http://www.odeo.com/channels/34879-Insomnia-Radio-Daily-Dose-MP3-Blog InsomniaRadio no On The Daily Dose, The Insomnia Radio Network brings you daily mp3s, legally and with permission from the artists. One excellent song per day delivered directly to your iPod or PC. DJ Chatter and socks not included. The socks would be rocked off anyway. And the DJs? They're busy with all the other podcasts around here. On The Daily Dose, The Insomnia Radio Network brings you daily mp3s, legally and with permission from the artists. One excellent song per day delivered directly to your iPod or PC. DJ Chatter and socks not included. The socks would be rocked off anyway. And the DJs? They're busy with all the other podcasts around here. On The Daily Dose, Insomnia Radio brings you daily mp3s, legally and with permission from the artists. One excellent song per day delivered directly to your iPod or PC. DJ Chatter and socks not included. The socks would be rocked off anyway. en 40 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:58:04 -0800 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:58:04 -0800 Music http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25417502-The-Last-3-Lines-Fish-Tank From Barcelona, Spain we bring you the post-punk sounds of The Last 3 Lines with their single ‘Fish Tank’, taken from their forthcoming EP Crows. “The music of The Last 3 Lines consists of the most energetic britpop rhythms mixed with distortion, the post-punk decadent sound of bands like Sonic Youth, garage and psychodelia and in times reminds you of the 70’s. With their solid live show, The Last 3 Lines are quickly building up a reputation in the independent music scene in Spain.” [Bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thelast3lines sinlovers.net IODA Promonet links: The Last 3 Lines “Fish Tank” (mp3) from “Crows” (SiNlovers) More On This Album From Barcelona, Spain we bring you the post-punk sounds of The Last 3 Lines with their single ‘Fish Tank’, taken from their forthcoming EP Crows. “The music of The Last 3 Lines consists of the most energetic britpop rhythms mixed with distortion, the post-punk decadent sound of bands like Sonic Youth, garage and psychodelia and in times reminds you of the 70’s. With their solid live show, The Last 3 Lines are quickly building up a reputation in the independent music scene in Spain.” [Bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thelast3lines sinlovers.net IODA Promonet links: The Last 3 Lines “Fish Tank” (mp3) from “Crows” (SiNlovers) More On This Album From Barcelona, Spain we bring you the post-punk sounds of The Last 3 Lines with their single ‘Fish Tank’, taken from their forthcoming EP Crows. “The music of The Last 3 Lines consists of the most energetic britpop rhythms mixed with distortion, the post-punk decadent sound of bands like Sonic Youth, garage and psychodelia and in times reminds you of the 70’s. With their solid live show, The Last 3 Lines are quickly building up a reputation in the independent music scene in Spain.” [Bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thelast3lines sinlovers.net IODA Promonet links: The Last 3 Lines “Fish Tank” (mp3) from “Crows” (SiNlovers) More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-11-07,25417502 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:58:04 -0800 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, crows, IRDD, fish tank, the last three lines http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25412461-Hotlites-Sign-Me-Up Having recently stumbled across the following artist over at Garageband several weeks ago, I thought it would be nice to finally feature this local band to kickstart your Friday.  Enjoy! HotLites is an indie-rock-electro-pop trio based out of Los Angeles. Distorted yet alluring vocals, winding guitars drenched in warm, crumbling effect pedals, swelling synths and raw-riffing rock power make up this tasty sound recipe…HotLites debut EP, Pawnshop Radio ON, is available now! [bio] Hotlites Website Hotlites @ Garageband Hotlites @ MySpace Hotlites @ Twitter Hotlites @ Facebook Hotlites store | itunes | emusic | cdbaby | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Having recently stumbled across the following artist over at Garageband several weeks ago, I thought it would be nice to finally feature this local band to kickstart your Friday.  Enjoy! HotLites is an indie-rock-electro-pop trio based out of Los Angeles. Distorted yet alluring vocals, winding guitars drenched in warm, crumbling effect pedals, swelling synths and raw-riffing rock power make up this tasty sound recipe…HotLites debut EP, Pawnshop Radio ON, is available now! [bio] Hotlites Website Hotlites @ Garageband Hotlites @ MySpace Hotlites @ Twitter Hotlites @ Facebook Hotlites store | itunes | emusic | cdbaby | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Having recently stumbled across the following artist over at Garageband several weeks ago, I thought it would be nice to finally feature this local band to kickstart your Friday.  Enjoy! HotLites is an indie-rock-electro-pop trio based out of Los Angeles. Distorted yet alluring vocals, winding guitars drenched in warm, crumbling effect pedals, swelling synths and raw-riffing rock power make up this tasty sound recipe…HotLites debut EP, Pawnshop Radio ON, is available now! [bio] Hotlites Website Hotlites @ Garageband Hotlites @ MySpace Hotlites @ Twitter Hotlites @ Facebook Hotlites store | itunes | emusic | cdbaby | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All tag:odeo.com,2009-11-06,25412461 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:05 -0800 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, Pop, Los Angeles, power, IR: Daily Dose http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25406232-Christophe-Marc-My-Misfit-Ways From his new album Naked – acoustic versions of some of his previous songs. Available to download for free from Jamendo About Christophe Marc It is the solo project of Christophe Marc, the lead singer and guitar player from GALAGO….. “I can hear some little pieces of sounds and voices in my head… and if I don’t turn them into songs they stay kind of stuck in my mind and make me feel sick… that’s the only reason why I write songs! Just like every songwriter, I guess… so I must be just a songwriter…” “These are acoustic versions of songs that already appeared on both my solo albums and on Le Galago’s. Hope you’ll like them…” Chris Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/christophemarc Jamendo      From his new album Naked – acoustic versions of some of his previous songs. Available to download for free from Jamendo About Christophe Marc It is the solo project of Christophe Marc, the lead singer and guitar player from GALAGO….. “I can hear some little pieces of sounds and voices in my head… and if I don’t turn them into songs they stay kind of stuck in my mind and make me feel sick… that’s the only reason why I write songs! Just like every songwriter, I guess… so I must be just a songwriter…” “These are acoustic versions of songs that already appeared on both my solo albums and on Le Galago’s. Hope you’ll like them…” Chris Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/christophemarc Jamendo      From his new album Naked – acoustic versions of some of his previous songs. Available to download for free from Jamendo About Christophe Marc It is the solo project of Christophe Marc, the lead singer and guitar player from GALAGO….. “I can hear some little pieces of sounds and voices in my head… and if I don’t turn them into songs they stay kind of stuck in my mind and make me feel sick… that’s the only reason why I write songs! Just like every songwriter, I guess… so I must be just a songwriter…” “These are acoustic versions of songs that already appeared on both my solo albums and on Le Galago’s. Hope you’ll like them…” Chris Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/christophemarc Jamendo      tag:odeo.com,2009-11-05,25406232 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:59 -0800 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog acoustic, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, Christophe Marc, UK/France http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25398540-Heavy-Feather-Would-You From the self-titled album released in July by Heavy Feather, from Athens, Georgia Heavy Feather formerly Jackpot City combines crunchy chainsaw guitar rock with lush vocal harmonies and diverse instrumentation creating a unique sound. Before forming, the members of Heavy Feather already had impressive musical resumes. Mamie Fike played with the Chickasaw Mudd Puppies and Asa Nisa Masa, which were both produced by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe. Kathy Kirbo is formerly of Greenhouse and Purr, which was produced by R.E.M.’s Mike Mills. Kelly Noonan played with Wet and Billy James (also produced by Mike Mills) and Ian Werden also plays with Dodd Ferrell and High Caliber. [MySpace] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/heavyfeatherband From the self-titled album released in July by Heavy Feather, from Athens, Georgia Heavy Feather formerly Jackpot City combines crunchy chainsaw guitar rock with lush vocal harmonies and diverse instrumentation creating a unique sound. Before forming, the members of Heavy Feather already had impressive musical resumes. Mamie Fike played with the Chickasaw Mudd Puppies and Asa Nisa Masa, which were both produced by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe. Kathy Kirbo is formerly of Greenhouse and Purr, which was produced by R.E.M.’s Mike Mills. Kelly Noonan played with Wet and Billy James (also produced by Mike Mills) and Ian Werden also plays with Dodd Ferrell and High Caliber. [MySpace] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/heavyfeatherband From the self-titled album released in July by Heavy Feather, from Athens, Georgia Heavy Feather formerly Jackpot City combines crunchy chainsaw guitar rock with lush vocal harmonies and diverse instrumentation creating a unique sound. Before forming, the members of Heavy Feather already had impressive musical resumes. Mamie Fike played with the Chickasaw Mudd Puppies and Asa Nisa Masa, which were both produced by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe. Kathy Kirbo is formerly of Greenhouse and Purr, which was produced by R.E.M.’s Mike Mills. Kelly Noonan played with Wet and Billy James (also produced by Mike Mills) and Ian Werden also plays with Dodd Ferrell and High Caliber. [MySpace] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/heavyfeatherband tag:odeo.com,2009-11-04,25398540 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:33 -0800 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Pop, female, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, athens, GA, ska-pop http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25398542-The-Middle-East-Blood We recently debuted the track “Blood” by Australian band THE MIDDLE EAST over at the Association of Music Podcasting before it appeared here – and now finally have a chance to introduce it at Insomnia Radio on the Daily Dose feed. The members of The Middle East hail from Townsville, a town situated in the far north of the country and adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef. It is here that the band created and recorded the five songs that make up the “Recordings Of The Middle East”, of which this track “Blood” is a part of. In this standout track, the band manages to stimulate the mind with instrumentation, conjuring up a lush wintery landscape akin to that created by Loney Dear’s “I Am John”, with a substantial narrative that keeps the listener enthralled during the bell-laden whistling build. The song really opens up halfway in, exploding into a chorus of child-like vocals and takes the listener to emotive heights with a full ... We recently debuted the track “Blood” by Australian band THE MIDDLE EAST over at the Association of Music Podcasting before it appeared here – and now finally have a chance to introduce it at Insomnia Radio on the Daily Dose feed. The members of The Middle East hail from Townsville, a town situated in the far north of the country and adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef. It is here that the band created and recorded the five songs that make up the “Recordings Of The Middle East”, of which this track “Blood” is a part of. In this standout track, the band manages to stimulate the mind with instrumentation, conjuring up a lush wintery landscape akin to that created by Loney Dear’s “I Am John”, with a substantial narrative that keeps the listener enthralled during the bell-laden whistling build. The song really opens up halfway in, exploding into a chorus of child-like vocals and takes the listener to emotive heights with a full band dynamic, replete with a touching story about emotional and physical broken bonds. [cs] The beautiful and animated video for the song “Blood” is a perfect example of the imagery and magic fantasy world that The Middle East’s music lives in. View it in all its majesty below. The Middle East Website TME @ MySpace TME @ The Artists Organization TME @ itunes | amazon | emusic Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All We recently debuted the track “Blood” by Australian band THE MIDDLE EAST over at the Association of Music Podcasting before it appeared here – and now finally have a chance to introduce it at Insomnia Radio on the Daily Dose feed. The members of The Middle East hail from Townsville, a town situated in the far north of the country and adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef. It is here that the band created and recorded the five songs that make up the “Recordings Of The Middle East”, of which this track “Blood” is a part of. In this standout track, the band manages to stimulate the mind with instrumentation, conjuring up a lush wintery landscape akin to that created by Loney Dear’s “I Am John”, with a substantial narrative that keeps the listener enthralled during the bell-laden whistling build. The song really opens up halfway in, exploding into a chorus of child-like vocals and takes the listener to emotive heights with a full band dynamic, replete with a touching story about emotional and physical broken bonds. [cs] The beautiful and animated video for the song “Blood” is a perfect example of the imagery and magic fantasy world that The Middle East’s music lives in. View it in all its majesty below. The Middle East Website TME @ MySpace TME @ The Artists Organization TME @ itunes | amazon | emusic Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All tag:odeo.com,2009-11-03,25398542 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:24 -0800 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, Australia, IR: Daily Dose, press here, the artist organization http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25398545-Tape-Deck-Mountain-Ghost-Colony From their upcoming album Ghost to be released November 17th, 2009 San Diego’s Tape Deck Mountain first made waves by releasing their debut EP Sparks on the unconventional (but quite fitting for their name) medium, our old friend the cassette tape. Frontman Travis Trevisan wants it to be made clear however, that he doesn’t want this to become a “thing” and that he will be working in all formats. In fact Lefse will be releasing TDM’s debut full length Ghost November 17th. 411 on MySpace “Our debut GHOST will be released by Lefse Records, Nov 17th on LP & CD, it’s an album about thinking you’re a ghost, dreaming you’re a ghost, being a ghost, and getting good grades in school…..hope you like it” xo – TDM Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links TDM @MySpace TDM @Facebook TDM @Twitter TDM @Lefse Records From their upcoming album Ghost to be released November 17th, 2009 San Diego’s Tape Deck Mountain first made waves by releasing their debut EP Sparks on the unconventional (but quite fitting for their name) medium, our old friend the cassette tape. Frontman Travis Trevisan wants it to be made clear however, that he doesn’t want this to become a “thing” and that he will be working in all formats. In fact Lefse will be releasing TDM’s debut full length Ghost November 17th. 411 on MySpace “Our debut GHOST will be released by Lefse Records, Nov 17th on LP & CD, it’s an album about thinking you’re a ghost, dreaming you’re a ghost, being a ghost, and getting good grades in school…..hope you like it” xo – TDM Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links TDM @MySpace TDM @Facebook TDM @Twitter TDM @Lefse Records From their upcoming album Ghost to be released November 17th, 2009 San Diego’s Tape Deck Mountain first made waves by releasing their debut EP Sparks on the unconventional (but quite fitting for their name) medium, our old friend the cassette tape. Frontman Travis Trevisan wants it to be made clear however, that he doesn’t want this to become a “thing” and that he will be working in all formats. In fact Lefse will be releasing TDM’s debut full length Ghost November 17th. 411 on MySpace “Our debut GHOST will be released by Lefse Records, Nov 17th on LP & CD, it’s an album about thinking you’re a ghost, dreaming you’re a ghost, being a ghost, and getting good grades in school…..hope you like it” xo – TDM Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links TDM @MySpace TDM @Facebook TDM @Twitter TDM @Lefse Records tag:odeo.com,2009-11-02,25398545 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:33 -0800 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Ghost, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, san diego, Lefse Records, Tape Deck Mountain http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25398546-Birds-Batteries-The-Villain From their latest EP Up To No Good Never easy to categorize, Birds & Batteries continue to cut their own path of genre-less music. Heavily influenced by Bowie’s Scary Monsters, P-Funk, and John Carpenter films, their new EP conveys a degree of mystery/magic amidst post-modern wreckage. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/birdsbatteries birdsandbatteries.com IODA Links Birds & Batteries “The Villain” (mp3) from “Up To No Good” (Eightmaps) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album From their latest EP Up To No Good Never easy to categorize, Birds & Batteries continue to cut their own path of genre-less music. Heavily influenced by Bowie’s Scary Monsters, P-Funk, and John Carpenter films, their new EP conveys a degree of mystery/magic amidst post-modern wreckage. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/birdsbatteries birdsandbatteries.com IODA Links Birds & Batteries “The Villain” (mp3) from “Up To No Good” (Eightmaps) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album From their latest EP Up To No Good Never easy to categorize, Birds & Batteries continue to cut their own path of genre-less music. Heavily influenced by Bowie’s Scary Monsters, P-Funk, and John Carpenter films, their new EP conveys a degree of mystery/magic amidst post-modern wreckage. