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Love Is

Love is… a ministry on the front lines of modern day discipleship. ” This generation is dying of thirst. The problem is a huge percentage of them have never tasted water. Our hearts’ desire is to go into the dessert with a rainstorm. We are simply servants and wish to be viewed as nothing more” – Brett Miller, lead vocalist/songwriter. One thing Love is wants to capture through their music and live performance is the raw passion that fuels their relationships with Christ. ” The foundation of this ministry is the great commission, to fight desperately for the heart of His bride.”-Brett Miller. Listen to their “Self Titled” Ep, below.

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Good Luck Varsity

Good Luck Varsity will release their highly infectious new ep “Thrones” on May 11th. Check out a stream of each new track from the ep right here at Indie Vision Music beginning today. [Bio] We’re called Good Luck Varsity. We love each other, we love what we do, and we love the people who push us to pursue our dreams. We believe that the 3 feet of stage we stand on makes us a little taller than you,…

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Arthur Alligood

TN. based singer/songwriter Arthur Alligood has released his new full length album “One Silver Needle”. It’s a splash of Americana that dabbles lightly in folk rock while staying completely original. If you’re a fan of The Wallflowers, Tom Petty, Needtobreathe, Counting Crows, or The Hotshot Freight Train, you’ll definitely dig his laid back style. Buy it wherever fine digital music is sold.

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Thousand Foot Krutch

Thousand Foot Krutch will release their new album “The End is Where We Begin” on April 17th and marks their first independent release since leaving Tooth & Nail. Download/Stream “War of Change” below.

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Demon Hunter

Demon Hunter will release “True Defiance” this Tuesday April 10th on Solid State Records. [Bio] Demon Hunter has grown beyond the boundaries of a traditional rock band to become something of incalculable value, profound meaning, and steadfast purpose to the people worldwide whose dedication to their music, artwork and vision is beyond compare.

True Defiance represents a rallying call to arms, both spiritually and artistically, to the legion of “hunters” the world over who cling to core principles and only the most authentic music against the tide of a materialist world that builds castles on shifting sands. We all stumble and fall, nobody on earth is perfect, but Demon Hunter will not apologize for who they aspire to be and their fans continue to be invigorated by each new anthem that seeks to empower us to conquer self-doubt and emptiness. This attitude of True Defiance against the obstacles of the world persists throughout every aspect of the band’s songwriting and overall presentation.

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Mxpx

Mxpx will release their brand new album “Plans Within Plans” on April 3rd through Rock City Recordings/MRI. 2012 also marks the band’s 20th Anniversary. [bio]If there’s one thing that can be said about Bremerton stalwarts MXPX, it’s that the perils of being career musicians will never outweigh the joy they’ve found in truly doing what they love, because no matter how many pitfalls are thrown in their path, “There is a song in there somewhere,” says lead vocalist/bassist Mike Herrera. PLANS WITHIN PLANS, the trio’s ninth studio record, which will cap off a 20-year career come July, is set for release April 3 through MRI/Rock City Recording Company in the U.S. and Canada, as well as releases in the U.K./Europe, Japan and Australia/New Zealand.

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Jenny and Tyler

Jenny and Tyler will release “Open Your Doors” on April 3rd. This folk inspired singer-songwriter album will appeal to fans of The Civil Wars, Mat Kearney, Gungor, The Swell Season, Sara Groves. [Bio] Hey there. I’m Jenny. I make music with my husband Tyler. It all started back at the University of Delaware. Yes, I’m being serious, Delaware. Anyway, during my first weekend at school, I decided to take a bus to church. I stepped on the bus and sat next to my friend Joel. Before I knew it, Tyler, who was sitting in front of us, turned around and introduced himself. We talked for a few minutes; he turned back around, and promptly forgot my name. I saw him in the dining hall a few weeks later and we spoke again. Tyler was the music coordinator for the campus ministry that I happened to get involved with. We started leading worship together and from there we began writing songs and eating omelets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. We spent the first year singing together in the stairwells of the student center. The acoustics were incredible. Sometime that fall we started dating and well, as they say, the rest is history.

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The Beautiful Refrain

The Beautiful Refrain will release their new ep “Redemption: Daylight” through Mosaic Artistry Group March 17th. Order on CD here or here. Stream the new song “Page One” Below. [Bio] The Beautiful Refrain started their career in a most unusual way – three guys united with a passion for music and church planting. In the cozy Virginia town of Harrisonburg, Cameron Gwaltney, Chad Altenberger and Gabe Steelman met while attending both James Madison University and Aletheia Church. Cameron became the worship leader at this growing church, and has been writing worship music with Gabe and Chad specifically for their church body.

