Formed in the cold and isolated expanse of North Dakota, The Earth And Everything In It is an art project led by primary songwriter and vocalist Yishai Mags, forged from the remains of Crime Rate in Iowa. Their debut LP We Wander at Night is out April 30. Facebook | Main Site | Twitter Download Future Fears [...]
US based band Brøthers released their excellent debut single, 'We Are Pushing On' at the tail end of 2012 via Soundcloud as a free download, and are currently amid recording their first full-length album. We hope you enjoy today's dose and pay support by visiting any of the following band links below. [via Banter] WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | SOUNDCLOUD | TWITTER Download We Are Pushing On
The Money Go Round are an excellent psychedelic rock group out of Sydney, Australia and recently released a new single, "Endless Sun". Today's feature is very 60s-centric and will hopefully propel you outdoors this fine sunny weekend. Before you head off, please help support the artist by dropping into one of the links below. [via the A&R Dept] WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | BANDCAMP | TWITTER Download Endless Sun
Los Angeles band Cobalt Cranes just released their debut LP, Head In The Clouds, via their own Anticc Records. "Led by Kate Betuel and Tim Foley, Cobalt Cranes blend elements of garage, psychedelic and shoegaze sounds, taking a modern approach to classic California rock. Following on from their 2010 EP In Media Rez, Head In The Clouds expands on the band's garage rock beginnings, finding influence on hard rock album narratives of the early 70s and versatile shoegaze albums of the early 90s" Main Site | Twitter [...]
Betsy and Jon Heibler started the Sugar Stems in the fall of 2007 in Wisconsin with bassist Steph Swinney Conard and soon added Drew Fredrichsen on guitar. The band apparently issued a single and LP before releasing Can't Wait via Screaming Apple Records (Germany) and Dream On Records (Japan). Can't Wait is now seeing a North American release via Dirtnap Records. This is great energetic pop whose harmonies at times remind me of an excellent band of yesteryear, the Dance Hall Crashers. The melody and energy are infectious, a perfect jolt to stir up some positive [...]
From their recently released EP Barncat Sees All available as a free download, and on CD, from BandCamp. Barncat are from West Chester, Pennsylvania, and they say " Some things simply fall into place, without a purpose or a care for their own potential. In our case, we are glad to have the opportunity to express, and share with others, a part of ourselves that is not often seen. We are Barncat. We love making music and sincerely hope that you enjoy it too ." Facebook | Twitter [...]
Sweden's four-piece BEAT THE HEART recorded their new EP Glebe Market in a studio built at a loft of a barn in the Swedish countryside in early 2013, and have released their new endeavor over the course of the past week. They describe their music as a mix between alternative rock, folk and the dreamy sound of the 802s, which is a nice summation. We enjoyed the laid back feel of the song as it languidly but steadily builds throughout seven minutes of pop perfection. The band has been talking about recording this week and emerged [...]
Spoons and Chopsticks are a band from Erk River MN, and have spent two years recording their debut album. Check the links below for more information, including the YouTube link which is an hour long stream of the whole album! Facebook | BandCamp | YouTube Download 1993 Free Music, Every [...]
Local Channel's follow up single to the band's debut track, Arctic (see video below). Local Channel are a new band out of the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. They plan to officially release Paths on their debut EP, "Boyhood Wars", out on April 9th via Bandcamp, iTunes, and Vinyl. Soundcloud | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube Download Paths [...]
From Sydney, Australia comes the new quality single from reggae/rock and hip-hop group CROSSING RED LINES via our friends at the A&R Dept. Apparently the single dropped at the very tail end of March, and we just can't stop playing it here at Insomnia. Listen below and support this great independent group by paying a visit at one of several social sites below: [via the A&R Dept] WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | SOUNDCLOUD | TWITTER [...]
The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse is an alternative indie folk artist from the Scottish Highlands. While primarily a solo artist, he also performs with a backing band called The Wat Wat Kings. Previous to becoming The Horse, Ray McCartney was a founding member, songwriter, performer and producer of The Kazoo Funk Orchestra. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud Download Danger Danger [...]
