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I just wanted to share this recent Indie Vision Music playlist with you all since we are coming up on Christmas literally in just a couple days. It’s called “Now That’s What I Call Christmas” which is kind of haha but you get it right? Enjoy these tunes while there is still time. This was created and posted by Brandon Jones on behalf of Indie Vision Music. Playlist below via Spotify. Sorry to Apple Music fans, I wasn’t able to post one there but maybe next year.… Continued →

My favorite Christmas songs tend to be the traditional carols. Sure, I love a good cheesy secular holiday tune every now and then (“Let it Snow” anyone?), but I find the deep theology of the carols to be particularly meaningful, and therefore apropos for the season. Having said that, there are also some wonderful contemporary renderings of the traditional tunes. Viva Voce was an indie rock band, centered on wife-husband duo Anita and Kevin Robinson. Originally from Alabama, they transplanted to Portland, OR somewhere along their musical (and geographical) journey.… Continued →

Velvet Blue Music just let the news out about more Christmas Songs to come from Ronnie Martin. It’ll be a follow up to the first release a year ago, a Vol. 2 of sorts. More info to come as it becomes available. If you follow Velvet Blue Music on socials, you’ll see the original post had a test press pic of the upcoming release so you definitely know that “Vinyl” will be an option.… Continued →

Honestly I think this is a song that only Half-Handed Cloud could write. Aside from the ever-present pop bliss is a song about a baby trying to reach shiny Christmas ornaments that are out of reach, and yet so desirable. But Ringhofer makes a point that only he could make, about humanity’s incessant need to grasp for shining things that are always slightly out of reach and that we really don’t need after all. Merry Christmas IVM friends–may you find the true joy of Christmas this year–the baby in the manger!… Continued →

Ronnie Martin who is best known for his cheerful synth project – Joy Electric, as well as his incredible recent solo offerings under his own name, is back with “Bells Merrily” a special Christmas collection of songs due to release on December 2nd through Velvet Blue Music. Check out the song “Lost Christmas Night”, below. … Continued →

The critically acclaimed post-hardcore/rock band WOLVES AT THE GATE, just dropped a fantastic new 5 song “Christmas” EP titled “Lowborn”. The EP features some originals and classics done in that Wolves At The Gate sound. This is a really unique Christmas EP and some of the best ROCK songs to play this Christmas! Now available on your digital network of choice. … Continued →

The Prettybads dropped their brand new Christmas track titled “Whoa Whoa Christmas” and I personally feel it is their best yet! Give the song a listen below and you can check it out on all digital networks now. … Continued →

This quirky alternative rock band released one independent EP and one full-length for Broken Records (also home to Undercover, The Holidays, Adam Again, etc.). While their normal material was interesting, to my ears the most compelling thing they recorded was a song for the Broken Christmas project, called “Born in a Stable.” While technically a Christmas song, it does a great job of pointing to Jesus’ purpose for coming to save us, by tracing the story of Jesus’ life and ministry all the way up to the empty tomb.… Continued →

Wisdom and Wages which is the new project from Jason Wisdom who is quite the musician and prolific songwriter, are releasing new music which includes and instrumental “Christmas” EP. Check out two songs, below. More to come from this project in 2022. Love this progressive metal Christmas music and it’s what we need right now. Can I get a righteous headbang of a yes?… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• A Secret Ending – Deliverance (EP)
• Evans and Stokes – Diary of the Damned
• Killdevil Theory – Brotherhood

Pop & CCM

• Stephen Miller – Forever by My Side

Electronic

• Bryson Price, Mikesh!ft – Victory

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Charlie Peacock – Faith, Hope & Love
• Charlie Peacock – Freedom Come Tonight
• hadassa morais – homesick for somewhere i’ve never been

Hip Hop & R&B

• CS LIT – Deleted 4
• Davis Absolute, Oh-So – Still Snowing
• Living Scars – O Holy Night
• Mouthpi3ce – No Delay (EP)
• Mr Del – MD 2020: Soulside
• Paradox, ReFlex the Architect – Freedom (EP)
• Saint Jones – I’d Rather Be Hot (EP)
• Tylynn – Sown 
• Uknowfro – Street Preacher 3

Worship & Gospel

• Iwan & Rebekka Sahertian – Your Kingdom come
• Poor Bishop Hooper – Psalm 53
• Ramp Worship – I See an Open Door
• Relion – Gospel (Our God Be Praised)
• Theunis Pretorius – Only One Thing