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The O.C. Supertones

The O.C. Supertones are back and better than ever. The ‘Tones strike back as of 6pm today and will the old school flow in what is being called 2012′s biggest comeback (in the terms of SKA that is). The band will begin writing and recording a brand new album in addition to their already announced tour dates. The band has started a kickstarter to help fund this new independent venture and you can take part by pre-ordering the new album and other goodies right here. I hear word that the new material will be similar to what was found on “Supertones Strike Back”, which is awesome news! No word yet on whether the band will play dates with Five Iron Frenzy, but I am waiting.

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Ashtree

Ashtree will release their new album “Rescue the Light” via digital retailers on March 6th, 2012. The movie Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead may come to mind when one meets someone from Denver, CO. Little did the band, Ashtree, know that’d be able to relate to that movie’s sentiment when they formed their band fifteen years after it’s creation. [Read full bio below]

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Ghostree

Pick up the new Ghostree ep from their bandcamp page here. Ghostree exists to paint a picture, an honest picture, of the tension between hope and despair, between joy and sorrow, between love and loss. The four-piece UK alternative rock band came together early in 2011, with a goal: honesty, integrity and great songwriting.

Fueled by the enigmatic songs of front man Haydon Spenceley, the band decamped to Nashville to record with producers Kevin Bruchert and Brandon Perdue (Jessa Anderson, The Ember Days). Something in the Nashvillian summer heatwave obviously rubbed off on the band, as their debut, self-titled EP is a dense, engaging listen, filled to the brim with singable melodies, lyrics which probe and challenge, and a heart which brims with the promise of a better future.

But enough of the hyperbole, what of the songs? Well, it begins with Hope, a twisting, turning mini-epic, continues through the minor-key flourishes of You They See and Glorious, before reaching the radio-ready Save My Day and closing with the final, satisfying cacophony of closer Hallelujah, featuring beautiful strings from Cara Fox and Elenore Denig (Gungor). These are to sing in the shower, to hum on the bus, perhaps even to sing in a Church, but more than anything, these are songs which are honest about the darkness and pain of difficult times, but which also point to love, and hope.

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SONS

SONS will release their new album “Keep Quiet” on February 14th through SloSpeak Records. I highly recommend the album and band. Intelligent, passionate music meant to inspire and lead you to ponder the greatest meanings of life as well as well as the spiritual aspect of what we believe. Check out SONS “Keep Quiet” now. [Bio] As the first sound plays, the doors open. The ceilings are high. The walls are covered in elaborate art that tells stories of allusive faith and possibilities. Angelic harmonies begin to circulate varying guitar frequencies that drive and sooth the passion inspired inside of you. This is the musical cathedral built by SONS. This is where potential is realized.

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The Violet Burning

The Violet Burning released a fantastic 3 disc set last year titled “The Story of Our Lives” and I think you should all check it out. You can buy it from the band here. Check out some videos from the project below. You can also stream songs from the album by clicking this link.

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Starfield

Starfield will release their new album “The Kingdom” on January 31st. Buy it on CD right here from the band.

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Pioneer

Newly signed to SloSpeak Records, the band PIONEER will release their new album on January 24th 2012. It is a highly infectious album full of memorable melodies and toe tappin’ numbers sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face. Buy the album on CD and other merch right here. [Bio] The above definition is very fitting for Pioneer. Previously known as News from Verona, the five piece from Indianapolis, Indiana have reached a point in their lives where new beginnings are necessary. They no longer simply strive for local fame or recognition. Their musical styles have evolved and their life outlooks matured. Basically – the boys have grown up. Since their formation three years ago as a garage band, Pioneer has worked hard to develop honest, innovative American rock music. After solidifying their lineup and formulating their sound, they released All I Know is I Know Nothing in the Summer of 2010. They’ve played festivals including Cornerstone Festival, Ichthus Festival, Agape Festival, JoshuaFest and Spirit West Coast, and have independently played national tours.

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The Skies Revolt

The Skies Revolt will release their new album “Some Kind of Cosmonaut” January 15th which you can order right here via the band’s website.

