Kids and Animals is a five-piece experimental indie rock band from Seattle, WA, with sounds hinting at the likes of the intricate epic rock of Explosions In The Sky, the edgy guitars and group vocals of Cymbals Eat Guitars,...

From their just-released album Animals In Bloom on Reapandsow Inc Big Light is a rock band from San Francisco. Formed in 2007 as a vehicle for singer/guitarist Fred Torphy to get his songs into the world, the band...

Despite the fact my vocal chords seem to be shredded due to ‘tussin induced coughing spasms, I was able to record a bit last night and property set up an intro to this live selection from our friend down in Ocean...

Boston’s THE HUSH NOW just released their second album, “Constellations” mid-February. After a tour of the west coast, The Hush Now went back into the studio and put the finishing touches on this sophomore...

TWIN SISTER have got a debut EP out, called “Vampires With Dreaming Kids”, another fine piece of audio out of the New York musical honeypot.   It happens to be free @ 320kps and comes in a  handy zip file. ...

Modern Drift is the opening song on Efterklang third studio album, “Magic Chairs”. They are mainly a Danish four-piece at their core, who formed in Copenhagen. “Magic Chairs” was released on...

Based out of San Diego, MOD AMISH are using the southwest corner of the map as a launching point for their aural vinegar & pop tart assaults. After the release of their second album, “No Use For Sunshine” in...

Orlando transplant NEW ROMAN TIMES have made their way to their new digs of Austin, TX and are also back with a recent album, “On the Sleeve”, released last year on New Granada Records. It’s been some time...

The Title track from their Album just released on Leading Brand Records Evoking images of desert plains and ghost towns, the music of The Famous is like swallowing hard liquor — a raw, scorching blast of...

Formed in their sleepy UK hometown of Bury St Edmunds in 2007, Ten City Nation wasted no time in gigging like madmen, catching the attention of several notable bands, providing high-profile support during their festival...

It’s been some time since we’ve checked in with New York band HOPEWELL. You may recall us heavily featuring their track ‘Calcutta’ starting back around 2006. They’ve had a lengthy history that...

From their Album Using The Useless just released on Small Stone Records and IODA Resurrected from the remnants of Unida (the John Garcia-fronted stoner band post Kyuss and Slo Burn) HOBP erupts in a cataclysmic blast of...

Surfer Blood are from West Palm Beach, Florida and surprisingly recorded these tracks in a Florida Atlantic residence hall where John Paul Pitts was attending college.  The group’s debut album, Astro Coast was...

Italy’s A CLASSIC EDUCATION is back, with a tour to the states in March for SXSW – a repeat performance and momentum gathering session to properly start off 2010 after last year’s CMJ highlight. The Bologna...

Retribution Gospel Choir is a rock trio founded in 2007, featuring Alan Sparhawk on guitar and vocals, Steve Garrington on bass and Eric Pollard on drums and vocals. Alan also fronts the band Low with his wife, Mimi Parker,...

Currently working on their fourth studio album Opus, this is a taster of what is to come It’s been seven years since The Kellys entered their first stage of evolution. Birthed out of the desire to create powerful,...

Chris Otepka is back again with his post-Troubled Hubble project THE HELIGOATS, whom we last visited a few short years back with the track ‘Been a Drill’ from 2008’s EP ‘The End of All...

From Los Angeles, indie rock band STARS DON’T SLEEP have just released their new EP featuring the title track “In the Daylight”, which tells the story of a disoriented East Coast kid squinting cautiously at...

Toronto indie pop outfit THE GHOST IS DANCING just recently springboarded off the release off of 2007’s “The Darkest Spark” with their newest indie rock offering which was issued last April, “Battles...

In early 2008, San Francisco’s LOVELIKEFIRE signed to Heist or Hit records and went into Tiny Telephone studios in their hometown with producer Bill Racine (Mates of State, Rogue Wave) to record their full-length...

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...

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 Records. ...

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...

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...

If you’ve ever played old console videogames, notably the Nintendo, and you happened to walk by a live performance by Chicago’s I FIGHT DRAGONS, no doubt you would instantly gravitate toward the sound by the...

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...

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...

From the album This Album Title Reads Like a Fortune Cookie Austin TX, is well known for its rich indie scene. These Men Are Liars is a awesome example of what happens behind the scenes there. Advanced song structures...

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...