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Cloak/Dagger: Don’t Need A

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:00:08 +0000

From the recent Album Lost Art by Richmond, VA band Cloak/Dagger

Is it punk? Hardcore? Garage? Make up your own mind about Cloak/Dagger’s latest full-length, Lost Art.

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Cloak/Dagger
“Don’t Need A” (mp3)
from “Don’t Need A”
(Jade Tree)
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The Last 3 Lines: Fish Tank

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:58:04 +0000

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]

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Hotlites: Sign Me Up

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:05 +0000

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

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Christophe Marc: My Misfit Ways

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:59 +0000

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

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Heavy Feather: Would You

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:33 +0000

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]

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The Middle East: Blood

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:24 +0000

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.

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Tape Deck Mountain: Ghost Colony

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:33 +0000

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

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Birds & Batteries: The Villain

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:00:04 +0000

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.

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Birds & Batteries
“The Villain” (mp3)
from “Up To No Good”
(Eightmaps)

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Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Rhapsody
More On This Album

The Marshmallow Ghosts: Shrieks

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:00:10 +0000

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]

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The Marshmallow Ghosts @ MySpace

The Marshmallow Ghosts
“Shrieks” (mp3)
from “The Marshmallow Ghosts”
(Graveface Records)

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More On This Album

Levi Fuller: Colossal

jason@insomniaradio.net (Jason Evangelho & Insomnia Radio Family) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:22 +0000

‘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.