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“Life on Earth” is one of my favorite singles of 2019. And as of this weekend it’s no longer just a single anymore as it found its way on to an EP. High Hopes is RELIC’s second EP and is comprised of three songs perfect for fans of NEEDTOBREATE, Kings of Leon, and The Rocketboys. RELIC is Jake Baker (vocals, guitar), Nathan Slonaker (drums), and Elias Lopez (bass). The rock n’ roll outfit is based out of Dallas, Texas. Give “Life of Earth” a listen on YouTube below.… Continued →

Zach Bridier of Captive Portal, and October Bird of Death (not to mention DBD Tapes) has put together a pretty impressive punk rock collaboration album titled “DIY Together”. It features singers from bands around the globe lending their voice for each track on the release. This is heavy yet melodic, blunt, in your face, and enlightening raw punk. A lot of these songs are great, my favorite being Track #7 which you can take a listen to below. Make sure to support this DIY Together release by downloading right here via bandcamp.… Continued →

Seven months ago Thin Ice released some unreleased demos prompting questions from a lot of readers. Jake has responded...

Rock & Metal

• Deep Valleys – Forever (Single)
• Empty – From a Chemist’s Point of View (EP)
• Oh, Sleeper – Bloodied / Unbowed 
• Paradise Now – Baptist (Single)
• RELIC – High Hopes (EP)
• VEAUX – You Make My Heart Go (Single)
• White Collar Sideshow – I Didn’t Come Here to Die (Single)
• Wolves At The Gate – Counterfeit (Single)
• 2 Minute Minor – Snake That Ate Its Own Tail 

Pop

• Andrew Ripp – Pilots (Single)
• The Gray Havens – Band of Gold Remix (Single)
• The Gray Havens – Far Kingdom (Reimagined) (Single)
• Hannah Kerr – listen more (Single)
• Josh Sellers – Found You (Single)
• Sanctus Real – Jesus Loves You (Single)
• Sstedi – Wait for It (Single)
• Sucre – Truth or Dare (Single)
• Tenth Avenue North – Paranoia (Single)
• We Are Messengers – Power (Single)
• Wilder Woods – Electric Woman (Single)
• Zachary Kale – All over Again (Single)

Electronic 

• Michaell D – New Dawn (Single)

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors – You Never Leave My Heart (Single)
• Jamie Kimmett – Love Your Neighbor (Single)
• Joseph – Fighter (Single)
• Josh Garrels – The Banner (Single)
• Josh Lovelace – This is a New Song (Single)
• Kelsi Walker – Fading Out (Single)
• Lily Garay – falling (Single)
• Lydia Evangeline – Twenty Four (EP)
• Mac Powell and the Family Reunion – Mess of Me (Single)
• Mandi Mapes – Bigger Than the Sky (Single)
• Sarah Juers – Songs from a Balcony (EP)
• Taylor Armstrong – Tender (Demo) (Single)
• Titus Haug – Child (Single)

Hip Hop & Urban

• Andy Mineo – 1988 REMAKE 2_Nottz_42North.wav

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Stoke-on-Trent punks, Peter118, have released a new video for their most recent single, “Waiting”. The band changes up their style quite a bit on this one with a 90’s alternative style flavoring that they pull off quite well. Check out the video below and leave your thoughts!… Continued →

World renowned and critically adored singer/songwriter – Josh Garrels, is back with a new album titled “Chrysaline” that hits on August 9th 2019. Check out the new single “The Banner” below and pre-order right here. The nice thing about Josh Garrels is that he hits all the right notes while maintaining complete originality. This isn’t one of those artists where you say “Oh, he sounds like so and so and his music is a tip of the hat to so and so”, that line of thinking.… Continued →

This is something to get excited about. Los Angeles, CA. based Hardcore punk band – Living In Victory (formerly known as LIV.) have just announced their signing to much loved California based punk/hardcore label, Thumper Punk Records. The label has put up all the previous Living in Victory releases for “name your price” on bandcamp here plus there is a brand new cover of “New Age” originally by Blitz. This is a really great hard hitting band with much truth and conviction throughout their music.… Continued →

Tooth & Nail have announced a brand new band to join their roster. Much like the old days, this band is relatively unknown here stateside so we look to the label to share some worthy new music with us. That’s how we discovered all those great bands in the past, right? Check out the UK based band Paradise Now right here and listen to their brand new song “Baptist”, below. Thoughts? Reminds me of a mix of Anberlin, Story of the Year, and Funeral For a Friend.… Continued →

