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The Bloodsugars: Purpose Was Again

We last featured The Bloodsugars on Insomnia Radio #112, waaayyy back in a time known as January 2006. We were floored by the organic, infectious hooks of “Bloody Mary” and the gang definitely have not abandoned their sophisticated but catchy…

Hippocampus: Razor Blades

Hippocampus is the moniker of Sioux Falls, SD native Tom Weismantel.  The hippocampus is also part of the forebrain, and plays major roles in short term memory and spatial navigation.  Interesting, no? The former version of Hippocampus mentioned above is…

The Pragmatic: Circles

From St. Louis but with some Portuguese roots, The Pragmatic fuse their love of analog synthesizers into a electro-blitz of new wave that really needs to be seen in their live show to be fully appreciated (see attached video). Their…

Sentinel: Avalanche

Sentinel, a dream-pop four piece from Oakland has returned with another very solid effort on their May 2008 release, “Kites Without Strings”. Avalanche is the second track off their new CD, a beautiful and ethereal pop-driven snapshot portraying jumping into…

Bell Hollow: Copper Crayon

New York four-piece Bell Hollow has crafted a dark, lush, and somewhat wistful ten song masterpiece in their newest release ‘Foxgloves’. The song we are featuring today, ‘Copper Crayon’, immediately lures the listener down into a dark yet enticingly romantic…