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What seemingly began as a solo project of sorts for Tommy Green of Sleeping Giant, HolyName is likely to become one of our music scene’s most important and dare I say, “influential”, acts in a long time. The music hits you in all the right spots, digging deep into the most hardened of hearts. The emotions swelling up between heavy, chugging guitars, thundering drum beats, and soft, soothing vocals building into this sort of adrenaline fueled, aggressive, and violent (sounding) worship music that you’ll never hear at a Church on Sunday morning.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• 2 Minute Minor – A Goons’ Best Friend Till the Very End
• Death Therapy – Melancholy Machines
• Diamonds to Dust – Decisions (Instrumentals) (EP)

Pop & CCM

• May Angeles – Never Wanna Go Back
• Pat Barrett – Nothing/Something (Live) (EP)
• Riley Clemmons – Godsend

Electronic & EDM

• God’s Warrior – Divine Power

Folk & Singer/Songwriter Hip Hop & R&B

• CS LIT, Horre’ – Triple Double
• Gabriel – Summer Tapes
• J. Monty – Free Me
• JStu, Hyper Fenton – Summer’s Back
• KB – Best Kept Secret
• Kurtis Hoppie – Problem Child (EP)
• N!x

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The amazing thing about “Martha” from Bloodshed’s 1995 self-titled EP isn’t just how complex it is. Yes, it hits that sweet spot, distinctive of top-notch emo-core where the perfect balance of harsh and soft, noisy and melodic come together. It’s also not how mature the lyrics are. They’re inspired by a poem written by a young girl (the song’s namesake) during World War 2. It’s also not how proficient on the instruments the members were. The track features complex, angular riffing that wasn’t all that common in mid-90s hardcore, a mixture of clean singing and hardcore screaming.… Continued →

Stairwell the famous band from Southern California known for two hit albums (plus earlier work with Neil Samoy) nearly 2 decades ago and featured former Bloodshed singer – Jonathan Caro, is back in action. The new version features Jonathan Caro and Zack of Stairwell plus Jeff Jacquay of Unashamed and Rainy Days finishing out the new band. They have dropped their brand new song on Bandcamp here. More to come in the months ahead including concert dates so stay tuned. Anyone else as excited about this project than me?… Continued →

Too Bad Eugene are officially back. After successfully funding their new album campaign they’ve already finished their first new single and music since 2002. The track is titled “Non Grata” and it’s an upbeat, total raging, melodic punk rock powerhouse of a song much like their past material on “At Any Rate” and “Moonlighting” but kicked up a notch and with incredible sound production. This is the best you’ve heard from them yet and a proper reintroduction into today’s modern punk scene. I love everything about it from the strong, commanding vocals of Adam Nigh, the heavy bass work and out front drumming, to melodic guitar work.… Continued →

As you may have heard, Starflyer 59 has a new song titled “Life In Bed” which appears to have a short film attached to it. The song is out on 6/11 through Velvet Blue Music. You can watch/listen to the teaser trailer, below.… Continued →

Listen: Amazon Music | Apple Music | Bandcamp | Spotify | YouTube Lyrics:… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Morellas Forest 1988 – Tales
• Poor Old Lu – Sinning
• The Throes – All The Flowers Growing In Your Mother’s Eyes (Deluxe)
• The Throes – The Era Of Condolence

Pop & CCM

• Coopertheband – Wilderness Ep
• Jon Shabaglian – Bow Everything
• Miss Angie – Desert Flags
• Tyler Batts – All of You (I Want) (EP)

  Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Hayden Everett – Kennecott
• Sarah Juers – Cyberspace (EP)

Hip Hop & R&B

• Deraj – Fight
• Diran – Here and Now (EP)
• indie tribe – U P P E R H A N D
• J Vessel – HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
• Jay Steezy – HIGHCONIC.

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A two part interview series featuring Jeff and John Fortson of Squad 5-0 fame has just been posted. It’s very in depth and features some fun behind the scenes knowledge. There is also mention of the band’s new EP on the way. Both parts listed below. Follow this account too for news on the upcoming releases. Oh and for added bonus, it looks as though Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric and Brothers Martin fame has laid down some moog on some of these EP songs!… Continued →

It’s amazing how one can listen to music for years, decades even, and still find an obscure gem from days gone past that was missed out. Vancouver’s Cannon Heath Down only released one album: 1987’s Heart-Throb Companion (and a cassette demo 2 years later). The self-produced album was only released on LP, and its stellar take on indie pop will appeal to fans of The Ocean Blue, Morrissey, Game Theory, Riverside, The Mighty Lemon Drops, etc. The album fetches top dollar too, as I’ve seen copies listed at triple digits.… Continued →

