Tag: Emo

Check out the official music video for “Fire and Rain” by Acceptance. The song appears on the band’s new album “Colliding By Design” available now from Rise Records. … Continued →

Household have unveiled their brand new song and first in 2 years titled “Distant Truth (Part 1)”. You can listen to it here on the Blood and Ink Bandcamp page. The song will appear on the band’s new split with Infinite Me due out May 5th and can be pre-ordered in a few different bundles right here. … Continued →

An old friend and artist we promoted quite a bit back in the day, Avery Pkwy, is back with his new album titled “Elevate The Cure” . The album came out in September 2016 and went mostly under the radar. Check it out below. The grand production and rich instrumentation is sure to win over fans across the globe. For fans of Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, The Maine, The Almost, Mae, and Anberlin. Check out the lyric video for the title track, below. … Continued →

Thrice will head out on tour with Rise Against and Deftones this summer for a string of dates across the U.S. and Canada. Dates can be found here. The band is also playing two headline dates in the UK April 27th and 28th.… Continued →

Alt-Rock band Acceptance have released their first full length of new material since the 2005 hit record, “Phantoms”, this time through Rise Records. This Aaron Sprinkle produced effort titled “Colliding By Design” sees the band picking up where the fine “Phantoms” left off with even bigger production and a tad bit of electronic influence. If you dug any of the band’s two prior efforts, you’ll love this new album. Check it out wherever fine digital music is sold or on Spotify, below. You can also stream the entire record over on Billboard right here.… Continued →

I’d like to take a minute to introduce our readers to a new post-hardcore band out of London, UK called “ENDXS”. They play a melodic blend of Post-Hardcore that brings up memories of some great bands that came before like Funeral for a Friend, Saosin, and Senses Fail while incorporating modern elements to keep it fresh. Check out their music video for the new track “Almost Home”, below. Find them on Facebook here. … Continued →

Check out a brand new Mae track titled “Our Love Is A Painted Picture” right here on the band’s website. Not much else is known at this point other than the band is back and will be releasing more new music in 2017.… Continued →

Massive update. Read on for news regarding our bands, releases, new merch, and more.

Indie label Theory 8 Records will be reissuing the classic album from Embraced titled “An Orchestrated Failure” that was released 15 years ago on their label. The reissue is limited to just 300 copies and is available for pre-order right here. I sold this release in the Indie Vision Music store back when it was first released and people really seemed to dig it. Classic emotional hardcore.… Continued →

Check out this playlist featuring all the Indie Vision Music Releases currently available on Spotify. More on the way including the great Light The Way release that Indie Vision Music will be distributing. Exciting stuff on the horizon. Also, we are all working on our “Best of Lists” for 2016 and are hoping to have them up by end of year. All of these Indie Vision Music releases are available on Digital networks including iTunes, Amazon, Google, Emusic, and more plus will hopefully be available through Pandora soon.… Continued →

Acceptance have signed with Rise Records and released their brand new song titled “Diagram of a Simple Man” right here. Their new Aaron Sprinkle produced album (first in 12 years) “Colliding by Design” will be released February 24th 2017.… Continued →

I have added a couple old albums from last decade to the IVM Bandcamp page. You can find albums from Short 4 Robert (Third Wave Ska), Terra Firma (Spirit Filled Hardcore), and The Distance Between (Melodic Punk Rock). I still have a few other independent releases here in my collection that I’ll be posting soon so stay tuned to that page. There are a ton of other great “FREE” albums up on that page so be sure to check them out. … Continued →

I am excited to announce that Anberlin will release a limited “whiteout” repress of their “Help Yourself” Vinyl bundle. The bundle goes on sale in just a few hours (9am PST/12pm EST) right here in the band’s merch store. More info on this limited repress can be found below.… Continued →

Nebraska/Iowa based Post-Hardcore/Old School Emo band Names Without Numbers, have made their return known. The band has played quite a few shows this year including a recent gig with Stryper. Names Without Numbers has a show on December 11th with Spoken and Dayshell in Omaha, Nebraska at Lookout Lounge (see flyer below). The band formed in 2000 and has played a distinct blend of (old school) emo and fiery post-hardcore mixed with a special blend of alt rock for good measure. Their sound is unique and all their own.… Continued →

