Grrr… is the third full length album by Brooklyn, New York indie rock group Bishop Allen. It was just released last month on March 10th and is a follow-up to their 2007 album, The Broken String. Bishop Allen formed...

Singer/rhythm guitarist Andy Martin, lead guitarist Kyle Hammond and drummer Dan Ryan formed DEAD WORLD LEADERS in 2006. With the addition of Rob Nicholson on bass they have aired on Hallam FM, BBC Radio Sheffield and more...

From the Alabama based band’s album Beautifully Strange HalfDown Thomas’s third album was blown away by Hurricane Katrina. Literally. The band, which hails from the sleepy little backwoods town of Cullman,...

Seattle, Washington’s Hey Marseilles plays simple folk songs, interweaving orchestral instrumentation with melodic musings on time and place. Having garnered favorable reviews since their formation in late 2006,...

From the album England for Sale Who we are Pierre Alexander and Sebastian Stelzer We’re European alcoholic decent folks who learned a bit of guitar and piano and decided to practice their skills by recording new...

O+S is a new project by Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, Art In Manila) and Scalpelist (aka Cedric LeMoyne of Remy Zero). Orenda and Scalpelist, long-time friends from their shared hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, have created a...

From New York, and from their soon to be released EP Sweet Fist Super 400 evokes the raw, euphoric essence of Rock and Roll. Their upcoming release, Sweet Fist, truly reflects the light and dark of this new millennium;...

Being based out of Miami, FL has not stopped Modernage from accomplishing anything they have wanted to. Modernage has released three records: the Debut EP ‘Receiver,’ single ‘Strangers/This Song,’ and their new EP...

From their EP My Apple IIe is Singing Sad Songs to Me on Roses & Hello Their new release, My Apple IIe…, includes four tracks and clocks in at over 20 minutes of the band’s signature mix of ebullient pop melodies...

From their 2008 album Lensing The alt-rock sound coming out of Boston has a name: a’tris. The group draws upon a myriad of influences to create a noise that moves crowds to their feet. The front...

Crystal Stilts is a Brooklyn, N.Y., quartet. Its sound — equally droll, moody and buoyant — has roots in early ’80s Manchester pop as well as in minimalist garage-rock acts. The band has drawn comparisons to Interpol,...

From his album The Funny Fall Reviewed by Sarah Morrison for Insomnia Radio The Funny Fall is a truly beautiful record. It delivers intense, moody songs whilst maintaining an elegant simplicity, and has emotional depths that...

Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned is an indie-folk band and large part of Albany’s B3nson Recording Collective. The band has been in existence for a little more than 3 years and written and recorded over 100 songs and...

Garage Punk from NYC The Dirty Shames formed in mid 2008 with Nathan and Lisa who were looking to start a Rock N’ Roll band influenced by 60’s garage and 70’s punk....

Acoustic Rock from Austria. From their 2008 album, Dinner for One The band plays powerful acoustic rock with psychedelic influences. The band was founded in May 2008 and released its debut album ‘Dinner for...

The Bran Flakes are back! Six years since their last full release, Otis Fodder and Mildred Pitt return with the thrillingly fun I Have Hands on Illegal Art. Formed in 1992 amidst tape and zine trading scenes, The Bran Flakes...

I WAS TOTALLY DESTROYING IT was born in the early months of 2007 in Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Booker and drummer James Hepler both come from over a decade of experience in the local scene( Hepler from the Saddle...

New CD Release March, 2009 … UPHILL REVOLUTION Based in Colorado, Polaradio was formed by Dusty Hughes, launching with the self-titled debut CD in September, 2006. The band released their latest album, Uphill...

In-Flight Safety soars to great heights with their latest, we are an empire, my dear. Last winter, the Halifax based four-piece took to the proverbial woods and recorded in Fox River, Nova Scotia with producer Laurence...

New Wave for the Noughties Reviewed by Sarah Morrison for the Insomnia Radio Daily Dose (27 Mar 2009) In Isolation are a four-piece from Nottingham, UK, who have created an interesting indie sound which tips its hat to the...

The BLK JKS are a South African afro avant noise rock band. Childhood friends Linda and Mpumi grew up on the same block in Johannesburg’s East Rand, where they taught themselves guitar after Linda’s sister received one...

From Austin, Texas, and from their self titled (apart from the initial capitalization) 11 track 2008 album . major Major are: Jason- Keyboard, vocals Dave- Guitars, bk vocals Craig- Guitars, bk vocals Jordan-...

The Cloud Room, named after the Prohibition-era speakeasy at the top of the Chrysler Building, is a three piece band based out of Brooklyn, New York. They recently released an EP late last year named “Please...

From their 5 song EP “1st In A Series Of Dramatic Events” The Atomica Project is a union of downtempo beats and stunning female vocals, amplified by an organic warmth generally absent from electronic...

Developed over a two-month period of stream-of-consciousness recording in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Luke Temple’s self-titled debut under his new moniker Here We Go Magic is a remarkable departure from his signature...

Lemonwilde’s 5 song EP Red Room is a triumph, in that it expresses angst without sounding pretentious, emo or boring. In fact it’s quite the opposite: simple, well crafted, beautifully executed and moody as...

Named after a dance that originated in Harlem in the early 80s, the band Harlem Shakes was born in Brooklyn in 2006.  Burning Birthdays, the band’s self-released debut EP, came out in 2007 to wide acclaim, earning...

From the album Not As Far 2009, and from Philadelphia, PA Three Legged Fox’s second album, “Not As Far,” was produced by prominent recording engineer/producer Chris DiBeneditto at Philadelphonic...

Formed in Edmonton, Alberta in the fall of 2000, Faunts original lineup consisted of brothers Tim and Steven Batke and Paul Amusch. After turning an old office space into a studio, the three spent a full year creating...

March 17th – St Patrick’s Day. Marc Gunn’s song will tell you something you might not know about “The Patron Saint of Beer” Irish and Scottish folk singer/songwriter with a strange...

From Seattle, Washington What can I say. Old School Punk. Noisy and Short (1:10). [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/dailydose/irdd-thespits-spitmeout.mp3] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to...

From their album Atomism Exploding onto the thriving Minneapolis scene in the fall of 2005, White Light Riot are brothers Mike (vocals, guitar) and Mark (drums) Schwandt, Joe Christenson (lead guitar), and Dan Larsen...