Brownstory, the music project from all 4 members of Mainframe will drop their 14 song album this Tuesday May 25th. Check out a full stream of the eclectic album, below. You can purchase the album right now on Bandcamp and get a full instant download of all 14 songs. Grab lyrics and more info on the link. Enjoy!… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Almost Always – think / walk / etc. (EP)
• August Burns Red – Leveler: 10th Anniversary Edition
• The Devil Wears Prada – ZII
• Huntingtons – Judy Judy (EP)
• Namesake – Demos & Legacy Recordings
• Searching Serenity – Instrumentals, Vol. 1

Pop & CCM

• Manwell – Currency (EP)
• Mat Kearney – January Flower
• Twenty One Pilots – Scaled And Icy

Electronic & Dance Folk & Singer/Songwriter Hip Hop & R&B

• Andy Mineo, Lecrae – Coming In Hot (Remix Pack) (EP)
• Guni – Take A Bullet
• Guvna B – everywhere + nowhere (Black Edition Deluxe)
• Jaay Verano – for God so loved the world (EP)
• Jerel – Nostalgia 444
• Man Of FAITH – Velocity
• MJx Music – Natural Causes (EP)

Worship & Gospel

• Abbey Neves – I Remain
• Andrew Greer – Tune My Heart 2 … Songs of Goodness & Love
• The Belonging Co – See The Light (Live)
• Bryn Waddell – Roots
• Crosscut Collective – The Way
• David Benjamin Blower – Hymns for Nomads: Vol.

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Nate Parrish drops his brand new song for 2021 titled “Religion of Relevance” through all digital networks and streaming sites. Get a first taste below and please tell your friends. Full song stream here on Indie Vision Music May 27th! Song drops May 28th.… Continued →

A small, independent punk rock band from the late 90’s/early 00’s called “Namesake” that you may have blinked and missed, are back with a special “Demos & Legacy Recordings” release through digital networks. The release features their long lost music including that song “Michigan Avenue” that appeared on “I’m Your Biggest Fan Vol. 2” that I put together years ago for Tooth & Nail and lies dormant in the dusty bins of yesteryear. The band had a lot of passion and talent and could have been the next big thing but sadly ended much too soon.… Continued →

The ladies of GFM are back with a huge new song and incredibly well done music video to accompany the hard hitting, honest, and positive music. Check out the music video for their new song “Where Were You”, below and make sure to follow them here. This is the absolute, ultimate mental health awareness anthem and a song that hits close to home. Please watch and read the lyrics below.… Continued →

Arizona’s No Laughing Matter were kind of a ‘love ’em or hate ’em’ kind of game. Dark and broody, they didn’t fit in with most CCM at the time. Heck, even the alternative stuff wasn’t quite this dark, for the most part. Scott Roman’s dramatic wail was an acquired taste. The guitars alternated between goth-rock and the occasional nod to funk (see “Helltown”). Of particular interest were the deep bass grooves. They were one of Christian music’s very few, true “post-punk” bands in the proper sense of the term.… Continued →

Join us today on Discord and meet a friend, dive into deeper conversations, or find something new to call yourself a fan of. Let’s develop this community we’ve started here on IVM and take it to the next level. Click here to join and find the “Indie Vision Music Community” on Discord.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Salt Creek – Our Own World (EP)
• Trev – I Have Hope (EP)

Pop & CCM

• Andrew Ripp – Evergreen
• Dimas Cortez – Better Day
• Falcon – Nova (Piano Sessions) (EP)
• James Stockstill – James (EP)
• Mat Kearney – January Flower (EP)

Electronic & Dance

• Jeremy James Whitaker – regrowing skin (EP)

Hip Hop & R&B

• Aha Gazelle – Pardon Me
• Elo Kay – Village by the Woods
• Germaine Martel – Ambition 2
• Henrik – i get lonely sometimes!
• Michael Personne – Leviathan
• Nic .95 – Memories Mixtape

Worship & Gospel

• Anna Golden – Peace: The Album
• Ginny Owens – Sing Hope in the Darkness (EP)
• ICF Worship – Choose to Praise (Live)
• KEO – Infinite Love
• Run51 – Hymns Vol.