Other

• Charlie Peacock – See for Miles
• Charlie Peacock – Surprised Me Too
• Charlie Peacock – Your Stardust Kiss

Christmas

• C3 NYC – A Christmas Story (Live) (EP)
• The Crossing Music – Light in the Night
• DaySpring Worship – Our Emmanuel
• Emmanuel Worship – Angels
• Former Ruins – Fruit of Winter (EP)
• Hope Music – O Holy Night
• I.AM

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First things first–merry Christmas everyone! It’s been a challenging year, and many of us are ready to see the back of it. I always post my Song of the Day picks on Friday, so I was pleased to the lucky draw for Christmas Day! Of course, it had to be a Christmas song, and there are lots of good ones to choose from, even from our niche scene. For those unfamiliar with Adam Again, they have deep roots in the Christian music scene. They started out in the California scene of the 1980s through Broken Records and later Brainstorm Artists.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Bride – Here Is Your God
• Chase Tremaine – Fear Not Want
• Fallstar – Waiting
• Messenger – In to Win
• Northern Flame – Twisted Reality
• Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil – Ecstatic Delight
• Then It Ends – Kingdom (Alternative Version)
• Words – Trees (Live) (EP)

Pop & CCM

• Chris August – Ghost
• Conrad – Hidden Places
• Crossroads Music – Come In From The Cold
• Darla Baltazar – Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
• Eniola Abioye – MARBLED MOSAIC.
• John Ward – Graves and Graces
• Jordan Feliz – Say It
• Josh Sellers – Far Away
• Lovelite – Mmxx (EP)
• Mike Donehey – Better
• Stephen Stanley – No Hopeless Soul
• walk in love.

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I should probably be working my Best of 2020 list right now, but as I set out to make my annual Christmas playlist I kept stumbling across great new albums and EPs. So while my top albums of 2020 list sits on the backburner for a few more weeks, enjoy this list of my top 10 new Christmas albums and EPs that were released this year. Oh, and stick around for that aforementioned playlist at the bottom of the page.… Continued →

Winona Avenue have jumped into the Christmas season with their own original pop-rock song, “December Night”. Check out the really cool music video for the song, below. “December Night” is available now on all digital networks and streaming sites.… Continued →

I know it’s not Christmas yet, but in the spirit of the season, Shawn Browning’s Rottweiler Records released their yearly Christmas compilation back on November 24, 2020. I remember seeing various Facebook posts about the upcoming project & is up on Rottweiler’s Bandcamp page. Consisting of 20 songs, this comp is sure to satisfy most hard subgenre lovers. The lead track For Unto Us is Malaysian band Shamash who actually released their first EP recently. Coming in on track 2 is progressive rockers Mawcore (formerly known as Blushing Well) with vocalist Joshua Redding who is pretty active on social media so it was nice seeing them here.… Continued →

A classic Tooth & Nail pop-punk band, Hangnail, that everyone will claim is an underrated band who definitely should have been “bigger” (whatever that means) in their time is seeing a most triumphant return to the music realm. With hands held high in applause, we welcome these posi-pop-punk gentlemen back and we welcome their brand of uplifting, spiritual punk rock with our arms wide open (cheesy Creed pun, sorry). You can pick up or stream “Christmas Hymns” on your favorite Digital Network, December 4th, through long time label home, Tooth & Nail Records.… Continued →

A new group coming straight out of the North Pole called The Myrrhderers are here to spread some Christmas cheer and celebrate the holiday like only a punk rock band could. This super special group are releasing their debut Christmas only EP titled “The Myrrhderers Sleigh Christmas” on November 20th. You can download “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” right here via their bandcamp page. The band will follow this up with “The Myrrhderers Sleigh Some More” on December 11th. I have the EP and it absolutely rules.… Continued →

You heard that right. Get the entire IVM Discography on Bandcamp for just $2.50 till January 1st (90% off). Enjoy those crisp, cold winter nights listening to some incredible songs by a warm fire and reminisce on just what your youth felt like. These are times for dreamers to arise and fists to pump for rock n’ roll. Join the IVM revolution and get your tunes for the lowest of low prices. We want you to be happy this Christmas season and what better way than jamming some rad tunes to pass the boredom and avoid awkward family conversations.… Continued →

