The Verandas are a four piece band from Bielefeld in Germany. Formed in 2000, they have had six releases to date. Their latest offering called “Deep Down” is a mix of guitar pop and indie rock tunes. This...
G L A S G O W: Nebra...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
G L A S G O W is a group of four musicians from Murcia, Spain who perform psychedelic indie surf-pop in the style that began to emerge in Birmingham (England) in mid-2013. This beautiful new single ‘Nebraska‘...
Lemonade Kid: Rising
posted by Stuart Morrison
From Shrewsbury, UK Musician/Songwriter Dominic Lack makes indie-ish music with an often electronic vibe-ably assisted by various like minded individuals. Each song is often a mini story broken down into song form. These...
Blitzen Trapper: Lon...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Acclaimed Portland, Oregon rock quintet Blitzen Trapper released their newest effort last year on October 2 via Lojinx in Europe and Vagrant in the US. On the newest studio effort the group’s years of experimentation...
Boogie Belgique: Jun...
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Antwerp Belgium favorite Boogie Belgique [aka Oswald Cromheecke] has returned this week with two stunning introductory tracks heralding the release of what promises to be an exciting new album full of exploratory beats...
Trails and Ways: Hap...
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Oakland-based Trails and Ways will be releasing their new album Own It on 7 October, and have released Happiness as the second single from it. Keith from the band says “it’s about whether the human pursuit...
Morningbell: We Have...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Morningbell is Gainesville Florida’s own melodic, multi-layered, psychedelic rock quartet. The band has rooted themselves as a well established tradition in the Florida Music Scene and beyond, mainly touring the...
Matthew and Me: Figu...
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Matthew and Me release new single Figure, taken from their new EP ‘Startpoint’, which comes out on 18th November via Beatnik Creative. Recorded between their home studio and Deep Litter, Startpoint, the EP was...
The Color and Sound:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Forming from the collateral of two deceased Boston bands around 2012, the Massachusetts based group set out to whittle down their influences in and experiences into a uniquely-tinted blend of a modern indie band. The result...
St. Tropez: Which Si...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Garage rockers St. Tropez have revealed their hugely infectious new single Which Side Are You On, taken from their self-titled debut album out 26th August via BLCT Records. Mixed by Grammy Award winning producer Rob...
IR: UK #160 –...
posted by Stuart Morrison
https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk160.mp3 Download IR: UK 160 Episode number 160 of Insomnia Radio: UK Stuart & Ro at the controls for a special Podcrawl Episode, recorded in the back of a pub in London’s...
Steel Cranes: Today ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Oakland-based band Steel Cranes’ new album Tango was released August 5th on the heels of the bands launch of a 40-date tour, now in progress (see below). Steel Cranes are Tracy Shapiro (vocals, guitar) and Amanda...
Baskervillain: Danci...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Baskervillain are a dynamic young 4-piece from Brisbane Australia that take the best of their influences in rock’n’roll, blues, soul, psych & pop to craft a sound that is uniquely their own. Shying away from the...
tiny cuts: Closest I...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Welsh band tiny cuts have released their latest track Closest I Came to Love was a Chemical, actually a second solo effort by AJ, and the ninth track from their album Baby, You’ve Been Cut By Love’s Thrashing...
Windigo: Grow Up Lik...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Canadian indie pop artists Windigo are the collective heart of Anthony Kameka (guitar, vocals), Mitch Cooper (drums), Del Coburn (bass) and Tory Rosso (guitar, vocals) the group being one of Calgary’s most prolific...
Manwomanchild: The R...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Manwomanchild will be releasing a new single called “The Retreat” on Tuesday, August 23rd. The track is the second single from Manwomanchild’s new album, Awkward Island, which was released in...
The Orchid: The Astr...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Washington DC based five-piece skygaze band The Orchid’s sophomore LP – Apogee, Perigee sees the band pushing its increasingly complex arrangements and instrumentation to the extremes: its wall of sound assault has...
Mayflower: I’m Not T...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Dream pop quartet Mayflower have announced the forthcoming release of their latest single I’m Not There. The track captures the sense of melancholic euphoria which is typical of the Manchester outfit’s sound, with...
Pearla: Waking Up
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Pearla is the pseudonym for American singer/songwriter, Nicole Rodriguez, currently based out of New York City. She began writing music after discovering Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Since then she has evolved her...
Youth Pictures of Fl...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson came to be when a group of four classmates—Morten (drums), Gjermund (guitar), Torbjørn (guitar) and Audun (bass) — at the Bodø University College [in Norway] decided to start a...
Owls of the Swamp: M...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is the title track from the atmospheric indie-folk EP, Meteorite, from Icelandic-based act, Owls of the Swamp. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Pete Uhlenbruch creates a lush atmospheric sound with...
Slideway (SWY): When...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
DV’s records is an indie Label based in Bordeaux, France who issued the TOKYO IS CALLING compilation, 18 songs in the vein of surf/pop/punk/emo & hardcore, back in December of 2013. This was the first compilation...
Seeing Hands: I Knew...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Newcastle [UK] dream pop outfit Seeing Hands have announced the upcoming release of their debut single ‘I Knew You’. Recorded in their hometown, the track is the first in a series of releases planned over the next...
The Bear Season: You...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Bear Season are a pop punk band from Montevideo, Uruguay who look to have ceased activities around 2013 as some of their social media account streams have stalled out earlier that year. Regardless of this, the music is...
IR: UK #159
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 159 of Insomnia Radio: UK Stuart at the controls again. Eight tracks from UK Artists, all previously featured on the Daily Dose, download links below. Recording Date: Monday 08 August 2016 TRT: 33:11 Rating:...
Kid Bloom: Lately It...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Californian five-piece Kid Bloom have announced the release of their brand new single ‘Lately It Feels Alright’. The track, taken from their upcoming debut EP A Different State Of Mind out later this year, follows on...
Amethysts: My Love
posted by Stuart Morrison
Electronic duo Amethysts have announced the forthcoming release of their debut single ‘My Love’. Recorded in their own home studio and mixed by Shuta Shinoda (Daughter, Ghostpoet), the two-piece’s first release sees...
The Posies: Squirrel...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
A few months previous one of our favorite groups out of Seattle, THE POSIES, released their 8th album SOLID STATES, and immediately headed off on an extensive European tour followed by a 27-date run of secret shows in the...
Flying Ibex: Away Fr...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Flying Ibex unleash their new single ‘Away From My Mind’, a trim slice of psych infused rhythmic indie-pop. From their beginnings as the house band for a commune of artists in south London, improvising to silent films...
Rue de Prague: Ignit...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Parisian post-rock group RUE DE PRAUGE was formed in 2007 and released their first self-produced album “Helpless Wisdom” in 2013. They’ve returned in 2016 with their first studio recordings, of which...
Post Death Soundtrac...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Post Death Soundtrack is a Canadian inter-city music collective consisting of Kenneth Buck, Steve Moore and Jon Ireson. Founded in Calgary in 2007 by Buck and Moore, the band now operates out of Vancouver, Calgary and...
IAN SWEET: #23
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“I have a way of loving too many things to take on just one shape,” Jilian Medford sings over and over again on the title track of the Brooklyn-based band IAN SWEET’s excellent debut album, Shapeshifter,...