Month: June 2020

Veteran emcee J. Crum has just released his brand new, self-produced single entitled “Lost & Found” featuring indietribe. member Jarry Manna. “Lost & Found” is about understanding our identity isn’t in the things of this world. Though at times we feel lost, there is a place that we belong. J. Crum shares, “I spent a lot of wasted time trying to fit in spaces that I had no business being in. I know I’m different and I’m ok with that. I now know where I belong and that’s where I’m putting my effort and attention.”… Continued →

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Grandpa Loves Rhinos are officially back and with a new single titled “Gimme, Gimme”. The song is out this Friday July 3rd on Indie Vision Music. Check out the teaser video below and artwork for the single by Brian Middleton. Visit the band on Instagram @glrband or on Facebook @grandpalovesrhinos… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Afterthought – Blink
• Collington – Against the Wall
• Jodi Essex – Irreverent
• The Lost Chorus – Soft Lies
• Man Ov God – Black Sheep
• Skillet – Save Me (Reimagined)
• Stryper – Blood from Above

Pop & CCM

• Andy Squyres – Dead Horse
• Arianna McLean – Done With Fear
• Apollo LTD – Rulers
• Clemency – Let Me Hold You
• Darla Baltazar – Not So Clever (EP)
• Dupree – Mighty
• The Gray Havens – Rest
• Jeremy Rosado – You
• John Michael Howell – My Kind of Beautiful (Fan Remixes) (EP)
• NEEDTOBREATHE – Who Am I
• Noah Cleveland – Let ’em Go
• Rachael Nemiroff – Home
• Rootdown – Gentleman EP
• Sam Hibbard – Memories
• Sam Ock – To Belonging
• Samecity – Giving It All
• Scott Aitken – Do Ya
• Sharp Dialect – Ghosts & Goblins

Electronic

• Bryson Price – Freedom
• DJ Kirk – Alright Then
• God’s Warrior – Something from Heaven
• Jaisua – Everything
• Jesus Loves Electro – Infinity
• LEVV – Glow
• Neon Feather – Luminism
• ØM-53 – Alpha
• Swedish Revolution – Check Me Out
• Swedish Revolution – Night Rider

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Drew Holcomb – No Hard Feelings
• Grace Stailey – You’ll Find Your Way Home
• The Hedgerow Folk – Never a Day
• Jay & Jo – Ought to Be Loved
• Jon Webster – Why Should You Decide?

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This is the news I was hinting about on social media. My pals in Grandpa Loves Rhinos or GLR for short, are back with new music on Indie Vision Music and an announcement for all of you. Click here to watch the video on their Instagram page and watch a teaser video clip below. This is going to be an awesome year for new music, am I right? Follow @glrband on Instagram. Check back here on Monday morning at 9am PST for another announcement regarding GLR and new Music.… Continued →

We are proud to bring you a brand new song stream from independent artist, Collington. Check out the song “Against The Wall”, below. This excellent single is now available wherever you find fine digital music. Recommended for Fans of: Switchfoot, Needtobreathe, Walk The Moon, Foster The People, and The Fray.… Continued →

For my Song of the Day this time round, we’re going back. Like way back. To the beginning of Jesus rock. It’s widely accepted that Larry Norman is the “godfather of Christian rock” and you can make a reasonable case for that. But he wasn’t the first. Several other bands and artists were contemporary with him, including Liverpool’s own The Crossbeats, Agape, and the All Saved Freak Band. Arguably the first rocker, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, was also a Christian and a gospel artist, plugging in her electric guitar long before Bill Haley and the Comets set on the scene.… Continued →

Nate Parrish is premiering his brand new music video for the song “Mind Monopoly” at 7pm PST TOMORROW. Check out the link below and save it so you can watch tomorrow. “I’m A Wreck” is now available wherever you find digital music.… Continued →

Dreaded Dale have just posted their brand new song in lyric video form that you can view below. The song is titled “Psalm” and it takes on a sort of Progressive Post-Hardcore meets Spoken Word like feel. It’s a great little track and I think many of you will enjoy it. Song is available now on all digital platforms and streaming sites.… Continued →

My song for the day is from a newer indie-pop artist by the name of Teddy At Night. Teddy (Boldt) played drums for bands like Wavorly, Family Force 5, and more recently For King & Country, as well as many others. On his first solo endeavor as singer/songwriter, his songs take on more of a pop sheen, sprinkled with a heavy dose of 80’s like synth driven new wave. These are songs for the broken-hearted, the lovers, and the seekers. These beautifully composed pop inspired takes are interwoven with a certain level of professionalism mixed with Teddy’s unforgettable vocal delivery.… Continued →