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Check out this really cool brand new version of the song “Close Encounter” by the band Poetic Descent. It is extremely well done and comes across as a whole new band, even better than the first time it released. Song can be found below.… Continued →

Coopertheband are back with a new song titled “Once”. The song will be a part of an upcoming EP titled “Wilderness”. The striking, warm, female vocals and lush arrangement, makes this a song you don’t want to miss. Check it out below.… Continued →

Jason Martin and Co. are back yet again with MORE NEW MUSIC. Yeah that’s right, NEW Starflyer 59! As if that wasn’t reason enough to celebrate, well you can pre-order it now on Vinyl from Velvet Blue Music right here. “Life In Bed” out June 11th on Velvet Blue Music. The band last released “Miami” last year via VBM.… Continued →

Nate Parrish is about to unleash his latest creation and that song is called “Religion of Relevance”. You can’t get more relevant, heart wrenching, and deeply personal than this new song. Yes, I’ve listened to it and it is quite possibly one of the best new singles of 2021. We will have a full premiere of the song on May 27th, one day before release. Make sure to bookmark our page and come back here to give it a full listen. Who else thinks Nate Parrish would be a perfect addition to Tooth & Nail Records?… Continued →

A rising indie band from Nebraska called Salt Creek, made a lot of waves and significant buzz on the underground scene for a number of years and they just earned their spot among a lot of great bands on legendary Seattle based label – Tooth & Nail Records. The label just released the band’s label debut EP titled “Our Own World”, through all digital networks and streaming sites. Give it a listen and comment with your thoughts. For fans of Basement, Balance and Composure, Teenage Wrist, Superheaven, and Citizen.… Continued →

Brownstory drop their debut full length “Replanting” on May 25th 2021 through all digital networks and streaming sites. All 4 Mainframe members comprise this new project called “Brownstory”. Check out the song “Music City Town” below. You can pre-order right here on Bandcamp and get 5 songs as an instant download. Get more info on this band below in the comments.… Continued →

Barely on the heels of Rob Ray’s latest EP, he’s announced a new project titled Yours is the Night. “Meet Me Here” is the first glimpse of this next set of songs. In some ways, it’s not unlike the tracks off Yours is the Day. But there’s a degree of subduedness and quietness here. This is, after all, a song about prayer. It doesn’t feel drastically different in the way multi-EP projects tend to mix styles, but even if this is merely just a “part 2”, that’s certainly not for the worse.… Continued →

Code of Ethics hit on the Christian music scene in 1991 with their brilliant debut Visual Paradox for R.E.X. Music (later re-issued on Forefront), having already released an independent cassette demo a year prior. The album was a synth-pop triumph, taking the best of techno-pop and alternative dance and fusing them into a singular whole that was as danceable as Information Society, but as catchy as Pet Shop Boys or Erasure. I once had a chance to catch the band live, opening for The Prayer Chain.… Continued →

The Calicoes are a fun rockabilly/psychobilly/surf rock band with a sound akin to Ruby Joe & mainstream band Social Distortion. Hailing from Texas, one can find their one full length, EP & single through Velvet Blue Music. As far as lyrics, they are atypical of the love lost variety. Hope you like the sound & if you do check out the instrumental Rice Burner. PS, I moved this SOTD til a later date due to another review being on the band in April! Lol … Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Convictions – I Won’t Survive
• Jerry Fee  – Truth
• Revival Hymns – Birth Pains

Pop & CCM

• CAIN – Rise Up
• JJ Heller – I Dream of You, Vol. 1
• Katy Reynolds – Healing

Electronic & Dance

• God’s Warrior – See Us In Paradise

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Jess Ray – Baby Take My Hand
• Calah Mikal – Footnotes on Healing

Hip Hop & R&B

• Bryann T – Kingdom Psalms 2: Silver, Gold, and Precious Stones
• Calvin Martyr – Calvin Martyr Unplugged
• Larell – Larell’s Coney Island, Vol.

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Indie Vision Music presents the debut 14 song full length from Brownstory titled “Replanting”. It’s an eclectic collection of songs ranging from folky, indie rock to acoustic, alternative, with a punk rock undercurrent. It has that 90’s vibe mixed with something current and Faith centered. Brownstory is the alter-ego of Mainframe, consisting of the same 4 members with a style all their own. Check out the 4 song album teaser below and pre-order on Bandcamp right here (featuring instant download of 5 songs). Full lyrics are posted on bandcamp.… Continued →

Reese Roper and Joe Yerke are up to their old games again. They obliterating our ear drums with a new podcast that will chase friends away and make enemies of family members. This “Pickle & Boot Shoppe Podcast” is the things nightmares are made of. Listen through your favorite podcasting/digital network now. Make Millennials shed snowflake tears with this icy cold, middle aged attempt to grasp at fading youth. Well, you know I do appreciate the music of both their respective bands so I can’t knock this too hard even if they are jaded, sarcastic old guys that reek of grotesque cynicism.… Continued →