Lowtide: Wedding Ring
“Wedding Ring” is the stunning fifth track from Melbourne AUS based band lowtide‘s 2014 self-titled LP. We wanted to cycle back to explore some of their slightly earlier material and while doing so found that they have a new album coming out in about a month’s time, specifically on February 16 2018! Also, be sure […]
4m Jan 06, 2018
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The Tower Of Dudes: Pain Pills
The Tower Of Dudes are releasing their new EP Boring Country Songs on March 2nd, 2018. Today’s Dose is a track from it. Although this short album is entitled Boring Country Songs and is recorded almost exclusively in the key of G, don’t let the name or simple song structures confuse you about the band […]
2m Jan 06, 2018
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The Wilderness of Manitoba: Head for the Hills
“Across the Dark” is the fifth full length release from Toronto CAN band, THE WILDERNESS OF MANITOBA, released on September 15th of this past year. This full release would definitely fit onto last years best list if we indeed creating anything of that nature (we typically don’t), with the songs continuously delivering, from the evocative […]
5m Jan 04, 2018
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Ignite The Fire: Criticize
Maryland based Ignite The Fire performs up and down the U.S. mid-Atlantic region. The band performed on the main stage at the 2017 Ink in the Clink festival in Ohio in July with In This Moment, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, and other nationals. Recently the band performed with Saving Abel, and they […]
4m Jan 03, 2018
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Cross Country: Grass Stain
Oxford grown, and now Cincinnati based four-piece indie rock band CROSS COUNTRY released their brilliant debut LP “Trials” in September of 2016. It was initially issued on limited edition crystal clear w/burgundy imprint tape, as part of the Infinity Cat Cassette Series, curated by Casey Weissbuch. You can now pick up the full eight tracks […]
4m Jan 02, 2018
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Dee Zee: Another New Year’s Day
Happy New Year from all of us here at Insomnia Radio! Today’s New Year’s Dose is by Dee Zee, who is one person, Dave Zeitlin, who writes, plays and records all the tracks himself, with all the different instrumental parts recorded on Roland synthesiser workstations, although the original ideas for tracks often come from iPad […]
6m Jan 01, 2018
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Edjacated Phools: The Seams
The Edjacated Phools are a 6-piece fusion band based in Baltimore, MD. Comprised of Devin Barone (drums), Tyler Garrison (bass), Nick Hatzis, (vocals) Kyle Sappington (vocals), Logan Sappington (guitar, vocals), and Ben Yancheski (keys), they combine a unique blend of rock, reggae, hip-hop, ska and punk influences into a unique sound. Formed in 2014, the […]
5m Dec 29, 2017
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Moon Darling: Learned Amongst The Sky
“By The Light of The Moon,” the latest from Seattle-based band, Moon Darling arrives on Jan. 26th, 2018. Foursome Moon Darling is racking up early attention for its muscular psychedelic 70’s sound ahead of the release of their new EP. The fierce fretwork on the new collection by Michael Julian Escobar is matched by his […]
5m Dec 27, 2017
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The Gasoline Brothers: Hungover Boxing Day
“Hungover Boxing Day” is the first track from “Christmas Candy“, a name-your-price collection of ten great holiday songs by renowned and Dutch indie bands, released in December of 2009. HBD comes from the Dutch band THE GASOLINE BROTHERS, an act formed in Utrecht in 2006, influenced by some greats as Wilco, Pavement, Beach Boys, Guided […]
5m Dec 26, 2017
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Derek D: I heard the Bells on Christmas Day
From his album ‘I Heard The Bass On Xmas Day’. From the Solo Bass Instrumental Christmas EP by Derek Dufresne. All Bass, Keys, drums/percussion by Derek D. Derek is a multi-instrumentalist based in New Orleans, LA. He is a session artist as well as bassist in numerous projects, most notably, Saint Roch SOUNDCLOUD | SAINT […]
3m Dec 25, 2017
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Kitschmas: Our Town
Today’s Christmas Eve Dose is by a band with a kind-of seasonal name, rather than a seasonal song. Kitschmas is Alex Dougherty (KITSCHBOT) and Adel Bengo (XMAS) and they released their first EP ‘Closer’ on cassette at the beginning of 2017, via Records Records (but the label’s website seems to be a placeholder). Apparently members […]
3m Dec 24, 2017
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Hans Toupee: Lights Camera Christmas
While sitting in the studio parking structure in Hollywood a few weeks back ready to head home I spied a car plate directly across from me with the Fowler Volkswagen tag, all the way from Norman Oklahoma. This seemed to be a nice subliminal prod that the new Blackwatch holiday compilation was out. After quickly […]
3m Dec 23, 2017
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POP ETC: All I Want For Xmas (Just My Baby)
Earlier in December, POP ETC [from New York, California, etc.] released their holiday EP, “A POP ETC Christmas” via MXDWN. The new Christmas collection is a gift to fans, and includes two covers, “Christmas Time Is Here,” from Charlie Brown’s Christmas Special, and Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmas Time”, sung by Julian from POP ETC, as […]
