Tag: alternative

We are gearing up for the release of the new full length by the band Grandpa Loves Rhinos, THIS FRIDAY! Are you ready? Check out some video reveals of the CD and Merch. (Vinyl will be shown soon). You can also still order this album in several different bundles right here via Bandcamp. Just a word of caution, after Friday night, the bundles will come down and only the stand alone merch will be available (no more bundles). If you want a bundle, now is your chance.… Continued →

Off Road Minivan just dropped their new music video for the song “Vampire” off their latest album, “Swan Dive”. Check out it below and comment with your thoughts.… Continued →

I’m proud to reveal a track titled “It’s Gotta Be The Gaming” off the upcoming album from Grandpa Loves Rhinos, “Searching In The Sarchasm”. The album drops on August 7th through Indie Vision Music and is available to purchase in several different bundles right here. Just take note, these bundles will come down after August 7th and all that’ll be left is the CD and Vinyl as stand alone products. Get those orders in soon. Order right here. This deeply personal song about the problems with mental health and society woven in between all your favorite video games and sarcasm, can be heard below.… Continued →

Many people nowadays have a love-hate relationship with worship music. It can sometimes be too simplistic, or based on shallow theology, yet believers have a real desire to connect with the Lord through music. The so-called Modern Worship movement has both helped and hindered this process. While it’s outside of our purposes here to give an overview of the practical, musical, and theological ramifications of modern worship music, let’s take a look at an early innovator. the violet burning (lower case intentional) started out as a hard-edged alternative rock band with both goth and post-punk tendencies.… Continued →

We are going to premiere the last new song from Grandpa Loves Rhinos before album release date on August 7th, called “It’s Gotta Be The Gaming”. It’s a heavy track lyrically and sure to make heads turn. Check back here on Friday morning for the full song and explanation from the band. You don’t want to miss this. Pre-Order the band’s new album in several different bundles right here on bandcamp.… Continued →

Jangle Pop. While the term might not mean much to most listeners today, it was the dominant form of alternative rock (on both sides of the Atlantic) in the late 80s to early 90s. As 70s punk gave way to 80s new wave and synth pop, underground bands were looking for more earthy sounds, moving away from sythesizers and often including acoustic guitars and instruments borrowed from folk rock. There was less emphasis on the lead guitar licks of glam metal and arena rock, and more emphasis on jangly guitar rhythms, hence the name.… Continued →

I am proud to announce the new album from Grandpa Loves Rhinos titled “Searching In The Sarchasm”, will be out August 7th through Indie Vision Music. Yes the album is spelled that way on purpose and more to come soon. You can preorder the album in a few different bundles right here via bandcamp. Just keep in mind that these pre-orders will ship at end of August. The album will be available on all digital platforms and streaming sites including our bandcamp page on release date.… Continued →

For those that missed out on the crowd funding versions and the mess that turned into (not band’s fault), you’ll be pleasantly surprised by this re-pressing of Stavesacre’s really great 2006 album “How To Live With a Curse” as well as 2017’s comeback record, “1995” (MCMXCV). These two incredible releases are getting a special edition vinyl pressing on behalf of Unoriginal Vinyl and Tooth & Nail Records. Seriously, buy these two records up (also available in a bundle) and encourage the label to put “Friction” and “Absolutes” on vinyl next.… Continued →

Head over to New Noise Magazine right here to stream the brand new Grandpa Loves Rhinos song “Fostering Patience for Patients” (Feat. Andrew Alojipan of Kept On Hold). Song releases to digital networks tomorrow. Full album announcement coming tomorrow right here at IVM!… 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 →

Grandpa Loves Rhinos are officially back and with a new single titled “Gimme, Gimme”. The song is out this Friday July 3rd on Indie Vision Music. Check out the teaser video below and artwork for the single by Brian Middleton. Visit the band on Instagram @glrband or on Facebook @grandpalovesrhinos… Continued →

This is the news I was hinting about on social media. My pals in Grandpa Loves Rhinos or GLR for short, are back with new music on Indie Vision Music and an announcement for all of you. Click here to watch the video on their Instagram page and watch a teaser video clip below. This is going to be an awesome year for new music, am I right? Follow @glrband on Instagram. Check back here on Monday morning at 9am PST for another announcement regarding GLR and new Music.… Continued →

We are proud to bring you a brand new song stream from independent artist, Collington. Check out the song “Against The Wall”, below. This excellent single is now available wherever you find fine digital music. Recommended for Fans of: Switchfoot, Needtobreathe, Walk The Moon, Foster The People, and The Fray.… Continued →

Anberlin have announced a very special live stream for their 2003 breakout album, “Blueprints For The Black Market”. “We Are The Lost Ones” live stream will take place on June 26th online. There are pre-orders for the Live Stream bundle featuring vinyl of this live stream, pressed on wax and shipped 8/31. Click here to check out this pre-order. Some of these songs haven’t been played in more than a decade so this will be a very special event.… Continued →

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Today’s Song of the Day post is all about Arthur Alligood and specifically the song, “Shouldn’t Be That Hard”. This was a criminally underrated song that flew mostly under the radar of most music fans out there. Arthur has been making great Americana/Folk Rock for more than a decade now. He has appeared on a few past free IVM Compilations and was featured here many times over the years. The song “Shouldn’t Be That Hard” appeared on his 2012 full length, “One Silver Needle”. The Americana influenced folk-rock track takes a turn toward artists like The Wallflowers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Lumineers, The Avett Brothers, and Bob Dylan, while keeping his own style and approach.… Continued →

