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January 22, 2024
This crossover band’s sound totally reminds me of Wage War. I really like them as their vocalist is actually the creative director at his church. Check out these lyrics from another of their earlier songs. Follow this band as they are doing big things.
I’ll shout Your name, for You alone are King. And I’ll sing Your praise, ’cause You reign in me. Though I stumble and stray from the path, You never cease to love me with open hands. Though I may falter, You never alter.… Continued →
January 21, 2024
for KING & COUNTRY - Place In This World feat. Michael W Smith (Official Lyric Video)
for KING & COUNTRY return with a special cover of “Place In This World” and it actually features Michael W Smith whose song this is a cover of. Very cool. The band is gearing up for the film “Unsung Hero” based off their song of the same title. Here is a synopsis.. “Based on a remarkable true story, Unsung Hero follows David Smallbone as he moves his family from Down Under to the States, searching for a brighter future after his successful music company collapses. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music, David (for KING + COUNTRY’s Joel Smallbone) and his pregnant wife Helen (Daisy Betts) set out to rebuild their lives.… Continued →
Most Anticipated Release List of 2024 (So Far)
A little disclaimer here, this is my (Brandon Jones) most anticipated list of 2024 (so far). I am open to suggestions and news I might not be aware of yet. Please post yours in the comments below. I’m looking forward to new albums/eps from: My Epic, Too Bad Eugene, Names Without Numbers, XREDLINEX, Slick Shoes, Hangnail (please?), Dogwood (double please?), Gametime, Cool Hand Luke, The Myriad, Stavesacre, The Rocky Valentines, Everything in Slow Motion, Nate Parrish, Empty Atlas, Homeplate, Starflyer 59, Sixpence None The Richer, Olivia The Band, Teeth For Eyes, Plead The Widow’s Cause, Spoken, new unamed hardcore band (ft.… Continued →
Sixpence None The Richer Set To Return With New Music and Touring
While it hasn’t gotten the worldwide promotion just yet, those of you following Leigh’s instagram account have become witness to the rebirth of Sixpence None The Richer. Yes friends, the band is returning with new music and touring in 2024 as a collective unit. The band known for some pretty big hits like “Kiss Me” and a cover of The La’s “There She Goes” alongside all their 90’s critically acclaimed indie releases like “This Beautiful Mess” and debut, “The Fatherless and The Widow”, are back in action and ready to reemerge as the heavy hitters they once were (are).… Continued →
XREDLINEX to Release Debut
A brand new hardcore band called XRedlineX from back east, are gearing up to release their 7 track debut (on 7″) through Steadfast Records/Coffee and Hardcore Records on January 26th. We will host a very special song stream of a new track this Friday on our YouTube page. This is a very excited debut and one I know many of you hardcore fans are going to absolutely LOVE! Pre-orders drop this Friday through Steadfast Records.… Continued →
The Rocky Valentines to Release Debut Album
The Rocky Valentines will release their debut album titled “Erase” on CD/LP/CASS March 15th through Velvet Blue Music. This is going to be one release you won’t want to miss out on. Highly anticipated on my list for 2024.… Continued →
P.O.D. - I Won't Bow Down (Official Music Video)
P.O.D. are back in a big way this year, from the new singles to a new album titled “Veritas” that drops on May 3rd, 2024. Check out the music video for the brand new track “I Won’t Bow Down” right below this post (or by clicking on our official website for you instagram followers). Let us know what you think and be sure to pre-order the album on vinyl and other formats right here.… Continued →
Spoken - Anymore Ft. Brian Head Welch (New Song)
Spoken just dropped a really great new song called “Anymore” and it features none other than Brian Head Welch of Korn and Love & Death fame. Check out the song below this post and comment with your thoughts. If you dig it, pre-order the album in a few different bundles right here.… Continued →
January 20, 2024
Song of the Day: Fourth Estate - Poet's Lament vs Everdown - One Knuckle Shy
I have listened to many instrumentals over the years. There are not too many that land on radio. Prog’s Fourth Estate’s song here did back a long time ago If I can recall through the 7Ball Magazine’s charts. I still think Whitecross’s guitar solos are so talented. But, alas I wanted to share this band as their member Dave Beegle is still going strong all these years later. Check him out on Bandcamp. And Everdown’s track is just plain awesome!