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/birdsbatteries birdsandbatteries.com IODA Links Birds & Batteries “The Villain” (mp3) from “Up To No Good” (Eightmaps) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-11-01,25398546 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:04 -0800 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog sf, san francisco, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, Genre-Free, Birds & Batteries http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25398547-The-Marshmallow-Ghosts-Shrieks Happy Halloween from the regional army of zombie programmers at Insomnia Radio. When a chilly breeze starts wrestling the leaves to the ground, and carefully carved pumpkins take on an eerie glow, you can be sure the Marshmallow Ghosts will materialize to offer up another sweet audio treat for their favorite season. The Marshmallow Ghosts are as ethereal as their name- neither here nor there, neither real nor imaginary, with no permanent members. They make their presence known only once a year, and they’re certainly the first house you’ll want to stop at on your trick-or-treat route (if you can find it.) Effectively acting as the Graveface Records house band, the shape-shifting cast of boo-gooders on this inaugural release includes members of BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW, THE APPLESEED CAST, DREAMEND and CASKET GIRLS. The players change but their distinct séance sound of skin-prickling E.V.P. manifestations and eerie, haunting tones remain the same. This special Halloween 7” hypnotic sw... Happy Halloween from the regional army of zombie programmers at Insomnia Radio. When a chilly breeze starts wrestling the leaves to the ground, and carefully carved pumpkins take on an eerie glow, you can be sure the Marshmallow Ghosts will materialize to offer up another sweet audio treat for their favorite season. The Marshmallow Ghosts are as ethereal as their name- neither here nor there, neither real nor imaginary, with no permanent members. They make their presence known only once a year, and they’re certainly the first house you’ll want to stop at on your trick-or-treat route (if you can find it.) Effectively acting as the Graveface Records house band, the shape-shifting cast of boo-gooders on this inaugural release includes members of BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW, THE APPLESEED CAST, DREAMEND and CASKET GIRLS. The players change but their distinct séance sound of skin-prickling E.V.P. manifestations and eerie, haunting tones remain the same. This special Halloween 7” hypnotic swirl picture disc (with digital download!) is a limited edition and features an extra-spooky glow-in-the-dark sleeve from Stoughton. It’s more exciting than scoring a King-Size Snickers after harvesting a pillow case worth of pennies, salt water taffy and Smarties. Turn down the lights, drop the needle on this other-worldly gem, and let the beyond-the-grave sounds creep out your Halloween party-guests this year. It’s guaranteed to make any house a haunted one. See you at the Raven’s Grin Inn… [ioda] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All The Marshmallow Ghosts @ MySpace The Marshmallow Ghosts “Shrieks” (mp3) from “The Marshmallow Ghosts” (Graveface Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album Happy Halloween from the regional army of zombie programmers at Insomnia Radio. When a chilly breeze starts wrestling the leaves to the ground, and carefully carved pumpkins take on an eerie glow, you can be sure the Marshmallow Ghosts will materialize to offer up another sweet audio treat for their favorite season. The Marshmallow Ghosts are as ethereal as their name- neither here nor there, neither real nor imaginary, with no permanent members. They make their presence known only once a year, and they’re certainly the first house you’ll want to stop at on your trick-or-treat route (if you can find it.) Effectively acting as the Graveface Records house band, the shape-shifting cast of boo-gooders on this inaugural release includes members of BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW, THE APPLESEED CAST, DREAMEND and CASKET GIRLS. The players change but their distinct séance sound of skin-prickling E.V.P. manifestations and eerie, haunting tones remain the same. This special Halloween 7” hypnotic swirl picture disc (with digital download!) is a limited edition and features an extra-spooky glow-in-the-dark sleeve from Stoughton. It’s more exciting than scoring a King-Size Snickers after harvesting a pillow case worth of pennies, salt water taffy and Smarties. Turn down the lights, drop the needle on this other-worldly gem, and let the beyond-the-grave sounds creep out your Halloween party-guests this year. It’s guaranteed to make any house a haunted one. See you at the Raven’s Grin Inn… [ioda] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All The Marshmallow Ghosts @ MySpace The Marshmallow Ghosts “Shrieks” (mp3) from “The Marshmallow Ghosts” (Graveface Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-30,25398547 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:00:10 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Holiday, Collaboration, Halloween, IR: Daily Dose http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25398548-Levi-Fuller-Colossal ‘Colossal’ is the title track from Seattle-based folker Levi Fuller’s third full length album. An uptempo, cheery yet laid-back dose of acoustic folk. With subdued, singalong-able vocals and specs of dark lyrical undertones, ‘Colossal’ is the perfect track to ease you into the weekend. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/levifuller denimclature.com IODA Promonet Links: Levi Fuller “Colossal” (mp3) from “Colossal” (Abandoned Love Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album ‘Colossal’ is the title track from Seattle-based folker Levi Fuller’s third full length album. An uptempo, cheery yet laid-back dose of acoustic folk. With subdued, singalong-able vocals and specs of dark lyrical undertones, ‘Colossal’ is the perfect track to ease you into the weekend. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/levifuller denimclature.com IODA Promonet Links: Levi Fuller “Colossal” (mp3) from “Colossal” (Abandoned Love Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album ‘Colossal’ is the title track from Seattle-based folker Levi Fuller’s third full length album. An uptempo, cheery yet laid-back dose of acoustic folk. With subdued, singalong-able vocals and specs of dark lyrical undertones, ‘Colossal’ is the perfect track to ease you into the weekend. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/levifuller denimclature.com IODA Promonet Links: Levi Fuller “Colossal” (mp3) from “Colossal” (Abandoned Love Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-30,25398548 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:22 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, IRDD, levi fuller, colossal http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25398550-Persian-Claws-Yours-Sincerely Some Garage Punk for you today, from Burlington, VT PERSIAN CLAWS formed August 2008 in Burlington, VT. They are a Garage Punk band with Female vocals inspired by 60’s garage rock & cinema, 70’s punk and life in a small town. PERSIAN CLAWS are: Deborah Troiano- vocals Bill Mullins- guitar and vocals Kirk Flanagan- bass Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/persianclaws Some Garage Punk for you today, from Burlington, VT PERSIAN CLAWS formed August 2008 in Burlington, VT. They are a Garage Punk band with Female vocals inspired by 60’s garage rock & cinema, 70’s punk and life in a small town. PERSIAN CLAWS are: Deborah Troiano- vocals Bill Mullins- guitar and vocals Kirk Flanagan- bass Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/persianclaws Some Garage Punk for you today, from Burlington, VT PERSIAN CLAWS formed August 2008 in Burlington, VT. They are a Garage Punk band with Female vocals inspired by 60’s garage rock & cinema, 70’s punk and life in a small town. PERSIAN CLAWS are: Deborah Troiano- vocals Bill Mullins- guitar and vocals Kirk Flanagan- bass Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/persianclaws tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25398550 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:00:57 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Vermont, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, Garage Punk, Persian Claws http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25398552-Plank-Patchwork PLANK (formerly Plank63) was formed in the Fall of 2000 in Boston, and today we felt like zipping back to 2004 to showcase a quality track called ‘Patchwork’ by this Massachusetts based group. With the release of their 2004 CD, Symmetry, ‘Patchwork’ remained in the Top 3 of the Hard Rock category of Garageband.com for a record-breaking length of time. They have received countless national and international inquiries about them and their music. Scores of companies releasing compilation CDs have sought out to include Patchwork in their marketing materials. It’s even been adopted by some local sports organizations as a their unofficial theme song. The band prides itself on being more than just a solid writing and recording machine, but a powerful dominating live act to be reckoned with too. Much of their reputation has been spread due to their intense and exhausting live show, where they adopted the saying: “Bring it and leave everything you’ve... PLANK (formerly Plank63) was formed in the Fall of 2000 in Boston, and today we felt like zipping back to 2004 to showcase a quality track called ‘Patchwork’ by this Massachusetts based group. With the release of their 2004 CD, Symmetry, ‘Patchwork’ remained in the Top 3 of the Hard Rock category of Garageband.com for a record-breaking length of time. They have received countless national and international inquiries about them and their music. Scores of companies releasing compilation CDs have sought out to include Patchwork in their marketing materials. It’s even been adopted by some local sports organizations as a their unofficial theme song. The band prides itself on being more than just a solid writing and recording machine, but a powerful dominating live act to be reckoned with too. Much of their reputation has been spread due to their intense and exhausting live show, where they adopted the saying: “Bring it and leave everything you’ve got onstage.” They are something to see and experience, not just heard. [bio] Plank @ Garageband Plank @ MySpace Plank @ cdbaby | emusic | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All PLANK (formerly Plank63) was formed in the Fall of 2000 in Boston, and today we felt like zipping back to 2004 to showcase a quality track called ‘Patchwork’ by this Massachusetts based group. With the release of their 2004 CD, Symmetry, ‘Patchwork’ remained in the Top 3 of the Hard Rock category of Garageband.com for a record-breaking length of time. They have received countless national and international inquiries about them and their music. Scores of companies releasing compilation CDs have sought out to include Patchwork in their marketing materials. It’s even been adopted by some local sports organizations as a their unofficial theme song. The band prides itself on being more than just a solid writing and recording machine, but a powerful dominating live act to be reckoned with too. Much of their reputation has been spread due to their intense and exhausting live show, where they adopted the saying: “Bring it and leave everything you’ve got onstage.” They are something to see and experience, not just heard. [bio] Plank @ Garageband Plank @ MySpace Plank @ cdbaby | emusic | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All tag:odeo.com,2009-10-28,25398552 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:01 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Boston, IR: Daily Dose, massachusetts, Hard Rock http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25398554-Saviours-We-Roam From Oakland, CA, Saviours deliver a sharp burst of shredding, riffing metal for today’s Daily Dose with ‘We Roam’, from their newest album Accelerated Living. “Saviours have made the necessary adjustments to deliver the goods with revitalized rage and the smell of burnt blood in the air around them. The sludge of previous efforts is all but vanished, replaced with forged steel riffage, Austin Barber’s ragged vocals, and precise, metallic authority. New lead guitarist Sonny Reinhardt (ex-Watch Them Die) pushes the band into furious, locked in riffing, making that Motorhead-meets-Exodus-meets-Born Again-era Sabbath crossover record, the one you always dreamt of, a threatening reality. Full, thick production courtesy of Phil Manley (The Fucking Champs) opens up Scott Batiste’s drums and Cyrus Comiskey’s bass to the volleys of war.” [IODA Promonet] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/saviours666 killforsaviours.b... From Oakland, CA, Saviours deliver a sharp burst of shredding, riffing metal for today’s Daily Dose with ‘We Roam’, from their newest album Accelerated Living. “Saviours have made the necessary adjustments to deliver the goods with revitalized rage and the smell of burnt blood in the air around them. The sludge of previous efforts is all but vanished, replaced with forged steel riffage, Austin Barber’s ragged vocals, and precise, metallic authority. New lead guitarist Sonny Reinhardt (ex-Watch Them Die) pushes the band into furious, locked in riffing, making that Motorhead-meets-Exodus-meets-Born Again-era Sabbath crossover record, the one you always dreamt of, a threatening reality. Full, thick production courtesy of Phil Manley (The Fucking Champs) opens up Scott Batiste’s drums and Cyrus Comiskey’s bass to the volleys of war.” [IODA Promonet] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/saviours666 killforsaviours.blogspot.com IODA Promonet links: Saviours “We Roam” (mp3) from “Accelerated Living” (Kemado) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album From Oakland, CA, Saviours deliver a sharp burst of shredding, riffing metal for today’s Daily Dose with ‘We Roam’, from their newest album Accelerated Living. “Saviours have made the necessary adjustments to deliver the goods with revitalized rage and the smell of burnt blood in the air around them. The sludge of previous efforts is all but vanished, replaced with forged steel riffage, Austin Barber’s ragged vocals, and precise, metallic authority. New lead guitarist Sonny Reinhardt (ex-Watch Them Die) pushes the band into furious, locked in riffing, making that Motorhead-meets-Exodus-meets-Born Again-era Sabbath crossover record, the one you always dreamt of, a threatening reality. Full, thick production courtesy of Phil Manley (The Fucking Champs) opens up Scott Batiste’s drums and Cyrus Comiskey’s bass to the volleys of war.” [IODA Promonet] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/saviours666 killforsaviours.blogspot.com IODA Promonet links: Saviours “We Roam” (mp3) from “Accelerated Living” (Kemado) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-27,25398554 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:00:46 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, Kemado, saviours, IRDD, Accelerated Living, we roam http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25376722-The-Tripwires-Drawing-A-Blank From the album House To House on Spark And Shine Records It is hardly surprising that the Tripwires have leapt to the very forefront of Seattle’s burgeoning power pop ‘n’ roll scene, for this is indeed a quartet of considerable pedigree and startling showmanship. Leader John Ramberg wears red pants and sings in a voice reminiscent of his mentors, Sam Cooke and Pete Ham. In a Rambergian world story and melody are as inseparable as chicken and waffles. I have believed for years that John is the world’s most under-rated songwriter, and this latest Tripwires effort is yet another horn o’ plenty bursting with compositional genius, adding to the considerable catalog of published gems from previous bands the Model Rockets and Stumpy Joe. You may also recognize John’s B-Bender pyrotechnics from his long-standing role as lead guitarist in the Minus 5, a group that certainly needs no introduction, nor deserves one. [IODA] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in... From the album House To House on Spark And Shine Records It is hardly surprising that the Tripwires have leapt to the very forefront of Seattle’s burgeoning power pop ‘n’ roll scene, for this is indeed a quartet of considerable pedigree and startling showmanship. Leader John Ramberg wears red pants and sings in a voice reminiscent of his mentors, Sam Cooke and Pete Ham. In a Rambergian world story and melody are as inseparable as chicken and waffles. I have believed for years that John is the world’s most under-rated songwriter, and this latest Tripwires effort is yet another horn o’ plenty bursting with compositional genius, adding to the considerable catalog of published gems from previous bands the Model Rockets and Stumpy Joe. You may also recognize John’s B-Bender pyrotechnics from his long-standing role as lead guitarist in the Minus 5, a group that certainly needs no introduction, nor deserves one. [IODA] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thetripwires thetripwires.com Spark And Shine Records IODA Links The Tripwires “Drawing A Blank” (mp3) from “House To House” (Spark and Shine) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album From the album House To House on Spark And Shine Records It is hardly surprising that the Tripwires have leapt to the very forefront of Seattle’s burgeoning power pop ‘n’ roll scene, for this is indeed a quartet of considerable pedigree and startling showmanship. Leader John Ramberg wears red pants and sings in a voice reminiscent of his mentors, Sam Cooke and Pete Ham. In a Rambergian world story and melody are as inseparable as chicken and waffles. I have believed for years that John is the world’s most under-rated songwriter, and this latest Tripwires effort is yet another horn o’ plenty bursting with compositional genius, adding to the considerable catalog of published gems from previous bands the Model Rockets and Stumpy Joe. You may also recognize John’s B-Bender pyrotechnics from his long-standing role as lead guitarist in the Minus 5, a group that certainly needs no introduction, nor deserves one. [IODA] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thetripwires thetripwires.com Spark And Shine Records IODA Links The Tripwires “Drawing A Blank” (mp3) from “House To House” (Spark and Shine) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-26,25376722 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog seattle, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, The Tripwires http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25369312-This-Will-Destroy-You-The-World-Is-Our-___ This Will Destroy You are an instrumental quartet from the great state of Texas who play a cascading brand of cinematic rock music. The band is made up of guitarists Chris King and Jeremy Galindo, bass player Donovan Jones and drummer Andrew Miller with Jones also playing the keyboard for live performances. They are currently signed to Magic Bullet Records. While they recently released a new split EP, titled Field Studies, in January 2009 with the band Lymbyc Systym, we wanted to reach back to 2006, when TWDY released “Young Bear”, a six-song EP originally intended to be a demo tape – yet received very well by critics. [wiki/ioda] This Will Destroy You @ MySpace TWDY @ Facebook Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All This Will Destroy You “The World Is Our ___” (mp3) from “Young Mountain” (Magic Bullet) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album This Will Destroy You are an instrumental quartet from the great state of Texas who play a cascading brand of cinematic rock music. The band is made up of guitarists Chris King and Jeremy Galindo, bass player Donovan Jones and drummer Andrew Miller with Jones also playing the keyboard for live performances. They are currently signed to Magic Bullet Records. While they recently released a new split EP, titled Field Studies, in January 2009 with the band Lymbyc Systym, we wanted to reach back to 2006, when TWDY released “Young Bear”, a six-song EP originally intended to be a demo tape – yet received very well by critics. [wiki/ioda] This Will Destroy You @ MySpace TWDY @ Facebook Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All This Will Destroy You “The World Is Our ___” (mp3) from “Young Mountain” (Magic Bullet) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album This Will Destroy You are an instrumental quartet from the great state of Texas who play a cascading brand of cinematic rock music. The band is made up of guitarists Chris King and Jeremy Galindo, bass player Donovan Jones and drummer Andrew Miller with Jones also playing the keyboard for live performances. They are currently signed to Magic Bullet Records. While they recently released a new split EP, titled Field Studies, in January 2009 with the band Lymbyc Systym, we wanted to reach back to 2006, when TWDY released “Young Bear”, a six-song EP originally intended to be a demo tape – yet received very well by critics. [wiki/ioda] This Will Destroy You @ MySpace TWDY @ Facebook Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All This Will Destroy You “The World Is Our ___” (mp3) from “Young Mountain” (Magic Bullet) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-25,25369312 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:30:21 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog instrumental, texas, IR: Daily Dose, post-rock, san marcos http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25369313-Rep-By-Pop-Cell-phone-Camera The Title Track from their new Album. See the video over there ——————————– Rep By Pop are a power pop trio playing infectious, danceable, synth/guitar rock. This Toronto based trio mix defiant, brooding and eager lyrics and vox with driving, sometimes funky drums and bass. Add a few absorbing synth lines for flavour. Influences dodge and dart from The Talking Heads to the The Cure to the Chili Peppers. Most of all they are an original with enough personality to back it up. A recent EP has grown in to a full length LP titled Cell Phone Camera [to be] released in September of 2009. [MySpace Bio] See the links below for Purchase Details. