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The Christian Music Universe is back with their second annual playlist. The project was started last year to bring together Christian music lovers from across the universe to create a collaborative playlist of their favorite songs of the year. This year’s team included Brandon Jones and myself as well as eight others. Give the playlist a listen on Spotify and YouTube and share you’re favorite songs of 2022 with us in the comments. … Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Blue Fire Horizon – Disease
• Edge of Eternity – Dreams of Complacency
• Heliograph – Awe & Wonder EP
• Then It Ends – Chasm EP

Pop & CCM

• Amber Roper – All I Need
• LOVKN – Faith Fall EP
• Sajan Nauriyal – morning always comes (sped up versions) EP

Electronic & EDM Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Jonny Hayes – Keep Me Burning EP

Hip Hop & R&B

• ATTAM – Way Too Busy EP
• BigBreeze – Sport Mode EP
• BigGucciDame – Ecclesiastes, Vol. 2
• Brenno, K Diamond – 22′ THE MIXTAPE
• Don Ready – The Heavenly Poetry Collection EP
• ELI MONTANNA – RECOVERY EP
• GOSPEL READY – End Season Same Mission
• Ignatius – A Pomona Story: Chapter 1 Tap
• Isaiah Robin – The Way
• JXRGE – UNIVERSE EP
• Kidd Lee – Chapter 20
• Kieran the Light – New Levels 2 EP
• KRL – True Colors EP
• Kushim – S E T A P A R T EP
• Lance Blake – Retrospect
• Lil Capo – Capo Season II
• Saint Jones – Kainos Anthropos
• ShySpeaks – #freelunchfriday, Vol.

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Rock & Metal

• Fight The Fade – APOPHYSITIS (Deluxe Edition)

Pop & CCM

• Brightline, Galactus Jack – Together (BLxGJ) EP

Electronic & EDM Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Kindred Valley – Kindred Valley

Hip Hop & R&B

• ASAP Preach – Tested
• BrvndonP – A&B Conversation EP
• Colby Savage – Ppv3 Recovery Music
• Dee-1 – God and Girls 2
• Jalen Ace – Gave Up The Ghost
• Little Limbo – INSOMNIAC EP
• Scootie Wop – Beige. EP

Worship & Gospel

• Reborn Collective – Beauty in the Darkness

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Indie Vision Music is proud to premiere the Lyric Video for the brand new track “Florida” from the midwest Indie-Pop-Rock act – Names Without Numbers. The song is titled “Florida” and is their most hotly anticipated new song, a track that sets them apart from the sameness and a rise above the generic. This is simply put, great music and THE perfect introduction to a band know for their soaring melodies and emotional storytelling. If you’ve been thirsting for an amazing rock song with hooks that rides that “indie” edge without sounding boring or repetitive, then this is a track that’ll make you a fan from the start.… Continued →

Singer-songwriter and indie darling, Damien Jurado, long known for his poignant songs and unique arrangements, has as of this week pulled all of his music from streaming giant Spotify. The announcement came yesterday via his blog. Jurado didn’t mince words when it came to the reason behind his decision: “I simply cannot continue to support or align myself with a corporation who continues to profit off of the musicians it refuses to pay a fair and decent wage.” Read the full statement here: https://damienjurado.com/blog/2023/01/05/leaving-spotify… Continued →

The best way I can describe Coolidge is as a sort of ‘prequel supergroup.’ All of the members are now well-known for their contributions to indie rock, though none of them were very well-known at the time, and Coolidge remains a fairly obscure blip on the map of alternative music. Formed in 1992, the band featured Damien Jurado on bass and vocals, David Bazan (Pedro the Lion, Headphones, Lo Tom) on drums, and Eben Haase (Blenderhead, Don’t Know) on guitar. They played an intense and unique form of emo-core that interweaved lo-fi indie rock into the mix.… Continued →

We are proud to bring you a very special lyric video premiere from Names Without Numbers TOMORROW, both on YouTube and right here at Indie Vision Music. The song is titled “Florida” and it is by far the best work the band has ever done up until now, 2023. Make sure you click this link (or look below for the embed to the premiere). You can set a reminder on the YouTube page and also join in a live chat right there on our YouTube channel.… Continued →

Haven was a heavy metal/power metal band from New Jersey active in the late 80s and early 90s. The band released two stellar full-length albums for R.E.X. and a third independent release that moved away from heavy metal into hard rock and alternative territory. Fans were often divided on Haven, particularly over the vocals. They were kind of a love ’em or hate ’em thing. Personally, I really enjoyed the unique style. There were enough similarities to Geoff Tate (Queensryche), Mike Lee (Barren Cross), or Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) to draw comparisons, and yet there was a roughness to the high-pitched vocals that made them stand out.… Continued →