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Vocal Few

Vocal Few will release their debut ep, “She’ll Be Right” on January 10th. Once in a while things just happen because they make sense. Vocal Few is Matt MacDonald (singer/songwriter of The Classic Crime) and his beautiful wife Kristie (singer/pianist/lover of Matt MacDonald). For years Kristie pled with Matt to record songs with her, but Matt, being lazy and a bad husband, always thought “Ugh, that sounds like a lot of work,” and shifted topics whenever the project was brought up. In March of 2011, Matt and Kristie were surprised by a little line on a pregnancy test. It especially shocked Matt, who eventually realized through a long chain of epiphanies, “Oh crap! How are we going to pay for this?” Kristie smiled. “The EP, of course.”

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Please Promise

Please Promise released the “Give and Take Ep” back in October. I think you all need to check this band out. Listen to the track “Watch Me Fall”, below. Music is far more than notes and words. At its most beautiful, it transcends the individual components, and can connect with participants on emotional, intellectual, spiritual levels.

It was with this collective goal of creating something beautiful, that Please Promise began writing their current release, Give And Take, in July of 2010. With the tides of the music industry ever changing and unforgiving, it became apparent that this brother-based, rock trio needed to make music that treads new water for them in their writing and
recording experience.

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Sam’s the Hero

In the Spring of 2006, this group of friends from Virginia Beach finally got it right. After coming together from different backgrounds and several years of different bands, names, and members, Sam’s the Hero was born.

Jeff Riggs, Jon Carolino, Corey McCook, and Justin Sykes use their signature brand of catchy pop punk to bring you back to a time when music was all about how much fun you could have playing it. “Our band is really all about loving…

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The Way

“Helpless But Not Hopeless” is the second release by Oxnard, California based band The WAY. This powerful album includes seven songs that blend their classic punk sound with an ounce of the blues and metal tinged riffs. The WAY’s music brings the Truth and the Life to everyday problems, discouraging situations, and questions about who we are. Addressing life’s gritty realities through the lens of Faith, Forgiveness and Hope, The WAY delivers an uplifting message through music influenced by Social Distortion, Rise Against and Pennywise.

“Helpless But Not Hopeless” is available for pre-order through the Thumper Punk Records website, and will be available for digital download at all the usual places in the near future. Their song “Don’t Let It Die” appeared on the Indie Vision Music compilation called Punk Never Dies, Volume 1. Additional information about The Way can be found at http://www.myspace.comtheway805 and http://www.reverbnation.com/theway805. Additional information about Thumper Punk Records and a link to its webstore can be found at www.thumperpunkrecords.com. CD pre-orders are $7 for shipments December 15.

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And By Love

And By Love released “The Surrender” ep back in May of this year and it ranks as one of my favorite eps of this year. A great release filled with memorable melodies and an edgy sound sure to win fans over across the country. “The Surrender” is now available on iTunes or Amazon and I strongly recommend you pick it up.

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Shakedown Boulevard

The band Shakedown Boulevard who you may have heard on our two recent compilations “Punk Never Dies” and “Passionate Hope”, have released their fantastic debut 14 song album “Heart of a Fighter” back in October. The band plays a sound reminiscent of bands like The Gaslight Anthem, The Hold Steady, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Squad 5-0, and Gasoline Heart. If you’re a fan of gritty rock n’ roll with a slight punk edge, you’ll love these guys. Listen to “Face the Facts” and “Glory to Come”, below.

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Attalus

Attalus have released “Post Tenebras Lux”, their brand new album as of today. You can also purchase on CD/Digital right here from the band. [Bio] Formed in May of 2010, Attalus is a five-piece band from Raleigh, N.C. The band consists of Chris Sierra (drums/vocals), John Sierra (guitar/vocals), Evan King (guitar/vocals), John Amos (bass/vocals), and Seth Davey (piano/lead vocals).

Since the release of their home-recorded debut ep, “The Greater Tide,” in December, 2010, Attalus have established themselves as one of Raleigh’s reputable local bands. Known for passionate live performances and a rigorous work ethic, they have already played alongside bands such as Hawthorne Heights, Anarbor, Amely, Sanctus Real, Manic Drive, Remedy Drive, Conditions, and Divided By Friday – along with local friends, The Future is Me and the Ethnographers. While Attalus continues to increase their influence in North Carolina, they are also ready to step out and reach a wider audience.

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From the Eyes of Servants

Melodic hardcore punk band, From the Eyes of Servants, have just released their new self titled ep through Red Cord Records. The album is available on iTunes / Amazon.