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/repbypop RBP @ YouTube RBP @ Indie Pool (CD Purchase) RBP @ IiTunes The Title Track from their new Album. See the video over there ——————————– Rep By Pop are a power pop trio playing infectious, danceable, synth/guitar rock. This Toronto based trio mix defiant, brooding and eager lyrics and vox with driving, sometimes funky drums and bass. Add a few absorbing synth lines for flavour. Influences dodge and dart from The Talking Heads to the The Cure to the Chili Peppers. Most of all they are an original with enough personality to back it up. A recent EP has grown in to a full length LP titled Cell Phone Camera [to be] released in September of 2009. [MySpace Bio] See the links below for Purchase Details. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/repbypop RBP @ YouTube RBP @ Indie Pool (CD Purchase) RBP @ IiTunes The Title Track from their new Album. See the video over there ——————————– Rep By Pop are a power pop trio playing infectious, danceable, synth/guitar rock. This Toronto based trio mix defiant, brooding and eager lyrics and vox with driving, sometimes funky drums and bass. Add a few absorbing synth lines for flavour. Influences dodge and dart from The Talking Heads to the The Cure to the Chili Peppers. Most of all they are an original with enough personality to back it up. A recent EP has grown in to a full length LP titled Cell Phone Camera [to be] released in September of 2009. [MySpace Bio] See the links below for Purchase Details. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/repbypop RBP @ YouTube RBP @ Indie Pool (CD Purchase) RBP @ IiTunes tag:odeo.com,2009-10-24,25369313 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:59:52 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog rock, video, Pop, canada, ontario, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, toronto, cell phone camera, power pop, Rep By Pop http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25369314-The-Prairie-Cartel-Beautiful-Shadow From Where Did All My People Go “The next big thing out of the Windy City… raging and carnal… a nervous breakdown on the dance floor” [IODA] TPC are Scott Lucas, Blake Smith and Mike Willison Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/theprairiecartel theprairiecartel.com IODA Links The Prairie Cartel “Beautiful Shadow” (mp3) from “Where Did All My People Go” (Long Nights Impossible Odds) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album From Where Did All My People Go “The next big thing out of the Windy City… raging and carnal… a nervous breakdown on the dance floor” [IODA] TPC are Scott Lucas, Blake Smith and Mike Willison Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/theprairiecartel theprairiecartel.com IODA Links The Prairie Cartel “Beautiful Shadow” (mp3) from “Where Did All My People Go” (Long Nights Impossible Odds) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album From Where Did All My People Go “The next big thing out of the Windy City… raging and carnal… a nervous breakdown on the dance floor” [IODA] TPC are Scott Lucas, Blake Smith and Mike Willison Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/theprairiecartel theprairiecartel.com IODA Links The Prairie Cartel “Beautiful Shadow” (mp3) from “Where Did All My People Go” (Long Nights Impossible Odds) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-23,25369314 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:38:47 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog chicago, rock, electro, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, il, The Prairie Cartel http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25346847-Sleeping-At-Last-Porcelain As indicated by a recent trip to Chicago’s Electrical Audio Studio (owned by Nirvana/The Pixies mastermind Steve Albini), Chicago band SLEEPING AT LAST have once again upped the artistic ante in this ambitious, self-produced affair, while concurrently maintaining relatability on all planes. Their third national release, Storyboards, is an intricate web that builds off the surging soundscapes of 2003’s Ghosts and the lush atmospherics of 2006’s Keep No Score, coupled with previously uncharted instrumental expeditions and glorious orchestration. “Every time we go into the studio, we want to stretch ourselves musically as much as possible and we’ve noticed that each record seems to have a couple tracks that hint at the direction we’ll explore on the next,” suggests O’Neal, citing the addition of varied string arrangement styles, the folksy ukulele and a plethora of earthy but exotic adjunct instruments throughout Storyboards. “This time out, the results are really intimate where we’re ... As indicated by a recent trip to Chicago’s Electrical Audio Studio (owned by Nirvana/The Pixies mastermind Steve Albini), Chicago band SLEEPING AT LAST have once again upped the artistic ante in this ambitious, self-produced affair, while concurrently maintaining relatability on all planes. Their third national release, Storyboards, is an intricate web that builds off the surging soundscapes of 2003’s Ghosts and the lush atmospherics of 2006’s Keep No Score, coupled with previously uncharted instrumental expeditions and glorious orchestration. “Every time we go into the studio, we want to stretch ourselves musically as much as possible and we’ve noticed that each record seems to have a couple tracks that hint at the direction we’ll explore on the next,” suggests O’Neal, citing the addition of varied string arrangement styles, the folksy ukulele and a plethora of earthy but exotic adjunct instruments throughout Storyboards. “This time out, the results are really intimate where we’re utilizing a lot of really specific sounds and also working with people we’ve never had a chance to work with before that we really admire.” And those visions have certainly caught the ear of several world class heavy-hitters, including legendary arranger Van Dyke Parks (Brian Wilson’s SMiLE, U2, Tim Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Ringo Starr), multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Ryan Francesconi (Joanna Newsom), plus longtime string collaborators Susan Voelz (Poi Dog Pondering) alongside woodwinds master Paul Von Mertens (Wilson, Wilco, Paul McCartney), and Jeremy Larson (also a lauded solo artist in his own right). Add in engineers Greg Norman (Pelican, Russian Circles, Guided By Voices) along with mixer John Goodmanson (Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater Kinney, Nada Surf), and the group’s third venture is truly a charm. Throughout the eleven interwoven tracks on the aptly titled Storyboards, themes of reflection, introspection, renewal and optimism are prevalent, in addition to an underlying affinity for nature. O’Neal and Perdue are both animal appreciators, practicing vegetarians and frequently support the Humane Society both on and off stage.  [ioda] Sleeping At Last Website SAL @ MySpace SAL @ Facebook SAL @ Twitter Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Sleeping At Last “Porcelain” (mp3) from “Storyboards” (Sleeping At Last) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album As indicated by a recent trip to Chicago’s Electrical Audio Studio (owned by Nirvana/The Pixies mastermind Steve Albini), Chicago band SLEEPING AT LAST have once again upped the artistic ante in this ambitious, self-produced affair, while concurrently maintaining relatability on all planes. Their third national release, Storyboards, is an intricate web that builds off the surging soundscapes of 2003’s Ghosts and the lush atmospherics of 2006’s Keep No Score, coupled with previously uncharted instrumental expeditions and glorious orchestration. “Every time we go into the studio, we want to stretch ourselves musically as much as possible and we’ve noticed that each record seems to have a couple tracks that hint at the direction we’ll explore on the next,” suggests O’Neal, citing the addition of varied string arrangement styles, the folksy ukulele and a plethora of earthy but exotic adjunct instruments throughout Storyboards. “This time out, the results are really intimate where we’re utilizing a lot of really specific sounds and also working with people we’ve never had a chance to work with before that we really admire.” And those visions have certainly caught the ear of several world class heavy-hitters, including legendary arranger Van Dyke Parks (Brian Wilson’s SMiLE, U2, Tim Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Ringo Starr), multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Ryan Francesconi (Joanna Newsom), plus longtime string collaborators Susan Voelz (Poi Dog Pondering) alongside woodwinds master Paul Von Mertens (Wilson, Wilco, Paul McCartney), and Jeremy Larson (also a lauded solo artist in his own right). Add in engineers Greg Norman (Pelican, Russian Circles, Guided By Voices) along with mixer John Goodmanson (Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater Kinney, Nada Surf), and the group’s third venture is truly a charm. Throughout the eleven interwoven tracks on the aptly titled Storyboards, themes of reflection, introspection, renewal and optimism are prevalent, in addition to an underlying affinity for nature. O’Neal and Perdue are both animal appreciators, practicing vegetarians and frequently support the Humane Society both on and off stage.  [ioda] Sleeping At Last Website SAL @ MySpace SAL @ Facebook SAL @ Twitter Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Sleeping At Last “Porcelain” (mp3) from “Storyboards” (Sleeping At Last) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25346847 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:40 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, rock, IR: Daily Dose, illinois, wheaton http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25323396-mr-Gnome-Slow-Side A single from their upcoming album Heave yer Skeleton to be released November 2009 Cleveland duo mr. Gnome launched a lengthy U.S. tour 1st October that will keep them on the road until late December. The trek is in support of the November release of the band’s sophomore album, Heave Yer Skeleton and the vinyl release of its previous disc, Deliver This Creature. Their psychedelically syncopated sounds draw on a visceral mix of contrasting textures. Masculine and feminine, soft whispers and shrill yelps, pounding drums and soothing lullabies combine to form a discursive indie-rock collage. [Us/Them] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/mrgnome mrgnome.com Store Facebook YouTube A single from their upcoming album Heave yer Skeleton to be released November 2009 Cleveland duo mr. Gnome launched a lengthy U.S. tour 1st October that will keep them on the road until late December. The trek is in support of the November release of the band’s sophomore album, Heave Yer Skeleton and the vinyl release of its previous disc, Deliver This Creature. Their psychedelically syncopated sounds draw on a visceral mix of contrasting textures. Masculine and feminine, soft whispers and shrill yelps, pounding drums and soothing lullabies combine to form a discursive indie-rock collage. [Us/Them] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/mrgnome mrgnome.com Store Facebook YouTube A single from their upcoming album Heave yer Skeleton to be released November 2009 Cleveland duo mr. Gnome launched a lengthy U.S. tour 1st October that will keep them on the road until late December. The trek is in support of the November release of the band’s sophomore album, Heave Yer Skeleton and the vinyl release of its previous disc, Deliver This Creature. Their psychedelically syncopated sounds draw on a visceral mix of contrasting textures. Masculine and feminine, soft whispers and shrill yelps, pounding drums and soothing lullabies combine to form a discursive indie-rock collage. [Us/Them] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/mrgnome mrgnome.com Store Facebook YouTube tag:odeo.com,2009-10-21,25323396 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:00:10 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog cleveland, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, psych, mr. Gnome http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25318857-Beast-Devil From their debut self-titled album, this is ‘Devil’ from Montreal-based band Beast, who are playing various venues this week in NYC for the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival. “It’s hard to tell you what we do. …when we first started doing it we had no idea either. Count it in, see what happens. Slightly amused, massively inspired and very curious, we kept  searching and then  locked and loaded this CD. What’s the backstory? Well, we live in Montreal. Betty Bonifassi sang on the Oscar nominated soundtrack, Triplettes of Bellville…. sang at the Oscars actually. Betty also sang on the hit DJ Champion album “Chill ‘em all” which she toured to sell outs everywhere. Jean-Phi Goncalves has written, produced and played drums for Araine Moffat, Pierre Lapointe, Jean Pierre Ferland, Lauryn Hill and many others. He is a founding member of Montreal’s Plaster. The Beast CD dropped  Nov. 18 in Canada, March 3 in the States.” [MySpace bio] Download | Subscribe | Su... From their debut self-titled album, this is ‘Devil’ from Montreal-based band Beast, who are playing various venues this week in NYC for the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival. “It’s hard to tell you what we do. …when we first started doing it we had no idea either. Count it in, see what happens. Slightly amused, massively inspired and very curious, we kept  searching and then  locked and loaded this CD. What’s the backstory? Well, we live in Montreal. Betty Bonifassi sang on the Oscar nominated soundtrack, Triplettes of Bellville…. sang at the Oscars actually. Betty also sang on the hit DJ Champion album “Chill ‘em all” which she toured to sell outs everywhere. Jean-Phi Goncalves has written, produced and played drums for Araine Moffat, Pierre Lapointe, Jean Pierre Ferland, Lauryn Hill and many others. He is a founding member of Montreal’s Plaster. The Beast CD dropped  Nov. 18 in Canada, March 3 in the States.” [MySpace bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All CMJ dates: Wednesday, October 21st – Arlene’s Grocery: 95 Stanton Street (between Ludlow & Orchard Streets), NYC – 8:00PM set time (as part of M For Montreal showcase) Thursday, October 22nd – Galapagos: 16 Main Street (at Water Street), Brooklyn – 10:30PM set time Friday, October 23rd – The Studio At Webster Hall: 125 East 11th Street (between 3rd & 4th Avenues), NYC – 7:30PM set time (as part of AM Only showcase) Saturday, October 24th – Living Room: 154 Ludlow Street (between Stanton & Rivington Streets), NYC – 12:00AM set time Links myspace.com/beastsound beastsound.net CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival From their debut self-titled album, this is ‘Devil’ from Montreal-based band Beast, who are playing various venues this week in NYC for the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival. “It’s hard to tell you what we do. …when we first started doing it we had no idea either. Count it in, see what happens. Slightly amused, massively inspired and very curious, we kept  searching and then  locked and loaded this CD. What’s the backstory? Well, we live in Montreal. Betty Bonifassi sang on the Oscar nominated soundtrack, Triplettes of Bellville…. sang at the Oscars actually. Betty also sang on the hit DJ Champion album “Chill ‘em all” which she toured to sell outs everywhere. Jean-Phi Goncalves has written, produced and played drums for Araine Moffat, Pierre Lapointe, Jean Pierre Ferland, Lauryn Hill and many others. He is a founding member of Montreal’s Plaster. The Beast CD dropped  Nov. 18 in Canada, March 3 in the States.” [MySpace bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All CMJ dates: Wednesday, October 21st – Arlene’s Grocery: 95 Stanton Street (between Ludlow & Orchard Streets), NYC – 8:00PM set time (as part of M For Montreal showcase) Thursday, October 22nd – Galapagos: 16 Main Street (at Water Street), Brooklyn – 10:30PM set time Friday, October 23rd – The Studio At Webster Hall: 125 East 11th Street (between 3rd & 4th Avenues), NYC – 7:30PM set time (as part of AM Only showcase) Saturday, October 24th – Living Room: 154 Ludlow Street (between Stanton & Rivington Streets), NYC – 12:00AM set time Links myspace.com/beastsound beastsound.net CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival tag:odeo.com,2009-10-20,25318857 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:35:55 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog nyc, IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, montreal, beast, cmj, IRDD http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25311827-The-Lovely-Feathers-Lowiza The Lovely Feathers started out, as most of many do, as a band in a bedroom in an old apartment in Montreal.  Shortly after being signed to Equator Records, they embarked on a sixty-three day North American Tour opening for METRIC in the autumn of 2005 Shortly after this tour, in the April of 2006, they released their album, Hind Hind Legs, in stores across Canada and the US, produced by their new friend Jimmy Shaw of Metric and their producer, engineer and A&R representative of yore, Drew Malamud . After this timeframe they proceeded on their way with North American tours playing with groups like Dr. Dog, Spinto Band,, Man Man, Islands, Tokyo Polic Club, The Most Serene Republic, and Tapes n’Tapes to name a few.  So it goes… And it goes to where they are today. The Lovely Feathers, several years finer, have signed with Sparks Music and released their new album, “Fantasy of the Lot” in August here in the US.   ‘Lowiza’ is the lead-off track on the album. ... The Lovely Feathers started out, as most of many do, as a band in a bedroom in an old apartment in Montreal.  Shortly after being signed to Equator Records, they embarked on a sixty-three day North American Tour opening for METRIC in the autumn of 2005 Shortly after this tour, in the April of 2006, they released their album, Hind Hind Legs, in stores across Canada and the US, produced by their new friend Jimmy Shaw of Metric and their producer, engineer and A&R representative of yore, Drew Malamud . After this timeframe they proceeded on their way with North American tours playing with groups like Dr. Dog, Spinto Band,, Man Man, Islands, Tokyo Polic Club, The Most Serene Republic, and Tapes n’Tapes to name a few.  So it goes… And it goes to where they are today. The Lovely Feathers, several years finer, have signed with Sparks Music and released their new album, “Fantasy of the Lot” in August here in the US.   ‘Lowiza’ is the lead-off track on the album. [bio] The Lovely Feathers Website tLF @ MySpace tLF @ Facebook tLF @ Twitter tLF store | emusic | itunes | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All The Lovely Feathers started out, as most of many do, as a band in a bedroom in an old apartment in Montreal.  Shortly after being signed to Equator Records, they embarked on a sixty-three day North American Tour opening for METRIC in the autumn of 2005 Shortly after this tour, in the April of 2006, they released their album, Hind Hind Legs, in stores across Canada and the US, produced by their new friend Jimmy Shaw of Metric and their producer, engineer and A&R representative of yore, Drew Malamud . After this timeframe they proceeded on their way with North American tours playing with groups like Dr. Dog, Spinto Band,, Man Man, Islands, Tokyo Polic Club, The Most Serene Republic, and Tapes n’Tapes to name a few.  