Searchlights, the new album from Dot Dash, is out now on The Beautiful Music. It’s the Washington D.C.-based band’s fifth album in less than five years, all of them released by Ottawa-based The Beautiful Music, and...
Bartholin: Paraphone...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Prolific and talented part-time musician and full-time barber Drew Danburry has once again returned with new music, and not just one but two separate releases. His album with new project “The Funny Uncles”...
Team Picture: CLASSI...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Leeds alt-rockers Team Picture have announced the release of their brand new single CLASSIC:M along with a series of live dates for the rest of 2016. Following the huge critical acclaim that greeted debut release Birthday...
Roberto Sánchez: Pen...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Truthtown Records’ fourth release is a tribute to all the people who suffer on a daily basis within the countless prisons around the world, simply due to the fact that they think/act “differently”, fight...
Flying Ibex: Could H...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Flying Ibex unleash their new single ‘Could Have Gone Your Way’, an afro-beat inspired psych-pop track. From their beginnings as the house band for a commune of artists in south London, improvising to silent films and...
K V A S I R: First T...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Electronic solo artist K V A S I R brings his immersive dance music to a wider audience with the release of his debut self-titled EP, K V A S I R, set for release on 4th November 2016 via KV10 Records. K V A S I R is hugely...
Charun: Clinamen
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Charun is a Four piece instrumental post-rock/post-metal band from Sardinia, Italy who initially released their 4 track demo “De Ortu Solis” following formation in 2013. The group subsequently teamed up with Cave...
Quivers: Pigeons
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is by Quivers. Here is what they say about themselves: “Quivers is a Hobart/Melbourne guitar pop project drawing upon Americana & Australiana. This is gutter pop made from grief and drunken...
VeryLongCat: Travel ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From the city of Odessa in Ukraine, VeryLongCat [the English translation of their bandname] were established in 2013 as an electronic project through musician Mitya Fedorov. Today’s feature is the beautiful lead off...
Matt Tarka: Very Lit...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Matt Tarka is an indie rock musician from Washington D.C. His music combines life’s contemplative themes with an upbeat, infectious sound. Tarka has been featured as one of Relix Magazine’s “Artists On The Rise”...
Soft Pyramids: Paper...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Soft Pyramids is the collaboration of five Boston-area musicians whose sophomore album “Planes” is due out digitally on the 28th of October. Many of the new songs on Planes arose in the epiphanic first few...
Loop 2.4.3: Out to W...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Loop 2.4.3 creates original music steeped in percussion and electronics, with sounds both experimental and familiar at its core. Rooted in the classical chamber music tradition, the music still has an undeniable...
High Tide 15:47: And...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Newcastle six-piece High Tide 15:47 have announced the release of their brand new single ‘And The Bubble Burst’. Formed out of love for noisy reverb drenched indie rock with pop sensibilities, the sextet have already...
Poly-Math: Ekerot
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brighton UK math rock group POLY-MATH released their EP Melencolia this past April 8, 2016, three expansive tracks running over a sprawling 35 minutes in length. Ekerot is the middle track in the release, and suprisingly...
The March Divide: Go...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Jared Putnam, the main man that is the San Antonio-based band, The March Divide, has launched a fall tour (see itinerary below) in support of Saturdays, his most recent album. The run of dates will take Putnam throughout...
This Lonely Crowd: F...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Formed in 2010, Curitiba Brazil based five-piece band THIS LONELY CROWD has many stories to tell. The self-proclaimed fairie rock group has released four albums, three EPs and a B-sides compilation. Influenced by literary...
A Festival, A Parade...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Alternative rockers A Festival, A Parade have announced the forthcoming release of their brand new single If Dogs Could Talk. The Newcastle [UK] outfit’s unique blend of intricate, melodic rock has already been...
David Szesztay: Morn...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
David Szesztay (Sestay), a native of Budapest, Hungary, is a mult-instrumentalist composer and songwriter for TV and film. Having been writing his own compositions since age 13, he’s since composed and orchestrated...
IR: UK #161
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 161 of Insomnia Radio: UK Ro at the controls again. Six tracks from UK Artists Release Date: Monday 12th September 2016 TRT: 28:55 Rating: Work Safe https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk161.mp3 Download...
Steel Cranes: Ebb
posted by Stuart Morrison
The latest single Ebb from Oakland duo Steel Cranes is accompanied by a video, embedded below. Its from their album Tango and we’ve featured the previous singles on earlier Doses. “It’s an expression of being...
Town Hall: Just Watc...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn, New York indie folk band TOWN HALL released a five song EP Sticky Notes & Paper Scraps in Jan 2012, from which today’s gorgeous featured track came. It was then also featured on the April 2012 LP, Roots...
Table People: Monarc...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature once again comes from the last effort from South Korean band TABLE PEOPLE, specifically from their Loose Union release entitled Ride With Me. The LP was issued June 19, 2015 and features 11 excellent...
J Hacha De Zola: Bad...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Recording this cover, I realized how truly amazing of a singer Ariana Grande is,” says Rahway, New Jersey-based musician J Hacha De Zola. “She can sing her butt off.” Of course, Hacha De Zola brings a decidedly...
Jelani Sei: Kings
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Jelani Sei, a psychedelic indie soul outfit based in Connecticut started out as the solo project of Queens NY native, Evan Lawrence. It evolved into an eclectic group merging emo, soul and a wide ranging styles of music...
Mat Hunsley: Droppin...
posted by Stuart Morrison
‘Dropping’ is the brand new offering from Mat Hunsley, whose debut EP is due for release later this year. Hunsley’s unique brand of storytelling is laid bare on ‘Dropping’, a song about learning to be okay with...
Show Me Island: Righ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
I’ve always had a weak spot for ska bands from Salt Lake City, having traveled there a few times in days gone by, sneaking off from the paid college conferences and checking out some of the best local acts in the genre...
VelvetCoconut: Morni...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Whilst browsing Jamendo’s latest indie releases we came across this track, one of several on the site by the artist known as VelvetCoconut. Unfortunately there is very little information there, apart from the fact...
Foresteater: Very Fr...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Foresteater is the moniker and band of Singer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist Mikey Pro from Phoenix AZ USA. Created in 2015 after a dream he had about “a band playing on an island in outer-space with electric...
Swiss Alps: Seersuck...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s excellent feature comes from the 2013 EP release of Seersucker & Gingham, recorded that spring in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. The track officially came out on June 17, 2013 with the rest of the EP following...
Boys: Off To New Yor...
posted by Stuart Morrison
London dream pop outfit Boys have released Off To New York City, the second cut from their debut EP due out next month. Recorded and produced with Yuck’s Max Bloom, the track follows on from their hugely successful...
The Sea Life: Hounds...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Washington DC, lo-fi indie-rock band THE SEA LIFE released today’s featured daily track on their 2013 EP, Transitions, four solid tracks which are all currently available for purchase through their Bandcamp page. ...