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Smalltown Poets

Smalltown Poets return from a 7 year hiatus to release a new “Christmas” album on November 1st. Listen below.
[Bio] Multi Grammy and Dove nominated band Smalltown Poets is back from a 7 year hiatus
with an album that’s like the surprise of a perfect Christmas gift from a longtime friend
you didn’t expect to see. Michael Johnston, Byron Goggin, Kevin Breuner, Miguel
DeJesus and Danny Stephens bring you Smalltown Poets Christmas, evoking the fun,
hope and wonder of Christmas with three new songs written by the band and great new
original arrangements of many favorite carols.

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October Light

Croatian Ska band, October Light, have just released their brand new album titled “Free!” as of today and it’s available through iTunes / Amazon. Check it out!

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem has released their new album “Nomad Sons” which is available on iTunes / Amazon and CD/Vinyl here. Listen to their song “Ballad of the Nomad Sons”, below. Houston-based band, Jerusalem, was assembled underneath the vision to bring God-centered encounter to the “un-churched” music scene, while also challenging the ‘churched’ to be bold in worshiping their God. Jerusalem is a band that tarries in the vision to purpose a new way of ‘doing church’.

Indie rock…

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The Homecoming

The Homecoming will release their new ep “The Lakehouse” for free beginning Tuesday October 11th via the band’s website here. You can stream their new single “Timing is Everything”, below. THE HOMECOMING is a power pop group that can’t get away from being described as the “Christian Jonas Brothers” with a clean image, good looks and an energetic sound which has earned the band a large fan base from all over the world. The Homecoming made their national debut in 2009 at Cornerstone, arguably the world’s largest Christian music festival, thru a personal invitation from Traa Daniels – the bass player of P.O.D. and the president of Ryot Phoenix Music and Media. That summer, The Homecoming outperformed the other 25 bands that were featured on the Ryot sponsored stage by playing for bigger audiences and selling more merchandise – including Ryot‘s own The Wrecking, a band frequently heard on Air 1 Radio. As a result, Cornerstone used the band’s song, So Loud, in the festival’s 2010 promotional video. That October, The Homecoming had a front page, featured article in the Akron Beacon Journal.

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sosaveme

sosaveme will release their new album “The Garden” on October 4th. It will be available on iTunes / Amazon / CD – Pre-OrderThrough life’s journey, sosaveme realized that all they could ever really offer anyone was honesty. This truth became evident in their music, relationships, and individual lives. The music stemming from sosaveme is a reflection of the band members’ passion to share what lies within their hearts- whether it be attractive or scarred and dirty. It is this kind of honesty that unites the music makers …with those who listen.

Like most bands, they’ve toured, slept in a van and practically bought that entire van over again part by part. They’ve played shows for two kids, played shows for hundreds of kids, and battled life on the road since 2005. However, through all these highs and lows, it’s the people that have come to matter most. Each life has a story – and these guys want to know yours. Rather than simply performing, sosaveme strives to develop relationships and consequently inspire and encourage these new friends.

The band went into the studio this summer with Tyler Orr of First Street Studios (As Cities Burn, The Chariot), to create a passionate expression of the intensity previously captured only in their live show. They most definitely succeeded. With pleading vocals, daring instrumentation and gut wrenching lyrics, this is no fairy tale album. It is a haunting self-reflection that searches the darkness of the human heart. The lyrical content touches on grace, pride, self forgiveness and the death of love. The finished product is entitled The Garden, and releases October 4th, 2011.

Geared with fresh music and a renewed spirit, sosaveme is ready to play shows, share their art and encounter individuals across the world. Look at sosaveme.com for continual updates.

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Least of These

Least of These new album “More Than Conquerors” is now available through iTunes / Amazon, or on CD here. Definitely check this album out. Stream of “The Call”, below. Bio: “Least of These is an indie/post-hardcore/rock band from Denton, TX. In their short time together, LOT has seen much success at venues in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and is expanding their influence across the country after the release of their first EP, More Than Conquerors.

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Ray Torres and the Mercy

Ray Torres and the Mercy released their new 10 track self titled album as of June 15th 2011. You can check it out on Amazon here or iTunes here. Stream “The Rising”, below…It’s been 10 years since Ray Torres, Mike Altier and Lukas Pedroza began writing and composing music together. Over the last decade the three musicians have matured and developed a unique sound all their own. With musical influences that range from gospel to Third Eye Blind they describe their music as “heavily layered and dripping with energy”. The trio started off as a middle school pop punk band and gained a local following for six years under the name DSB (Don’t Stop Believing) which came to an abrupt end after some personal struggles in 2007. Reconnected and newly inspired their sound took a turn with the release of the Ray Torres All is Yours EP (2009).