4m Dec 22, 2017
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Amarna Reign: Black Christmas
To transition us all into the proper yuletide spirit, here’s a face melter from Indianapolis Indiana metal band AMARNA REIGN with the newer version of their classic reportedly released by the band around 2010. The track can be found on the 2015 compilation through CORE RADIO!, nine excellent holiday themed tracks released on December 31, […]
4m Dec 21, 2017
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Nekodex: Aureole
Today’s festive Dose is the Xmas 2017 theme from online game osu! by Japan-based DJ/Remixer nekodex, which is a free download from SoundCloud. He says on his page: “Heyo, back again with an updated Christmas spin on the osu! theme for 2017! Went for a more chill feeling this time, ‘cuz god knows we need […]
3m Dec 20, 2017
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MoweLan: Colored Lights (feat. The Guild)
“Colored Lights (feat. The Guild)” is a holiday track from Netherlands based synthwave producer, MoweLan, released on the 2013 Retro Promenade (Austin, TX label) holiday compilation, “It’s Christmas Time!“. The compilation features twenty-eight tracks of retro and fun 80’s and 90s inspired music and artwork, available under a name-your-price model alongside several other holiday compilations […]
4m Dec 19, 2017
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Harmony Dischord: Celebration
Small Bear Records, based in Douglas on the Isle of Man, have released their 2017 Xmas compilation called ‘unknown presents’. Today’s seasonal Dose is the lead track on the comp, by Harmony Dischord, which seems to be Mikie Daugherty, who runs Small Bear Records. As they say on the SBR site: “Thirteen tracks from artists […]
4m Dec 18, 2017
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The Northern Coast: Rusted Love
Calgary Alberta based band The Northern Coast was formed in the early spring of 2015, an amalgamation of folk rock, alternative and some western influences, with vocals driving the mix. They reportedly use the harsh Canadian environment and the life that comes with it as a muse. The solid debut six track EP “Revelry” was […]
4m Dec 17, 2017
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set and setting: Saudade
“Saudade” is the opening track from St. Petersburg Russia based instrumental rock band SET AND SETTING and their new album “Reflectionless“. The eight-track album released in January of 2017 is now available for $8 at Bandcamp, a great deal considering most of the tracks are very lengthy and well worth the price. The band recently […]
8m Dec 16, 2017
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Psychopathic Romantics: The Gathering
Psychopathic Romantics, the folky, acoustic, slow punk band performs their original Bread and Circuses album. You are in for a treat as the guitar players put down their guitars and plug in the bouzouki, mandolin and indian harmonium, layered by warm deep vocals. Occasionally distorting the mandolin and bouzouki just to make a point. They […]
5m Dec 15, 2017
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Treehouses 2290: Budapest
Budapest is the second track off the latest 2016 4 track EP “The Difference Between a House and a Home” by Lisbon Portugual based shoegaze band, TREEHOUSES 2290. We initially ran into some very solid efforts on their self titled 2014 release but wanted to showcase some newer material as an intro here today. You […]
3m Dec 14, 2017
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Margaret Chavez: Call For Cull
“A Loupe” (to be released via Goliad Media Groupon 19 Jan 2018) is a 32-minute, continuously mixed ten-track song cycle arriving under the name Margaret Chavez, a pseudonym that acts a memorial tribute to the mother of the album’s creator, Austin-based songwriter Marcus William Striplin. Striplin’s name is familiar to anyone who has followed the […]
2m Dec 13, 2017
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Lifewentpear: Treat Objects Like Women
Cologne Germany punk four-piece LIFEWENTPEAR released today’s featured track “Treat Objects Like Women” on their very solid EP “2016 Demo“, released late that year. It’s a raw and emotional ride through six exceptional tracks, all available for a name-your-price model at Bandcamp, very highly recommended. A live video from AK47 Düsseldorf on 9.30.17 is embedded […]
3m Dec 12, 2017
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Dream System 8: Shine A Little Light
Los Angeles based duo Dream System 8 release the second single ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Music from The Dream System’ (Feb. 9th, Minty Fresh). Dream System 8 is a newly-formed, synth-based pop duo out of Los Angeles that combines the talents of veteran musicians David Klotz and Erica Elektra. The vintage […]
4m Dec 11, 2017
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Ambiere: I See Faces
Manchester UK electronic pop trio Ambiere have announced the release of their brand new single. Capping off an impressive first twelve months for the band with widespread online acclaim greeting their arrival on the indie landscape. Having drawn encouraging early comparisons to acts including Portishead and The XX, alongside substantial support from BBC Introducing, the […]