Merry Christmas, Friends! I’m going to type up some thoughts on bands that should most definitely reunite in 2023 to 1) Play an anniversary set, 2) Re-Release a classic album on either vinyl, tape, or cd with bonus features (and band commentary) and 3) Throw some new and/or unreleased tracks at us that we most definitely need to hear. Thoughts and ideas can be found below…. Oh, and Tim Taber if you’re reading this, I hope you’ll consider the words below and incorporate them into future plans with Transparent Productions here in Orange County and Southern California in general.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• CRXWN – Forgiven.
• Since the Death – I Belong to Christ

Hip Hop & R&B

• Drew Ava – Honest EP
• Genuine Life – Evident Progress: The Healing Process EP
• Hunterdrinkswater – Sinner vs. Saint
• Lawrence Jamal – Hold On, Pain Ends
• Military Mindset Productions – Behind Enemy Lines 3
• ReidRZL – Soul Pt. 1
• Twanny2c, Remnantbygrace – RMNT Tape 2 EP
• Xocribby – Lovers
• 116 – The Gift: A Christmas Compilation (Deluxe+)

Worship & Gospel Christmas

• Victorious – Christmas Presence EP
• Yoni Charis – Glad Tidings

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Honestly I think this is a song that only Half-Handed Cloud could write. Aside from the ever-present pop bliss is a song about a baby trying to reach shiny Christmas ornaments that are out of reach, and yet so desirable. But Ringhofer makes a point that only he could make, about humanity’s incessant need to grasp for shining things that are always slightly out of reach and that we really don’t need after all. Merry Christmas IVM friends–may you find the true joy of Christmas this year–the baby in the manger!… Continued →

I am proud to bring you a very special free download from the one and only Nate Parrish, right here on Indie Vision Music. This is just in time for the Christmas season and while it isn’t technically a “Christmas” song, it does have a soft touch to the heart in the way only a true punk rawker could understand. Check out the song below or click link. Buy some Nate Parrish merch, go buy his 2 albums, add any of his songs to your favorite digital playlists, and stream the heck out of these songs till the end of time.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• A Secret Ending – Fishers of Men

Pop & CCM Electronic & EDM Folk & Singer/Songwriter Hip Hop & R&B

• A.I. The Anomaly – Sibling Rivalry EP
• i$aac illa, Xay Hill – Sophomore Sorrows (Deluxe)
• Jon Mora, Xay Hill – Jon Mora EP
• KG Santiago – GOD’s Gift 3 (The Trilogy)
• Kouonthebeat – Who Is Kou
• KRL, Kieran the Light, Kidd Lee – reAssurance EP
• MJ Overcome – Stick To The Script

Worship & Gospel

• Amanda Cook – State of the Union (Ambient Sessions) EP
• The Encounter Music – This is Hope EP
• GOSPEL READY, DJ Disciple Drew – Gospel Screw Tapes Vol.

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Rock & Metal

• Grandpa Loves Rhinos – Demos & Unreleased Songs EP
• Swinery – Swinery II, Pt. 2 EP
• Various Artists – That’s On Small Step Vol. 1

Pop & CCM Electronic & EDM

• Everen Maxwell – Stargazing EP

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Austin Sebek – take some in EP
• Jonny Hayes – All These Lights EP

Hop Hop & R&B

• Don Ready – IYKYK
• GODINA – PREPARATION SEASON
• V. Rose – Wilder Wonderland EP
• Zee – Legendz Never Die

Worship & Gospel

• Dave Pettigrew – The Hymns Project
• JGC Music – Treasure EP

Instrumental & Other

• Isaac Wheadon – the return
• Yoni Charis – Jesus is King

Christmas

• Emmanuel Worship – It’s Christmas!

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Emotional, ambient, heavy, screamo act out of Detroit, MI. Featuring members of Kept on Hold.

Names Without Numbers are back in a big way on January 13th. Their new song “Florida” will drop on that date and we have a little teaser to offer all of you. This is without a doubt the band’s strongest song to date and further reminds me of just how good they are, not just in regards to indie music but rock n roll as a whole. There is a lot of content floating around out there passing off as legitimate music but really lacks the meat and substance.… Continued →

Free show tonight 12/16/2022 in Canton, MI at The Barn! American Arson, Kept on Hold, Camino Kid, Ryley Kilby, and Rosemont!

This brilliant synth-pop band hailed from Sweden. They released one fantastic album in 1989, that hit the States the next year, then disappeared until 1994 when they re-surfaced–though just barely–with a Swedish-language album, that didn’t make much of an impact outside of their homeland. Their debut, the nearly-eponymous W.O.W., was beautiful, but sadly never got the attention it deserved. Recorded primarily in the synth-pop style, it also had hints of Europop and new wave. In short, it was too alternative to be mainstream pop or CCM, and too poppy to appeal to fans of alternative rock.… Continued →

So this has gotta be the heaviest song Andrew & co. has ever released. It is the first single for their last project (no pun intended!) entitled Omni that will be released in early 2023. I’ve seen them almost as many times as Norma Jean live & they are great in ever way with their musical finesse. I helped crowdfund their live album & have a unreleased pressing from it. Their eponymous album was the first cd I purchased when I joined the military at an army PX!… Continued →

