Tag: indie rock

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 →

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 →

Names Without Numbers have dropped what is quite possibly, their BEST song ever and it’s called “Empire On Fire”. The song features backing vocals from Matt Baird of the band Spoken which just adds an extra dose of flavor to an already incredible new song. If you enjoyed their past material and wished they would amp it up a bit and even add in some screaming like the old days, well then you are in for a treat. Give “Empire On Fire” a listen below and make sure to visit their bandcamp page to download and buy other great merch direct from the guys.… Continued →

DENS has put out another track from their upcoming “Tamed Tongues” release. The song is “Even” and is a new version of the same track featured on the band’s 2020 album, “Taming Tongues”. This song/version is further proof of this band’s unmistakable talent and continued draw as one of the great new indie bands gracing our music scene here in 2021. Just when you thought “rock” music didn’t have anything new or relevant to offer, I present to you the band DENS. This hard working band has been at it for nearly a decade in one form or another.… Continued →

Wow, what a great band, with such potential! Sadly, Beloved released only one EP (originally for Vindicated from the Deep Water and later re-issued by Solid State) and one full length. That first EP rocked my world. I got to see the band live 2 or 3 times in this era and they were rapidly becoming my favourite emo-core band. They had a truly unique take on the genre fusing melodic indie rock with emotional emo and brutal hardcore, all in one go! It was really refreshing.… Continued →

Beloved indie rock/post-hardcore band, DENS, return with a completely new and reworked version of their 2020 album titled “Tamed Tongues”. The album will featured all reworked versions of the songs found on “Taming Tongues” but incorporating a more toned down, acoustic, Americana like vibe. The band dropped a new music video for the lead off track, “To”, that you can watch below. This is an exciting release to keep your eyes and ears on. I wish more bands would do something like this. Read the full message from DENS, below.… Continued →

One of my favorite long running emo/indie/post-hardcore bands, Names Without Numbers, will return VERY soon with a brand new song titled “Empire on Fire”. All I can tell you is that this is a powerful and heavy track, perfect for long drives and weight lifting sessions. This is one of the best songs the band has ever written. As the kids would say, it’s a “banger”. It seriously slaps and goes beyond the typical hard rock radio fare that some radio stations are obsessed with.… Continued →

Orion Walsh just dropped his cover of The Postal Service “Sleeping In” through all digital markets and streaming sites. This and “House Arrest” released late last year are some of Orion’s strongest work by far and I encourage you to give this song a listen. It’s The Postal Service, it’s a Cover, it’s Orion Walsh, how can you go wrong? Listen below. [Bandcamp]… Continued →

Indie-Emo-Punk band, The August Guns, return with their best song yet. This too has just been released in the new year. I think many of you are going to dig this. Check out the song below and follow the band here. … Continued →

So, it’s New Year’s Day. 2020 is a recently faded memory, but with the obvious enduring repercussions. Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Or affirmations, or commitments, or whatever else people are calling them nowadays? My wife (who is an artist) loves the New Year holiday. She sees it as a blank slate. A new chance to start over. Erase all the marks from the chalkboard (remember those?) or the whiteboard, or your Zoom screen and go again, taking all you’ve learned to try and do it better next time.… Continued →

Indie rock/Post hardcore act Yours For Mine release new song! FFO: Meadows, Eaves, and Idle Threat.

From the opening riffs of opener “Armadillo”, you know this is going to be something interesting—dual harmonic guitar riffs in fuzzy tones. Vocals reflect Markham’s alt country background, but this is clearly a rock record. His bio claims he was trying to return to the hard rock and heavy metal that made him happy as a child, and while that is certainly a tangible presence, it’s filtered through his alternative consciousness. It’s like the rock era of Starflyer 59 where they essentially wrote doom metal riffs but set them into the context of shoegaze songs.… Continued →

This is a big year not only for music, anniversaries, but also Indie Vision Music in general. Yes, my friends, this year is the 20th Anniversary of the website/store/label and everything IVM means to me. I thought of a few different things I could do for the anniversary but due to time constraints and well, this pandemic which has completely changed EVERYTHING about our daily lives, I decided to keep it simple. I have put together this little write up on what I consider to be 20 of my favorite albums of that monumental year in music history.… Continued →

There used to be a fairly well-known release formula for SF59. Step one: release full-length album. Step two: release EP of similar material within the following year (or even later that same year). While the formula has been tweaked over the years, it still more or less holds. Whereas She’s the Queen was the counterpart to Silver, Miami functions that way for Young in My Head. Although there are some stylistic—and more noticeably, lyrical—differences, any of these songs probably could have been on Young in My Head.… Continued →

Check out this music video for the new Everything in Slow Motion song, “Clementine”, below. The band’s brand new album “Influence” is out now through Facedown Records.… Continued →

My Epic return with a special 10th anniversary remix of their classic song “Lower Still” with none other than Levi The Poet as guest. Check out this beautifully haunting new version in music video form with original members and Levi the Poet, below. Happy 10th Birthday, “Yet”! The song is on all digital platforms right now.… Continued →