What started as a solo project of lead vocalist/guitarist Ray Torres expanded to a full backed band comprised of long time friends Altier, Pedroza and others. The five-track EP ranged in sounds from Folk to Funk and 90s Pop to Electronica. The well-received collection aimed to share Torres’s personal belief in God beyond the four walls of the Church and opened up opportunities for the group to tour extensively, performing more than 100 shows in 2010. With a new audience and under the official name, Ray Torrres & the Mercy the groups live shows have taken on a fresh and exciting form. The recent recruitment of two additional guitarist Mark Cruz and Genaro Quispe has allowed the band to create sounds and styles more atmospheric, unpredictable and moving for their fans.

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Oh, Sleeper

Oh, Sleeper will release their third full length album “Children of Fire” digitally on September 6th through Amazon / iTunes and on CD September 27th.

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Divided by Friday

Divided by Friday will release their brand new 6 song ep through Hopeless Records August 29th both digitally and on CD. [Bio] On their Hopeless Records debut, Prove It, DIVIDED BY FRIDAY don’t waste any time broadcasting their mission statement: “This is right where I belong, and I’m not moving/I’m here to prove it.”

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Icon for Hire

Icon for Hire will release their new Tooth & Nail Records label debut “Scripted” on August 23rd. [Bio]With three-and-a-half years of pounding the pavement throughout the Midwest and a feverish social networking presence, heavy alternative rock/modern pop trio Icon For Hire signed the dotted line with Tooth & Nail Records. The ensuring Scripted serves as the Decatur, IL-bred player’s national debut disc, but between the immediately apparent chemistry amongst front woman Ariel, guitarist Shawn Jump and drummer Adam Kronshagen, coupled with powerhouse production from Aaron Sprinkle (Anberlin, The Almost, Acceptance) and Rob Hawkins (Fireflight, Philmont), the group sounds nothing short of innovative, infectious and explosive.

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Dominic Balli

Dominic Balli will release his brand new album “American Dream” on July 26th and will be available digitally. California native Dominic Balli’s chosen musical identifier–as purveyor of “CaliRockReggae”–quickly gives one a glimpse of the sonic style residing within the man’s output.

“Art is an expression of who you are,” Balli says. “I’m just a half Italian, quarter Greek kid from California, but somehow inside of me there’s this little reggae dude just trying to get out. The most common…

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Phinehas

Phinehas will release their Red Cord Records debut “thegodmachine” on July 19th, which will be distributed nationally through Victory Records. Read our review here. Formed in 2001 on the outskirts of Los Angeles, Phinehas is a band of Christians with the purpose of being a shining light amidst a dark scene. They recognize that a message is only perceived as good as the messenger, so music quality holds an equally important role in their ministry. What…

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Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant have released “Kingdom Days in an Evil Age” via Ain’t No Grave Records (ANGR) today digitally and on CD. Check it out!…Sleeping Giant represents a call to arms. More than a band, more than a group of close friends, Sleeping Giant is a unit of disciples who scream loud from deep in the underground to the highest of the heavens.

“Since Sleeping Giant formed in 2006, they have been rewriting the definition of what it means to be…

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Hands

Hands have released their third full length album “Give Me Rest” to glowing reviews. The album is available now wherever fine music is sold through Facedown Records. Shane Ochsner, Josh Silbernagel, and Chris Schwartz collectively are Hands, a Fargo band that combines circling atmospheric guitars punctuated with hard hitting progressions. They are a band in which rock and roll meets ambient hardcore and warm silvery singing rivals hardcore screams. The warmth of their songs is in…

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Scott Silletta

Scott Silletta will release his brand new solo album “The Life and Times of” on June 17th to digital retailers iTunes and Amazon as well as Rhapsody. Hear where this musician with a rich history in Christian music has traveled since his days with legendary band Plankeye, where he first got his start, to his various side projects like Fanmail and The Franchise. This multi-talented musician and producer has worked with everyone imaginable throughout his time in the music industry…

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Owl City

Owl City “All Things Bright and Beautiful” will release on CD and Digital June 14th.
In November 2009, Owl City’s Adam Young, a native and longtime resident of Owatonna, Minnesota (pop. 25,000), who had made his very first airplane journey only a year prior at age 22, found himself standing on the Great Wall of China. “I called my mom on my cell phone at 2 a.m. Minnesota time and said, ‘You’ll never believe where I am right now!’” Young…

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