Rodrigo de Sá hosts from the Azores islands, Portugal, the 180th edition of our main show. This show includes only artists that submitted their music to us. We must say thank you to all of them, as the quality of their...
IR: UK #101 – The He...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode Number 101 of Insomnia Radio UK. Back after a long break! Three songs each by two UK Bands. From the Psychedelic Pop end of the spectrum, a genre long associated with Summer. Not that we have anything remotely...
the I.D: Age Anti Ag...
posted by Rodrigo
Autumn will mark the release on Duchamp Records of the debut album by the I.D. Based in London, but with members from Switzerland, Ireland and U.K, they are inspired by the late 70’s, New Order or Heaven 17, yet they...
Stone Pony: Lonely F...
posted by Rodrigo
After two albums, uniform rave reviews, support slots for Supergrass, Chas n’ Dave, and a five-year break, southeast London’s Stone Pony released their first full-length album Rabble Rock Radio with No Coward Music on...
The Glass Child: Ins...
posted by Rodrigo
Charlotte Erikson, the young girl that is behind the artist The Glass Child, was born in Sweden but moved to London to live on her own and give the world music from heaven (in wich she believes). She also believes in ghosts....
Veronica Falls: My H...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Veronica Falls comes to us from London, with a song from their 2011 self titled release, that came out two years after their 2009 formation. Enjoy! Members: Roxanne Clifford and James Hoare, both on vocals and guitar,...
Allo Darlin’: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The first single from the eagerly anticipated second album from half-Kentish, half-Austrlian group, Allo Darlin’ entitled “Europe”. “Capricornia” shows that they’ve lost none of their ability to...
Flashguns: Locarno (...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Although London based band Flashguns recently called it quits in early February with a final show in Berlin, we wanted to bring you this great track from the free sampler via Humming Records, a fine label out of Germany. The...
wecamefromwolves: Fo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
I must admit that Scotland has been topping my personal list of favorite music scenes over the course of the last few years, not to mention Sweden and San Francisco, with nods to dozens of others. Perth Scotland really...
Band of Skulls: Swee...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From Southampton in the UK, Band of Skulls are releasing their second album, and this is the title track from it. Be sure to listen to Insomnia Radio: UK #101 (coming soon, I promise) to hear...
The Wedding Present:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Wedding Present will be releasing their much-anticipated eighth studio album, ‘Valentina’, in March. It was recorded in France, California and England during 2011 and mixed by Andrew Scheps [whose past credits...
Lilies on Mars: Aqua...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Lilies on Mars are Lisa Masia and Marina Cristofalo, two musical collaborators who met over ten years ago in Sardinia, where other music projects lead to the formation of Lilies on Mars in August 2008. The three-piece band...
Keshco: Top Deck
posted by Stuart Morrison
We do receive a lot of varied music here at The Network, and when Keshco sent us a track from their latest album Futile Peace Offering, and described their styles as “psychedelia, synthpop, bedsit folk, library music...
Siamese Twist: Turn ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Siamese Twist are a 5 piece female fronted alternative/indie band from Halifax West Yorkshire, UK. This song appeared on the bands latest EP ‘Adored’ released in April this year. The EP is available from all good...
IR: UK #100 – ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 100 of Insomnia Radio: UK We reach three figures! This centenary episode has ten new tracks, two from the Archive, and a bit of IR history. Recording Date: Friday 2 December 2011 TRT: 1:03:01 Rating: Work...
Das Fluff: Drown In ...
posted by Rodrigo
Das Fluff is a London based electro pop band. In this case I would like to use the word power. Superior vibes and musical productions, in wich Dawn Lintern voice stands out. Not only from the band best feature’s, as...
Galleries: Young Wou...
posted by Rodrigo
From Glasgow,Scotland, the band you are listening today is called Galleries. They play epic and beautiful electronic guitar based pop songs. Their second single Young Wounds has now been released as a free download at the...
IR: Bonus Tracks #2 ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
After the tail end of October I figured you all could use a palette cleanser to help wash away all the monster laden paranormal music and get us all back into the normal swing of things. Eight more tracks follow today, from...
Burial: Ghost Hardwa...
posted by Stuart Morrison
South London artists Burial recorded their first self-titled album in 2005, and followed it up with Untrue in 2007. Since then little is known of this attention-shunning outfit, or maybe just one person. Enjoy Ghost...
65daysofstatic: Buri...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Something a bit different from UK network favourites 65DOS, this is a teaser from the upcoming soundtrack album Silent Running. Released on 14th November on Vinyl, Download and a Bonus EP. The beautiful artwork for the...
Soft Bullets: Rescue...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Featuring ex-Air Traffic lead singer Chris Wall, Soft Bullets is his new project. Rescue Radio is the title track from his new EP. “After a break from the stage following Air Traffic, singer Chris Wall has resurfaced...
Pocketbooks: Promise...
posted by Stuart Morrison
London Indie pop band Pocketbooks are releasing their new album Carousel on 19 September on Odd Box Records, and this is a track from it. They say of themselves: “Pocketbooks are a pop band from London, combining...
IR: UK #99 – C...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 99 of Insomnia Radio: UK A shorter set this time, eight tracks by UK artists, and we break a couple of unwrittten rules. Recording Date: Sunday 04 September 2011 TRT: 42:47 Rating: Work...
Sweet Baboo: The Day...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sweet Baboo is Stephen Black, a native of the North Wales countryside. Following the release of his third album, I’m a Dancer/Songs About Sleeping, Black has returned in 2011 with his latest EP – Girl Under A...
65daysofstatic: Cras...
posted by Stuart Morrison
British electronic-infused post-rock faves 65Daysofstatic announce the North American release of their latest album We Were Exploding Anyway in a special deluxe edition that also features the recent Heavy Sky EP. The...
The Chakras: Beautif...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
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...
IR: UK #98 – D...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 98 of Insomnia Radio: UK Another twelve songs by UK artists, again very varied in style. Quite a lot of Electro-Rock this time, some Post Rock, a bit of Noise Pop, and even some straight Rock. Recording Date:...
Tall Ships: Plate Te...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The title track from The UK’s Tall Ships EP released in April. Tall Ships are originally from Falmouth, and now based in Brighton on the South coast of the UK, fast becoming a centre for new independent bands. Plate...
Film Noir World: Dif...
posted by Rodrigo
Residing in the music of England, Film Noir World is a project by a one man band and producer, Mark Johnson, who makes music that have a movie soundtrack feel. From love, adventure, to suspense, thriller, mysterious, action,...
IR: UK #97 – F...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode 97 of Insomnia Radio: UK 12 diverse tracks from UK artists Recording Date: Sunday 03 July 2011 TRT: 59:15 Rating: Work Safe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk97.mp3] Download IR: UK 97 Subscribe to IR: UK...
Kaleidophone: Goggle...
posted by Stuart Morrison
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...
IR: UK #96 – T...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Episode number 96 of Insomnia Radio: UK Twelve tracks by UK artists. Some questions about spelling. Recording Date: Sunday 05 June 2011 TRT: 45:29 Rating: Work Safe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk96.mp3] Download...