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January 19, 2024
New Releases: January 19, 2024
Rock & Metal
- Battled – Growing Pains (EP)
- Micah Ariss – Even If No One Believes (Single)
- Nations – Hollow (EP)
- P.O.D. – I WON’T BOW DOWN (Single)
- NLM – Isn’t It Obvious? (Single)
- Spoken – Anymore (Single)
- DecemberAir – Wintertide (Single)
- Fulton Lee – Symphony (Single)
- Mat Kearney – Headlights Home (Single)
- Modern Temple – Agents (Single)
- Silent Culture – Second Chances (Single)
- JOSHUA LAZER – Jesus is Lord (Single)
- Matt Macleod, Dillon Chase – Patience (Single)
- Burgeon – Perfect (Single)
- Embleton – All of this Fuss (Single)
- Make Sure – Comedown (Single)
- Andy Kyte – Yours (Single)
- DAMIAN – Beautiful (Single)
- The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers – Like Sugar in My Blood (Single)
- Forrest Frank – GOOD DAY (Single)
- Project of Love – 1 Peter 5 – Cast All Your Care (Single)
- Sarah Nathalié – delightful (Single)
- The Worship Initiative – The King of Love My Shepherd Is (feat.
Song of the Day: Melk the G6-49 - The Instantaneous Mobilization of All The Resources In The BURROW and All The Forces of My Body...
Melk the G6-49 was a two-man noise rock/math rock band from Indianapolis, and spearheaded by Joyful Noise Recordings founder/owner Karl Hofstetter. The band was entirely instrumental, yet reflected biblical themes in its song titles and album titles. Their debut is based around the “writing on the wall” story from Daniel chapter 5. Having said that, it’s not clear the band’s (nor label’s) current take on faith, despite early recordings being inspired by and/or dedicated to it.
The band was active in recording from 2001 – 2004 and then went quiet until releasing a 7″ in 2022, so here’s hoping that means the band will kick back up.… Continued →
January 17, 2024
Song of the Day: System Failure - Cry To Heaven
This “metal/hxc core” band hits hard. I first heard about them through a darn good comp called Battle of the Bands released by Rugged Records back in ’99. Appears they were from Nebraska & disbanded in 2003. They stood out from other bands as the bass guitar stands out & you can understand the vocalist mostly. Check em out. I have also added live distorted footage from another great song of theirs called All Is Silent.
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January 15, 2024
Opinion: The Bewildering Confusion of "Christian" Music
The following ideas are my own opinion and do not represent IVM as a whole.
For all the creeds and confessions we have, for all the things Christians past and present have died and are currently dying for, for all the sentiments of things that were simply understood in regards to what it means to be human, the present understanding of what it means to even be a Christian is about as abstract as trying to define which subgenre of punk this or that band is.… Continued →
Song of the Day: Arkport - Let Me Love
Female vocalist led Arkport released their only LP back in 2000. Most who have heard of them would know them from the 2nd Ronnie Martin’s (Joy Electric) label Plastiq Music 2nd compilation that featured great synthpop bands such as Norway or Fine China. Arkport isn’t really a synthpop band though. They create dreamy atmospheric pop music. This SOTD was played on a really great online station ran by Dan Preston called Freerock1 whose site is still accessible. Enjoy & take a breather with this one.