Anberlin have announced a very special live stream for their 2003 breakout album, “Blueprints For The Black Market”. “We Are The Lost Ones” live stream will take place on June 26th online. There are pre-orders for the Live Stream bundle featuring vinyl of this live stream, pressed on wax and shipped 8/31. Click here to check out this pre-order. Some of these songs haven’t been played in more than a decade so this will be a very special event.… Continued →

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We have just dropped the new Names Without Numbers 20th Anniversary EP for Pre-Order on iTunes as of today and you can grab that now. All pre-orders come with instant download of the song “This Hallmark Moment” which you can take a listen to below. Relive the glory days and listen to a band that most people had never heard of but that had enormous potential. The band released their comeback full length late last year called “Silos & Smokestacks” which a lot of you still need to hear ;).… Continued →

Besides having the two most awesome two names put together at one time, this band rocked. The two man band was Walter Paul Robinette & Rick Eugene May! At a time when alternative music had taken a major foothold in Christian music (starting with Undercover), this group was seen on Christian music television channels with their rockiest song: Crawl. If you haven’t noticed my posts, I tend to look for music that is hard to find to bring back the sounds & lyrics that made me come to enjoy “Christian rock” music.… Continued →

P.O.D. have put out a sign up for their email list and signing up gets you a free download of their cover of James Brown song, “This Is A Man’s World”. Jump on it HERE and sound off on what you think of the track.… Continued →

In a somewhat surprising move, Righteous Vendetta dropped an old/new album this weekend. “Not Dead Yet” is an album that was apparently rejected by their label (…why??) at the time (2015), but has now been released by the band independently. If you’re a fan of hard rock, don’t sleep on this. Check it out wherever you get your music these days.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Acceptance – Cold Air
• American Arson – Drop Your Daggers
• Death Therapy – Cheat Code ’87
• Harbor & Home – Two Faces
• KIDS – Visitors
• Lifelong – Above the Waves
• Mike Mains & The Branches – Gonna Get Through This
• Nate Parrish – I’m a Wreck
• Starflyer 59 – Miami (EP)
• Switchfoot – Covers (EP)

Pop & CCM

• A Boy and His Kite – With God On Our Side
• Aaron Bucks – California (Deluxe)
• Alive City – Too Young
• Coby James – Born Ready
• DaFOO – Love Is Like Perfume
• Frankie Orella – Crazy Train
• Jamie Grace – Live About It (lo-fi)
• Riley Clemmons – Over And Over
• ROY3LS – Black Bandanna
• Samecity – As Long as You’re Around
• Scott Aitken – All That You Need
• Steven Curtis Chapman – That’s My Dad
• SVRCINA – Precious
• Teddy at Night – Blueberry Water
• Tim Be Told – Love and Happiness
• Wakeup Starlight – RUN

Electronic

• Cameron James – Fever Rush (Electro House Remix)
• Crystal Rome – All for You (Progressive House Remix)
• God’s Warrior – Future Colours
• Jhonny Vergel – Above All Names
• Trampolines – Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Austin Sebek – Seed and Stone
• Campbell Sibthorpe – Good Lord
• Ethan Nathaniel – Cross My Heart
• John Tibbs – Make You Feel My Love
• Lipstick Kid – Connection Together
• Madison Cunningham – Coming Back
• Michael Andrew – Alone Together
• Zion Goins – Free

Hip Hop & R&B

• Adam Neff – Ballin’
• Adrian Stresow – 22 (EP)
• Blizz – Pariah, Vol.

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Fluffy was a garage grunge band heralding from Mike Knott’s Blonde Vinyl Record label. Guitarist Chris Colbert has remastered both of their full lengths recently and are available on many digital platforms. The record label Lost In Ohio is running these repressings & have a few cool ones including The Julies & Black & White World. I bought their first Go, Fluffy, Go Cd back in the 90s & had no idea what I was in store for. I was treated to lots of feedback fuzz & gritty vocals that reminded me at the time of a cross between Smashing Pumpkins & Nirvana.… Continued →

En Mi Lugar (In My Place in English) is a Spirit Filled Melodic Hardcore band from Bogota, Colombia. FFO: Venia, Advent, Poured Out, and Atrocities.