Ireland based artist Conor Deasy released his debut album under the name BIGGLES FLYS AGAIN, this past March 30th. 'Remember Saturday' marks the culmination of recording sessions that took place across various recording spaces throughout Dublin over the last year. It follows Biggles Flys Again's previous 2 releases, 'Summer's Coming Soon' single and 'Chocks Away' EP, which are both available on Bandcamp below. Support his efforts by paying a visit to any of the following sites below. WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | BANDCAMP | TWITTER [...]
Norwegian band Melancholia released their first single How It Seems on iTunes March 15th. iTunes | Amazon Download How It Seems Free Music, Every Day. Subscribe to the Daily Dose . Melancholia - How It Seems [...]
The Fiery Piano is Gustav Montelius from Stockholm, Sweden who started up the band in 2011 when he released his 4 track Sirens EP. His newest album Second Space was recorded in 2012 and released in early 2013, partially inspired by the book Cosmos by stargazer Carl Sagan. Peel back the layers in this great new release at the links below: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | SOUNDCLOUD Download More Like a tiger, Less Like [...]
Sacramento's genre-benders Tera Melos release their highly-anticipated new album, X'ed Out on April 16th. X'ed Out is the culmination of an arc begun on Tera Melos' first proper full-length, Patagonian Rats (Sargent House, 2010). The trio launches an extensive North American headlining tour with label mates This Town Needs Guns (now simply called TTNG) beginning in April. Main Site | Facebook | Twitter | Label | BandCamp [...]
After the best part of two years playing music together in various forms, defining their artistic direction, these three Sydney boys combined their love for blues and rock into a fusion of earthy riffs, pounding rhythms and raw yet soulful vocal melodies. Having spent several months working closely with Matt O’Connor (The A&R Department) at Sydney's elite Level 7 studios, The Desert Sea is proud to present their debut single 'Settle The Score', released June 18, 2012. [via A&R Dept] FACEBOOK | TWITTER | [...]
Recently the upstate New York folktronica duo SWIMMING IN SPEAKERS inserted themselves into the landscape of new releases with the debut full length, "Guessing the Others", a conceptual LP requiring close to four years of planning, mixing and tracking to get just right. Taken from that release, today's dose is the free flowing track "All We Have", our featured choice out of the sixteen excellent songs on this new album. This song starts off with the sultry vox from self taught vocalist Meadow Elizabeth, punctuated by the steadily increasing electronic beats bubbling up from below via multi-instrumentalist [...]
Botherhood released their debut album "...Turn The Gold To Chrome..." last year. Now the two Swedes decided to record a cover version of the Depeche Mode classic "Photographic" in the studio, and give it away as a free single. Main Site | Facebook | Twitter | iTunes | Amazon | Spotify | SoundCloud Download Photographic [...]
Sea Legs are an indie rock quartet that came out of Bateau Bay, Australia which we discovered via our friends over at the A&R Dept, purveyors of all good sounds ringing out from across the Pacific. The band apparently came about from of the ashes of the indie rock band, Modern Joy and are now reportedly based in nearby Sydney. We can't get enough of this anthemic track, apparently produced independent of any label. Take a listen and share some of the positive vibes below. [via the A&R Dept] [...]
Clap for Daylight is a 4-piece indie rock band from the Atlanta area. They have released the follow-up to their debut album Break Even , their Fire Escape EP, and today's Daily Dose is from it. Does this track have echoes of Radiohead's Paranoid Android? The band describe it as "an introspective, cinematic song that morphs and changes over time". Can't argue with that. Download Evolver [...]
Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose
Boards of Canada - Reach for the Dead (from Tomorrow's Harvest)
Washed Out - Paracosm (Official Album Trailer)
She & Him- I Could've Been Your Girl
Julia Holter - World (Official Video)
Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Official Video)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold us (Major Lazer Remix)
New album: Washed Out
MP3: The Melker Project – “G-Shock Mini Mix”
Get Down Edits Vol 4 + May 2013 Mix
