Episode number 152 of Insomnia Radio: UK Ro at the controls again. Ten tracks from UK Artists Release Date: Sunday 01 May 2016 TRT: 46:03 Rating: Work Safe https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk152.mp3 Download IR: UK...

Aussies stranded in Manchester, FAIRCHILD have returned in denim-clad vengeance with their fresh single Neighbourhoods – a gristly, trailblazing throwback to 1980s new wave and dance-rock. The track was produced by...

Episode number 151 of Insomnia Radio: UK Stuart at the controls again. Ten tracks from UK Artists, in a bit of a different format this time. Recording Date: Sunday 10th April 2016 TRT: 37:20 Rating: Work...

Richard Lomax is a Manchester based singer-songwriter who mixes psych-folk with dashes of everything. He is apparently known for intense live performances and an approach to recording that makes use of anything he can get...

Australian duo Lyon Apprentice have returned with their exhilarating new track, Alice – a minimalist, dream-pop tribute to a longtime friend and the husband she lost. The single was recorded in the brothers’ new home...

Episode number 148 of Insomnia Radio: UK [despite what Ro says in the intro] Ro at the controls again. Eight tracks from UK Artists Recording Date: Sunday 28 Feb 2016 TRT: 36:07 Rating: Work...

Episode number 146 of Insomnia Radio: UK Ro at the controls again. Seven tracks from UK Artists Release Date: Monday 01 Feb 2016 TRT: 35:16 Rating: Work Safe https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk146.mp3 Download IR: UK...

A fitting end to 2014 and a welcome to 2015, we found this track by Manchester, UK band Decoration who were discovered and championed by John Peel, and are still recording more than ten years later. They released their...

Clockwork Radio have put together a video, their version of ‘Fame’ by David Bowie. Their album is available as a free download too at their web...

Following on the heels of their recent ‘Invader’ EP, Manchester UK indie rock four-piece PLASTIC HOUSE have just released a new stellar track in their arsenal, Stockport Syndrome, available through the Soundcloud...

Manchester based A Show of Crows have just released a new EP called Act 1. The EP is available as a free download via the links below. “Inspired by the darker, grittier side of rock n roll, A Show of Crows have been...

As the nights draw in and leaves fall from the trees, thoughts turn to that time of year when the veil between life and death is at its thinnest… Rivertairs are hoping that this first bite of Autumn gloom will provide...

Manchester band Clockwork Radio are back with yet another highly recommended feature here at Insomnia Radio. The band just released their debut, “No Man is and Island” on September 8th, after first self-releasing...

We recently ran across the wonderful Lost Ark Studio Compilation – Vol. 07 which had the following tantalizing track by Jesca Hoop entitled ‘Hunting My Dress’. The good folk at the San Diego, CA based...

Episode number 111 of Insomnia Radio: UK Stuart back at the controls again. A mixture this time: A normal episode, of six new tracks from UK Artists Followed by the six tracks from IR: UK #11, because that was my first, in...

Manchester band DOUGA are about to release their debut LP, The Silent Well on the 19th of May via Do Make Merge Records. Named after a childhood nickname given by his parents to founder, frontman, and former Plank! drummer...

Brighton/Guildford producer Oli Slack has taken the band’s hit song and completely transformed it into his signature “dream pop” sound. Main Site | Facebook | Twitter |...

Mount Fabric are a DIY band from Manchester, who have just released a new single called Books. The band have been around since 2011 when they released two EPs on Hairy Wolf Records ‘Secretly an Astronaut’ and...

Cleft are a 2-piece turbo-prog band (Dan Beesley & John Simm) that came together in Manchester, UK in late 2011. They make massive, dirty, instrumental music using a guitar and some drums. They say that is best...

All right, you woke up this morning and thought: I hope today’s song comes from a cool band based in Manchester. You did, didn’t you? The track you are listening today, we really mean, listening today, as we...

Before New York’s Luke Temple gained attention with his new band Here We Go Magic (via Western Vinyl), he released his first solo CD in late 2005 ‘Hold A Match to a gasoline World’ on Mill Pond Records out...

Manchester solo artist Michael Bear goes by the dream enduced name of Perendiz, an epiphany of sorts etched into his eyelids by morning’s wake, which he quickly typed into his iPhone and adopted as his moniker. ...

Formed at the University of Manchester about five years back, The Answering Machine have their newest effort, LIFELINE coming out Feb. 21, released a few short years after their ’09 debut album Another City, Another...

From London, Manchester and Nottingham, in the UK, Last Broadcast is from their second album Celeste Here we have another blast of summer flecked sound. Last year’s album Harmonium found a lush and spiked musical...

Episode number 86 of Insomnia Radio: UK. Eight tracks by UK artists. Quite an uplifting episode, despite having two bands with ‘death’ in their name. Recording Date: Saturday 24 July 2010 TRT: 42:24 Rating:...

From Manchester in the UK, The Whip, from X Marks Destination. Who the hell is making important music in Manchester these days? Well, The Whip, for starters. Just ask the Parisians who run Kitsun Records, a taste-making...

From their EP: The Redemption of Mr. Tom The Travelling Band, from Manchester, UK No matter what your taste in music, you can’t help but get drawn in to the modern country-rock sound of The Travelling Band as they...

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