AR. “Take Shapes released their debut full length album Raised by Waves in December 2015. The full album is available at takeshapes.bandcamp.com or on iTunes...
Fort Frances: Buildi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Chicago indie rock band Fort Frances is putting the finishing touches on their new release “Alio” coming 4/22/16, and in the last few months released the self-reflective piece, “Building a Wall”, a...
IR Canada Show 55:
posted by Chris
Download IR: Canada #55 Subscribe Subscribe in iTunes https://insomniaradio.net/audio/IRCanada55.mp3 Double Experience: Horror Beyond Imagination Van Halst: Save me & World of Make...
Badlands: Echo
posted by Stuart Morrison
Badlands are From Malmö, Sweden, and today’s Dose is the single off the upcoming album Locus due out April 15. “Driving listeners into wormholes filled with sharp synthetic arpeggios and a spooky aesthetic,...
Stranger in the Alps...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Washington DC indie-folk singer-songwriter Stranger in the Alps (aka Steve Kolowich) released the seven song release Pattern Matching almost exactly one year ago on February 3, 2015. The title track is featured here today...