Another album celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary is “Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place” by the world renown alternative rock band, Anberlin. This Brendan O’Brien produced full length effort (their 5th album by 2010) was a slight departure from the sunny, bright, more upbeat sounds of their commercial break through record, “New Surrender”. One of the stand out highlights from this album was definitely “Pray Tell”, with it’s thundering drum intro and light guitar strumming mixed with Stephen’s unforgettable vocal contributions.… Continued →

The alternative rock/pop punk band from Wisconsin, Strategic, is back with a brand new music video for the remix of their song “P B F A” by Disquette*s. The song was originally released on the album Moving Pieces in 2019 which features a selection of re-imagined songs. The music video, which you can watch below, was created with help from IVM’s own Casey Gallenberger. Give it watch and let us know what you think about it in the comments. … Continued →

Mad at the World has had a very interesting and diverse career as a band. They started out doing somewhat dark synth-pop on their self-titled debut (in the vein of Depeche Mode, New Order, Clan of Xymox), then added guitars to their new wave sound for Flowers in the Rain. By their third album, they ditched the synths and morphed into a full-fledged alternative rock band with metallic influences. This carried on for three albums (Seasons of Love, Boomerang, and Through the Forest).… Continued →

Bareheart which is the solo project of Ethan Tyler Collins of the band, Least of These, will drop his EP titled “In The Mo(u)rning” tomorrow. The EP will be available through all digital markets and streaming sites. Check out the emotional and moving new song “Rain” off the EP in lyric video form and the entire ep as well, below. He says his music is recommended for fans of City & Colour, Noah Gunderson, and Dustin Kensrue but I say it is recommended for fans well beyond that music scene he is a part of.… Continued →

A new band hitting the scene hard is called “The Recovery System” from Portland, Oregon. It is melodic, heavy, and pop-punkish. The new song is titled “Live Like This” feat. Kaylene Barber. The sound is reminiscent of bands like Anberlin, The Wedding, Amber Pacific, Search The City, A Day to Remember, and Autopilot Off. Its really a diverse project and still sticks to the punk rock aesthetic running throughout. Check out both new songs below.… Continued →

In celebration of the upcoming 20th Anniversary of Indie Vision Music I have decided to put a couple titles on wax. This isn’t some big budget, massive vinyl release that so many labels and brands are doing these days. Through Kunaki and Vinyl Revolution a few titles have been given the green light for vinyl pressing. I am listing those titles below. Some are available to order now and more will be added soon. Click here to check out on Bandcamp. Please read below for further info.… Continued →

Slow Coming Day will release a new album perfect for these times titled “Quarantine Sessions”. It will be out this Friday on Indie Vision Music. You can pre-order on bandcamp here and it will be available on every digital network available including TikTok for you savvy social media influencers (lol?). Check out all the songs below in a very special stream. I’ve also included some music videos. Hopefully there will be a physical media option soon. Stay tuned.… Continued →

After releasing last year’s opus Young in My Head, Starflyer 59 are already back. The veteran indie rock band have just released a new single, “This Recliner” and boy oh boy is it good! Fueled by inspiration from the best of his 80s new wave AND shoegaze influences (The Church, Psychedelic Furs, Jesus and Mary Chain, et. al.), the man truly knows how to write a pop song. Sometimes I think his skill lies in brevity. Rather than dragging stuff out, founder Jason Martin always leaves you wanting just a little bit more.… Continued →

Indie rocker Josh Dooley of Map (Velvet Blue Music) released a sublime living-room version of their track “Skills to Rebuild.” You can view/listen to it here:… Continued →

We are proud to bring you a brand new song premiere from the Birmingham, AL. based alternative-pop-punk band known as Audiophile. They are a newer band with an incredibly catchy sound that would appeal to fans of The All American Rejects, Relient K, Weezer, All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Neck Deep, TwentyOnePilots, and Capital Lights. This new song, “The Coast” will release on May 15th to all digital networks. Check out the song below and the band here on facebook or instagram.… Continued →

This is the official music video for the new version of “Loneliness Settles In” by Slow Coming Day. This song will appear on the upcoming “Quarantine Sessions” due out on Indie Vision Music a little bit later this month. You can pre-order digitally at the SCD bandcamp page here. The release will be on ALL digital networks on a Friday towards the end of the month. Stay tuned. If you want to order CDs from IVM of the last Slow Coming Day album and support what we are doing, click here… Continued →

Keith Settles is a name you may not instantly recognize but in terms of IVM past history, the name contains significant weight. Jess started out the IVM interview series on YouTube way back in mid 00’s and then when Keith Settles came aboard to help out, he created some of the finest video interviews we had up until that point. In fact, those are the last video interviews conducted by IVM (see YouTube page). Keith was frontman for a group out of So. Cal. called The Parousia and as of the last couple of years he has gone solo with some teeth clenching, honest tunes with an ep titled “Stories To Tell” set to drop on May 15th independently.… Continued →

Along with L.S.U. and the Altar Boys, another band that was really influential in getting me into alternative music (as opposed to straight metal and thrash of my teenage years) was Breakfast with Amy. Their debut album had enough punk rock influence to appeal to that side of me that wanted noise and aggression, but there was more to their sound than just loud, fast, and angry. There were also these weird, angular, noisy expressions and interesting metaphors about the faith that I wasn’t hearing anywhere else.… Continued →

The Classic Crime return with a brand new album, their 6th full length. The album titled “Patterns In The Static” is out now and available wherever you find your digital music. Watch the music video for “The Outside”, below. Comment with your thoughts on the new release and what you think of it vs their past material.… Continued →