This trio from Vienna understands how to groove out, keep things mellow yet intense, and generally keep you intrigued from track to track. They’ve been called “Coldplay with balls” by www.musikreviews.de and that description shines through when taking the time to listen to their EP “Leper” as well as the much more varied yet rewarding [...]

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Von Bizmark are an indie/rock four-piece based in Dublin, Ireland Formed in 2007, Von Bizmark released their debut single London in June 2009. The two years in between have seen the band carve their own path on the indie-rock road, shaping a “harder, rockier” and distinct Von Bizmark sound. The band returned to work with producer [...]

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On Monday we presented you with a great track called Yeti, and since its Friday we thought we’d sandwich in the wintery cryptic named cousin who they might have been singing about: GREGG YETI & THE BEST LIGHTS: From underground ‘zine publisher and promoter, to musician, to running his own record label, Gregg Yeti has been [...]

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From their new Double LP “Future Factory” out now. 21 tracks on 4-sides of 180-g white vinyl. And yes, it comes with digital download. A Day-Glo hybrid of revisionist Sci-Fi Pop and Rarefied Rhumba Rumbles. To enjoy while watching planets collide.   Formed in San Francisco in 2004, this Vinyl/Digital release is the fourth offering from The Society [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all of us here at Insomnia Radio, new members and old.  Today’s pick is naturally from Ireland, and isn’t really jigworthy, unless of course you dance to the beat of your own drum. Instead we proudly offer you some lush shoegaze from Dublin’s BUTTERFLY EXPLOSION, who are possibly wrapping up their [...]

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The title track from their album We featured Best Foot on the Ground by Edinburgh’s Callel back in November on the Daily Dose, and Insomnia Radio: UK. To mark the official release of the album, they have made another track available as a free download, so here it is. Enjoy more Scottish Indie Pop Goodness. Download | [...]

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I just stumbled across these guys on The Sixty One, and while it takes patience to enjoy lengthy 7+ minute ambient post-rock instrumentals, this unique trio from Oberlin, Ohio makes it worth the wait. They have a new record on Exit Stencil Recordings with several free downloads. In fact, the label offers a metric ton [...]

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The Deadstring Brothers are an alt-country/rock band from Detroit, Michigan and London, England who play in a style somewhat reminiscent of the Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main Street. Not unlike Exile-era Stones, Deadstring Brothers deliver a menacing sound that draws equally on the melancholy of country ballads and the abandon of rock and [...]

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From their new EP The Last Place You’ll Look on  Fat Cat Records 2009 saw We Were Promised Jetpacks storm the US from their native Edinburgh, releasing debut These Four Walls to a #12 debut on the Billboard Alternative New Artist Chart and widespread love at press and radio, before touring the country supporting label-mates Frightened [...]

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Putting the days to bed, the third LP from Seattle’s The Long Winters, combines the lyrical intimacy and melodic complexity of the ultimatum EP with the guitar pop rave-ups of the bands previous full lengths. The two sides of songwriter John Roderick come together to create the most compelling Long Winters release to date. John Roderick [...]

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