Today’s Song of the Day post is all about Arthur Alligood and specifically the song, “Shouldn’t Be That Hard”. This was a criminally underrated song that flew mostly under the radar of most music fans out there. Arthur has been making great Americana/Folk Rock for more than a decade now. He has appeared on a few past free IVM Compilations and was featured here many times over the years. The song “Shouldn’t Be That Hard” appeared on his 2012 full length, “One Silver Needle”. The Americana influenced folk-rock track takes a turn toward artists like The Wallflowers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Lumineers, The Avett Brothers, and Bob Dylan, while keeping his own style and approach.… Continued →

Lifelong are back with their new song titled “Above The Waves” and first on new label home, Solid State Records. Album out July 17th. Check out the pop-punk influenced Melodic Hardcore song below and read the lyrics as well. “Above The Waves” is now available wherever you stream/download music. Fans of A Day To Remember, Chunk!, No Captain Chunk!, Four Year Strong, Life In Your Way, and Altars will find something to appreciate here. Pre-Order here.… Continued →

This obscure black metal band only issued a handful of releases from 2008-2011, before shunning Christian lyrical themes for their final release in 2014. “Howls of Worship” is taken from their self-titled EP and also appears on the full-length To Known Hell (what is it with extreme metal’s deliberate use of incorrect grammar?), and is a full-on black metal worship anthem: Come let us worship and bow down Let us kneel before the Lord our maker Come let us worship and bow down to our maker While it’s awesome to have a full-on worship song in the extreme metal format, that is not the track’s sole accomplishment.… Continued →

Kevi Morse is a hip-hop artist, DJ, and entrepreneur. When describing his latest single, he shares: I wrote “Black Boy” from a place of encouragement. The song shines light on all the injustices and what it’s like to be a person of color (POC). I hope this song helps the masses find hope and peace, while understanding we’re all equal. #Blacklivesmatter “Black Boy” is available now on your favorite digital retailer or streaming service. Source: SOHHPR… Continued →

Dre Murray recently announced that he has signed with Illect Recordings. Apart from his studio albums, Dre has released two mixtapes within the Dark Vader series, the second of which was released in 2019. The third and final installment is on its way, and in the meantime, here’s a song from the upcoming mixtape.… Continued →

We are finally ready to unveil the brand new full length album from rising punk rock n’ roll singer/songwriter, Nate Parrish. Click below to listen to the entire album – “I’m A Wreck”, which releases to all digital networks and streaming sites this Friday! If you want to purchase on CD, click here. Enjoy!… Continued →

Another album celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary is “Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place” by the world renown alternative rock band, Anberlin. This Brendan O’Brien produced full length effort (their 5th album by 2010) was a slight departure from the sunny, bright, more upbeat sounds of their commercial break through record, “New Surrender”. One of the stand out highlights from this album was definitely “Pray Tell”, with it’s thundering drum intro and light guitar strumming mixed with Stephen’s unforgettable vocal contributions.… Continued →

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It’s hard to believe it has been 10 years since the release of the first Close Your Eyes album on Victory Records – “We Will Overcome”. This album had a ton of great songs including this one called “The Body”, which is a favorite of mine and perfect for this Song of the Day post. Melodic hardcore and punk combine to make a furious blend of energetic singing and screaming all delivered in one healthy dose. “The Body” has inspiring lyrics and a solid message felt through the music.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Awaken – Behemoth
• Colony House – When the Walls Come Crashing Down
• Empty Atlas – Kairos
• Jarod Noel – Right Now
• John Ward – Will You Come
• Knox Hamilton – 18
• Lightworker – Fury by Failure
• Micah Ariss – I Refuse
• NEEDTOBREATHE – Survival (feat. Drew & Ellie Holcomb)
• Nine Lashes – Shadows
• Spoken – Nightmare
• Switchfoot – Lucky Man
• Unwed Sailor – Look Alive
• Winona Avenue – Masterpiece

Pop & CCM

• Anthem Lights – Together
• Cat Rea – Soldier of War
• Elias Dummer – Good
• Grant Leslie – Canvas (Quarantine Sessions)
• Jerry Fee – Without You
• JSteph – Broken Cathedral
• Land of Color – Don’t Let the Enemy in (Live in Canada)
• Manwell – Champion
• Sam Hibbard – Falling Upwards (EP)
• Samecity – Center of You and Me
• Via Music – It’s Not What It Looks Like

Electronic

• Kevin Aleksander – Do You Feel It
• LZ7 – Family
• Swedish Revolution – Pandemic

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• 6’10 – Carried in Retrospect
• Lowland Hum – Singing Other People’s Love Songs (EP)
• Timothy Li – Oh My Lover
• Wade Walker – Just Like the Rain

Hip Hop & R&B

• Allen Thomas – Goliath Must Fall
• Anthone Ray – TRIATHLON
• Bartholomew Jones – Anyhow
• Bryann T – Jesus is the Answer (feat.

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That’s right friends, somebody has FINALLY been able to make this awesome release happen. Officer Negative’s classic late 90’s punk debut, “Dead to the World”, which released on Screaming Giant Records as their break through artist, is coming to Vinyl. Resurrected Vinyl just got in their test pressings and you can view it here as well as follow them. They will have a site up soon and more info to follow. Stand by, this will be one release you wont want to miss out on this year!… Continued →