So it goes… And it goes to where they are today. The Lovely Feathers, several years finer, have signed with Sparks Music and released their new album, “Fantasy of the Lot” in August here in the US.   ‘Lowiza’ is the lead-off track on the album. [bio] The Lovely Feathers Website tLF @ MySpace tLF @ Facebook tLF @ Twitter tLF store | emusic | itunes | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All tag:odeo.com,2009-10-19,25311827 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:28 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, rock, canada, IR: Daily Dose, montreal http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25306711-The-Lights-Out-Five-Seventeen From Boston, MA, The Lights Out are: Rishava Green (lead vocals, guitar) Jesse James (drums, vocals) Adam Ritchie (lead guitar, vocals) Matt King (bass, vocals) The quartet cranks out the perfect soundtrack to a bank heist: breakneck, anthemic pop-rock, with a barrel of catchy choruses and melodies stickier than the High Life coating their sneakers by the end of every practice. Behind a stacked wall of intricate four-part vocal harmonies, The Lights Outwrites songs about bounty hunters, guys getting killed by volcanoes – and love. The Lights Out released two EPs in 2007 and 2008, and upped the ante with its first full-length album, “Color Machine” in late-2009. [Bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links TLO Facebook TLO MySpace TLO Twitter TLO Flickr TLO YouTube TLO Blog TLO Last.fm TLO iTunes TLO Sonicbids www.thelightsout.com From Boston, MA, The Lights Out are: Rishava Green (lead vocals, guitar) Jesse James (drums, vocals) Adam Ritchie (lead guitar, vocals) Matt King (bass, vocals) The quartet cranks out the perfect soundtrack to a bank heist: breakneck, anthemic pop-rock, with a barrel of catchy choruses and melodies stickier than the High Life coating their sneakers by the end of every practice. Behind a stacked wall of intricate four-part vocal harmonies, The Lights Outwrites songs about bounty hunters, guys getting killed by volcanoes – and love. The Lights Out released two EPs in 2007 and 2008, and upped the ante with its first full-length album, “Color Machine” in late-2009. [Bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links TLO Facebook TLO MySpace TLO Twitter TLO Flickr TLO YouTube TLO Blog TLO Last.fm TLO iTunes TLO Sonicbids www.thelightsout.com From Boston, MA, The Lights Out are: Rishava Green (lead vocals, guitar) Jesse James (drums, vocals) Adam Ritchie (lead guitar, vocals) Matt King (bass, vocals) The quartet cranks out the perfect soundtrack to a bank heist: breakneck, anthemic pop-rock, with a barrel of catchy choruses and melodies stickier than the High Life coating their sneakers by the end of every practice. Behind a stacked wall of intricate four-part vocal harmonies, The Lights Outwrites songs about bounty hunters, guys getting killed by volcanoes – and love. The Lights Out released two EPs in 2007 and 2008, and upped the ante with its first full-length album, “Color Machine” in late-2009. [Bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links TLO Facebook TLO MySpace TLO Twitter TLO Flickr TLO YouTube TLO Blog TLO Last.fm TLO iTunes TLO Sonicbids www.thelightsout.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-18,25306711 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:00:27 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Boston, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, ma, Color Machine, The lights Out, Pop Rock http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25301999-She-Swings-She-Sways-What-I-Wouldn%E2%80%99t-Do We’ve got some Saturday morning Americana for you today folks, from Iowa collective She Swings, She Sways. Taken from their 2008 album Wasted Love Songs, this is ‘What I Wouldn’t Do’. “The members of She Swings, She Sways were all born in Iowa and raised within 30 miles of each other. Nobody could have known that beginning in 2005, the only thing separating them would be the number of trips they’ve each taken around the sun. She Swings, She Sways coalesced in the only apartment building in downtown Ottumwa, Southeast Iowa’s post-industrial wasteland, when an acoustic duo (John Gordon and Cory Canny) met long-time drums and bullfiddle rhythm section (Jason Bolinger & Troy Morgan). Drawing on over 30 years of combined experience, the band began writing, recording, and performing in 2005. The band added two new players later – Jimmie Dalton (electric guitar) and Diana Garles (keys, vocals, trumpet). Since then, She Swings, She Sways has spent almost ev... We’ve got some Saturday morning Americana for you today folks, from Iowa collective She Swings, She Sways. Taken from their 2008 album Wasted Love Songs, this is ‘What I Wouldn’t Do’. “The members of She Swings, She Sways were all born in Iowa and raised within 30 miles of each other. Nobody could have known that beginning in 2005, the only thing separating them would be the number of trips they’ve each taken around the sun. She Swings, She Sways coalesced in the only apartment building in downtown Ottumwa, Southeast Iowa’s post-industrial wasteland, when an acoustic duo (John Gordon and Cory Canny) met long-time drums and bullfiddle rhythm section (Jason Bolinger & Troy Morgan). Drawing on over 30 years of combined experience, the band began writing, recording, and performing in 2005. The band added two new players later – Jimmie Dalton (electric guitar) and Diana Garles (keys, vocals, trumpet). Since then, She Swings, She Sways has spent almost every minute together – sharing a house and completing five tours of the Midwest, playing over 200 shows. Their travels have resulted in many new friends and fans; a few broken hearts; and the rescue of Sassafras, a horse stuck in a frozen Kansas pond. And even though the road can be hard, they’re always able to find a girl’s bed to sleep in (though she may not be in it), and her mom usually makes them muffins in the morning. She Swings, She Sways released a self-titled EP in the winter of 2005, which was quickly snatched up by audiences across the Midwest. July 2008 marks the release of their first full-length record, Wasted Love Songs, which was recorded only a block from the band’s home and will be put out by Authentic Records of Des Moines. “Wasted Love Songs,” is truly a full-band effort; with each member contributing their own story of wasted love, or getting wasted due to unrequited love, depending on whom you ask.” [Cyber PR] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/sheswingsshesways sheswingsshesways.com [Includes links to purchase Wasted Love Songs] We’ve got some Saturday morning Americana for you today folks, from Iowa collective She Swings, She Sways. Taken from their 2008 album Wasted Love Songs, this is ‘What I Wouldn’t Do’. “The members of She Swings, She Sways were all born in Iowa and raised within 30 miles of each other. Nobody could have known that beginning in 2005, the only thing separating them would be the number of trips they’ve each taken around the sun. She Swings, She Sways coalesced in the only apartment building in downtown Ottumwa, Southeast Iowa’s post-industrial wasteland, when an acoustic duo (John Gordon and Cory Canny) met long-time drums and bullfiddle rhythm section (Jason Bolinger & Troy Morgan). Drawing on over 30 years of combined experience, the band began writing, recording, and performing in 2005. The band added two new players later – Jimmie Dalton (electric guitar) and Diana Garles (keys, vocals, trumpet). Since then, She Swings, She Sways has spent almost every minute together – sharing a house and completing five tours of the Midwest, playing over 200 shows. Their travels have resulted in many new friends and fans; a few broken hearts; and the rescue of Sassafras, a horse stuck in a frozen Kansas pond. And even though the road can be hard, they’re always able to find a girl’s bed to sleep in (though she may not be in it), and her mom usually makes them muffins in the morning. She Swings, She Sways released a self-titled EP in the winter of 2005, which was quickly snatched up by audiences across the Midwest. July 2008 marks the release of their first full-length record, Wasted Love Songs, which was recorded only a block from the band’s home and will be put out by Authentic Records of Des Moines. “Wasted Love Songs,” is truly a full-band effort; with each member contributing their own story of wasted love, or getting wasted due to unrequited love, depending on whom you ask.” [Cyber PR] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/sheswingsshesways sheswingsshesways.com [Includes links to purchase Wasted Love Songs] tag:odeo.com,2009-10-17,25301999 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:00:46 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, She Swings She Sways, IRDD, wasted love songs, what i wouldn't do, authentic records http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25289213-Minto-Burnt-Down-Trainbridge-Blues From their album Lay It On Me Transformation. Rebirth. Renewal. The Vancouver vagabonds formerly known as The Smokes have charted something of a non-traditional course over their half-decade of existence. The beginning? A rustic ode to Appalachia and steel guitar strings. Now? A seething all-pistons rock band fresh off recorded an album with living legend Steve Albini. But the crooked path they’ve taken has made the five-piece all the more compelling. With Lay It On Me the transformation is monstrous. The band’s sound is still smokey, still filled with backwoods stomp, but Albini’s fingerprints are all over this thing – the guitars snarl, feedback ferociously; the drums are as cavernous and imposing as can be; and the vocals drip with the sort of hot mic intensity the Chicago native has made a career out of coaxing from bands big and small. [The Musebox] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/mintominto mintomusic.com Burnt Down Trainbridge B... From their album Lay It On Me Transformation. Rebirth. Renewal. The Vancouver vagabonds formerly known as The Smokes have charted something of a non-traditional course over their half-decade of existence. The beginning? A rustic ode to Appalachia and steel guitar strings. Now? A seething all-pistons rock band fresh off recorded an album with living legend Steve Albini. But the crooked path they’ve taken has made the five-piece all the more compelling. With Lay It On Me the transformation is monstrous. The band’s sound is still smokey, still filled with backwoods stomp, but Albini’s fingerprints are all over this thing – the guitars snarl, feedback ferociously; the drums are as cavernous and imposing as can be; and the vocals drip with the sort of hot mic intensity the Chicago native has made a career out of coaxing from bands big and small. [The Musebox] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/mintominto mintomusic.com Burnt Down Trainbridge Blues on YouTube iTunes CD Baby Redcat Records From their album Lay It On Me Transformation. Rebirth. Renewal. The Vancouver vagabonds formerly known as The Smokes have charted something of a non-traditional course over their half-decade of existence. The beginning? A rustic ode to Appalachia and steel guitar strings. Now? A seething all-pistons rock band fresh off recorded an album with living legend Steve Albini. But the crooked path they’ve taken has made the five-piece all the more compelling. With Lay It On Me the transformation is monstrous. The band’s sound is still smokey, still filled with backwoods stomp, but Albini’s fingerprints are all over this thing – the guitars snarl, feedback ferociously; the drums are as cavernous and imposing as can be; and the vocals drip with the sort of hot mic intensity the Chicago native has made a career out of coaxing from bands big and small. [The Musebox] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/mintominto mintomusic.com Burnt Down Trainbridge Blues on YouTube iTunes CD Baby Redcat Records tag:odeo.com,2009-10-15,25289213 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:00:33 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog canada, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, Vancouver, bc, FKA The Smokes, Minto http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25283502-Starless-and-Bible-Black-Your-Majesty-Man From their upcoming album Shape of the Shape, due for release on 27th October 2009. “On their Sophomore release, The Shape of the Shape, Manchester, England’s Starless & Bible Black have drawn together the sounds of ‘70s Topanga Canyon country-rock, ‘80s Mancunian jangle, and space-age psych tinged drones to make a dynamic, warm and woodsy second album. Recorded at Bryn Derwen within the wilds of the Snowdonian mountains, and during all night sessions in the relative tranquility of their local village hall, Shape Of The Shape is an album of contrasting styles, themes and approaches that coheres beautifully into a seamless entity. We get guided through verses and choruses of swamp rock, gothic bluesy chanson and smoky acoustic ballads, as well as a jazz-folk tinged instrumental — after all, the band take their name from the classic 1965 Stan Tracey cut — but the apogee of this collection is the driving drone-choral opus, Les Furies – sung in French, this is a very Gal... From their upcoming album Shape of the Shape, due for release on 27th October 2009. “On their Sophomore release, The Shape of the Shape, Manchester, England’s Starless & Bible Black have drawn together the sounds of ‘70s Topanga Canyon country-rock, ‘80s Mancunian jangle, and space-age psych tinged drones to make a dynamic, warm and woodsy second album. Recorded at Bryn Derwen within the wilds of the Snowdonian mountains, and during all night sessions in the relative tranquility of their local village hall, Shape Of The Shape is an album of contrasting styles, themes and approaches that coheres beautifully into a seamless entity. We get guided through verses and choruses of swamp rock, gothic bluesy chanson and smoky acoustic ballads, as well as a jazz-folk tinged instrumental — after all, the band take their name from the classic 1965 Stan Tracey cut — but the apogee of this collection is the driving drone-choral opus, Les Furies – sung in French, this is a very Gallic observation of after hours culture. And while this album traverses all these different styles, the band never deny the importance of a fine tune and a fine song.” [IODA] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/starlessbibleblack starlessandbibleblack.com IODA Links: Starless & Bible Black “Your Majesty Man” (mp3) from “Shape of the Shape” (Locust Music) More On This Album From their upcoming album Shape of the Shape, due for release on 27th October 2009. “On their Sophomore release, The Shape of the Shape, Manchester, England’s Starless & Bible Black have drawn together the sounds of ‘70s Topanga Canyon country-rock, ‘80s Mancunian jangle, and space-age psych tinged drones to make a dynamic, warm and woodsy second album. Recorded at Bryn Derwen within the wilds of the Snowdonian mountains, and during all night sessions in the relative tranquility of their local village hall, Shape Of The Shape is an album of contrasting styles, themes and approaches that coheres beautifully into a seamless entity. We get guided through verses and choruses of swamp rock, gothic bluesy chanson and smoky acoustic ballads, as well as a jazz-folk tinged instrumental — after all, the band take their name from the classic 1965 Stan Tracey cut — but the apogee of this collection is the driving drone-choral opus, Les Furies – sung in French, this is a very Gallic observation of after hours culture. And while this album traverses all these different styles, the band never deny the importance of a fine tune and a fine song.” [IODA] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/starlessbibleblack starlessandbibleblack.com IODA Links: Starless & Bible Black “Your Majesty Man” (mp3) from “Shape of the Shape” (Locust Music) More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-14,25283502 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:00:15 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, IRDD, shape of the shape, your majesty man, starless and bible black, locust music http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25276996-Harper-Simon-Shooting-Star On this day – October 13th, skilled troubadour Harper Simon, who adeptly utilizes the fabled vocal gift inherited from his father Paul Simon, releases his debut album to the world – 10 tracks paying tribute to the hallowed long play format and the seamless arc and structure that it traditionally has brought us when executed correctly. Harper recorded his new album in Nashville, New York and Los Angeles with a storied cast of collaborators including multi-generational legends that you’ll hear numerous audio fingerprints of throughout the record. Notable names include legendary producer Bob Johnston (Dylan, Cash, Cohen), as well as gifted talents Inara George, Aaron Espinoza (Earlimart), Petra Haden, Sean Lennon, Yuka Honda, Eleni Mandell, Joan Wasser (Joan as Policewoman), Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello), Steve Gadd; not to mention a large number of Nashville session legends, and naturally, his father Paul Simon. **Catch the rest of the article about Harper Simon as well as ... On this day – October 13th, skilled troubadour Harper Simon, who adeptly utilizes the fabled vocal gift inherited from his father Paul Simon, releases his debut album to the world – 10 tracks paying tribute to the hallowed long play format and the seamless arc and structure that it traditionally has brought us when executed correctly. Harper recorded his new album in Nashville, New York and Los Angeles with a storied cast of collaborators including multi-generational legends that you’ll hear numerous audio fingerprints of throughout the record. Notable names include legendary producer Bob Johnston (Dylan, Cash, Cohen), as well as gifted talents Inara George, Aaron Espinoza (Earlimart), Petra Haden, Sean Lennon, Yuka Honda, Eleni Mandell, Joan Wasser (Joan as Policewoman), Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello), Steve Gadd; not to mention a large number of Nashville session legends, and naturally, his father Paul Simon. **Catch the rest of the article about Harper Simon as well as another free download of his track “The Audit” at the blog-site Apes for Indie, partnering with us today in this special feature via Vagrant/Tulsi Records** Harper Simon @ MySpace HS @ Facebook HS @ itunes | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All On this day – October 13th, skilled troubadour Harper Simon, who adeptly utilizes the fabled vocal gift inherited from his father Paul Simon, releases his debut album to the world – 10 tracks paying tribute to the hallowed long play format and the seamless arc and structure that it traditionally has brought us when executed correctly. Harper recorded his new album in Nashville, New York and Los Angeles with a storied cast of collaborators including multi-generational legends that you’ll hear numerous audio fingerprints of throughout the record. Notable names include legendary producer Bob Johnston (Dylan, Cash, Cohen), as well as gifted talents Inara George, Aaron Espinoza (Earlimart), Petra Haden, Sean Lennon, Yuka Honda, Eleni Mandell, Joan Wasser (Joan as Policewoman), Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello), Steve Gadd; not to mention a large number of Nashville session legends, and naturally, his father Paul Simon. **Catch the rest of the article about Harper Simon as well as another free download of his track “The Audit” at the blog-site Apes for Indie, partnering with us today in this special feature via Vagrant/Tulsi Records** Harper Simon @ MySpace HS @ Facebook HS @ itunes | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All tag:odeo.com,2009-10-13,25276996 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:39 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Los Angeles, new york, IR: Daily Dose, Nashville, Singer Songwriter, paul simon http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25272503-The-Littlest-Viking-Dr-Patch-Adams-You-Saved-My-Life From their debut full length album Labor & Lust From San Pedro, California, The Littlest Viking are: Christopher Patrick Gregory- Drum solos/What? Ruben Jesse Cortez- Guitar/delusions of grandeur   We don’t play many instrumentals on Insomnia Radio, but when The Littlest Viking sent us their album, which is mostly of that type, we thought we had to make a welcome exception. Dr. Patch Adams is we think representative of the ten tracks on the album, in a style the band describe as “instrumental prog/punk. I don’t know if that’s technically a genre but if it is we might be boldly categorized as such”. The album is not yet available to download, but the link from their Blog will get you the CD for $7 postpaid. Or $5 at shows and Pedro Taquerias. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thelittlestvikings Artist Blog Labor & Love CD here Joe the Actor on YouTube From their debut full length album Labor & Lust From San Pedro, California, The Littlest Viking are: Christopher Patrick Gregory- Drum solos/What? Ruben Jesse Cortez- Guitar/delusions of grandeur   We don’t play many instrumentals on Insomnia Radio, but when The Littlest Viking sent us their album, which is mostly of that type, we thought we had to make a welcome exception. Dr. Patch Adams is we think representative of the ten tracks on the album, in a style the band describe as “instrumental prog/punk. I don’t know if that’s technically a genre but if it is we might be boldly categorized as such”. The album is not yet available to download, but the link from their Blog will get you the CD for $7 postpaid. Or $5 at shows and Pedro Taquerias. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thelittlestvikings Artist Blog Labor & Love CD here Joe the Actor on YouTube From their debut full length album Labor & Lust From San Pedro, California, The Littlest Viking are: Christopher Patrick Gregory- Drum solos/What? Ruben Jesse Cortez- Guitar/delusions of grandeur   We don’t play many instrumentals on Insomnia Radio, but when The Littlest Viking sent us their album, which is mostly of that type, we thought we had to make a welcome exception. Dr. Patch Adams is we think representative of the ten tracks on the album, in a style the band describe as “instrumental prog/punk. I don’t know if that’s technically a genre but if it is we might be boldly categorized as such”. The album is not yet available to download, but the link from their Blog will get you the CD for $7 postpaid. Or $5 at shows and Pedro Taquerias. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thelittlestvikings Artist Blog Labor & Love CD here Joe the Actor on YouTube tag:odeo.com,2009-10-12,25272503 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog instrumental, ca, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, Prog/Punk, San Pedro, The Littlest Viking, Labor & Lust http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25268078-Jack-James-Decisions Today’s Daily Dose comes to you from an unlikely source: the depths of the music section of Reddit.com. Jack James, of Glasgow, Scotland posted a link to his self-recorded album Lights Off, Headphones On and it caught my eye as an offer of free indie music always does! As he says, “The songs you hear here were home recorded in a home. The majority of this album was done in the first 5 months of 2009 because of unemployment due to moneygeddon.” It’s an album of simple, heartfelt folkey goodness from a man and his guitar, his vocals have an irresistible Glaswegian tinge, and it’s free! Head over to his Bandcamp page to download it in its entirety. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/jackjamesmusic Jack James @ Bandcamp Today’s Daily Dose comes to you from an unlikely source: the depths of the music section of Reddit.com. Jack James, of Glasgow, Scotland posted a link to his self-recorded album Lights Off, Headphones On and it caught my eye as an offer of free indie music always does! As he says, “The songs you hear here were home recorded in a home. The majority of this album was done in the first 5 months of 2009 because of unemployment due to moneygeddon.” It’s an album of simple, heartfelt folkey goodness from a man and his guitar, his vocals have an irresistible Glaswegian tinge, and it’s free! Head over to his Bandcamp page to download it in its entirety. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/jackjamesmusic Jack James @ Bandcamp Today’s Daily Dose comes to you from an unlikely source: the depths of the music section of Reddit.com. Jack James, of Glasgow, Scotland posted a link to his self-recorded album Lights Off, Headphones On and it caught my eye as an offer of free indie music always does! As he says, “The songs you hear here were home recorded in a home. The majority of this album was done in the first 5 months of 2009 because of unemployment due to moneygeddon.” It’s an album of simple, heartfelt folkey goodness from a man and his guitar, his vocals have an irresistible Glaswegian tinge, and it’s free! Head over to his Bandcamp page to download it in its entirety. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/jackjamesmusic Jack James @ Bandcamp tag:odeo.com,2009-10-11,25268078 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:00:46 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog decisions, IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, IRDD, jack james, reddit.com, lights off headphones on http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25265040-School-of-Seven-Bells-iamundernodisguise-alternate-version Brooklyn based -School of Seven Bells- are releasing a deluxe edition of their debut album, Alpinisms, with 9 bonus tracks on October 13th. The bonus tracks include alternate versions, live cuts, demos and new mixes. The first new track to be released is an alternate take of “Iamundernodisguise” available here. Also, the band announced at ACL last week that their new album will be titled “Disconnect From Desire” and will be available next year. School of Seven Bells Website SoSB @ MySpace SoSB @ Facebook SoSB @ Vagrant Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Brooklyn based -School of Seven Bells- are releasing a deluxe edition of their debut album, Alpinisms, with 9 bonus tracks on October 13th. The bonus tracks include alternate versions, live cuts, demos and new mixes. The first new track to be released is an alternate take of “Iamundernodisguise” available here. Also, the band announced at ACL last week that their new album will be titled “Disconnect From Desire” and will be available next year. School of Seven Bells Website SoSB @ MySpace SoSB @ Facebook SoSB @ Vagrant Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Brooklyn based -School of Seven Bells- are releasing a deluxe edition of their debut album, Alpinisms, with 9 bonus tracks on October 13th. The bonus tracks include alternate versions, live cuts, demos and new mixes. The first new track to be released is an alternate take of “Iamundernodisguise” available here. Also, the band announced at ACL last week that their new album will be titled “Disconnect From Desire” and will be available next year. School of Seven Bells Website SoSB @ MySpace SoSB @ Facebook SoSB @ Vagrant Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All tag:odeo.com,2009-10-10,25265040 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:00:35 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, remix, Brooklyn, new york, IR: Daily Dose http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25258812-Today-the-Moon-Tomorrow-the-Sun-Bones From their new EP “HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS” to be released on on Oct. 17 Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun is about the collaborative. It’s about the connections between sound and people. It’s about the heart and the head. It’s for mistakes and triumphs, and against arrogance and underconfidence. Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun is about sharing the ideas that are created by four friends in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s all for sharing much further than there, penniless or plentiful. [MySpace] The band is set to release their next EP, entitled “Heavyweight Champions,” on Oct. 17 with a CD release show that will take place at the Drunken Unicorn in their hometown of Atlanta. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/todaythemoontomorrowthesun From their new EP “HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS” to be released on on Oct. 17 Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun is about the collaborative. It’s about the connections between sound and people. It’s about the heart and the head. It’s for mistakes and triumphs, and against arrogance and underconfidence. Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun is about sharing the ideas that are created by four friends in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s all for sharing much further than there, penniless or plentiful. [MySpace] The band is set to release their next EP, entitled “Heavyweight Champions,” on Oct. 17 with a CD release show that will take place at the Drunken Unicorn in their hometown of Atlanta. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/todaythemoontomorrowthesun From their new EP “HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS” to be released on on Oct. 17 Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun is about the collaborative. It’s about the connections between sound and people. It’s about the heart and the head. It’s for mistakes and triumphs, and against arrogance and underconfidence. Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun is about sharing the ideas that are created by four friends in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s all for sharing much further than there, penniless or plentiful. [MySpace] The band is set to release their next EP, entitled “Heavyweight Champions,” on Oct. 17 with a CD release show that will take place at the Drunken Unicorn in their hometown of Atlanta. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/todaythemoontomorrowthesun tag:odeo.com,2009-10-09,25258812 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:00:08 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Georgia, Atlanta, electro, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, indiepop, Today The Moon Tomorrow The Sun http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25252892-The-Paper-Cranes-Chivalry%E2%80%99s-Dead The title song from their recent album The Paper Cranes are a husband and wife indie-pop band from Victoria, British Columbia whose specialty is crafting infectiously melodic pop songs with heart-wrenching lyrics that make you want to dance until you pass out and cry into your pillow at the very same time. The music draws from a variety of influences from 60’s Motown to 80’s post-punk and has been compared to The Smiths, Elvis Costello, The Jam and The Cure. Though these influences can be heard in The Cranes’ music the songs still remain refreshingly unique. The band is fronted by multi-instrumentalist, Ryan McCullagh with his wife, Miranda Roach on the keyboards. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thepapercranes thepapercranesmusic.com The title song from their recent album The Paper Cranes are a husband and wife indie-pop band from Victoria, British Columbia whose specialty is crafting infectiously melodic pop songs with heart-wrenching lyrics that make you want to dance until you pass out and cry into your pillow at the very same time. The music draws from a variety of influences from 60’s Motown to 80’s post-punk and has been compared to The Smiths, Elvis Costello, The Jam and The Cure. Though these influences can be heard in The Cranes’ music the songs still remain refreshingly unique. The band is fronted by multi-instrumentalist, Ryan McCullagh with his wife, Miranda Roach on the keyboards. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thepapercranes thepapercranesmusic.com The title song from their recent album The Paper Cranes are a husband and wife indie-pop band from Victoria, British Columbia whose specialty is crafting infectiously melodic pop songs with heart-wrenching lyrics that make you want to dance until you pass out and cry into your pillow at the very same time. The music draws from a variety of influences from 60’s Motown to 80’s post-punk and has been compared to The Smiths, Elvis Costello, The Jam and The Cure. Though these influences can be heard in The Cranes’ music the songs still remain refreshingly unique. The band is fronted by multi-instrumentalist, Ryan McCullagh with his wife, Miranda Roach on the keyboards. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thepapercranes thepapercranesmusic.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-08,25252892 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:00:31 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog canada, Victoria, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, bc, The Paper Cranes http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25248747-Letting-Up-Despite-Great-Faults-In-Steps LA based favorites, Letting Up Despite Great Faults are set to release their debut, self-titled LP this month. It’s been a full three years since the release of Movement, an intimate collection of intricate and melancholic songs that received acclaim from the likes of NPR, CNET, and Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard. In that time, Letting Up’s sound has matured with more of the familiar bittersweet melodies and intelligent electronics, but is now also brilliantly layered with catchy guitars and dancier beats. To push Letting Up’s sound and studio dexterity to another level, they enlisted the sonic help of recording engineer Andrew Lynch to record drums at The Ship (Earlimart) and the finishing touch by mastering engineer Jeff Lipton (Andrew Bird, Spoon, Camera Obscura). [bio] The album will be available at iTunes, Amazon, Insound, and all major online retailers this month. Letting Up Despite Great Faults LUDGS @ MySpace LUDGS @ Facebook LUDGS @ Twitter LUDGS... LA based favorites, Letting Up Despite Great Faults are set to release their debut, self-titled LP this month. It’s been a full three years since the release of Movement, an intimate collection of intricate and melancholic songs that received acclaim from the likes of NPR, CNET, and Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard. In that time, Letting Up’s sound has matured with more of the familiar bittersweet melodies and intelligent electronics, but is now also brilliantly layered with catchy guitars and dancier beats. To push Letting Up’s sound and studio dexterity to another level, they enlisted the sonic help of recording engineer Andrew Lynch to record drums at The Ship (Earlimart) and the finishing touch by mastering engineer Jeff Lipton (Andrew Bird, Spoon, Camera Obscura). [bio] The album will be available at iTunes, Amazon, Insound, and all major online retailers this month. Letting Up Despite Great Faults LUDGS @ MySpace LUDGS @ Facebook LUDGS @ Twitter LUDGS pre-order @ amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All LA based favorites, Letting Up Despite Great Faults are set to release their debut, self-titled LP this month. It’s been a full three years since the release of Movement, an intimate collection of intricate and melancholic songs that received acclaim from the likes of NPR, CNET, and Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard. In that time, Letting Up’s sound has matured with more of the familiar bittersweet melodies and intelligent electronics, but is now also brilliantly layered with catchy guitars and dancier beats. To push Letting Up’s sound and studio dexterity to another level, they enlisted the sonic help of recording engineer Andrew Lynch to record drums at The Ship (Earlimart) and the finishing touch by mastering engineer Jeff Lipton (Andrew Bird, Spoon, Camera Obscura). [bio] The album will be available at iTunes, Amazon, Insound, and all major online retailers this month. Letting Up Despite Great Faults LUDGS @ MySpace LUDGS @ Facebook LUDGS @ Twitter LUDGS pre-order @ amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All tag:odeo.com,2009-10-07,25248747 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:45 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, Los Angeles, electro, IR: Daily Dose http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25242720-Inara-George-Accidental From her soon to be released album Accidental Experimental, this is Inara George with ‘Accidental’. “”The Accidental Experimental “isn’t like a regular record” says Los Angeles-based songwriter Inara George of the 11-song release. “This was like digging into the back of the closet and bringing out your winter clothes.”Inara George wears many outfits. Also known for her work as one half of retro-electro duo The Bird and The Bee, Inara George’s debut solo album, All Rise was a hit for KCRW and included a cover of Joe Jackson’s ‘Fool’s In Love’ which was made popular on Grey’s Anatomy and accompanying soundtrack. All Rise featured keyboards by Greg Kurstin having been introduced by producer Mike Andrews. The two formed The Bird and Bee soon after. In 2008 Inara delivered the epic odyssey An Invitation, a lush and sweeping collaboration with Van Dyke Parks and a 24 piece orchestra that the Wall Street Journal called... From her soon to be released album Accidental Experimental, this is Inara George with ‘Accidental’. “”The Accidental Experimental “isn’t like a regular record” says Los Angeles-based songwriter Inara George of the 11-song release. “This was like digging into the back of the closet and bringing out your winter clothes.”Inara George wears many outfits. Also known for her work as one half of retro-electro duo The Bird and The Bee, Inara George’s debut solo album, All Rise was a hit for KCRW and included a cover of Joe Jackson’s ‘Fool’s In Love’ which was made popular on Grey’s Anatomy and accompanying soundtrack. All Rise featured keyboards by Greg Kurstin having been introduced by producer Mike Andrews. The two formed The Bird and Bee soon after. In 2008 Inara delivered the epic odyssey An Invitation, a lush and sweeping collaboration with Van Dyke Parks and a 24 piece orchestra that the Wall Street Journal called “urbane and lots of fun… it’s an album that gets better in time as the interplay between Ms. George’s voice and Mr. Parks’ work continues to reveal itself.” Some of the songs on The Accidental Experimental have been with George for some time, including a few which would become source material for An Invitation. Working closely with producer and frequent collaborator Mike Andrews (Donnie Darko, Grey Boy All-Stars) they have outfitted the Accidental Experimental with a mixture of baroque pop, experimental folk, and romantic balladry that fans of both her solo work and band efforts will immediately find familiar and essential The Accidental Experimental is out October 21, 2009 digitally on Everloving Records.” [Artist's MySpace bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/inarageorge IODA Promonet Links: Inara George “Accidental” (mp3) from “Accidental Experimental” (Everloving) More On This Album From her soon to be released album Accidental Experimental, this is Inara George with ‘Accidental’. “”The Accidental Experimental “isn’t like a regular record” says Los Angeles-based songwriter Inara George of the 11-song release. “This was like digging into the back of the closet and bringing out your winter clothes.”Inara George wears many outfits. Also known for her work as one half of retro-electro duo The Bird and The Bee, Inara George’s debut solo album, All Rise was a hit for KCRW and included a cover of Joe Jackson’s ‘Fool’s In Love’ which was made popular on Grey’s Anatomy and accompanying soundtrack. All Rise featured keyboards by Greg Kurstin having been introduced by producer Mike Andrews. The two formed The Bird and Bee soon after. In 2008 Inara delivered the epic odyssey An Invitation, a lush and sweeping collaboration with Van Dyke Parks and a 24 piece orchestra that the Wall Street Journal called “urbane and lots of fun… it’s an album that gets better in time as the interplay between Ms. George’s voice and Mr. Parks’ work continues to reveal itself.” Some of the songs on The Accidental Experimental have been with George for some time, including a few which would become source material for An Invitation. Working closely with producer and frequent collaborator Mike Andrews (Donnie Darko, Grey Boy All-Stars) they have outfitted the Accidental Experimental with a mixture of baroque pop, experimental folk, and romantic balladry that fans of both her solo work and band efforts will immediately find familiar and essential The Accidental Experimental is out October 21, 2009 digitally on Everloving Records.” [Artist's MySpace bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/inarageorge IODA Promonet Links: Inara George “Accidental” (mp3) from “Accidental Experimental” (Everloving) More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-06,25242720 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:32:34 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, Inara George, IRDD, everloving records, accidental experimental http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25235025-Any-Day-in-June-Feathers From the upcoming album Love in the Time of Poverty Any Day in June is the studio project for J. Celestino. Currently ADIJ is working on a new album due out in September. J. Celestino is an Artist and a Teacher working in Detroit. Teaching design and computer networking. He started ADIJ when his former band The Jazz Funeral broke up. