From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and from the 2008 release Glitterball. BJ block started in music studying classical piano at age 8. At 15 he received his first electric guitar, a love affair that would later...

From Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, the first Indonesian Band on Insomnia Radio “The name of our band is JACK AND FOUR MEN. we are the indie band from Bandung, Indonesia which is the third most country...

From their self-titled album. To write a long and detailed review of this album would be pointless, because honestly the songs speak for themselves. Remarkably it’s their debut album, which beggars belief because...

Often described as a modern version of classic rock, this Atlanta quartet prides itself on the special connection they are able to make with people of all types. Traditional and not so traditional music fans alike are...

From his recently released album “Drunk With Translation” Geoff Ereth is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Fountain Valley, CA. His music has been described as orchestral folk due to the...

.    5 musicians that have come together to express themselves musically, lyrically and uniquely.  In the pursuit of a name that perfectly represents who they are and what they believe in, a simple symbol was...

Happy New Year from We Swim You Jump and Insomnia Radio We swim you jump is not about sports, it’s about songs. This is from their recently released EP on Subroutine Records.   We Swim You Jump is Richard...

From their 2007 Album Funny Day Bird Mancini’s third and newest CD features 13 all new songs with lush vocal arrangements–performed entirely by Ruby Bird and Billy Carl Mancini–along with a plethora...

From Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands, this is from their album Post-Apocalyptic Love, available to pre-order or free download from their Website theverysexuals.com or myspace.com/theverysexuals The Very...

  From Santa Barbara, California, Never let you go is from their album The Enlightened Operative, available from the usual places, such as CD Baby and...

  “Happy Holidays from the Toddies! We just recorded a quick song that we wanted to share with our friends and fans this...

The Sleep is an alternative electronic band based in the American Midwest and consists of Laura Smith on vocals, Dave Eberhardt on guitars, and Neil Smith ..boards and electronics. Neil has been releasing self-produced...

  In their Bio they write: “If you’re a fan of Boys Like Girls and +44 then this album will definitely fill your hearts …” This might give you an idea of the music on the new album...

Home: London, UK Kev & The Rainpals record and produce fantastic music, perfect for film, tv, radio, etc, soundscape and emotional impact productions, with various styles of vocal songs and instrumental tracks,...

From the Archives, enjoy the seventh volume of Scott Tinetti’s legendary The Best Music You’ve Never Heard. As always, if you like what you hear, buy a song, buy an album, send the musicians some...

Hard, dark edged, apocalyptic Post Punk with provocative sex themes, biting social Commentary, and Bukowski-esk stories of excess and debauchery from an innovator of Post Punk Bruce (Ravens) Moreland. Moreland who co...

New album Somniloquy by the Endless will be released January 13, 2009. the Republic of Heaven was the first full-length release from husband-and-wife dreampop band the Endless. After two widely successful EPs, 2002s...

From Brooklyn, New York, this is from their 2008 EP Bedrooms,which you can download for free from their web site. New York-based pop band Xylos (a variation of the founder’s last name) began as Eric Zeiler’s...

  Terramara is the brainchild of Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter/keyboardist Rob Meany, who formed the group in 1998. Over the last ten years the band has released three full-length albums and won numerous...

Soren Anders is from New York, and this is from his Album ‘I Know A Hundred Ways To Die’ The former frontman of critically acclaimed band Shimmerplanet now has a solo career. The new Anders songs are...

Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, this is from their 2008 album Blood Red Tape There’s an old adage that says that good things come in threes, and that number has certainly found significance for independent...

From London, UK – ZMG – from their 2007 album It Came From The Moon Found on The Podsafe Music Network, I was surprised from their Garage/Punk/Surf sound that this band is from London, UK. And any band that...

Insomnia Radio: UK #53 Another mix of seven songs we haven’t heard before, by UK artists who we have featured before on IR: UK. Includes an Insomnia Radio: UK Exclusive. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in...

From the Archives, enjoy the sixth volume of Scott Tinetti’s legendary The Best Music You’ve Never Heard, originally released to a select few members of the IR Forum back in 2006. As always, if you like what you...

From Glasgow in Scotland. The Eisenhowers latest album ‘Film your own atrocities’ is now available. Anyone who buys the album through the band website (www.eisenhowers.co.uk) will get a free mini-album...

Based in Chicago, Illinois. From the album Red Right Return – Nov 2008. Drawing power from the world’s grid of hurt, desperation, and conflict, Janus now resides in the dark corners of loss, a future of...

From their 4th Album/EP release, Rocket To Riot City Bankrupt have mostly been known for their Ramones / Descendents influenced melodic punk tunes so far. Now they have returned with the five roughest, angriest, and...

Continuing the Insomnia Radio Daily Dose’s trip to Europe, this band are from the South of France. From their Artist Page on Jamendo: “Drunk Souls: A strange team composed by a former dictator, a pedalo...

From their recent eponymous album. With a deceptive name, this band are from from Barcelona, Spain. And they don’t play the sort of music you might expect either. Their sound is no nonsense 70s garage rock , and...

From their album Distant Drumming (Oct 2008) The Brilliant Mistakes are a New York City-based band who specialize in radiantly melodic roots rock brimming with classic pop songcraft, vintage sounds and lush harmonies....

A true collaborative effort, ‘Mid/Air’, the new album from Dive Index, gathers vocal and instrumental talents from across the globe and weaves them into a melodically rich and sonically intriguing sound. Using a...

. Citizens Of Contrary Knowledge are a New York City band whose four members come from extremely varied backgrounds. But upon hearing them you get the impression they’ve known each other for a lifetime or...