Following on the heels of 2011’s well received release “Chiasroscuro,” Norwegian band Einar Stray Orchestra is issuing their second album entitled “Politricks” this month (Sep 2014) on German...
Clockwork Radio: Sit...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
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...
The Healing: Tonopah
posted by Charles Stepczyk
I recently had the pleasure of listening to a few new songs from the London based band, The Healing. The third track off their brand new EP especially caught my attention as it progressed, describing the passionate young...
The Burgeoning: Ligh...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Burgeoning, an indie-rock four piece out of Bensalem, Pennysylvania are on the verge of releasing their debut six-track EP, Love Alchemy, Life Algorithm this coming month. The group is made up of brothers Logan and Alex...
Early Worm: Water Co...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We again find ourselves on the Twitter search page, this time imagining a quarter drop and mechanical crane grabbing this beautiful EP and prized track out of the sea of million tweets. Well, we like to think it was...
S: Brunch
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Following behind the first anticipated single, Vampire, from Jenn Ghetto’s new release Cool Choices comes Brunch, the second striking piece from the album. Jenn Ghetto is formerly of the band Carissa’s Weird who...
The Last September: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Edinburgh based indie rock band, The Last September, are currently working toward their 3rd album and have just released a new single on Aug 14th, This Train Remains. It’s taken from their forthcoming album, Volcano...
Sunbears!: He’...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In addition to their participation in participation in the upcoming Flaming Lips-curated Sgt. Pepper’s tribute album (along side MGMT, My Morning Jacket, Phantogram and others), Jacksonville Florida band SUNBEARS! is set...
Shotaway: Doctor
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Southampton five-piece blues infused-rock band Shotaway originally came out of the Canadian Rockies but are now located on a farm halfway between Southampton and Salisbury in the UK making some really great music....
Los Angeles Police D...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Artist Ryan Pollie makes music under the moniker Los Angeles Police Department and is on the verge of releasing his 11-track self-titled debut album, in which he wrote and recorded a song each day. This allowed for small...
Paperhaus: Cairo
posted by Charles Stepczyk
If you’ve spent much time around the DC music scene for the past five years, you’ve heard of Paperhaus. They’re a band founded by long time musical partners Alex Tebeleff and Eduardo Rivera, and over the...
Mount Sharp: Cold Ha...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s spotlight takes a look back at the first stellar demo from Gowanus, Brooklyn (via Maine) indie rock band MOUNT SHARP, in which Bryan Bruchman performs on drums & guitar, Sarah Wood on vox & guitar, and...
Twin Ponies: Phallac...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Twin Ponies is self-described as a progressive rock band composed of members of the defunct Tempe indie-alternative band, Tugboat. They came together in 2013 and released the EP “Pores” last September,...
Mumblr: Philadelphia
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Philadelphia band Mumblr are about to take you into a dark room and smack you around with their first full-length album, Full of Snakes, out on September 16th via Fleeting Youth Records. Full of Snakes is apparently a phrase...
Astronaut Husband: L...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Alec Grefe is a musician from Stevens Point, Wisconsin who has just released a fourth album as a solo project entitled “Then & Now”. We’ve been told its a two-part album, wherein the first half is a...
Abbie Barrett & ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
After settling in Somerville, MA, following a path of possibly dead-ending jobs near her roots in NYC, Abbie Barrett decidedly embraced her love for music. Living in a one-bedroom apartment that her friends refer to as...
Tango in the Attic: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature is a free track from the debut album “Bank Place Locomotive Society” from Glenrothes, Scotland four piece Tango in the Attic, the album having been released back in July 12th 2010 via...
The Tallest Tree: Bo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Tallest Tree is a new collaborative project by Dawn from Dundas, Ontario and Armando out of Mexico City. It was when Armando’s band The Oats was playing in Canada that the two met and fell in love, following which...
Black Lady Soul: The...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The debut album from Toronto’s BLACK LADY SOUL is set to be released August 16th, 2014. Their first single, ‘The Fall’ is a well put together mixture of jazz, rock, and hip-hop with all styles intersecting...
Hyla: Sides
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Pulling influences from dream pop, garage and shoe-gaze, Hyla is a new project from long time friends Alex Board (vocals/guitar) and Rob Stephens (bass) who have been playing and touring in Perth bands over the last 10...
Get Inuit: Cutie Pie...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Based off a few well-placed recommendations from bands in Britain, we ran across the following exceptional single from Sittingbourne, UK band, GET INUIT. According to the small bio on their site they make dirty, surf...
The Gorgeous Chans: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
San Sebastian comes from the second EP by Nottingham UK eight-piece, The Gorgeous Chans. They initially made this great song available for free download starting in late 2013 and we luckily stumbled across it while...
Circle: We Can Play
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Enmore Australia rock group Circle have been around since 2005, putting out music described along the lines of alternative, indie rock, indie pop, synth-pop and on occasion, electronic. Their website says that they’ve...
IVORYSERFS: Tethered
posted by Charles Stepczyk
IVORYSERFS are a four piece group from Nottingham, UK who blew me away with their sometimes frenetic and perfectly timed multi-layered instrumentals that recall personal favorites like Fugazi/Sparta. We don’t know too...
Spookyland: Rock and...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Monday Records has announced the release of the newest piece of art, Rock and Roll Weakling, by Sydney Australia’s SPOOKYLAND, delivering the goods this Friday the 18th of July! A national tour will be announced over...
Alburn: The Nurses C...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Scottish band ALBURN has recently announced the release of their second EP, Mouthful of Glass, out next month following on from the 2012 release of their debut EP Engines The band is compared to groups like The Appleseed...
Dante: Wake
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Edinburgh, Scottish band DANTE has just released a free version of their stellar single, Wake, out now via Stitch Records. Wake is the title track from the critically acclaimed album of the same name released earlier this...
Lux Lisbon: Demons Y...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We recently saw an announcement that a favorite artist out of London, LUX LISBON, had released some new material. Life quickly swept us away in its crazy e-mail deluge and we thankfully ran into a stray Twitter post a few...
Hermetic: Expatriate...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature comes from Vancouver band HERMETIC, via their April 2012 release, ‘Civilized City’. This is a really solid release which we happened to run into while doing our Twitter music search duties,...
Spaceship Days: Hear...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Durham, North Carolina’s Spaceship Days are on the verge of releasing their new EP “Saving the Universe” in just a few short days on July 1st and it should hit pretty hard, if today’s featured track...
Carousels & Limo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bath, SW England band Carousels & Limousines recently issued a new double A side single ‘Superman/Strange Love’, after their earlier debut release ‘Home to Andy’s’. This great new single...
Dum Dum Girls: Under...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Earlier this year New York band, The Dum Dum Girls released their newest album ‘Too True’, on Sub Pop Records, and are now gearing up for a tour across the US with a list of shows starting next Saturday in...