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January 14, 2024
Luxury Return With New Single "The Wilderness"
Long running indie band Luxury, have just released a brand new song titled “The Wilderness” and you can watch the lyric video for the track, below. The band’s hot new album “Like Unto Lambs” will be out this year and the second single is coming soon. Let us know what you think of this banger in the comments below.… Continued →
Introducing: OM53
I just recently found this pretty cool Synthwave project under the name of OM53. All the songs sound really good and extremely catchy. You can check out the most recent track “Waiting For The Day” in lyric video form, below. Search “OM53” on YouTube to see/hear more. OM53.com is the website. You can find a recent album and more singles over on digital networks like Spotify and Apple Music. Let us know what you think about OM53 in the comments below.… Continued →
Living Sacrifice "Reborn" Gets Re-Pressed and Packaged on Vinyl
The Living Sacrifice classic “Reborn” has gotten the rerelease treatment on Vinyl which is different from the last pressing. The one with the team at UnoriginalVinyl has a ton of very special features and unique elements that keep apart from the last pressing. Check out what is included below this post. You can order the Vinyl now in the Solid State Records store.
Living Sacrifice’s “Reborn” is available on Black/Silver Vinyl!
Collaborated from-start-to-finish with Bruce Fitzhugh, this LP:
• Has, for the first time, been re-mastered specifically-for-vinyl..… Continued →
Project 86 - Pariah (New Music Video)
Project 86 just unleashed their earth shattering and heavy new song in music video format, “Pariah”. Check out the music video below. The song appears on the band’s new (and final?) album “Omni Pt. 2” and can be ordered right here.… Continued →
P.O.D. To Drop New Song "I Won't Bow Down" On January 18th
P.O.D. will drop the next song from their upcoming album titled “Veritas” this Thursday January 18th. The song is called “I Won’t Bow Down”. What do you think about all the new P.O.D. songs released so far? Are you looking forward to “Veritas”? To view a tentative tracklisting, click here.… Continued →
Fit For A King - Keeping Secrets (Official Music Video)
The brand new music video for the hard hitting new Fit For A King song “Keeping Secrets” just dropped and can be checked out below this post. Thoughts?… Continued →
January 13, 2024
Song of the Day: Bottlerockit - See You in Space Tonight vs Duddle a Duh
This British band completely flew under my huge “Christian” music radar. I discovered them through a British website/radio station called CrossRhythms that basically houses tons of Christian artists bios. Anyways, the band reminds me of quirky music akin to Canada’s Hokus Pick or even Believable Picnic or Rhubarb. Great band names I know :). Anyways, the first SOTD was released as a single from their 2nd LP & the 2nd is the first song of their 1st LP. They released a 2nd LP before changing their name to Audiogene.… Continued →
New Releases: January 12, 2024
Rock & Metal
- Ian Yates – Battlelands, Vol. 2 (EP)
- Coquí – Spun (Single)
- Fit For A King – Keeping Secrets Single)
- The Lionhearted – Hearts (Single)
- Neal Morse – The Restoration – Joseph, Pt. Two
- Project 86 – OMNI, Pt. 2
- Callie Rose, Mark Barlow – Nostalgia (Single)
- Fulton Lee – All’s Not Lost (Single)
- Judah & the Lion – Is What It Is (Single)
- Sierrah Garcia – Six Feet Over (Single)
- Alan Crown – Superhero (Single)
- Everen Maxwell – Winter (Single)
- Jeremy James Whitaker – with you, always (Single)
- JOSHUA LAZER – Lord Prepare Me
- Embleton – If I Could (Single)
- Aryn Michelle – Time Don’t Last (Single)
- Sarah Juers – I’ve Changed a Lot (Single)
- Brother K – Locomotive EP
- Cade Kellam – Many Moons (Single)
- Collington – All I Want (Single)
- Chris Godley – Part of You
- Cross Gray – above and below (Single)
- Dâmares Gomes – Lover Of My Soul (Single)
- Darla Baltazar – More In Seconds (Single)
- FAITHFUL – Daybreak: Psalms of Action
- Haddon – God Heals Broken Hearts (Single)
- Hillside Recording, Tenielle Neda – Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me (Single)
- Mark Reid – Hidden (Single)
- Paul Zach – JOY JOY JOY JOY JOY
- Project of Love – Genesis 28 – This Is God’s House (Single)
- OAKS – Rose (Single)
- sxxnt.,
January 12, 2024
Sierrah Garcia - Six Feet Over (Indie Vision Music Premiere)
We are excited to bring you the premiere of Sierrah Garcia’s new song “Six Feet Over”. She is a new artist over on Fair Vaux/Arc Jet new label and we think this is a song you all need to hear. Check out the lyric video for the song over on our YouTube channel, below (click it or search ‘Indie Vision Music’ on YouTube for you instagram followers). Please like and subscribe to our channel because something very special is coming soon…… Continued →
Song of the Day: Tonio K. - Without Love
Tonio K. was one of those hard-to-classify artists. He employed elements of rock, alternative, new wave, singer-songwriter, and more. He was too alternative for the mainstream, but not quite weird enough for indie rock. Let’s just call it rock and roll, shall we?