5m Dec 10, 2017
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Arlt & Les Artistes D’Enfance: Est-Ce Que C’est Le Vent
“Est-Ce Que C’est Le Vent” roughly translated to “It is the Wind” comes from the new anthology “OUF, l’anthologie souterraine, 2015-2017“, a compilation of 22 underground french pop tracks released by French label La Souterraine on December 8th, 2017. This track, the eighteenth on this release was put together by Paris artists, Arlt & Les […]
3m Dec 10, 2017
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Seazoo: Dig
Welsh indie pop maestros Seazoo have announced the upcoming release of Dig, the third track taken from their debut album out 26th January 2018. This latest effervescent number, concerning a re-occurring dream that eventually slips into waking life, sees the quintet showcase their trademark quirky tendencies with driving guitars and infectious vocals unrivalled by many […]
4m Dec 08, 2017
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Frog: Judy Garland
“Judy Garland” is the exceptional 2015 single from Queens, NY based 2 piece band FROG, comprised of Tom White and Dan Bateman. In addition to the 2 track name-your-price single release in April 2015, the song can also be picked up from the “Kind of Blah” LP on Audio Antihero Records, issued just after in […]
4m Dec 08, 2017
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Jeremy Bass: Trees for the Forest
The most striking thing about the upcoming new album by Brooklyn-based artist Jeremy Bass is his adept and powerful lyrics. ‘The Greatest Fire’ (out Jan 19 2018 via Jungle Strut Music) contains numerous turns of phrase that are completely world-class, impressive for any emerging songwriter, but the rub here is that Bass actually makes his […]
4m Dec 06, 2017
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Maple Stave: I Will Fire When I Am Goddamn Good and Ready
Maple Stave is a three piece band based in Durham, NC that came together in 2003. Friends Andy Hull (baritone guitar), Evan Rowe (drums) and Chris Williams (baritone guitar, vocals) reportedly set forth with an aesthetic rooted in the ’90s Chicago and Louisville music scenes. Ten years later and after three additional releases they put […]
3m Dec 06, 2017
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MOTORCADE: Desertion
Dallas TX MOTORCADE release their debut album January 19th 2018 on Idol Records. Hitting on every pressure point of late 80s-early 90s button-the-top-button songcraft ala Depeche Mode, New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and so on, the 11 songs in 40 minutes on their debut album will melt away the […]
5m Dec 04, 2017
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Gains: Cables
Today’s instrumental feature comes from the self-titled 2015 LP from Palmerston North, New Zealand based three-piece indie rock band GAINS. The exceptional album was released January 1st, and sadly, it appears the band likely played their last show in Jan 2016 with another NZ favorite, Die! Die! Die!. You can download the LP for free […]
3m Dec 04, 2017
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Cloud: Frére Jacques and Me
Today’s feature comes from the late 2013 LP “Comfort Songs” by Los Angeles based artist CLOUD (or Tyler Taormina). “Frére Jacques and Me” is a beautiful song that starts off slow but rewards the listener all the way to the end. There are a lot of great tracks on this release of the same caliber, […]
4m Dec 02, 2017
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Daddy Lion: Future Tense
Network favorites Daddy Lion release new track Future Tense Originally started as a solo project from founding member Jeremy Joseph, Daddy Lion adopts the DIY ethos that he learned growing up in the Washington, DC area with its Dischord-records driven punk scene. Daddy Lion has released six full-lengths and EPs and seven original music videos […]
3m Dec 02, 2017
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Gingerlys: Turtledoves
Recently we stumbled across the most recent sampler from San Diego label Topshelf Records, one of our favorite labels here in the US. The newly released Nov 2017 sampler features twenty-two exceptionally surprising tracks with the perfect lead-off song “Turtledoves“, coming from Brooklyn based pop band, Gingerlys. This, one of many standout tracks on the […]
3m Nov 30, 2017
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Thyla: Tell Each Other Lies
Brighton UK based Thyla – Tell Each Other Lies (single) released 29th November. You’d be hard pressed to find a city that possesses quite as much exciting emerging talent as Brighton right now, and dream pop outfit Thyla’s new single Tell Each Other Lies suggests it’s time to add another to the growing list. In […]
4m Nov 30, 2017
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In Casino Out: This Years Noise
In Casino Out are a five piece experimental rock band based in Liverpool that released two EPs spanning from 2010 into 2011. As we close in on the end of this year I thought that “This Years Noise” a track from the band’s 2010 “Shields EP” would be a solid selection to represent the UK […]
5m Nov 28, 2017
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J Hacha de Zola: Lightning Rod Salesman