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/anydayinjune anydayinjune.com From the upcoming album Love in the Time of Poverty Any Day in June is the studio project for J. Celestino. Currently ADIJ is working on a new album due out in September. J. Celestino is an Artist and a Teacher working in Detroit. Teaching design and computer networking. He started ADIJ when his former band The Jazz Funeral broke up. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/anydayinjune anydayinjune.com From the upcoming album Love in the Time of Poverty Any Day in June is the studio project for J. Celestino. Currently ADIJ is working on a new album due out in September. J. Celestino is an Artist and a Teacher working in Detroit. Teaching design and computer networking. He started ADIJ when his former band The Jazz Funeral broke up. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/anydayinjune anydayinjune.com tag:odeo.com,2009-10-05,25235025 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:00:44 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog detroit, michigan, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, Any Day In June http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25231472-Slaraffenland-Long-Gone Slaraffenland is Danish for “the land of milk and honey”. Based in Copenhagen, Slaraffenland found its final formation in 2002: Christian Taagehøj, Mike Taagehøj, Bjørn Heebøll, Niklas Antonson and Jeppe Skjold. They expertly expanded on the guitar-bass-drums standard with brass and woodwind instruments, various racket-makers, and transfixing gang vocals. Many of them childhood friends (and Mike and Christian identical twins), they’ve spent years developing a sound that conjures everything from avant-garde to melodious addictive rock to haunting unison vocals. “We’re On Your Side” is the third full-length album from the group. It is without doubt their best and most accessible album yet. Lovers of eccentric beauty and artists like Broken Social Scene will find a new favorite in Slaraffenland. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Slaraffenland “Long Gone” (mp3) from “We’re On Your Side” (Rumraket) Buy at i... Slaraffenland is Danish for “the land of milk and honey”. Based in Copenhagen, Slaraffenland found its final formation in 2002: Christian Taagehøj, Mike Taagehøj, Bjørn Heebøll, Niklas Antonson and Jeppe Skjold. They expertly expanded on the guitar-bass-drums standard with brass and woodwind instruments, various racket-makers, and transfixing gang vocals. Many of them childhood friends (and Mike and Christian identical twins), they’ve spent years developing a sound that conjures everything from avant-garde to melodious addictive rock to haunting unison vocals. “We’re On Your Side” is the third full-length album from the group. It is without doubt their best and most accessible album yet. Lovers of eccentric beauty and artists like Broken Social Scene will find a new favorite in Slaraffenland. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Slaraffenland “Long Gone” (mp3) from “We’re On Your Side” (Rumraket) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album Slaraffenland is Danish for “the land of milk and honey”. Based in Copenhagen, Slaraffenland found its final formation in 2002: Christian Taagehøj, Mike Taagehøj, Bjørn Heebøll, Niklas Antonson and Jeppe Skjold. They expertly expanded on the guitar-bass-drums standard with brass and woodwind instruments, various racket-makers, and transfixing gang vocals. Many of them childhood friends (and Mike and Christian identical twins), they’ve spent years developing a sound that conjures everything from avant-garde to melodious addictive rock to haunting unison vocals. “We’re On Your Side” is the third full-length album from the group. It is without doubt their best and most accessible album yet. Lovers of eccentric beauty and artists like Broken Social Scene will find a new favorite in Slaraffenland. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Slaraffenland “Long Gone” (mp3) from “We’re On Your Side” (Rumraket) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-04,25231472 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:00:39 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, rock, Pop, Denmark, IR: Daily Dose, copenhagen http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25226675-Firekites-Same-Suburb-Different-Park From the album The Bowery Named after the abandoned dance hall in which it was recorded, The Bowery is a breath-taking debut album for Australian musical collective, Firekites. Formed in 2005 by Tim McPhee and Rod Smith, the band has blossomed organically, growing into an absorbing and popular live act that has shared the stage with Built To Spill, Iron & Wine, The Sea and Cake, Laura Marling, Bill Callahan, Stars, The Tallest Man on Earth and School of Seven Bells. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/firekites firekites .com IODA Links Firekites “Same Suburb Different Park” (mp3) from “The Bowery” (Own Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster More On This Album From the album The Bowery Named after the abandoned dance hall in which it was recorded, The Bowery is a breath-taking debut album for Australian musical collective, Firekites. Formed in 2005 by Tim McPhee and Rod Smith, the band has blossomed organically, growing into an absorbing and popular live act that has shared the stage with Built To Spill, Iron & Wine, The Sea and Cake, Laura Marling, Bill Callahan, Stars, The Tallest Man on Earth and School of Seven Bells. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/firekites firekites .com IODA Links Firekites “Same Suburb Different Park” (mp3) from “The Bowery” (Own Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster More On This Album From the album The Bowery Named after the abandoned dance hall in which it was recorded, The Bowery is a breath-taking debut album for Australian musical collective, Firekites. Formed in 2005 by Tim McPhee and Rod Smith, the band has blossomed organically, growing into an absorbing and popular live act that has shared the stage with Built To Spill, Iron & Wine, The Sea and Cake, Laura Marling, Bill Callahan, Stars, The Tallest Man on Earth and School of Seven Bells. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/firekites firekites .com IODA Links Firekites “Same Suburb Different Park” (mp3) from “The Bowery” (Own Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-03,25226675 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:00:29 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Independent Music, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, nsw, indie music, Austrailia, Firekites http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25222701-Samuel-James-Cryin%E2%80%99-Blind Today’s Daily Dose gives you some soulful blues to end the working week. From Samuel James, with the track ‘Cryin’ Blind’ from his album For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen. “James’ musical lineage stretches back to immediate post-slavery. His grandfather (b. 1890) played guitar in contemporary blues styles of the era. James’ father was a professional pianist, and trombone player. Samuel learned to tap dance at five, learned piano at eight and toured the Northeastern circuit professionally by 12. Samuel lost his mother the same year and spent his teens in foster homes. At 17 he reunited and rekindled a relationship with his father. Samuel James fully discovered his musicianship after a young woman broke his heart. He booked a flight to Ireland figuring the gray and rainy climate would match his mindset. Short of funds to make it home, he learned harmonica from local street musicians. Collecting enough change to make it back to Maine, he gave up a nascent paintin... Today’s Daily Dose gives you some soulful blues to end the working week. From Samuel James, with the track ‘Cryin’ Blind’ from his album For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen. “James’ musical lineage stretches back to immediate post-slavery. His grandfather (b. 1890) played guitar in contemporary blues styles of the era. James’ father was a professional pianist, and trombone player. Samuel learned to tap dance at five, learned piano at eight and toured the Northeastern circuit professionally by 12. Samuel lost his mother the same year and spent his teens in foster homes. At 17 he reunited and rekindled a relationship with his father. Samuel James fully discovered his musicianship after a young woman broke his heart. He booked a flight to Ireland figuring the gray and rainy climate would match his mindset. Short of funds to make it home, he learned harmonica from local street musicians. Collecting enough change to make it back to Maine, he gave up a nascent painting career and dove head first into the guitar… Live, Samuel James includes some older material in his set, and when playing a song created by a previous blues master he truly makes it his own. His stamp of originality is evident in every song he picks. Clearly the historical torch is being passed to him from today’s elder masters and yesterday’s originators. Does that make him authentic? Let the listener decide if that is even the question. Samuel James is the most relevant young blues artist to come our way in quite some time.” [Piedmont Talent] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/sugarsmallhouse Samuel James “Cryin’ Blind” (mp3) from “For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen” (Northern Blues) Buy at Napster More On This Album Today’s Daily Dose gives you some soulful blues to end the working week. From Samuel James, with the track ‘Cryin’ Blind’ from his album For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen. “James’ musical lineage stretches back to immediate post-slavery. His grandfather (b. 1890) played guitar in contemporary blues styles of the era. James’ father was a professional pianist, and trombone player. Samuel learned to tap dance at five, learned piano at eight and toured the Northeastern circuit professionally by 12. Samuel lost his mother the same year and spent his teens in foster homes. At 17 he reunited and rekindled a relationship with his father. Samuel James fully discovered his musicianship after a young woman broke his heart. He booked a flight to Ireland figuring the gray and rainy climate would match his mindset. Short of funds to make it home, he learned harmonica from local street musicians. Collecting enough change to make it back to Maine, he gave up a nascent painting career and dove head first into the guitar… Live, Samuel James includes some older material in his set, and when playing a song created by a previous blues master he truly makes it his own. His stamp of originality is evident in every song he picks. Clearly the historical torch is being passed to him from today’s elder masters and yesterday’s originators. Does that make him authentic? Let the listener decide if that is even the question. Samuel James is the most relevant young blues artist to come our way in quite some time.” [Piedmont Talent] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/sugarsmallhouse Samuel James “Cryin’ Blind” (mp3) from “For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen” (Northern Blues) Buy at Napster More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-02,25222701 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:38:01 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, samuel james, IRDD, northern blues records, cryin' blind, for rosa maeve and noreen http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25216976-The-Pains-of-Being-Pure-at-Heart-Come-Saturday Come Saturday is the newest single from Brooklyn based “The Pains of Being Pure at Heart”, and appears on their self titled debut album – out now on Slumberland Records (US) and Fortuna Pop (UK) in both 7″ and digital formats. “come saturday, you’ll come to say maybe there’s no harm in a wasted summer with no drummer, we’re gonna stay in” The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Website tPoBPaH @ MySpace tPoBPaH @ Facebook tPoBPaH @ Slumberland Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart “Come Saturday” (mp3) from “Come Saturday” (Slumberland) Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody More On This Album Come Saturday is the newest single from Brooklyn based “The Pains of Being Pure at Heart”, and appears on their self titled debut album – out now on Slumberland Records (US) and Fortuna Pop (UK) in both 7″ and digital formats. “come saturday, you’ll come to say maybe there’s no harm in a wasted summer with no drummer, we’re gonna stay in” The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Website tPoBPaH @ MySpace tPoBPaH @ Facebook tPoBPaH @ Slumberland Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart “Come Saturday” (mp3) from “Come Saturday” (Slumberland) Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody More On This Album Come Saturday is the newest single from Brooklyn based “The Pains of Being Pure at Heart”, and appears on their self titled debut album – out now on Slumberland Records (US) and Fortuna Pop (UK) in both 7″ and digital formats. “come saturday, you’ll come to say maybe there’s no harm in a wasted summer with no drummer, we’re gonna stay in” The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Website tPoBPaH @ MySpace tPoBPaH @ Facebook tPoBPaH @ Slumberland Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart “Come Saturday” (mp3) from “Come Saturday” (Slumberland) Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-10-01,25216976 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:00:26 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, rock, Brooklyn, new york, IR: Daily Dose http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25208980-The-Sweet-Serenades-On-My-Way Swedish duo The Sweet Serenades have now released their album Balcony Cigarettes Band Members are Martin Nordvall -vocals and rhythm guitar & Mathias Näslund – lead guitar. Other instruments played by [their] talented friends. Martin and Mathias found each other for the first time in May 1991. They were both wearing the same CCCP-cap (a hip thing among pre teens in northern Sweden at the time) and riding similar BMX-bicycles. Ever since then they’ve been inseparable. The Sweet Serenades was officially formed in Stockholm, Sweden 2002. The sound is mainly influenced by great songs, broken hearts, sexual frustration and musical acts as Tom Waits, Clap your hands say yeah, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, ACDC, Eddie Meduza, ABBA, The Technicolors, The Perishers, The Shins and many more. [MySpace] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thesweetserenadesmusic thesweetserenades.com Listen on Spotify (if you can access it) Swedish duo The Sweet Serenades have now released their album Balcony Cigarettes Band Members are Martin Nordvall -vocals and rhythm guitar & Mathias Näslund – lead guitar. Other instruments played by [their] talented friends. Martin and Mathias found each other for the first time in May 1991. They were both wearing the same CCCP-cap (a hip thing among pre teens in northern Sweden at the time) and riding similar BMX-bicycles. Ever since then they’ve been inseparable. The Sweet Serenades was officially formed in Stockholm, Sweden 2002. The sound is mainly influenced by great songs, broken hearts, sexual frustration and musical acts as Tom Waits, Clap your hands say yeah, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, ACDC, Eddie Meduza, ABBA, The Technicolors, The Perishers, The Shins and many more. [MySpace] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thesweetserenadesmusic thesweetserenades.com Listen on Spotify (if you can access it) Swedish duo The Sweet Serenades have now released their album Balcony Cigarettes Band Members are Martin Nordvall -vocals and rhythm guitar & Mathias Näslund – lead guitar. Other instruments played by [their] talented friends. Martin and Mathias found each other for the first time in May 1991. They were both wearing the same CCCP-cap (a hip thing among pre teens in northern Sweden at the time) and riding similar BMX-bicycles. Ever since then they’ve been inseparable. The Sweet Serenades was officially formed in Stockholm, Sweden 2002. The sound is mainly influenced by great songs, broken hearts, sexual frustration and musical acts as Tom Waits, Clap your hands say yeah, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, ACDC, Eddie Meduza, ABBA, The Technicolors, The Perishers, The Shins and many more. [MySpace] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thesweetserenadesmusic thesweetserenades.com Listen on Spotify (if you can access it) tag:odeo.com,2009-09-30,25208980 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:00:06 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Sweden, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, The Sweet Serenades http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25203456-Anton-Barbeau-Plastic-Guitar From the ever prolific Anton Barbeau, we bring you the title track from his 13th album Plastic Guitar. “With but a few years remaining until 2012, Anton Barbeau has been busier than ever, spreading his “pre-apocalyptic psychedelic pop” far and wide. California-born, but currently residing in Cambridge, England, Barbeau has toured the UK from tip to tail, and has confused and amused audiences from Istanbul to Berlin with his mind-bending stage-show and auto-neurotic humour. He’s supported a crazy range of other artists, from Martin Carthy to Mono, Robyn Hitchcock to Robin Williamson, and is as awkwardly comfy in a smoke-and-feedback drenched village farmhouse as he is in a Paris piano bar. As a songwriter/recording artist, Barbeau is remarkably prolific. His latest release, Plastic Guitar, is his 6th since 2006, and features a variety of styles, from 60’s-vibed classic pop to laptop bleep-bop and electro-kraut grooves.” [IODA Promonet] Download | S... From the ever prolific Anton Barbeau, we bring you the title track from his 13th album Plastic Guitar. “With but a few years remaining until 2012, Anton Barbeau has been busier than ever, spreading his “pre-apocalyptic psychedelic pop” far and wide. California-born, but currently residing in Cambridge, England, Barbeau has toured the UK from tip to tail, and has confused and amused audiences from Istanbul to Berlin with his mind-bending stage-show and auto-neurotic humour. He’s supported a crazy range of other artists, from Martin Carthy to Mono, Robyn Hitchcock to Robin Williamson, and is as awkwardly comfy in a smoke-and-feedback drenched village farmhouse as he is in a Paris piano bar. As a songwriter/recording artist, Barbeau is remarkably prolific. His latest release, Plastic Guitar, is