Born in Southern California, the son of Armenian immigrants (born Steven Krikorian), K began his career with garage rock band The Raik’s Progress (who opened for Buffalo Springfield), then played a stint with Buddy Holly’s band the Crickets, but he got his first real break with a publishing deal for Intersong.… Continued →
January 11, 2024
Exciting new Punk compilation benefits a Food Pantry
The folks at Thumper Punk Records have released a new compilation featuring a staggering 21 tracks! The comp’s contributions range from unsigned/unheard of bands to the mighty prolific, and include multiple subgenres from folk-punk to pop-punk to hardcore and even black metal.
Best of all, all proceeds go towards the Valley Churches Together Food Pantry project based in Santa Cruz, California!
Download and support the project here:
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January 10, 2024
Song of the Day: One Day Less - Blinded
From 2004’s release Broken, this song has always reminded me of the story of Saul with the scales that fell off his eyes. He realized his past mistakes & changed his name to Paul & the rest is history. Check this band out along w/ their song Picture Painted.
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January 8, 2024
Song of the Day: 39 Stripes - Incredible
This band from Florida released a few CDs over the years. A few of their songs were on CCM radio, but this SOTD has always my fave. Our God is incredible no doubt. Sometimes it does not feel like He would love us at our worst, but yet He does. Praise be to him forever & always. This is the type of worship song I wish was on CCM radio currently.
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January 6, 2024
Song of the Day: Elder - Suddenly Religion vs Sugar Medicine
This band was pretty cool back in high school. One of those you like their sound or hate em. Here is a couple of their songs from 2 different albums they released under the Elder name. Instead of giving y’all tons of info on them-check their background here at this sire. https://downthelinezine.com/cue/four_living_creatures And, they totally are from this town I moved to recently I just found out!!!
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Sierrah Garcia Lyric Video Premiere of "Six Feet Over" at Indie Vision Music January 12th
I’m really excited to share with all of our readers, a brand new song by rising indie singer/songwriter – Sierrah Garcia titled “Six Feet Over”. We will be posting the lyric video for this killer new song over on our YouTube channel January 12th at 8am PST. As soon as the premiere is ready, it’ll be posted here. Please follow the indievisionmusic YouTube channel and subscribe. “Deep-seated in the indie New-Age and Lo-Fi sound and movement, Garcia’s goal is to create her own interpretational genre that offers the listener something easy to listen to, while providing an atmospheric edge that
easily caters to the audiences of artists such as Sade, Dido, Sia, Plumb, or Sixpence None the Richer — her music is
nothing short of spiritually sound for this up and coming faith-based artist”.… Continued →
Mourning Eve Forms Out of The Dust of GFM
Another new band featuring a former member of GFM Band that also looks extremely intriguing from the little videos posted on their instagram. The band is called Mourning Eve and features CJ English formerly of GFM Band (Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh). You can follow them on Instagram/Facebook at: mourningeve… Continued →