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Today s Daily Dose is a honey-dipped soulful number from bright young Nashville jazz-ling Rachel Pearl. From her forthcoming album Love Extravagantly, this is Baby Blue . Rachel Pearl’s voice is mesmerizing, transporting; her fashions are elegant, eccentric; and her mix of musical styles never fails to take her audience to places they don’t expect to go… A tousle of red atop shapely dress, she takes the old, mixes it with the new and constantly tests the boundaries of where music should go. Pearl has a way of turning every vocal performance into a lesson in chemistry between an audience and a true artist. [IODA Promonet] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/rachelpearl rachelpearl.com IODA Promonet links: Rachel Pearl Baby Blue (mp3) from Love Extravagantly (Per Capita Records) More On This Album

From their recent album Signal Morning, this is Athens, GA s Circulatory System with Round Again . After the split of the Olivia Tremor Control, songwriter W. Cullen Hart s first step was to create the Circulatory System. Featuring members of the former Olivias and other notable Elephant 6 luminaries, the Circulatory System s self titled first album is an exploration of the larger and the smaller, the here and the far away, and the now and the forever. Seven and a half years in the making, culled from hours of recorded material sculpted in at least seven different studios, the new Circulatory System album is an absolutely stellar document of song and sound. [Band Bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/thecirculatorysystem cloudrecordings.com IODA Promonet links: Circulatory System Round Again (mp3) from Signal Morning (Cloud Recordings) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster More On This Album

Today s infectiously cheery Daily Dose comes to you from Cincinnati, OH group The Minor Leagues. Good Boys is taken from their new album This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On , released earlier this week. [Warning: Contains one instance of NSFW lyrics!] Ben Walpole wishes he were British, fronting Pulp in 1995. Patrick Helmes wishes he were playing lead for Megadeth in 1988. But cruel fate has instead placed them both in the Minor Leagues, playing insidiously catchy indiepop for most of the last decade from their Cincinnati, Ohio homebase. The Leagues fifth album arrives on Datawaslost this fall, a kitchen-sink rock opera called This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On.. Equal parts Pet Sounds and Dexy s Midnight Runners, the new record jumps and shimmies with the energy of its home-recorded roots 90s Brit-pop rubs elbows with 60s soul and even a touch of 70s glam-rock, all held together by clever hooks and vibrant production. It s this melange of orchestral pop sounds that s earned their previous albums comparisons to Beulah, New Pornographers, Blur, and the Elephant 6 collective, while managing to sound almost nothing like any of them. [MySpace bio] Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links myspace.com/minorleaguesmusic minorleaguesmusic.com IODA Promonet links: The Minor Leagues Good Boys (mp3) from This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On (Datawaslost) Buy at iTunes Music Store 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

Episode number 10 of Insomnia Radio New York. Recording Date: Wednesday 04 November 2009 TRT: 39:34 Rating: Work Safe Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to The Superfeed Tracklisting and linkage: J.E.L.L.i: White Lines | myspace | jellimusic.com | twitter | Buy The Jelli EP Jupiter One: Flaming Arrow | myspace | jupiterone.com| twitter | Buy Sunshowers Kittens Ablaze: This Machine is Dying | myspace | kittensablaze.com | twitter | Buy The Monsterous Vanguard The Big Fatt: Mr Subway Man | myspace | thebigfatt.com | Buy Belly Full of Brains GUEST TRACK: Fanfarlo: Ghosts | myspace | fanfarlo.com | twitter | Buy Reservoirs In Cadeo: Communist Lecture | myspace | incadeo.com | Buy Making Our Graves Martin Rivas: Sleeping in the Shed | myspace | martinrivas.com | twitter | Buy Sea of Clouds Ludlow Lions: Keyboard Teeth | myspace | ludlowlionstheband.com | twitter | Buy No Stories MUSIC BED: Tea With The Queen: A2 | myspace | www.twtq.co.uk Other links AMP Podcrawl Made in the UK Show

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

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 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 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 7:30PM set time (as part of AM Only showcase) Saturday, October 24th Living Room: 154 Ludlow Street (between Stanton 12:00AM set time Links myspace.com/beastsound beastsound.net CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival

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 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]

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

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

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

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

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

Calling all lovers of independent music! This Point Blank feature focuses the spotlight on the chamber pop loveliness that is Venice Is Sinking. I ll explain everything in the podcast, but there s some info below if you want to read along too. The Athens, GA band want to press their new album on vinyl and they need your help to do it, but they re not going to make a penny from its sales, instead wanting to donate proceeds to a worthy cause. I ll let them explain.. On the morning of June 19, 2009, the Georgia Theatre was very nearly destroyed by a fire that gutted the whole building. It was a beautiful, historic building that had just gone extensive renovations, and it was an important landmark to the Athens music scene. Obviously, we are emotionally (and financially) tied to the building because we recorded our third album there, the one that we are raising money for right here! Wilmot Greene, the owner of the Theatre, helped finance this project, so we feel beholden to him. Details are still very sketchy about rebuilding the Georgia Theatre and if it s even possible, but we want to do whatever we can. We still want to make this record. In fact, we want to make it now more than ever! It stands as a document of the wonderful acoustics of an old building that will never be heard again. You can hear the Theatre in our album. It s as much a player on the recording as we are! So, let s consider this a fundraiser for the Theatre and not for us. We re not gonna make a penny off this. All of the rewards still stand, and we ll still make the album, but let s try to go way over the 3000 bucks! Every cent of profit from this site will go toward the Wil, the Georgia Theatre, and the staff who treated us with such kindness and professionalism while we engaged in our experiment there. It s not just about the building; it s about the jobs of the people who work there, too. We don t know how much we can pull in or what kind of difference these efforts will make, but we owe a lot to Wil and the Theatre. We don t even know if this is the appropriate response, but it s what feels right. We ll keep you updated with our efforts. All the best, Venice is Sinking (photo credit: Daniel Peiken, theclassiccity.com) So there you have it! Have a listen to the two gorgeous tracks on this Point Blank episode, Ryan s Song and Okay, and if you re in the mood for generosity then hop, skip and jump over to their Kickstarter project page to preorder and donate! Download | Subscribe | Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe to All Links Kickstarter project page GeorgiaTheatre.com VeniceIsSinking.net myspace.com/veniceissinking

