I must admit that Scotland has been topping my personal list of favorite music scenes over the course of the last few years, not to mention Sweden and San Francisco, with nods to dozens of others. Perth Scotland really...

Dinosaurs on Mars! is a Los Angeles based indie pop/rock band whose debut/self-titled album is set to release on March 25th. The band consists of Steven Mucci (vocals, guitars, synth, drum programming), Nathan Casas (bass,...

We know when you think of electronic music, this wouldn’t be the first place for you to look for some great tunes, vibes and loops. But we couldn’t let Betaclock3r out of our posts. Their fresh sound has been...

Bill Majoros records under the name of The Foreign Films. His songs are modern and cinematic, still you will get a glimpse of classic and personal music. The strongest part of the songs by The Foreign Films is the...

Slip is the Single from their EP Play For Manuel “It’s not often that you find a band comfortable and confident enough in what they do well—in this case, NYC-based three-piece Fleming and their catchy alt-rock and...

LA’s indie-driven rock band, Downtown/Union, has been a regular fixture in local music scene since 2006. Although the band has been through many incarnations, from a stripped down two-piece to a bombastic seven member rock...

There are many things I loathe on this special day, but Battleships ain’t one of them. This Sydney four-piece delivers with a fantastic new track, mastered in the good hands of Don Bartley (see Silverchair). The group...

“One of New York’s most innovative Indie Duos returns with their own brand of Genius. Renowned NYC Band Makar Announces the Release of their new CD, Funeral Genius” Recorded at the Seaside Lounge Recording...

Dirty Old Spice are from Gröbenzell in Germany, and this is from their Album Follow The Traveler. Five tracks from the album are available for free (or donation) from Jamendo, and the full album is available from...

In 2009 Sarah Morrison posted here the song Good Boys, calling The Minor Leagues infectiously cheery. They are back in this 2012 with a new album. This band from Cincinnati on North College Hill will show you an orchestral...

Indie pop outfit San Cisco from Fremantle in sunny Western Australia deliver the follow up to “Golden Revolver.” Today’s featured track “Awkward” will be the title track on their second EP, to...

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...

Korda Marshall are an exciting new pop/rock act based in North London, with an eclectic mix of unforgettably catchy melodies and infectious beats. The five-piece, formed last year Korat the University of Hertfordshire, are...

Originating as a trio based in Madison, Wis., Sleeping in the Aviary has evolved into a Minneapolis, Minn., quintet. All the members have roots in southeastern Wisconsin, and have been playing music for a decade and more in...

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...

The Wedding Present will be releasing their much-anticipated eighth studio album, ‘Valentina’, in March. It was recorded in France, California and England during 2011 and mixed by Andrew Scheps [whose past credits...

Midwestern singer-songwriter and noted producer, Will Phalen, continues to blaze haunting Americana trails with his 3rd full-length release, Holy Ghost / Gold Coast, a collection of solo recordings that finds Phalen in a...

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...

2 Hearts and Chemicals is a band comprised of musicians Eli Lhymn (based in Los Angeles) and Stephen Biebel (based in New York City).  The band compose, record, and rehearse all music remotely from these two very different...

Throughout this year Sydney, AUS musician Fronz Arp will be releasing his new songs as they’re written and ready, instead of the traditional album release route. The project name is entitled ‘FRONZ ARP IS A TINY...

“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...

Those of us lamenting the breakup of Julie Ocean after only one zippy, breathless LP can take heart… Dot Dash positively radiates in rushing hooks… matched to a kinetic, elastic post-punk drive… [the] singing is more...

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Lilies on Mars are Lisa Masia and Marina Cristofalo, two musical collaborators who met over ten years ago in Sardinia, where other music projects lead to the formation of Lilies on Mars in August 2008. The three-piece band...

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,...

OH MARGOT is an independent band based in Santiago de Chile, formed in 2009 by Ariadna Quappe on the synthesizer, Fab Ciraolo on the drums, Sebastián Vásquez on the Bass and José Ignacio Rojas on the Guitar and Vox. Their...

A little while back a band out of the San Francisco Bay area caught my attention, describing themselves as a jazzy, bluesy, folky indie-rock group. The eclectic mix fits and each song definitely has a unique styling that...

Diego Clare, is a 20-year-old singer/songwriter originally from LA, now in New York. He just released his second album, “Even Now (Part Two).” It’s the sequel to his debut record (Part One), which was...

Garage-punk trio Le Butcherettes are currently at work on a followup to last year’s breakout debut, Sin Sin Sin. Meanwhile, here is another Track (and Video) from the 2011 album, following the Daily Dose post in June...

From the second release from the instrumental brotherly duo Phone Home. Engineered and mixed by Mike Kilajian. Produced by Mike Kilajian and Phone Home. Album art concept and design by Lizzie Gill. All songs written and...

Stagolee began as a blues duo out of Starkville, Mississippi, and now as a 5 piece they bring a heart felt, aggressive Rock N’ Roll sound to the clubs in Nashville. They stay busy playing the Southeast States and...

Icarus Himself was started by Nick Whetro in 2008 as a solo project and has developed into a trio to include drummer Brad Kolberg and multi-instrumentalist Karl Christenson. Career Culture is the third in a series of...