Newcastle [UK] musician Jake Houlsby has announced the release of Oklahoma, the second track taken from his Vondelpark EP out on 5th May via Tipping Point Records (Eliza and the Bear, Azekel, Bryde). The North East...
Ulises Lima: Yiye an...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Madrid’s Ulises Lima have returned with four solid tracks as part of a three-way split along with sister bands Shonen Bat and Wann. The songs were recorded in a couple days back in March of 2016 and released as this...
Seeing Hands: Love Y...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Seeing Hands, the dreamy four-piece from Newcastle, have just released their third single Love You Still. Pushing their production value to its limit, the quartet move towards a much bigger sound with this track,...
Ghost Cousin: Breakf...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The album “Scotland” is the first full-length effort that Canadian psychedelic art-pop band GHOST COUSIN recorded themselves in 2013, predominately at the McDougall United Church in downtown Edmonton. The...
IR: UK #174
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 174 of Insomnia Radio: UK Stuart at the controls again. Six tracks from UK Artists Recording Date: Tuesday 28th March 2017 TRT: 28:34 Rating: Work...
DAUNT: Unbearable Li...
posted by Stuart Morrison
DAUNT reveals the second cut and title track from forthcoming Unbearable Light EP, out on Beatnik Creative April 28th. ‘Unbearable Light’ is the second single from Will Daunt’s forthcoming debut EP of the same...
Faex Optim: Cyclemag...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
On Netlabel Day in mid 2015 the Finnish born Kahvi Collective netlabel issued a full 8-track EP, “Mercury” by FAEX OPTIM, an electronic artist currently residing in Edinburgh, Scotland. Known as the missing link...
Joey Kneiser: Throug...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Nashville, Tennessee singer-songwriter Joey Kneiser put out his solo album “The All Night Bedroom Revival” on Bandcamp via Last Chance Records in 2015. This album features ten songs including “Through The...
Odina: Why’d Y...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Spanish songstress Odina has announced the release of her brand new single Why’d You Make Me Cry, the follow-up to her breathtaking debut EP Broken released last year to widespread critical acclaim. Having started out...
chalkboards: heartdr...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The new seven-song album “Sleeper Hearts” from Austin, Texas 8-bit inspired outfit chalkboards released in the final days of this past year, 2016. chalkboards is Anna Crain and Jacob Weiss who specialize in...
Kyowa: Open House
posted by Stuart Morrison
Kyowa just released an EP called Open House, and today’s Dose is the title track from it. Born in California, reared in Indianapolis, and residing in Nashville, Kyowa (k- IOWA) harnesses a “soft, mesmerizing,...
Sakawa Boys: There...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Cape Town South Africa’s SAKAWA BOYS released their debut LP in 2016 entitled, “2014 Anxiety“, which the band describes as being influenced by shoegaze and modern alt-pop music. We first heard their...
BOA: Steal It
posted by Stuart Morrison
Bristol-via-Brighton [UK] trio BOA are stepping it up with latest single Steal It. Laid-back tropical grooves and taut guitars provide a bed for vocalist Hugh Reilly-Smith’s hazy recollection of a fleeting, bleary late...
Bird Concerns: Is Th...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Bird Concerns is a band of four friends (Travis Meador, Marcus Buser, Cooper Wolken, Jake Sucher) who make eclectic pop music. After meeting in college, while studying jazz and classical music together, the quartet...
IR Canada Show #67: ...
posted by Chris
Welcome back! Today we have a mixed bag of genres but some great tunes. Download IR: Canada #67 Subscribe Subscribe in iTunes https://insomniaradio.net/audio/IRCanada67.mp3 Adrian Pain & the...
California Celts: Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Yucca Valley (CA), the California Celts music draws from the worldwide catalog of Celtic, Nautical and Island music with subtle tones of Reggae, Bluegrass, Mexicano and Rock. The group pays homage to the Scotch-Irish...
The Underscore Orkes...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s St Patrick’s Day Dose is by Portland, Oregon-based The Underscore Orkestra. It is from their 2014 album Tales from the Road… released on Bad Panda Records, and available under a Creative Commons...
Irish Moutarde: Fare...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bagpipe, electric guitars and whisky: Celtic punk as it should be! That’s what Irish Moutarde offers you, a St.Patrick’s day party everyday, starting today to head into the long weekend. Irish Moutarde is a...
The Black Watch: Whe...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Black Watch, led by John Andrew Fredrick, are releasing a new album ‘The Gospel According To John’. Arriving April 21st, 2017, it is the band’s 15th in 30 years of music-making (leaving out EPs, singles,...
Peonies: Marmalade
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Landscape is the mid-2016 debut album from PEONIES, an indie pop trio from Jakarta, Indonesia. This is a wonderful and very promising first effort with several standout favorites here, including “Summer“,...
Little Rêd: Hell
posted by Stuart Morrison
Above swirling guitars and dreamy synths, Little Rêd sings her anthem for love-worn relationships. Hell is her debut single, produced by Ed Tullett (solo artist, producer and collaborator with Novo Amor), it’s a song...
Rosalind: Hands (liv...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Rosalind are a Calgary based indie-folk band formed in early 2015. They best describe the sound as harmonies steeped in old-time folk, melodies with a marinade of soul; songs to bring you up, bring you down, and meet you in...
IR: UK #173
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 173 of Insomnia Radio: UK Ro at the controls again. Eight tracks from UK Artists Release Date: Sunday 12 March 2017 TRT: 38:17 Rating: Work Safe https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk173.mp3 Download IR:...
Albin Andersson: May...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Mayfly” comes from the full length LP, “It Never Happened” from German singer-songwriter Albin Andersson, currently based out of Berlin. The album released in November of 2015, and is currently...
DAUNT: Drive
posted by Stuart Morrison
Drive is the first single from Will Daunt’s forthcoming debut EP Unbearable Light – poised for an April 28th release via London label Beatnik Creative. Based in London, DAUNT first emerged with his seductive brand of...
Endeavor & Speec...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Netherlands based chillwave artist Endeavor & Speechfuzz released a beautiful new single ‘Laces‘ this past Sunday, March 5th. We initially stumbled across this languidly unfolding piece over at Bandcamp, a...
Atlas Road Crew: My ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Atlas Road Crew evolves its sound on new single My Own Way, out now. Columbia, South Carolina-based five-piece Atlas Road Crew is letting fans in on what they’ve been cooking since their last batch of tunes was...
Adrianna Krikl: Keep
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Adrianna Krikl is a female producer based out of Los Angeles who blends analogue synths, digital software, beats and loops for a filmic sound. She has scored music for a wide range of projects including films, TV, and art...
Beth // James: Lion ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Austin duo Beth // James‘ debut EP, ‘All In Life’, is the product of two award winning musicians, Jordan Burchill and Mikaela Kahn. Their original songs and startling musicianship pick up where...
Dantevilles: Graffit...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Manchester indie upstarts Dantevilles have announced the release of their brand new single Graffiti via Heist or Hit (Still Parade, Her’s), the first in a string of releases scheduled throughout 2017 that are sure to...
Simen Mitlid: I Don&...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Oslo Norway based singer-songwriter Simen Mitlid just released his new inspiring indie folk flavored single ‘I Don’t Care‘ via Koke Plate on the 24th of February, and its a thing of beauty. It follows on...
Flying Ibex: No Matt...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Flying Ibex release their new single No Matter, and the groove is strong in this one. From their beginnings as the house band for a commune of artists in south London, improvising to silent films and theatre pieces, Best...