Over the course of the last several months I happened to find myself being subliminally spoon fed a few raw acoustic stylized tracks by Arkansas based group NAMASKAR, an experimental duo who really doesn’t have too...

Previously from the Orlando area, singer-songwriter Levi Conner and his band MILLION YEAR ECHO recently relocated to Brooklyn, NY – where they apparently picked up a new drummer. I haven’t seen too much...

If you haven’t already been acquainted, MOONBABIES is a Swedish duo formed in 1997 by core members Ola Frick (Vocals, Guitar and misc. Instruments) and Carina Johansson (Vocals & Keys). Their earliest efforts...

The Rural Alberta Advantage play indie-rock songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in Central and Northern Alberta. They sing about summers in the Rockies and winters on the farm, ice...

Here’s a short blast of a song before the decade ends, an important list as put together by Cardiff’s LOS CAMPESINOS!   Rarely do you see lyrics for songs that earn several stars on the...

As (mis)fortune may have it –  Brooklyn, NY band Pela have called it quits this September after subjected to a load of tremendous obstacles over the last few years; from recording the same album twice, to firing...

Brian Sullivan is the driving force behind Boston’s DYLAN IN THE MOVIES, on track to deliver their long awaited debut full-length “Josephine If You Only Knew” in Spring 2010 on American Laundromat...

Tarabud, lead singer of Oakland dream-pop band SENTINEL sent us another great recreation of a 50’s Christmas classic recently – properly helping get us in the mood for tomorrow’s holiday. This is their...

Scottish band THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS are currently putting the finishing touches to their second album (due for release in 2010). Last month the band spent a day at Stonehaven’s Old Mill Studios to cut “In Excelsis...

Another year has passed and the Winter Sounds have gotten together early for their delivery of a holiday track on the 2nd volume of XO Publicity’s ‘XO for the Holidays’ sampler.   According to their...

The title track from the new album by Italian Indie Outfit Phono Emergency Tool (PET) The name “phono emergency tool” appears for the first time on ‘Soniche Avventure VIII’ , a cd compilation by...

Swedish group Sambassadeur are just putting the finishing touch to their upcoming album “European”, which looks to have a February release date on the Labrador label. Upon sending over the single, Labrador...

From the album The Monstrous Vanguard Time was, an indie rock band would catch more than a few sideways stares for enlisting a – gasp! – string player. So sacrosanct was the gilded less-is-more template favored by...

Fang Island describes its sound as “everyone high-fiving everyone.” And, the Brooklyn quintet’s anthemic and soaring songs make it quite possibly one of few bands befitting such description. Its...

The Good Graces was formed in early 2007 when Kim Ware, founder of Eskimo Kiss Records, picked up a $90 guitar from Atlanta’s late great Lakewood Antiques Market and started fiddling around with some simple chords and...

Derek Clegg, a one-man writing, recording, and producing machine out of Chicago, had sent me a message over at Last.FM the other night – something about a free album. Naturally I’m always curious when someone...

Live at the Echo 10/6/06 is the first live album by New York-based shoegazing band Asobi Seksu. It was recorded at The Echo in Los Angeles, California and contains mostly songs from the Citrus album, two from their...

We had originally discovered the originality of the musical duo RUE ROYALE a few short years back via our Chicago show here at the network. Named after a road running through the Chicago suburbs, the duo of Ruth and...

I think in many ways our staff here at Insomnia Radio can relate to the name of our featured band as well as track name today. I basically had stumbled across this new track by Canada’s SLEEPLESS NIGHTS when I was...

Paper Moon are from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. For their third full-length record, Only During Thunderstorms, the band was looking for an edgier, more energetic sound that better suited their personalities. This goal was...

For a long while here at Insomnia Radio we’ve been missing a forum for properly presenting the live tracks that we come across, and those few acoustic tracks that fall by the wayside and don’t get the promotion...

The last time we heard from Chapel Hill’s I WAS TOTALLY DESTROYING IT, they had finished an EP and were working on their debut full length.  Well, that time has finally arrived – and we have managed to grab...

Japandroids (JPNDRDS) is a two piece band from Vancouver, BC. This ‘band’ started in 2006 as a creative outlet for the post-teenage angst of Brian King and David Prowse. Originally intending to be a trio, the...

Formed in 2007, Molice is a Japanese quartet with a sound that’s difficult to pin down; elements of ’70s punk energy, ’80s new wave sensibility, and ’90s college radio guitar all get mashed in...

Message To Garcia is a collection of Visqueen songs that represents a rock and roll epitaph to front woman Rachel Flotard’s father. After garnering countless fans, reviews, and playing shows with everyone from Guided...

Having recently stumbled across the following artist over at Garageband several weeks ago, I thought it would be nice to finally feature this local band to kickstart your Friday.  Enjoy! HotLites is an...

We recently debuted the track “Blood” by Australian band THE MIDDLE EAST over at the Association of Music Podcasting before it appeared here – and now finally have a chance to introduce it at Insomnia...

AMPed: Show #202 This week’s host: Rowley from The DarkCompass Podcast Show: Eclectic Mix Song: Icarus (Christopher Schreiner) Show: Ourobouros Podcast Song: End Of Us (The Perfects) Show: Cowboy Cantor Song:...

As indicated by a recent trip to Chicago’s Electrical Audio Studio (owned by Nirvana/The Pixies mastermind Steve Albini), Chicago band SLEEPING AT LAST have once again upped the artistic ante in this ambitious,...

The Lovely Feathers started out, as most of many do, as a band in a bedroom in an old apartment in Montreal.  Shortly after being signed to Equator Records, they embarked on a sixty-three day North American Tour opening...

[audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irdetroit30.mp3] IR Detroit is finally back, and bringing you a great interview with an incredible singer/songwriter, Vince Smith! Subscribe here! Download MP3 Don’t forget to...

If you are familiar with Akron/Family, you will know they are a folk-influenced experimental rock band that formed in 2002, and its members currently live in New York City and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. All of the band...