his 6th since 2006, and features a variety of styles, from 60’s-vibed classic pop to laptop bleep-bop and electro-kraut grooves.” [IODA Promonet] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/antonbarbeaut antonbarbeau.com IODA Promonet links: Anton Barbeau “Plastic Guitar” (mp3) from “Plastic Guitar” (Pink Hedgehog Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album From the ever prolific Anton Barbeau, we bring you the title track from his 13th album Plastic Guitar. “With but a few years remaining until 2012, Anton Barbeau has been busier than ever, spreading his “pre-apocalyptic psychedelic pop” far and wide. California-born, but currently residing in Cambridge, England, Barbeau has toured the UK from tip to tail, and has confused and amused audiences from Istanbul to Berlin with his mind-bending stage-show and auto-neurotic humour. He’s supported a crazy range of other artists, from Martin Carthy to Mono, Robyn Hitchcock to Robin Williamson, and is as awkwardly comfy in a smoke-and-feedback drenched village farmhouse as he is in a Paris piano bar. As a songwriter/recording artist, Barbeau is remarkably prolific. His latest release, Plastic Guitar, is his 6th since 2006, and features a variety of styles, from 60’s-vibed classic pop to laptop bleep-bop and electro-kraut grooves.” [IODA Promonet] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/antonbarbeaut antonbarbeau.com IODA Promonet links: Anton Barbeau “Plastic Guitar” (mp3) from “Plastic Guitar” (Pink Hedgehog Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-09-29,25203456 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:00:06 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, IRDD, plastic guitar, pink hedgehog records, anton barbeau http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25201347-Pablo-Hey-Luci New York indie group Pablo recently broke out with their long awaited follow up to the beloved debut “Half The Time” “Long nights will come along, I’ve gotten to give in a bit” are lyrics that help to sum up Pablo’s second album “There’s Rope To Leave”, out now. The album leads the listener down a wooded path of cutthroat songwriting loaded with wonderful gems of piano, bass and drum fills, a myriad of astute lyricism and vocal melodies, as a dark current of mystery and optimism washes over the listener. Talking 1 1/2 years to complete, Rope to Leave began as an 8 track bedroom recording in Pablo front man Paul Schalda’s home but ended at Levon Helm’s upstate New York recording studio. After a brief parting from the band during some tumultuous times Will Schalda was back on board with his brother and ready to lend his piano wizardry to the sketches that Paul had been working on in his apartment. Enter Justin Guip long time friend and collaborator. Still... New York indie group Pablo recently broke out with their long awaited follow up to the beloved debut “Half The Time” “Long nights will come along, I’ve gotten to give in a bit” are lyrics that help to sum up Pablo’s second album “There’s Rope To Leave”, out now. The album leads the listener down a wooded path of cutthroat songwriting loaded with wonderful gems of piano, bass and drum fills, a myriad of astute lyricism and vocal melodies, as a dark current of mystery and optimism washes over the listener. Talking 1 1/2 years to complete, Rope to Leave began as an 8 track bedroom recording in Pablo front man Paul Schalda’s home but ended at Levon Helm’s upstate New York recording studio. After a brief parting from the band during some tumultuous times Will Schalda was back on board with his brother and ready to lend his piano wizardry to the sketches that Paul had been working on in his apartment. Enter Justin Guip long time friend and collaborator. Still hot from his recent Grammy award for sound engineering on Levon Helm’s 2008 “Dirt Farmer”. Justin’s enormous drum sound and colossal fills were the third link to the opening sessions behind “There’s Rope To Leave”. Rounding out the players is Dan Foder on Bass, the backbone to the highly regarded and well-revered group, The Budos Band, dropping some skull ringed-black waves of bass bombs. Having toured with Kevin Devine, Jennifer Oconner, and Koufax,Straylight Run, The Hush Sound, and Spitalfield all across America, Pablo and crew are ready to hit the road again. Check out local NYC area dates being added alllll the time. [bio] Pablo Website Pablo @ MySpace Pablo @ itunes | emusic | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All New York indie group Pablo recently broke out with their long awaited follow up to the beloved debut “Half The Time” “Long nights will come along, I’ve gotten to give in a bit” are lyrics that help to sum up Pablo’s second album “There’s Rope To Leave”, out now. The album leads the listener down a wooded path of cutthroat songwriting loaded with wonderful gems of piano, bass and drum fills, a myriad of astute lyricism and vocal melodies, as a dark current of mystery and optimism washes over the listener. Talking 1 1/2 years to complete, Rope to Leave began as an 8 track bedroom recording in Pablo front man Paul Schalda’s home but ended at Levon Helm’s upstate New York recording studio. After a brief parting from the band during some tumultuous times Will Schalda was back on board with his brother and ready to lend his piano wizardry to the sketches that Paul had been working on in his apartment. Enter Justin Guip long time friend and collaborator. Still hot from his recent Grammy award for sound engineering on Levon Helm’s 2008 “Dirt Farmer”. Justin’s enormous drum sound and colossal fills were the third link to the opening sessions behind “There’s Rope To Leave”. Rounding out the players is Dan Foder on Bass, the backbone to the highly regarded and well-revered group, The Budos Band, dropping some skull ringed-black waves of bass bombs. Having toured with Kevin Devine, Jennifer Oconner, and Koufax,Straylight Run, The Hush Sound, and Spitalfield all across America, Pablo and crew are ready to hit the road again. Check out local NYC area dates being added alllll the time. [bio] Pablo Website Pablo @ MySpace Pablo @ itunes | emusic | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All tag:odeo.com,2009-09-28,25201347 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:00:15 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, rock, Pop, new york, IR: Daily Dose http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25194981-Tripdavon-By-The-River From their recent third album Sketches From Silence Tripdavon is an independent band from Santa Barbara, California. Since forming in 2004, they’ve been featured on HBO’s hit show “Entourage,” named “Famecast Fenoms” and have released 3 albums while touring through 3 continents with acts as divergent as Eric Burdon & The Animals, War, The Bravery and Poison, among others. Their latest album, “Sketches From Silence,” was released in September of 2009. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links tripdavon.com myspace.com/tripdavon From their recent third album Sketches From Silence Tripdavon is an independent band from Santa Barbara, California. Since forming in 2004, they’ve been featured on HBO’s hit show “Entourage,” named “Famecast Fenoms” and have released 3 albums while touring through 3 continents with acts as divergent as Eric Burdon & The Animals, War, The Bravery and Poison, among others. Their latest album, “Sketches From Silence,” was released in September of 2009. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links tripdavon.com myspace.com/tripdavon From their recent third album Sketches From Silence Tripdavon is an independent band from Santa Barbara, California. Since forming in 2004, they’ve been featured on HBO’s hit show “Entourage,” named “Famecast Fenoms” and have released 3 albums while touring through 3 continents with acts as divergent as Eric Burdon & The Animals, War, The Bravery and Poison, among others. Their latest album, “Sketches From Silence,” was released in September of 2009. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links tripdavon.com myspace.com/tripdavon tag:odeo.com,2009-09-27,25194981 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:24:14 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog santa barbara, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, Tripdavon http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25191788-J-Tillman-Earthly-Bodies From his 6th album Year In The Kingdom, this is J. Tillman with ‘Earthly Bodies’. “Year In The Kingdom unravels some kind of galactic wilderness. Tillman’s 6th album lyrically borders on mystic; proffering a transcendent union, an effortlessness. Strange and honest, this song cycle inhabits it’s own idea-scape; one seemingly obsessed with wrestling death. These are afterlife dialogues of a mysterious future. Celestial badlands.Unknown to just about everyone, Tillman started recording in April, tracking most of the instruments during the two week session himself. Hammered dulcimer, banjo, recorder, cymbals of varying size and wheezing air organs all feature heavily and lend YITK it’s bizarre scale, conjuring tidal shifts with tiny movements. The string arrangements, performed by Jenna Conrad, as well as transposed from Tillman’s sung direction, were intended to rest on chords almost counter-intuitively, bringing to bloom complex, decontextual... From his 6th album Year In The Kingdom, this is J. Tillman with ‘Earthly Bodies’. “Year In The Kingdom unravels some kind of galactic wilderness. Tillman’s 6th album lyrically borders on mystic; proffering a transcendent union, an effortlessness. Strange and honest, this song cycle inhabits it’s own idea-scape; one seemingly obsessed with wrestling death. These are afterlife dialogues of a mysterious future. Celestial badlands.Unknown to just about everyone, Tillman started recording in April, tracking most of the instruments during the two week session himself. Hammered dulcimer, banjo, recorder, cymbals of varying size and wheezing air organs all feature heavily and lend YITK it’s bizarre scale, conjuring tidal shifts with tiny movements. The string arrangements, performed by Jenna Conrad, as well as transposed from Tillman’s sung direction, were intended to rest on chords almost counter-intuitively, bringing to bloom complex, decontextualized tones. Most noticeable upon first listen, however, is the production itself. While most of Tillman’s records evidence some shambolic home recording, YITK is undisturbed throughout. Out up front of the mix, and dry as a bone, Tillman’s voice is featured in a way unlike any of his previous records. YITK sounds liberated; it is far and away Tillman’s most joyful work. Created with little input or context, it is seemingly disinterested in communicating much else than a meditation for the few who allow themselves to listen with an open heart.” [IODA Promonet] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/jtillman jtillmanmusic.com/ IODA Promonet links: J. Tillman “Earthly Bodies” (mp3) from “Year in the Kingdom” (Western Vinyl) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody More On This Album From his 6th album Year In The Kingdom, this is J. Tillman with ‘Earthly Bodies’. “Year In The Kingdom unravels some kind of galactic wilderness. Tillman’s 6th album lyrically borders on mystic; proffering a transcendent union, an effortlessness. Strange and honest, this song cycle inhabits it’s own idea-scape; one seemingly obsessed with wrestling death. These are afterlife dialogues of a mysterious future. Celestial badlands.Unknown to just about everyone, Tillman started recording in April, tracking most of the instruments during the two week session himself. Hammered dulcimer, banjo, recorder, cymbals of varying size and wheezing air organs all feature heavily and lend YITK it’s bizarre scale, conjuring tidal shifts with tiny movements. The string arrangements, performed by Jenna Conrad, as well as transposed from Tillman’s sung direction, were intended to rest on chords almost counter-intuitively, bringing to bloom complex, decontextualized tones. Most noticeable upon first listen, however, is the production itself. While most of Tillman’s records evidence some shambolic home recording, YITK is undisturbed throughout. Out up front of the mix, and dry as a bone, Tillman’s voice is featured in a way unlike any of his previous records. YITK sounds liberated; it is far and away Tillman’s most joyful work. Created with little input or context, it is seemingly disinterested in communicating much else than a meditation for the few who allow themselves to listen with an open heart.” [IODA Promonet] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/jtillman jtillmanmusic.com/ IODA Promonet links: J. Tillman “Earthly Bodies” (mp3) from “Year in the Kingdom” (Western Vinyl) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-09-26,25191788 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:32:27 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, IRDD, j. tillman, earthly bodies, Year In The Kingdom, western vinyl http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25183738-These-United-States-I-Want-You-To-Keep-Everything With their third full length release in 18 months, These United States surrender themselves to unbridled rock and roll exuberance: ringing guitars, thundering drums, desperate yearning bordering on hope. Everything Touches Everything came together the week of January 20th, 2009, as 4 million new friends descended on the city of Washington, DC (one of two places, with Lexington, KY, the band calls home). Laughter, belief, chaos, history, frigid cold wild mercury winter morning sunshine – it was a good place to be making music. By turns larger-than-life and disarmingly intimate, this is 42 minutes of folk in the truest sense – a record of the moment, of the cultural and emotional forces that animate everyday existence somewhere down below the headlines. (But never apart from them. Bandleader Jesse Elliott had two different albums in mind; he let the November election decide which one the group would record.) And These United States — Elliott, Robby Cosenza, J. Tom Hn... With their third full length release in 18 months, These United States surrender themselves to unbridled rock and roll exuberance: ringing guitars, thundering drums, desperate yearning bordering on hope. Everything Touches Everything came together the week of January 20th, 2009, as 4 million new friends descended on the city of Washington, DC (one of two places, with Lexington, KY, the band calls home). Laughter, belief, chaos, history, frigid cold wild mercury winter morning sunshine – it was a good place to be making music. By turns larger-than-life and disarmingly intimate, this is 42 minutes of folk in the truest sense – a record of the moment, of the cultural and emotional forces that animate everyday existence somewhere down below the headlines. (But never apart from them. Bandleader Jesse Elliott had two different albums in mind; he let the November election decide which one the group would record.) And These United States — Elliott, Robby Cosenza, J. Tom Hnatow, Justin Craig, and Colin Kellogg — play it the way folk was meant to be played: hard, fast, big, slow, long, loud, loose, at last unburdened. They play like they mean it. Like there’s never been a better time to be alive. These United States Website TUS @ MySpace TUS Blog TUS @ Facebook TUS @ Twitter TUS store | itunes | emusic | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All With their third full length release in 18 months, These United States surrender themselves to unbridled rock and roll exuberance: ringing guitars, thundering drums, desperate yearning bordering on hope. Everything Touches Everything came together the week of January 20th, 2009, as 4 million new friends descended on the city of Washington, DC (one of two places, with Lexington, KY, the band calls home). Laughter, belief, chaos, history, frigid cold wild mercury winter morning sunshine – it was a good place to be making music. By turns larger-than-life and disarmingly intimate, this is 42 minutes of folk in the truest sense – a record of the moment, of the cultural and emotional forces that animate everyday existence somewhere down below the headlines. (But never apart from them. Bandleader Jesse Elliott had two different albums in mind; he let the November election decide which one the group would record.) And These United States — Elliott, Robby Cosenza, J. Tom Hnatow, Justin Craig, and Colin Kellogg — play it the way folk was meant to be played: hard, fast, big, slow, long, loud, loose, at last unburdened. They play like they mean it. Like there’s never been a better time to be alive. These United States Website TUS @ MySpace TUS Blog TUS @ Facebook TUS @ Twitter TUS store | itunes | emusic | amazon Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All tag:odeo.com,2009-09-25,25183738 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:00:56 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, rock, IR: Daily Dose, washington dc, kentucky, Lexington http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25178274-Angher-Emerge-And-Be From their Album Hidden Truth ANGHER was basically a one man project started by cellist/guitarist Greg Korniluk shortly after he was invited to record/guest on the Apocalyptica album “Reflections”. Still, it became obvious shortly thereafter in early 2005 that in order to do this vision justice an entire band was necessary. The band recorded “Hidden Truth” (Available now), a combination CD/DVD featuring music that mixes cello, guitar and bass producing a powerful, heavy and uniquesound that is simply ANGHER [IODA] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/anghermusic angher.com IODA Links Angher “Emerge and Be” (mp3) from “Hidden Truth” (Dark Star Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album From their Album Hidden Truth ANGHER was basically a one man project started by cellist/guitarist Greg Korniluk shortly after he was invited to record/guest on the Apocalyptica album “Reflections”. Still, it became obvious shortly thereafter in early 2005 that in order to do this vision justice an entire band was necessary. The band recorded “Hidden Truth” (Available now), a combination CD/DVD featuring music that mixes cello, guitar and bass producing a powerful, heavy and uniquesound that is simply ANGHER [IODA] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/anghermusic angher.com IODA Links Angher “Emerge and Be” (mp3) from “Hidden Truth” (Dark Star Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album From their Album Hidden Truth ANGHER was basically a one man project started by cellist/guitarist Greg Korniluk shortly after he was invited to record/guest on the Apocalyptica album “Reflections”. Still, it became obvious shortly thereafter in early 2005 that in order to do this vision justice an entire band was necessary. The band recorded “Hidden Truth” (Available now), a combination CD/DVD featuring music that mixes cello, guitar and bass producing a powerful, heavy and uniquesound that is simply ANGHER [IODA] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/anghermusic angher.com IODA Links Angher “Emerge and Be” (mp3) from “Hidden Truth” (Dark Star Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-09-24,25178274 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:32:31 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog rock, france, cello, metal, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, sitar, Angher http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25169856-The-Dustys-Dangerous-Little-Signs From their EP Sticky Blood Emerging out of the garage-punk constellation around our nation’s capitol, The Dustys signal their arrival with a cacophonously brilliant debut EP, Sticky Blood, released earlier this month on Merrifield Records. Born to write chopper music for long-hauls across scorched earth, these noiseniks meld the power-pop of Big Star with the woozy psych-pomp of T-rex, while fusing the sneering energy of the Groundhogs or the Sonics with stoned-out passages that’d sound at home on any labyrinthine Red Sparrowes opus. After holing themselves up in the studio with producer Eamonn Aiken (who’d also man the rumble of the bass on the short-player), the band would win the attention of electro-rock stalwarts The Bravery, who practically begged the band to join them on a meaty 30-date jaunt across the states — a proposition the Dustys couldn’t refuse. [TheMuseBox] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thedustysmusic Download S... From their EP Sticky Blood Emerging out of the garage-punk constellation around our nation’s capitol, The Dustys signal their arrival with a cacophonously brilliant debut EP, Sticky Blood, released earlier this month on Merrifield Records. Born to write chopper music for long-hauls across scorched earth, these noiseniks meld the power-pop of Big Star with the woozy psych-pomp of T-rex, while fusing the sneering energy of the Groundhogs or the Sonics with stoned-out passages that’d sound at home on any labyrinthine Red Sparrowes opus. After holing themselves up in the studio with producer Eamonn Aiken (who’d also man the rumble of the bass on the short-player), the band would win the attention of electro-rock stalwarts The Bravery, who practically begged the band to join them on a meaty 30-date jaunt across the states — a proposition the Dustys couldn’t refuse. [TheMuseBox] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thedustysmusic Download Sticky Blood for US$ 5.00 From their EP Sticky Blood Emerging out of the garage-punk constellation around our nation’s capitol, The Dustys signal their arrival with a cacophonously brilliant debut EP, Sticky Blood, released earlier this month on Merrifield Records. Born to write chopper music for long-hauls across scorched earth, these noiseniks meld the power-pop of Big Star with the woozy psych-pomp of T-rex, while fusing the sneering energy of the Groundhogs or the Sonics with stoned-out passages that’d sound at home on any labyrinthine Red Sparrowes opus. After holing themselves up in the studio with producer Eamonn Aiken (who’d also man the rumble of the bass on the short-player), the band would win the attention of electro-rock stalwarts The Bravery, who practically begged the band to join them on a meaty 30-date jaunt across the states — a proposition the Dustys couldn’t refuse. [TheMuseBox] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thedustysmusic Download Sticky Blood for US$ 5.00 tag:odeo.com,2009-09-23,25169856 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:00:11 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, psych, VA, Arlington, The Dustys http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25158716-Restruct-Rain-to-Snow From their self-titled EP Biography 1. Serving or designed to destroy. To destroy intentionally. 