A Special Episode of Insomnia Radio New York and UK, presented jointly by Sarah Morrison and Stuart Morrison. Effectively, IR: NY #9 and IR: UK #72 Recording Date: Sunday 02 Aug 2009 TRT: 42:26 Rating: Work Safe Cheese Rating: High Download | Subscribe to The Superfeed Playlist Action Painters Sooner Or Later Battle For Prague Car/Boat/Plane Pronto I think so 65daysofstatic Retreat Retreat City Breathing A place to bury old mistakes M1Connect Not Enough Manson Family Picnic Kentucky Waltz The Fins Concrete Shoes Click below for the detailed show notes and links Playlist and Links Artist Song MySpace Web Site Purchase Free D/L Action Painters Sooner Or Later actionpainters actionpaintersband.com Amazon CD Baby iTunes Web Site Battle For Prague Car/Boat/Plane battleforprague battleforprague.com MySpace 100000fans.com Pronto I think so prontonyc Facebook Label Label 65daysofstatic Retreat! Retreat! 65propaganda 65daysofstatic.com Label IODA City Breathing A place to bury old mistakes citybreathing citybreathing.com Label Web Site M1Connect Not Enough m1connect Manson Family Picnic Kentucky Waltz mansonfamilypicnic mansonfamilypicnic.net CD Baby Preview The Fins Concrete Shoes thefins thefins.co.uk iTunes Web site Other Links The Association of Music Podcasting 100000fans.com IODA

Episode number 8 of Insomnia Radio: New York. Hosted by Sarah Morrison, bringing you an eclectic mix of music fresh from the 5 boroughs and beyond. Recording Date: Friday 28 July 2009 TRT: 35:57 Rating: Work Safe Download | Subscribe | Subscribe to The Superfeed Playlist Purpose Was Again MySpace | thebloodsugars.com (includes FREE track download plus links to buy their EP) Kesang Marstrand Grow a Garden MySpace | kesangmarstrand.com | Purchase Bodega Rose Samuel Ventura Strawberry Soda MySpace | (album to be released soon) Woodfish Bam Diddley MySpace | woodfishmusic.com (includes FREE album download) GUEST: Dog is Dead Clockwork MySpace | Facebook Verismo Greed MySpace | verismusic.com (join the mailing list for a FREE download of their EP!) The Flying Change Dirty White Coats (stripped bare remix) MySpace | theflyingchange.com | FREE album download MUSIC BED: Cline s Mind Until the end of time Last.fm | GarageBand Cyber PR Podsafe Music Network / Music Alley

Today s Double Shot pinpoints two sets of musical roots spread out over a few separate areas of Northern California, and is partially inspired by a creative commons poem by Mill Valley, CA resident Peter Menkin. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Our first featured artist, TRAVIS OBERG grew up in the town of Dinuba, a farming community 30 miles south of Fresno.  He now seems to operate out of Santa Cruz, CA with his backing band Saltwater Merchants , and his smooth vocals fall in the family tree lineage somewhere between James Taylor and Glen Phillips. Travis songs from his debut Bloodlines present an honest viewpoint on the importance of remembering where you ve been, looking ahead to where you are going and the decisions that we make on this journey. His songs deal with life and loss, relationships, redemption, and offer hope in this sometimes uncertain and difficult day we live in.  Music for Travis has always been about the ministry it allows; the strange and powerful way it can connect with people from every walk of life. TRAVIS OBERG SELECTED TRACKS 1) Travis Oberg Hurricane 2) Travis Oberg Bloodlines Writing songs is a trip! I am thrownback each time a new song arrives, like a surprise package in the mail.  Songwriting is a challenge that keeps me awake at night, longing for the expressions to take on form and melody Travis Our second artist WILL DERRYBERRY is based in the Bay Area of California San Ramon specifically.  He crafts meditative and ruminative songs laden with symbolic mystery, delivered on smooth yet raspy ethereal vocals akin to introspective singers such as Mike Mangione and Ray LaMontagne. Like Travis, Will also has ministry based roots, more apparent in his earlier material which focused on acoustic blues from a realistic slant, and then alternative pop rock,  his voice emerging stronger and closer to his core as each album was released. Will returned to his folk, and blues roots with the album release of Seven in March 2008.  Will admits,  “I wanted to get back to writing those tunes that came more naturally to me, where I could let it all hang out, be vulnerable,  and real. And, honestly, I wanted to make music that I would promote and perform for years.” WILL DERRYBERRY SELECTED TRACKS 3) Will Derryberry Seven 4) Will Derryberry Where Your Heart Lives “I know that there is power in the stories and confessions of an honest lyric, as well, a melody that can take us to the place where our heart lives, struggles, and endures. Sharing this kind of song is my hope. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say we want and even need these kinds of songs because we have the innate desire to be connected with each other in an honest and intimate way.” Will