Despite its title, Only Good Thoughts Can Stay is not an anthem for blind faith in simple pleasures. Pairing sometimes dark lyrical matter with uptempo major-chord progressions, the newest album from Portland, Oregon’s...

Scattered Trees grew up together in the outskirts of Chicago, playing music together in various groups over the years. As is the case with any ambitious set of individuals with aspirations beyond their hometown, as they...

The Chakras “We The People” released 2nd May 2011, through Planet Function, an indie rock subsidiary of R&S Records Formed in Dublin by the brothers Rocky and Gordo Whittaker and now based in London, all five...

Amy LaVere’s new studio album on Archer Records, “Stranger Me”, was released July 19th in the USA and July 4th in the UK. The highly anticipated album was produced by Craig Silvey whose work with Arcade Fire...

Before signing to Reekus Records in 2009, Dublin Ireland quartet, Sweet Jane, independently released their debut EP ‘Blackboots & Blackhearts’, limiting physical copies to 300, which included 50 limited...

Lifejackets is the 2nd album from Aarhus, Denmark based band MIMAS. According to the group, the first one was about worries in life, and the newest is about Lifejackets; the lifejackets that keep over water, the...

Copenhagen, Denmark based Fifty Foot Spiders, mix art rock with punk, indie and noise into a brutish and bumptious experience – with room for both thinking and dancing. The quintet released their debut EP in 2008 on...

Today’s feature is taken from Sacramento, California band Ganglian’s brand new album ‘Still Living’ out August 29th on Souterrain Transmissions. Their official video for the track...

Sydney Australia’s New Navy have recently released their highly anticipated debut EP ‘Uluwatu’, with the first single re-released via new label Future Classic. Named after the location where the EP was conceived,...

Brooklyn-based Jangula released their first EP last year, and are returning to the studio to record a full-length album, featuring the single “Light Left Hand.” The quartet started out of several incarnations at...

Although Brooklyn quartet MILES’ current sound is best described as melodic alternative music, the bands’ very name stands as an obvious and undeniable reminder of a treasured jazz past. However, there is more...

After getting started in 1992 with their debut EP Peppermint, and having been signed to Geffen early in their careers, Canadian favorites Sloan have continued to release quality music over the last two decades, with their...

It’s the 4th of July, basically the Independence Day holiday weekend here in the US, and nothing is more historically suiting for me on this day than a bit of surf oriented garage punk, this time from Seattle’s...

The Natural Shocks are a three-piece indie rock band from Toronto who just released their debut full length, Complete With Comfortable Lighting this past June 9th. Thankfully the Natural Shocks nudged us with a reminder...

Within a grainy film-still between a summer sunset and the end of times lies the post-punk squall of Weekend. Weekend filter the aggression, tempo and sneer of punk through a wall of reverb, haunting melody, feedback and...

Brooklyn’s Baby Teardrops originally formed in 2007, and reunited in 2010 after a bit of a hiatus. All three members were previously involved in other projects that came to a halt once they reunited. “We decided it...

Kaleidophone formed in Aug 2007 in Maidstone in the UK, and have just completed their debut album What’s Your Tonic After signing with Tin Robot Records in 2009, Kaleidophone quickly began to gain popularity with...

Ringo Deathstarr is a shoegaze power trio from Austin, TX. Channelling diverse influences such as MBV, Fugazi, The Cure, The Smiths and The Velvet Underground into a uniquely sonic fingerprint of their own, the band released...

Maybeshewill are an instrumental band from Leicester, UK formed by guitarists Robin Southby and John Helps while the pair were studying together at university in 2005. Apparently the band have a new album that just released...

[audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/dailydose/irdd-boris-hope.mp3]”Boris are widely known for their ability to breach styles and stretch sonic boundaries of all that is heavy, psychedelic, droning and downright...

Mexico City based band Simplifires are back with “I’m Not A Weapon”, a free DOWNLOAD only digital single from the newest EP “The Flavour of Being”. Also accompanying the release is a new video, which we’ve...

Vessels & Veins is the second EP from Scottish post-rock monsters Penguins Kill Polar Bears. Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut EP Dawn in June 2010, the band have been busy building their profile...

Mat, the bassist for Ra Ra Riot, has a debut solo album on the way via his label Barsuk Records. During some down-time with the band he recorded a number of tracks which will be released this summer as ‘Massachusetts...

Hot on the heels of Your Awful Kids, electro indie rockers What Would Jesus Drive are kicking off 2011 with another rip roaring EP – Fragile Mansions. Having played along side bands such as Dirty Pretty Things and The...

Nothing would be more creepy than running into a Doppelganger this Friday the 13th; not just a cute Facebook look-alike avatar but something more disturbing like a full on mirror image of one’s self, Twilight Zone...

Hailing from New Zealand and formerly known as Shaky Hands, the pop-punk band CUT OFF YOUR HANDS decided to change their name due to a threat of legal action from a similarly-named American band (The Shaky Hands). As their...

Nashville’s THE WINTER SOUNDS just sent us over a few links directing attention towards free downloads of their last full length ‘Church of the Haunted South’ as well as a mix of eclectic tracks spanning...

“Austin, Texas band Moonlight Towers (taking its name from the tall vintage streetlights that illuminate Austin’s nights) is a genuine band that does what comes naturally: writing, recording and playing real rock...

Constant Future is the career-defining statement from Brooklyn-based noise-pop trio Parts & Labor. Their last release, 2008’s acclaimed Receivers, saw Parts & Labor blasting off in all directions and creating...

Young Runaways are a six-piece from Wolverhampton in the UK who use violin, trumpet, trombone and keys blended with electric guitar, drums and bass to produce rock ‘n’ roll one moment and elegant chamber pop the...

Not to be mistaken for the band from Barcelona we’ve featured previously – Singleton are an indie rock band out of Kiev, Ukraine, a fixture of the local indie music since 2004.  The group has extensive touring...

Today we have something a little more harder edged for the Daily Dose, the 2nd infectious track ‘Resting as Ruins’ from Michigan group, Undesirable People’s debut EP. UP were formed in 2010 within a...