2. to do away with or cause the undoing of. Just the opposite of “destruct,” the term and band name RESTRUCT. Brought into existence by Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Freeman Belmont. The name signifies the rebuilding of something. Building is exactly what this band is doing, while growing closer every day. The band are currently working on their debut album but have released a self titled EP during the interim period, details of which can be found on their MySpace Page Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/restruct From their self-titled EP Biography 1. Serving or designed to destroy. To destroy intentionally. 2. to do away with or cause the undoing of. Just the opposite of “destruct,” the term and band name RESTRUCT. Brought into existence by Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Freeman Belmont. The name signifies the rebuilding of something. Building is exactly what this band is doing, while growing closer every day. The band are currently working on their debut album but have released a self titled EP during the interim period, details of which can be found on their MySpace Page Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/restruct From their self-titled EP Biography 1. Serving or designed to destroy. To destroy intentionally. 2. to do away with or cause the undoing of. Just the opposite of “destruct,” the term and band name RESTRUCT. Brought into existence by Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Freeman Belmont. The name signifies the rebuilding of something. Building is exactly what this band is doing, while growing closer every day. The band are currently working on their debut album but have released a self titled EP during the interim period, details of which can be found on their MySpace Page Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/restruct tag:odeo.com,2009-09-21,25158716 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:00:11 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog oregon, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, portland, Restruct http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25154464-Naja-Rosa-When-The-Smoke-Clears Fresh from her debut album, today we bring you ‘When The Smoke Clears’ from Denmark’s Naja Rosa. “A child of music, Naja Rosa was born into a family of many songs and stories. Her mother and father, Annisette and Thomas Koppel, lead members and founders of the legendary Danish rock group The Savage Rose took her on the road before she was even born. Growing up in the south harbor of Copenhagen, Naja was singing and writing songs from an early age and went on to sing background vocals in her parents’ group for almost a decade. As a part of the The Savage Rose she also landed two of her own compositions on their 2008 Danish Music Award-nominated release, Universal Daughter and wrapped a European tour with the band last fall. This year Naja finished her debut album, with all songs written and composed by her, in a little analog Copenhagen studio. The record was mixed by renowned producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Nada Surf, Apples In Stereo) at his Trout Studio in... Fresh from her debut album, today we bring you ‘When The Smoke Clears’ from Denmark’s Naja Rosa. “A child of music, Naja Rosa was born into a family of many songs and stories. Her mother and father, Annisette and Thomas Koppel, lead members and founders of the legendary Danish rock group The Savage Rose took her on the road before she was even born. Growing up in the south harbor of Copenhagen, Naja was singing and writing songs from an early age and went on to sing background vocals in her parents’ group for almost a decade. As a part of the The Savage Rose she also landed two of her own compositions on their 2008 Danish Music Award-nominated release, Universal Daughter and wrapped a European tour with the band last fall. This year Naja finished her debut album, with all songs written and composed by her, in a little analog Copenhagen studio. The record was mixed by renowned producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Nada Surf, Apples In Stereo) at his Trout Studio in Brooklyn, NY. The sound may be reminiscent of beatnik rock and blues from the 50’s through the 70’s, but there’s a lot more going on here. Similar to the moodiness of a Tarantino soundtrack, Naja’s vocals are deep, soulful and pure. Full of life and often with a wink of humor, her strong, melodic songs can take you from a rocking Saturday night to a bluesy Sunday afternoon.” [Musebox bio] Upcoming shows: New York, NY, September 15 – Just months from the release of her debut album, Naja Rosa will be performing at New York City’s Pianos on Tuesday, September 29th. Show time is at 8:00pm. Tickets are $8.00. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/najamusic Naja Rosa live @ Pianos NYC Fresh from her debut album, today we bring you ‘When The Smoke Clears’ from Denmark’s Naja Rosa. “A child of music, Naja Rosa was born into a family of many songs and stories. Her mother and father, Annisette and Thomas Koppel, lead members and founders of the legendary Danish rock group The Savage Rose took her on the road before she was even born. Growing up in the south harbor of Copenhagen, Naja was singing and writing songs from an early age and went on to sing background vocals in her parents’ group for almost a decade. As a part of the The Savage Rose she also landed two of her own compositions on their 2008 Danish Music Award-nominated release, Universal Daughter and wrapped a European tour with the band last fall. This year Naja finished her debut album, with all songs written and composed by her, in a little analog Copenhagen studio. The record was mixed by renowned producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Nada Surf, Apples In Stereo) at his Trout Studio in Brooklyn, NY. The sound may be reminiscent of beatnik rock and blues from the 50’s through the 70’s, but there’s a lot more going on here. Similar to the moodiness of a Tarantino soundtrack, Naja’s vocals are deep, soulful and pure. Full of life and often with a wink of humor, her strong, melodic songs can take you from a rocking Saturday night to a bluesy Sunday afternoon.” [Musebox bio] Upcoming shows: New York, NY, September 15 – Just months from the release of her debut album, Naja Rosa will be performing at New York City’s Pianos on Tuesday, September 29th. Show time is at 8:00pm. Tickets are $8.00. Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/najamusic Naja Rosa live @ Pianos NYC tag:odeo.com,2009-09-20,25154464 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:36:14 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Denmark, IR: Daily Dose, IR: Main Show, daily dose, copenhagen, IRDD, when the smoke clears, naja rosa http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25151614-The-Sleepover-Disaster-Friend There is something to be said about dedication and hard work and The Sleepover Disaster are the embodiment of such a feat. The Fresno, California-based three piece have hit their stride with their first nationally distributed release “Hover” after self releasing a number of critically acclaimed efforts and self booked tours criss-crossing the United States. The band’s focus and effort have paid off with “Hover”. Blending a rich mix of swirling, lush guitars that build a wall of sound that carries their intelligent lyrics over the top of a solid back beat, The Sleepover Disaster have taken it to the next level. They like to call is “nogaze”—taking the roots of the shoegaze scene of the early 90s and giving it a 21st century twist that shows an appreciation for the past but with the band’s head firmly in the future. [ioda] The Sleepover Disaster Website tSD @ MySpace Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All The Sleepover Disaster “Friend” (... There is something to be said about dedication and hard work and The Sleepover Disaster are the embodiment of such a feat. The Fresno, California-based three piece have hit their stride with their first nationally distributed release “Hover” after self releasing a number of critically acclaimed efforts and self booked tours criss-crossing the United States. The band’s focus and effort have paid off with “Hover”. Blending a rich mix of swirling, lush guitars that build a wall of sound that carries their intelligent lyrics over the top of a solid back beat, The Sleepover Disaster have taken it to the next level. They like to call is “nogaze”—taking the roots of the shoegaze scene of the early 90s and giving it a 21st century twist that shows an appreciation for the past but with the band’s head firmly in the future. [ioda] The Sleepover Disaster Website tSD @ MySpace Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All The Sleepover Disaster “Friend” (mp3) from “Hover” (Devil in the Woods) Buy at iTunes Music Store There is something to be said about dedication and hard work and The Sleepover Disaster are the embodiment of such a feat. The Fresno, California-based three piece have hit their stride with their first nationally distributed release “Hover” after self releasing a number of critically acclaimed efforts and self booked tours criss-crossing the United States. The band’s focus and effort have paid off with “Hover”. Blending a rich mix of swirling, lush guitars that build a wall of sound that carries their intelligent lyrics over the top of a solid back beat, The Sleepover Disaster have taken it to the next level. They like to call is “nogaze”—taking the roots of the shoegaze scene of the early 90s and giving it a 21st century twist that shows an appreciation for the past but with the band’s head firmly in the future. [ioda] The Sleepover Disaster Website tSD @ MySpace Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All The Sleepover Disaster “Friend” (mp3) from “Hover” (Devil in the Woods) Buy at iTunes Music Store tag:odeo.com,2009-09-19,25151614 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:00:12 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog indie, rock, shoegaze, Fresno, IR: Daily Dose, post-rock http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25144321-Brown-Recluse-Night-Train Brilliant pop with tinges of soft rock, folk and lysergic jangle. From their recent EP The Soft Skin. The brown recluse spider or violin spider, Loxosceles reclusa, is a well-known member of the family Sicariidae (formerly placed in a family “Loxoscelidae”). WikiPedia With a name like they have, you might expect it to be difficult to find much information about them, but the spider reference is about all we can find about Brown Recluse. Their MySpace page says they are from Philadelphia, and the members of the band are, for the alphabetically inclined: meskers, timothy saddlemire, mark shellenberger, herbert steinberg, dan todd, jesse d. todd, patrick s. We’ll let the music speak, shall we? Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/brownreclusesings IODA Links Brown Recluse “Night Train” (mp3) from “The Soft Skin” (Slumberland) Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album Brilliant pop with tinges of soft rock, folk and lysergic jangle. From their recent EP The Soft Skin. The brown recluse spider or violin spider, Loxosceles reclusa, is a well-known member of the family Sicariidae (formerly placed in a family “Loxoscelidae”). WikiPedia With a name like they have, you might expect it to be difficult to find much information about them, but the spider reference is about all we can find about Brown Recluse. Their MySpace page says they are from Philadelphia, and the members of the band are, for the alphabetically inclined: meskers, timothy saddlemire, mark shellenberger, herbert steinberg, dan todd, jesse d. todd, patrick s. We’ll let the music speak, shall we? Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/brownreclusesings IODA Links Brown Recluse “Night Train” (mp3) from “The Soft Skin” (Slumberland) Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album Brilliant pop with tinges of soft rock, folk and lysergic jangle. From their recent EP The Soft Skin. The brown recluse spider or violin spider, Loxosceles reclusa, is a well-known member of the family Sicariidae (formerly placed in a family “Loxoscelidae”). WikiPedia With a name like they have, you might expect it to be difficult to find much information about them, but the spider reference is about all we can find about Brown Recluse. Their MySpace page says they are from Philadelphia, and the members of the band are, for the alphabetically inclined: meskers, timothy saddlemire, mark shellenberger, herbert steinberg, dan todd, jesse d. todd, patrick s. We’ll let the music speak, shall we? Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/brownreclusesings IODA Links Brown Recluse “Night Train” (mp3) from “The Soft Skin” (Slumberland) Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-09-18,25144321 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:00:52 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog Pop, folk, philadelphia, psychedelic, IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, pennsylvania, soft rock, brown recluse http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25140594-Darla-Farmer-Mechanical-Thoughts Bringing some delicious chaos to your Thursday morning, today’s Daily Dose is from Nashville, TN band Darla Farmer. “Darla Farmer arose from the kind of disenchantment one can only experience when living in the musical mold known as Nashville. This septet is a rousing douse of musical Discordia, who makes it their goal to sonically please, displease, and please again. Inspired by Tom Waits, The Blood Brothers, Man Man and other musical outfits alike, their arrangements include guitar, bass, drums and vocals, topped with a blasting horn section, piano and violin. Using this instrumentation to their advantage, Darla Farmer is simultaneously tumultuous and triumphant; chaotic and organized. Darla Farmer’s first full-length album, “Rewiring the Electric Forest,” (2008 Paper Garden Records) creates a musical mattress made of rock and roll springs, pop comfort, and seedy industrial firmness accentuated by a pillow of psychedelic cerebral focus. Their music leads the listener t... Bringing some delicious chaos to your Thursday morning, today’s Daily Dose is from Nashville, TN band Darla Farmer. “Darla Farmer arose from the kind of disenchantment one can only experience when living in the musical mold known as Nashville. This septet is a rousing douse of musical Discordia, who makes it their goal to sonically please, displease, and please again. Inspired by Tom Waits, The Blood Brothers, Man Man and other musical outfits alike, their arrangements include guitar, bass, drums and vocals, topped with a blasting horn section, piano and violin. Using this instrumentation to their advantage, Darla Farmer is simultaneously tumultuous and triumphant; chaotic and organized. Darla Farmer’s first full-length album, “Rewiring the Electric Forest,” (2008 Paper Garden Records) creates a musical mattress made of rock and roll springs, pop comfort, and seedy industrial firmness accentuated by a pillow of psychedelic cerebral focus. Their music leads the listener to a bedding of insightful melody, but not without the necessary turmoil to keep you up at night. Whether the topic is apocalyptic or the distortion of history, the desperation of being stuck within the cogs of mechanical routine, or the plaguing sensations of dreams, Darla Farmer manages to marry word to sound in a beautifully grotesque matrimony that is both curiously endearing and frighteningly absurd.” [Bio from Paper Garden Records] With a new EP in the works and set for release later this year,Darla Farmer are one band definitely worth keeping an eye on! Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/darlafarmer papergardenrecords.com Bringing some delicious chaos to your Thursday morning, today’s Daily Dose is from Nashville, TN band Darla Farmer. “Darla Farmer arose from the kind of disenchantment one can only experience when living in the musical mold known as Nashville. This septet is a rousing douse of musical Discordia, who makes it their goal to sonically please, displease, and please again. Inspired by Tom Waits, The Blood Brothers, Man Man and other musical outfits alike, their arrangements include guitar, bass, drums and vocals, topped with a blasting horn section, piano and violin. Using this instrumentation to their advantage, Darla Farmer is simultaneously tumultuous and triumphant; chaotic and organized. Darla Farmer’s first full-length album, “Rewiring the Electric Forest,” (2008 Paper Garden Records) creates a musical mattress made of rock and roll springs, pop comfort, and seedy industrial firmness accentuated by a pillow of psychedelic cerebral focus. Their music leads the listener to a bedding of insightful melody, but not without the necessary turmoil to keep you up at night. Whether the topic is apocalyptic or the distortion of history, the desperation of being stuck within the cogs of mechanical routine, or the plaguing sensations of dreams, Darla Farmer manages to marry word to sound in a beautifully grotesque matrimony that is both curiously endearing and frighteningly absurd.” [Bio from Paper Garden Records] With a new EP in the works and set for release later this year,Darla Farmer are one band definitely worth keeping an eye on! Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/darlafarmer papergardenrecords.com tag:odeo.com,2009-09-17,25140594 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:09:30 -0700 no Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog IR: Daily Dose, daily dose, Insomnia Radio Daily Dose, darla farmer, paper garden records, IRDD, mechanical thoughts