“Midnight Spin is a five-piece rock outfit from Williamsburg, Brooklyn who bring high-energy guitar rock for the 21st century to the NYC music scene. Formed in late 2008, the band immediately established a sizable...

New York indie pop band Anna Bradley was formed by frontman Kamir Kubar, who apparently lives in Berkeley, CA half of every year. The group indicates that their newest full length release Pavo is a result of six months of...

“The White EP” is set for release February 15, 2011 Who are The Americans! This brainchild of lead singer/producer Charlie Klarsfeld appropriates a pastiche of pop influences to form something entirely new. Not...

On Asobi Seksu’s fourth proper full-length, Fluorescence, the band’s color-saturated soundscapes get even brighter — as the record’s many shades shift with each passing song. Today we are privileged...

Freak You Out, by the Brooklyn based band Blip Blip Bleep, is undoubtfully one of my favourite tracks of 2010, and one of the best I have ever had the oportunity to use in my podcasts. Like Track Stars is the name of the...

The third track from their July release Disconnect From Desire to be featured on the Daily Dose The album, produced by band member Benjamin Curtis and mixed by Jack Joseph Puig, was recorded in the band’s home studio and...

In the spring of 2008, the unassuming duo Oars (David Bratton and Earl Muehlenbach) began an intensive six months of recording, song crafting and experimentation in a closet-sized Greenpoint [Brooklyn] studio across the...

Setting the record at four for the number of posts on the Daily Dose, the culmination of their Summer Of Singles project Back in June of this year, they released In My Dreams (ur txting me), followed by Echo on my Mind and...

Being mainstream, doesn’t always mean major labels. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, featured here sometimes before, are one of those new independent artists that won a place at mainstream music audiences. They were...

Episode number 14 of Insomnia Radio New York. Slightly later than planned, this bumper sized episode is a showcase of IRNY’s favourite picks from the CMJ 2010 Festival lineup! Recording Date: Monday 15th November...

Pearl and the Beard is three voices, one cello, one guitar, one glockenspiel, one melodica, several drums, one accordion, ninety-six teeth, and one soul. Former strangers Jocelyn Mackenzie, Emily Hope Price, and Jeremy...

Corwyn simply writes fiercely melodic, straight-up, non-pretentious rock and roll dipped in grunge-y goodness, and he does so with such consistent quality and production values you'd swear he was turning down major labels left and right.

Philly & NYC based band None More Black returned earlier this week after a four year wait with their newest album ‘Icons’ on Fat Wreck Chords. You can sample two of the new tracks at the Fat Wreck site,...

Jody Porter is a New York City-based guitarist who has spent the past decade playing and co-singing in the Grammy-nominated powerpop band Fountains of Wayne. He is also know for collaborations with artists such as Albert...

Episode number 13 of Insomnia Radio New York. And we’re back! After a few months of silence, IR:NY returns from the depths to bring you more of the best music from the five boroughs and beyond. In this episode...

From their just-released second album Rock & Roll We first featured Woozy Viper back in December 2009 with the track Dirty Rat off their first album. We’re pleased to be able to bring you a track from their second...

The Beginning: Brit recorded an EP titled “Chapter One.” After its release, she realized it would be impossible to create the same sounds live without either growing octopus tentacles or putting a band together. ...

Flugente (pronounced FLOOG-en-teh) is the solo project of former The Blam front man Jerry Adler. Musically, it is a near 180-degree shift from the electric guitar driven, generally up-tempo, hook laden avant-pop of his indie...

Beloved Rogue is a newly formed Brooklyn trio making music full of hazy imagery with hints of nostalgia and melancholy. Heavily reverbed vocals are buried under layers of delicate, melodic guitars that occasionally...

New York’s Ra Ra Riot recently sent out a free gift to their fanbase to all those that had downloaded the original version of “Boy,” the very first single from their album The Orchard, which drops in a few...

What smells like special and sounds like awesome? Dubbed ‘Best Lounge Act of 2009’ by New York Magazine, Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra play a brand of uncategorizable folk/jazz/country/lounge- lizardry that’s...

The third of the three songs comprising the “Summer of Singles” project Bellevue’s Finest are an electro-pop sextet hailing from New York City. BF will be releasing “Summer of Singles,” a new project where...

Over the course of three albums in nearly a decade’s time, the Books have grown to become one of modern music’s most genuine innovators. Creatively complex and truly unclassifiable, The Way Out continues the...

Today’s track from Long Island native Lauren O’Brien really resonated with me tonight – the perfectly spaced words and sound palette all fusing together in a fascinating mix of rock, poetry, with some...

Second Dan is ready to re-emerge after the past year holed up in the studio working on their new album, “Angeline”. These new recordings should cement the band in the echelons of New York City’s scene,...

The second of three songs comprising the “Summer of Singles” project Bellevue’s Finest are an electro-pop sextet hailing from New York City. BF will be releasing “Summer of Singles,” a new project where they...

NYC’s Neighbors release “Hooligans” 4 song Digital EP / White Vinyl 7″ “Hooligans” is the debut EP from Brooklyn based Neighbors. The album was written and recorded by Noah Stitelman in...

The first of three songs comprising the “Summer of Singles” project Bellevue’s Finest are an electro-pop sextet hailing from New York City. BF will be releasing “Summer of Singles,” a new project where they...

Engine Room Recs recently sent over what has quickly become one of my favorite releases so far this year, a top-to-bottom solid debut album of high caliber piano rock from New Yorker, Luke Wesley. This is what they had to...

Chief Set to Release Modern Rituals (Domino Records) August 17th Select U.S. Tour Dates Begin May 28th Chief, a 4-piece from Santa Monica who formed while studying at New York University, returned to their home state...

New York’s Freak Owls was created from the amalgamation of ideas, restlessness, and frustrations of Josh Ricchio. After spending the past 12 years playing and touring in a wide variety of collaborative rock bands (most...

Harper Blynn release debut album and play CD Release Party at Brooklyn Bowl Friday May 21 Loneliest Generation is the debut record from Harper Blynn, a Brooklyn, NY-based four piece named for its two principle...