Above all, Hall Music is a study in merging contrasts, an album of impossible pairings. The pacing is simultaneously fast and slow, with gently weaving harmonic structures propelled forward by quickly moving notes. The...
Sound and the Urgenc...
posted by Rodrigo
Sound and the Urgency is the name of the album, the song and the project, or you could also call it Brian Senesac, from Portland. Sound and the Urgency is an indie-rock, folk-electronic masterpiece that was inspired by...
IR: Portugal 16 R...
posted by Rodrigo
Surrounded by the blue sea on the right, green mountains on the left, a tree with birds singing on my back a dog and some cows in front of me, this show was recorded outside my house, in the balcony. And if you think this...
Ghost of Chance: Pil...
posted by Rodrigo
Ghost of Chance are an experimental rock band based in New Haven, Connecticut. The group’s distinctive style is characterized by subtle time signature changes and sonically open experimentation set to surrealist...
Kirby: I Want to Liv...
posted by Rodrigo
Into The Dark, Kirby’s second official release, wrestles the ideas of hostile despair, anguish of being unable to change, the worthlessness of envy and the desire to be wanted so unconditionally. It’s a glimpse...
The Ugly Club: Visio...
posted by Rodrigo
The Ugly Club is a diverse and ever-growing project of musical ideas and stylings. Contrived of Ryan Egan, Taylor Mandel, Joe Stasio, Ryan McNulty, and Rick Sue-Poi, the band brings together unique musicality and songwriting...
The Finger: Die! Die...
posted by Rodrigo
Hellás! If you follow football, the round ball sport, you probably will ask “how come a Portuguese guy is posting a song from a band based in Greece”? Well, 2004 was 7 years ago. I don’t remember...
Das Fluff: Drown In ...
posted by Rodrigo
Das Fluff is a London based electro pop band. In this case I would like to use the word power. Superior vibes and musical productions, in wich Dawn Lintern voice stands out. Not only from the band best feature’s, as...
Corey TuT: Up
posted by Rodrigo
About the New York based singer Corey TuT, Matt Phillp from the DNA Magazine said TuT’s music is brutally honest and his voice is as powerful and hard as it is warm and pure…a bona fide rock star! And James...
Forrest Day: Sleepwa...
posted by Rodrigo
The song you are listening today comes a little late for Halloween, still we want you to meet Forrest Day. The rhythms of hip-hop provide a placemat for nervously melodic splendor and a melting pot of genres. What are we to...
Galleries: Young Wou...
posted by Rodrigo
From Glasgow,Scotland, the band you are listening today is called Galleries. They play epic and beautiful electronic guitar based pop songs. Their second single Young Wounds has now been released as a free download at the...
Best Youth: Hang Out
posted by Rodrigo
From Oporto, Portugal, Best Youth’s members artist names are Ed and Kate. After the inclusion in one of the most important new talents compilations in Portugal, they’re e.p. Winterlies was released for free on...
Greg Preston and The...
posted by Rodrigo
While sending us the link for the free e.p. Hate to Love the City, Greg Preston told us: I wanted the music we produce to have a commonality with older classic garage and 4-piece bands, raw and indebted to the reckless...
Mighty Moon: Vampire...
posted by Rodrigo
Vampire Plans is a buoyant, slightly sinister folk anthem about the pleasures of flesh and fright. The acoustic strumming and percussive piano recall the Kinks’ mid-career pop gems, and the guy/girl harmonies have been...
Zweng: Needle
posted by Rodrigo
Get ready for a little Indie music bursting with Alternative, Pop and even Soul. Zweng is their name and the group is primarily made up of: singer/songwriter Ryan Zweng and co-producer/keyboardist Jon Hakakian. Drummer...
IR: Portugal 15
posted by Rodrigo
On this month’s show we bring you very much anticipaded releases in Portugal. Including, and very much proud of it, you will listen to a release by one of the most apriciated bands from the Azores islands. As always I...
Principe Valiente: T...
posted by Rodrigo
Principe Valiente’s debut album finds the band fulfilling the promises of their achievements to date. The Stockholm based band has in a short time gained a reputation for their live shows and are the subject of an...
The Doups: Joyful
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Too dangerous to be available as a free download, Smal Town Gossip will change the way you listen to rock music. The fabulous young The Doups have released this month their full length much anticipaded first album. They...
Ski Lift: Give It Up
posted by Rodrigo
Ski Lift members live in different cities including Springfield and Nashville, and have been sending each other tracks by e-mail, until they decided to call them a band. On the note sent to us, Trey says they obsessed with...
Clockwork Radio: So ...
posted by Rodrigo
Clockwork Radio are currently based in London, but their members are from Wales and Egypt. They have received some airplay accros the United Kingdom at radiostations and some attention from media in general. In 2010 they...
Falling Andes: San F...
posted by Rodrigo
Falling Andes is an independent, alternative rock band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brought to life by renowned multi-instrumentalists Dan Peluso (vocals, guitar, synthesizer) and Jordan Wood (vocals, guitar, bass,...
Dreamers of the Ghet...
posted by Rodrigo
Dreamers of the Ghetto are a family band from Bloomington, Indiana, consisting of brothers Luke and Jonathan Jones, Luke’s wife, Lauren, and Marty Sprowles. They marry the sentiment of classic 80s film soundtracks to...
The Search: The Hear...
posted by Rodrigo
Sweden 12 points! What The Search from Uppsala on The Search for Connection Contact and Community deliver, is finest Indie pop laced with Rock, which, without any problems (…) The Search especially show the courage to...
A Message
posted by Rodrigo
Surprising even the Insomnia Radio team, today you are listening to A Message. [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/dailydose/amessage.mp3] Download A Message Free Music, Every Day. Subscribe to the Daily Dose....
Canon Logic: Howl in...
posted by Rodrigo
Give it up for pep-rock. There’s a skill in keeping your music upbeat without paying heed to whatever darker tendencies lurk in your fringes. For their newest release, Brooklyn’s The Canon Logic serve up five tracks of...
Insomnia Radio #177
posted by Rodrigo
From the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, that is the Azores islands, Rodrigo de Sá hosts for the second time an Insomnia Radio main show. On this show you will listen to some tracks featured at our Daily Dose channel, a...
Appetite: Tussy
posted by Rodrigo
Early in the first track on Scattered Smothered Covered, the new album by Appetite, Teddy Briggs sings, “songs keep writing themselves” and the resulting collection of music seems to do exactly that. This early lyric is...
Faith, My Atheist Lo...
posted by Rodrigo
The song you are listening today comes from British Columbia, Canada. Faith, My Atheist Love released Sweet Fear as a single and than as part of the free e.p. High Achievers. At the bandcamp for the project, you will also...
Futurist: Antihero
posted by Rodrigo
From the album War Is Yesterday,we bring today Antihero by the Brooklyn based band Futurist. After checking Futurist’s links, make shure you know Curtis Peel, the lead singer, and his visual art...
Fierce Creatures: Sa...
posted by Rodrigo
Fierce Creatures, under their own power, have captured the hearts of many, they have built a loyal following through their music and live performances. After a successeful radio campaign with The Syndicate February 2011,...
Evols: Waves of Fire
posted by Rodrigo
Today’s dose is by the Portuguese band Evols. They are based in the north city of Oporto. They have released a selftitled album, wich you can download or get it on vinyl. Evols are not guitars or fuzzwahs or...
IR: Portugal 14: Wel...
posted by Rodrigo
Welcome back to Insomia Radio: Portugal. The best portuguese independent music is back with the monthly show, right from the Azores Islands. After a long unexpected delay, I am back. Sorry for that. Well, not for being back....