Band of Skulls: Sweet Sour
From Southampton in the UK, Band of Skulls are releasing their second album, and this is the title track from it. Be sure to listen to Insomnia Radio: UK #101 (coming soon, I promise) to hear more! [audio:] Band of…
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Monument: Jennifer
The promising Swedish Goth Rockers MONUMENT release their debut EP “Teeth & Tails”, which offers traditional gothic rock at its best. Female vocals, dominant guitars, coated into the dark atmosphere of an early 80s Goth Rock release. The vision of…
WAZU: Murder 1
Brooklyn-based Australian transplants WAZU have released their first self-titled EP on Anti-Language Recordings. Described as “Neon Murder Music for the Dance Floor”, and “synth-heavy, post-apocalyptic pop that tips its hat to dark wave gothic gloom while shimmering with a healthy…
The Dø: Slippery Slope
“The Dø [are] a Finnish/French duo seemingly intent on rewriting the songbook on pop and folk music with their sophomore album, Both Ways Open Jaws (U.S. release 15 Nov 2011 on Six Degrees). Regardless of national origin, it is an…
Malajube: Synesthesie
This is from the fourth album of Montreal’s Maljube, entitled La Caverne, released towards the end of 2011. “Listening to La Caverne conjures images of stepping into the cavern with them; it is primal and vast, retro pop magnificence that…