Who here loves the band Mae? In addition to the awesome news of “The Everglow” getting pressed to vinyl again is word that the band themselves are getting back together and not only playing shows in early 2017, but also NEW MUSIC! … Continued →

Blood and Ink Records have released their 2016 sampler via Bandcamp which you can listen to below. Also check out the tracklisting at the bottom of this post. … Continued →

MrENC (the project of former Denison Marrs member, Eric Collins) has recently released a really great new full length titled “The Lesser Light” which is printed on extremely limited vinyl (60). Available here from New Granada Records. [Facebook] … Continued →

Local Orange County, CA. pop-punk act, A Bright Sky, has regrouped and will be working on new music. The band last released an ep titled “Reinventing Yourself” back in 2013. The band features former Forgotten Arrival lead vocalist Travis Aimer. … Continued →

After nearly a 10 year hiatus,Chasing Victory  have released new music! The proceeds of this song will go towards the making of a full length record in 2017, called “Friends.” Check out the song on iTunes. Additionally, the band has launched a new merch store with the proceeds also going towards the making of “Friends”.… Continued →

Sleeping at Last have just released “Covers Vol 2” a collection of songs ranging from pop songs all the way up to some rockers, all done in the style of Sleeping At Last. Check out the official post from Facebook, below. Order on CD/Vinyl here.… Continued →

Watchmaker Records is pressing Crash Rickshaw “The Unknown Clarity” on limited 180 gram vinyl (extremely limited) and The Fold “Dear Future Come Get Me” on limited 180 gram vinyl (also extremely limited). Both records go up for preorder on November 4th with the preorders ending on November 18th. Get your orders in quick because these will more than likely sell out. Watchmaker also has some other great releases available to check their store.… Continued →

Check out the music of Slow Bullet. He just released his debut full length titled “Still Close Enough to Go Back” on Blood & Ink Records. It’s available on all digital networks and on CD/Tape here. For fans of 238, Into It. Over It. , Basement, Mansions, Pedro the Lion… Continued →

After 10 years away from the road and recorded music, the band Acceptance are indeed back! They are currently in the studio with Aaron Sprinkle putting the finishing touches on their follow up to “Phantoms” (2005). You can still pre-order the album in a few different formats and incentives right here. Give “Phantoms” a listen below if you’ve never heard the band before.… Continued →

Mae’s over 10 year old album, “The Everglow”, is getting re-pressed on double vinyl in different colors and with a 28 page foil stamped storybook. Read on for further info.… Continued →

Windowsill Audrey is the brain child of Jason Fleetwood (Bloodshed, Fanmail, Rainy Days) and Jonathan Caro (Bloodshed, Rainy Days, Slingshot David, Stairwell, My Compatriots, B is Bridgie, and more). They play a style of music that would please fans of Pavement, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, Jets to Brazil, Starflyer 59, and Stairwell. Their indie rock sounds are sure to attract new fans from all over the world. The band are currently finishing up their debut ep and full length which they will release later this year.… Continued →

You may have heard this new project called “Eaves” on Hearts Bleed Passion Vol. 6 Part 1. If you haven’t yet, please do yourself a favor and give this song a listen. The project is called “Eaves” and their first song is titled “Windows”. Listen to it below. Fans of Everything in Slow Motion, Balance and Composure, Basement, Title Fight, Young and Heartless, will appreciate the sounds of this band.… Continued →

The band Chasing Victory return with their first new music in over 10 years titled “She Haunts Me”. You can stream the song through the band’s facebook page here. Thoughts?… Continued →

My review of Sullivan's recent comeback album, Heavy is the Head, from Spartan Records. (There is that word again. Heavy. Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with Earth's gravitational pull?)

Check out the brand new music video from independent Tennessee alt-rock band, The Shine Effect. The song is titled “Stronger (Hallelujah)”.… Continued →

Spin is premiering the new music video from alt-rock band, Better Off, here. Or you can watch it below. The song is titled “A Fool Walks Into A Bar And Cries Wolf”. The band’s debut full length is available now on 6131 Records.… Continued →