When Rahway, New Jersey’s J Hacha de Zola released Picaro Obscuro, the second of his two “urban junkyard” albums of 2016, he insinuated that he might not continue on to make a third, and if he did, his plan was to “lighten up” the sound that he has variously, previously (ominously?) described as “boozegaze.” Turns […]
4m Nov 27, 2017
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White Room: Twisted Celebration
Brighton UK band White Room unveil Twisted Celebration, the penultimate track from forthcoming double EP Eight & first part of 4th AA release. Having risen into 2017 nestled atop a wave of increasing attention with their radiant, self-aware brand of psych rock, the enigmatic five-piece have gently crept into indie music’s nucleus over the past […]
3m Nov 26, 2017
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No Honeymoon: Yes/No
“Yes/No” is the lead-off track on the late 2015 EP “Together Alone” by four-piece Brooklyn noise pop band, No Honeymoon. This exceptional release can be found under a name-your-price model at the BC link below. The band also recently released the six track EP “It’s Whatever“, out now for $7 at BC as well. BANDCAMP […]
4m Nov 25, 2017
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Moon Darling: By The Light of The Moon
Seattle-based band Moon Darling release their EP “By The Light of The Moon” on 26 Jan 2018. The band members are Michael Julian Escobar guitar, Michelle Nuño drums, Jack Jay bass and Matthew Buckner keyboards. No one wants to belabor the concept that a rock band of dudes with a female drummer is merely “interesting,” […]
3m Nov 24, 2017
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Sour: Flickin’ Turkey
Today’s feature is a rare find, a release of pent up frustration centered around today’s holiday here in the US. Its maybe for those who found it didn’t go quite as they hoped or just can’t stand the traffic or whatever other struggles they are going through at the time combined with the added pressure […]
3m Nov 23, 2017
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Childcare: Put Down Your Pen
London UK quartet CHILDCARE unveil slinky new single Put Down Your Pen, released 24th November via Elephant Records. CHILDCARE strike a more sombre note on their latest single Put Down Your Pen, a muscle shuffle of a letter to a pen-friend, in a Smokey Robinson meets At The Drive In kind of a way. The […]
3m Nov 22, 2017
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Mt. Doubt: Teeming
Edinburgh musician Mt. Doubt [Leo Bargery and crew] has returned with a brilliant new five track EP “Moon Landings“, released November 3rd on Scottish Fiction Records. The track is up as a free download but you can pick up a limited edition for $6 at the BC link below. Talking about the EP, Bargery explains […]
5m Nov 21, 2017
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Italian Beaches: Tornado
“Debut album from Lexington-based trio Italian Beaches creates “a brand of electronic music that essentially flips the genre’s design.” “Balances ’90s-era trip-hop a la Portishead with the glitchy psych of Broadcast. Dreamy, emotional and disorienting.” Released on Nov. 3rd via the Lexington collective Desperate Spirits, Italian Beaches was produced by the label’s co-founder John Ferguson […]
3m Nov 20, 2017
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Real Terms: Lake Trasimene
The “Lake Trasimene” single is the first release from John, Chris and David from the band REAL TERMS, all formerly of the Liverpool, UK based group Vasco Da Gama. This fantastic new single dropped August 11th on Superstar Destroyer Records out of Manchester and is a free download at the label’s BC site below (also […]
4m Nov 19, 2017
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Field Medic: Mongols Pasture
Todays beautiful lo-fi freak folk feature “Mongols Pasture” comes from the 6 track debut 2013 EP “Crushed Pennies” from San Francisco based artist, Field Music. Field Medic is Bay area artist Kevin Sullivan, who also reportedly plays in the band, Rin Tin Tiger. Crushed Pennies is currently available under a name-your-price model at Bandcamp on […]
3m Nov 19, 2017
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The Academic: Why Can’t We Be Friends?
The Academic release Why Can’t We Be Friends? & unveil tracklist for debut album ‘Tales From The Backseat’ out 12th January. Irish breakout four-piece The Academic share new single Why Can’t We Be Friends?, their sleek, funk-infused take on volatile romance. With a delectable bass groove and a chorus that will worm its way into […]
3m Nov 17, 2017
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Contradictions: Identity
Contradictions is Steffen Walter, a 23 year old guitarist from Landau, Germany who writes instrumental songs than span across different styles of metal and rock, with little limitation. You can pick up “Identity“, the second stunning song from his newest 10-track Sep ’17 release “Hollow” available under a name-your-price model at the BC link below. […]
4m Nov 16, 2017
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Someone: Forget Forgive
Dutch artist Someone (AKA Tessa Rose Jackson) unveils delicate new single Forget Forgive, out via [PIAS] Holland. The former cutesy singer-songwriter shakes off her previous self to explore the rockier depths of pop composition and discover the power of absolute freedom. First single The Deep had a warm, brooding groove, Say Something brought the fuzz, […]
3m Nov 15, 2017
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