Wolves at the Gate have dropped another new track today, titled “Counterfeit”. The song is the fourth to be released off the upcoming release, “Eclipse”, due out later this month on July 26th on Solid State Records. Check out “Counterfeit” below and tell us what you think.… Continued →

Earlier today, NF released a new single, “Time”, which will be featured on his upcoming release, “The Search”, which is set to release later this month on July 26th. Check out the video below. Who will be picking this up?… Continued →

Solid State Records has announced the signing of South Carolina post-hardcore band, Empty. The band just released a 3 song ep, “From A Chemist’s Point of View”, which you can check out at solidstate.lnk.to/chemistEP. Check out the video for the title track below and share your thouhgts!… Continued →

Indie Vision Music presents the brand new EP from Sacramento, CA. based pop-punk band, Light The Way. “Dad Gang” is the band’s 3rd ep and 4th release following last year’s “False Memory Syndrome” full length. The band shows the band further exploring their fast paced, melodic punk roots while sharing slight hardcore elements. It’s that perfect blend of heavy, melodic punk rock that’ll appeal to fans of bands like Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, The Swellers, Blink-182, Handguns, New Found Glory, and Slick Shoes.… Continued →

I woke up this morning with this song in my head, so it clearly has the be the Song of the Day. Classic metal. You either love it, or just don’t really get the appeal. It’s 1986, and the only Christian metal that most people are aware of is Stryper. But hairspray and over-the-top production was not all that Christian metal had to offer in ’86. The same year the glam kings released To Hell with the Devil, Saint was dishing out their best album, Time’s End (in fact, it’s in the top 5 Christian metal albums of all time, IMO).… Continued →

Deep Valleys have just posted their brand new song “Forever”. The song is available now through all digital networks. Check out the song below. The band’s new album “Goldhaven” is out soon.… Continued →

Our new “The Great Indie Vision Music Sampler of 2019” is now available and we ask that you stream it via your favorite streaming sites or download from Bandcamp for free right here. The CD version of this sampler will be given out free all summer/fall so look for it once it is available (in production now). Check out this sampler on Spotify at the link below. Please “follow” each of the bands on this sampler and get merch from each of them when available.… Continued →

Melodic power metal band – Narnia, are back and with two brand new songs. The first song is titled “A Crack In The Sky” and you can find the music video by clicking below. The latest song is “You Are The Air That I Breathe” and just dropped a few days ago. The band’s new album “From Darkness to Light” is out on August 2nd 2019. Who else here appreciates some solid power metal?… Continued →

Stephen Christian and Christian McAlhaney of Anberlin have announced a short, 7 date acoustic tour that will be happening in the next few weeks. If you’re in the area of any of these dates, it looks like a really great opportunity to hear some great music in a pretty intimate setting. Who’s going to hit this up?? … Continued →

When I tap out news blurbs here, I try to do 2 things; not interject my own personal opinions and I try and keep them short and to the point. Here, I will fail on both counts. White Collar Sideshow, to the uninitiated, is a band that relies heavily on more than just sound, but also on sight and story and they’re really big on symbolism. I’ve had the honor and privilege of knowing these fine folks both through their art as well as on a personal level, albeit, it’s been a while now since we last spoke or saw each other.… Continued →

The long forgotten album from former members of Sometime Sunday under the name Twin Sister, is going to see the light of day once again via Old Bear Records and in beautiful 180gram Vinyl Format. These classic songs were all centered around the Star Wars Galaxy and even the name holds a Resistance (Jedi) name of significance. Purchase the album right here and read the full story/history of the band, below.… Continued →

A band called Meadows that we shared with you a few times in the past are back with a brand new song titled “The Inheritance”. As you can expect from hearing their prior material, this absolutely rules. Find the new song below. The group’s new ep titled “In Those Days & Also After PT. 2” is out July 26th through Dreambound. Imagine the combination of Defeater meets mewithoutYou meets Comeback Kid, Hundredth, and Life In The Way and you’ll get an idea for the sounds found on this new song.… Continued →

Wage War has announced their new album, “Pressure” will be released on Fearless Records on August 30th. Coinciding with this announcement, the band has also released a new song/video, titled “Who I Am” which you can check out below. Preorders are up here. Who’s looking forward to this??… Continued →

Kareem Martin has some new tech house for us to hear. With five minutes of grooves and philosophical excerpts sprinkled overtop, “REALITY” opens up the listener to the topic of epistemology. Silverfilter provides an excellent remix that leans toward the chill side, as well. “REALITY” is available July 30, 2019 on digital retailers. … Continued →