The Classic Crime are returning after last year’s sleeper hit, “Patterns in the Static”, to record and release yet another full length record, their 7th. You can check out their Kickstarter campaign right here and contribute to get the goods or wait until it reaches digital markets in late 2021 or early 2022. How many Classic Crime fans do we have here?… Continued →

Shane, why must you create such fresh, relevant, heart wrenching new music? This song literally grabs you by the throat and well, releases a flood of all the best emotions. In reality, this song does anything but “Choke” you but it does grip you with a collection of notes and music performed by a talented ensemble of well seasoned musicians. I have always loved Shane’s voice and work in music since the very first few “Demos” he sent me in his first band – Hands, all those years ago.… Continued →

Lo-fi indie rockers, hailing from Kansas, Jetenderpaul were delightfully weird. They simultaneously embodied the avant-garde and pop music, writing short, melodious ditties that would never be on radio even though they should be. I was a huge fan of Velvet Blue Music in the 90s and picked up this EP on a whim, and I wasn’t disappointed. Although there really was nothing else like it in the Christian scene, the band’s work often appeals to fans of material from Danielson Famile and Havalina Rail Co. to Soul-Junk and Pony Express.… Continued →

As many of you already know, the 16 song epic masterpiece known as “Into The Sea” by critically acclaimed post-hardcore/indie rock band – Attalus, has been out of print on Vinyl for a few years. Well, Facedown Records being the cool label that they are has decided to press it again on a different color this time around in a stunning gatefold jacket. This is a limited pressing of just 250 copies. Buy yours right here.… Continued →

I’d like to a take a moment and introduce you all to a new band by the name of Bares His Teeth. They are a post-hardcore/emo/indie rock band that really amplify the “rock” element and are here to present some super cool music (that will blow your mind, significantly). The band features some members who have played in bands like Dead To Fall, Eso-Charis, Living Sacrifice, Lovedrug, Norma Jean, NTVTY, SPACESHIPS, Subsist, and Unwed Sailor. A really diverse set of bands to draw members from so I am sure we are all in for a wild ride.… Continued →

I Am Empire are back with a new 5 song EP “Another Man’s Treasure” next Friday 8/28. The EP features 5 never before released songs including 3 tracks from the “Anchors” sessions and 2 acoustic tracks from “Kings”. Who else is excited for this return?… Continued →

Emo seems to be a genre that people either love or hate. Heck, even most of the bands who played in the genre didn’t want to be associated with the name for one reason or another. While Roadside Monument toyed around with various genres like indie rock (Beside This Brief Hexagonal), math rock (I Am the Day of Current Taste), and fusions of the two (Eight Hours Away from Becoming a Man), they also stayed just close enough to the emo genre to never fully break free from the tag.… Continued →

Long running Christian Music website, JesusFreakHideout.com, just dropped Volume 9 of their “Songs We’ve Been Trying to Tell You About (and Others We Haven’t)” compilation series right here. Go download it and give these great indie artists a listen. Thanks to John, Scott, and the rest of the JFH gang for giving my artists a platform. I hope you all enjoy it. John DiBiase is also a talented artist and some of his drawings take up residence in my home. Make sure to see all his art pieces on Etsy here.… Continued →

Today is the big day, Grandpa Loves Rhinos “Searching In The Sarchasm” is officially out and available on all digital platforms. The album can also be bought on CD or Vinyl right here. I will leave the bundles up until the end of the weekend but by Monday they will be pulled down. You have a few days left to purchase one of these sweet bundles. CDs are shipping now but Shirts and Vinyl will take a few more weeks to arrive. Any purchase on bandcamp includes instant download of the album.… Continued →

I put up Vol. 1 of “The Greatest Hits You’ve Never Heard”, an Indie Vision Music compilation chronicling the first decade of IVM, on all digital networks and streaming sites. Give these (classic) songs a listen or re-listen if it’s been awhile. I will add Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 soon. The art for the CDs is turning out nice and should be finished soon. [Spotify link]. Buy on CD right here from bandcamp and get digital download with purchase.… Continued →

Indie hard rock/nu-metal favorites – Poetic Descent, are back with a brand new single titled “Shallow Graves” (Feat. Paul Carnahan of Time & Eternity) this Friday! Check out a teaser clip below and watch the lyric video premiere right here on IVM July 24th. See below.… Continued →

A really great independent indie-rock singer/songwriter going under the name “Of The Lion“, just released a new song titled “Summer Love” to all digital networks. Check out song below and follow Of The Lion right here.… Continued →

Grandpa Loves Rhinos are about to drop another new song from their upcoming album and you can watch the teaser clip below. The song is called “Fostering Patience for Patients” and is a deeply personal song about foster care. It also features the talents of Andrew Alojipan of Kept On Hold doing some mighty fine background vocals. You’ll hear it all and read the lyrics next Friday when the song and info on album officially drop. “Fostering Patience for Patients” will be available on all digital networks next Friday July 17th.… Continued →