Light The Way are back in 2022 with yet another NEW song and it’s a fast punk rock banger. You’re going to love it. This is not 28 Days Later or The Walking Dead, not even Zombieland or Resident Evil, this is LIGHT THE WAY and they are here to devour you. Wait, that didn’t sound right, I meant they are bringing punk rock back in a fast and powerful way. It’s fast, short, and sweet, and a bit of rage inducing madness. Find out what the MONSTER is and listen to new Light The Way.… Continued →

Must Build Jacuzzi have returned from their long, extended hibernation in the forest where they learned to fish with their weathered hands, hunt with weapons forged in fire, forage for food with nothing but a knife, chop wood with that murderous axe (sorry merch guy), build a shelter out of Lincoln logs, and unfortunately had to eliminate someone from the group just like in Lord of the Flies. While it was a tragic time they had to endure these past 4 years and the fact that they lost a good merch guy in their battles, they have reemerged from the shadows with their sanity in tact.… Continued →

ZAHNA has released her brand new hard hitting, gut punching, intense new rock song titled “Die For Something” and you can watch it below. The song will appear on her new full length record titled “Stronger Than Death” which is due to release on February 10th 2023. Check the song out and then click here to pre-order the record in several different options. This is a concept song of sorts and once you watch the full video below, you’ll understand. … Continued →

In other sad news today, I must report that we are so incredibly late in posting news about the Blindside “Silence” vinyl that the band posted about a couple weeks back and it looks like the only option left is black vinyl. It’ll sound amazing regardless but the other colors are also killer. I’m very rude because I must admit I took part in splurging on this when it went up and unfortunately I lost complete track of time with the IVM news cycle. I’m sorry friends.… Continued →

The fine men behind Grandpa Loves Rhinos, a band that is simply impossible to resist, have dropped a rare collection of demos and unreleased songs dating back to their formative years from 2014 onward. Check it out now on all digital networks and the spotify link below. Make sure to pick up the brand new compilation from their label – Small Step Records, right here on Bandcamp. … Continued →

Embraced was a short-lived hardcore band from Florida, active in the early 2000s. I was able to catch the band live a couple of times at local gigs and mini-festivals, and enjoyed their shows. I always liked their semi-melodic take on hardcore (I mean, they were from Florida, after all!) They were clearly playing HC, but with hints of emo and indie rock at times. Perhaps in a similar vein to Bloodshed, Beloved, and Underoath, but with their own take on it. The band only released one mini-album, the 7-song An Orchestrated Failure, in 2002 for Theory 8 Records (who also an album by The Goodbye Letter and an early split with Copeland and Pacifico, among others).… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Broken Flesh – Beheaded in Vain
• Les Carlsen – He’s Coming
• Red – Until We Have Faces Live and Unplugged
• Ross Millet – I. James EP
• The Timbre of Cedar – Less EP

Pop & CCM Electronic & EDM God’s Warrior – KYRASONIUS GOID Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Eddy Mann – Trio
• Leigh Nash – The Tide Acoustic Sessions EP

Hip Hop & R&B

• D-Rock – Through The Valleys EP
• Jay Steezy – Commercial EP
• SYL noiZ – When Nobody’s Looking

Worship & Gospel

• Civilized Creature – In This Moment EP
• Jason Ingram – Basement Tapes Vol.

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I’ve never been a huge fan of pop-punk–just dabbled here and there–but darn it all if this isn’t a catchy tune! I popped this into the car CD player earlier this week, having not listened to it in years, and that opening tune was so ridiculously familiar! I think I must have heard it on a compilation somewhere too for me to remember it so well. Anyway, Olivia the Band was originally from Hawaii, but eventually relocated to San Diego. They released their self-titled debut in 2005 on Essential Records.… Continued →

I’m telling you, 2023 is going to be an EPIC year for band reunions, I just know it. The next band to announce a return is WITH BLOOD COMES CLEANSING. They have launched an Instagram account under @wbccofficial and are teasing some live shows in 2023. They also have pressed their classic album “Golgotha” on Vinyl in honor of its 15th anniversary and well, it sold out in under 5 minutes!! Wow! Make sure to follow them on Instagram or other social media if you can find the accounts and search up on whether they re-press more copies.… Continued →

Light The Way will be releasing a new song called “Monster” which is being described as a “fast-paced, melodic and even a bit of a moody track. Lyrically it explores the idea that sometimes the enemy is…yourself! This song touches on self-sabotage and that there’s more to life”, later this week. Click Here to pre-save. What is your favorite Light The Way song so far? Are you ready for more?… Continued →

“Heavy” is tossed around casually these days and often times in contradicting nature. When not used correctly in reference to music that will pummel the flesh right off your skull, you will need turn your head and stand in the corner shamed and alone. That sounds drastic, ouch! A band that has kind of been forgotten in the years following their break up called Symphony in Peril are back and better than ever, but make sure you insert “heavy” into the description. The song is titled “Authored Confusion” and can be streamed below and purchased on Bandcamp here.… Continued →