Did you know that the repercussions of IVM shutting down in the summer of 2015 were so far reaching that it caused the music industry to move release day from Tuesday to Friday? Okay, so that’s not actually true. But is true that the week after Indie Vision Music closed its doors the music industry instituted a Global Release Day to standardize album and single releases around the world. So when the idea of starting a Song of the Day feature was floated to the IVM staff I volunteered to take Tuesdays because of their historical association (in North America) with new music.… Continued →

After almost 5 years post-metal/ambient British Columbia's The Monarch release new song "Merely Death"

Rock & Metal

• Blindside – Gravedigger (Single)
• Haiva ru – Hard Feelings (Single)
• Mirours – Garment (Single)
• Narnia – You Are the Air That I Breathe (Single)
• Root Road – Dragon Drop (Single)
• Whys of the Wise – Ascent Part 1 (EP)

Pop

• Ben Laine – Put Your Phone Down (Single)
• The Colour Negative – Don’t Waste My Time (Single)
• Grant Leslie – Never Let Go (Mixtape) (EP)
• Jacob Poole – Speak (Single)
• OBB – 7 Billion (Otto Benson Remix) (Single)
• PETER POE – CHOOSING WORDS (Single)
• Teresa Jae – Morning Dance (Single)

Electronic

• Jaisua – Wildest Dreams (Single)
• Jaisua – Phantom Limb (Single)

Folk

• Ali Fulbright – Beauty from Ashes (EP)
• Jordan Ruiz – The Galway Girl (Single)
• Joseph Neville – Sewing Kit 
• Little Chief – Running Wild (EP)
• Tenielle Neda – Person In Christ (Single)

Hip Hop & Urban

• Aaron Cole – THERE FOR ME (Single)
• Adam Elijah – Broken Valley (Single)
• Big Yae – Trust Love (Single)
• BT – All That I Am (Single)
• Deyon Agoi – Thank God (Single)
• Double ATL – Don’t Fold (Single)
• Efrain – Lately (Single)
• Feeljones – Never Run Away (Single)
• Jay Matthews – Demons (Single)
• JesusGang – Splash (Single)
• Jet Trouble – Lost in Awe (Single)
• Jon Keith – David (Single)
• Joshua Kriese – Money (Single)
• King Chai – Choppa 2 (Single)
• Mogli the Iceburg – Better Off (Single)
• Myles Parrish – Drop It (Donde Quieras) (Single)
• Osaze – The Conversation (Single)
• Phil J.

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Who remembers Sal Paradise? Obscure 90s indie rock band from Sydney, Australia (formerly known as The Crux–unrelated to the punk band). Those who do remember them are probably most familiar with their one and only album on Tooth and Nail Records, entitled “Further.” However, they had also released a few independent releases in their native country. This song, “Travels” made it to a Velvet Blue Music compilation in the form of an acoustic version. The electric version was darker, but just as moody. It was originally released on the Scatter release pictured here, but has popped in various other releases, including “For You and Before You” still available from the Velvet Blue Music shop here: https://velvetbluemusic.com/shop/sal-paradise-for-you-and-before-you/… Continued →

Indie Vision Music have reached another milestone in our illustrious and long running history as a webstore, website, and more recently – Record label. In celebration, IVM (as we’ve affectionately become known as) has released a FREE 22 track sampler called “The Great Indie Vision Music Sampler of 2019” which you can grab on our bandcamp page (or on CD with orders and shipping late July). Check out these bands and make sure to support them all by visiting each of their pages/sites through social media.… Continued →

Blindside have posted a lyric video for their new single, “Gravedigger”. Very reminiscent of The Great Depression era, in my opinion. Good stuff. What do you think?… Continued →

A brand new label called A Song In My Heart Records is releasing an incredible 22 song discography release by melodic punk band, Gametime. Check out the lyric video for the song “As We Enter The World”, below. You can order the discography right here along with some other awesome music. Recommended if you like Rufio, Craig’s Brother, Inspection 12, Yellowcard, and Relient K. Free shipping in the webstore for anyone who purchases.… Continued →

No one would blame you if you were suffering from a Christmas music hangover and missed the introduction of Census on IVM last year. But now you’ve got a second chance to discover the hard rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas! The band dropped their latest single “Curse of the Black Pearl” this past weekend along with a new music video which you can watch below. The new song features the return of Ben Carey on vocals and the continued shift away from their metalcore roots.… Continued →