I am super excited to share this FREE Christmas track with all of you. The classic song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” gets redone by none other than one of our fave bands, At The Wayside. They are joined by the band Common Threads and artist Lauren Rolstad. Listen to the song below and download for free on our bandcamp right here. You can also get another free Christmas track on our bandcamp from The Prettybads.… Continued →

Check out this rad new (FREE) 3 song Christmas Ep from The Blamed just in time for the upcoming Christmas holiday. Featuring some pretty amazing guests and in their own unique style. Check it out right here and give those guys your support. They’ve announced that they just received their test press copies for the vinyl version of “The Church is Hurting People” and as soon as it is all finished up, it’ll be shipped out. We will have copies of this and the CDs in our store soon.… Continued →

With just over two weeks left before Christmas now seems like the perfect time to share the Christmas playlist I’ve been working on with you. Since the beginning October I’ve been compiling all the new Christmas releases this year. Currently my count sits at 631 new Christmas songs this year. That’s a lot of new Christmas music! And while you could listen to all 20 new versions of “Joy to the World” if you wanted to, you might find my highly curated 2019 Christmas playlist a little less daunting.… Continued →

So, another year and Halloween has officially come and gone. So, being November, for many it’s kind of Christmas season. If you’re like me though and think it’s a bit early, the nee GFM Christmas cover is sure to change your mind. The girls in GFM covered “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and knocked it out of the park. If you’ve never listened to then before now, get on it, their music is always a treat, as you’ll hear here. So you know my opinion…what’s yours?… Continued →

This post is for the LOLs. Comedy hip-hop group, Free Daps, released some musical treats earlier this month. “White Tank Top Christmas” was even featured on Right This Minute. If you like that song, be sure to check out “Ugly Sweater Party” too. Let’s cap off 2018 with some good laughs. Hip-hop hooray?… Continued →

I’ve been keeping up with all the Christmas music released since September. If you’re anything like me though you might not have gotten into the Christmas spirit quite that early. Luckily for you I’ve compiled all the Christmas music releases of 2018 into one master list. Check it out below and find a playlist with a my personal favorites at the bottom of the page. Oh, and if you see something I missed please share it the comments along with your new favorite Christmas jams!

• All That Is – Born That Day [Single]
• Andrew Youndt – O Come O Come [Single]
• Anthem Lights – Christmas Hymns 
• August Burns Red – Winter Wilderness [EP]
• Beacon Light – Holiday Break [Single]
• Beleaf – Christmas Go Hard [Single]
• Ben Ford – Holiday Feel [Single]
• Ben Laine – Homegrown Christmas (Live) [EP]
• The Bookouts – Rejoice [Single]
• Brian Free –  Christmas [EP]
• Brandon Heath – King of Kings [Single]
• The Brilliance – I Heard the Bells [Single]
• Building 429 – Glory [Single]
• Caleb and Kelsey – Christmas Together 
• Carmen Justice – O Come, O Come Emmanuel [Single]
• CeCe Winans – Something’s Happening!

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The Prettybads have just released a brand new punk rock Christmas track “He Hates Christmas (But He Loves Me)” right here. Listen below. The song appears on “The Almighty Christmas Compilation for Fresh Festive Imaginations Vol. 1” which you can download for FREE at the link.… Continued →

If you are on the Indie Vision Music Newsletter list and have purchased from the IVM Store recently, you may have received a message about the special 40% Off Sale. For those of you that didn’t get the message just head over to our store right here and enter coupon code: “FOODCOMA” in checkout to save 40% off your order. A lot of items are getting the “out of stock” message but we will have more soon. Getting low on several other items including The Blamed.… Continued →

Here is a small selection of originals and covers throughout the years by some of our favorite artists.

Alternative & Rock

• Abandon Kansas – You Build a Wall, I’ll Build a Ladder (10 Year Deluxe Edition) 

Contemporary & Pop

• Graceful Closure – Safe [Single]
• Lovelite – Though We Cannot See You (Charlie Powers Remix) [Single]
• Mandisa – Bleed The Same (GAWVI Remix) [Single]
• Mass Anthem – Through People Like Me [Single]
• Mat Kearney – Mat Kearney [EP]
• Riley Clemmons – Broken Prayers [Single]
• Sam & Samantha McCabe – Through the Night [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• The Oh Hellos – Notos [EP]

Hard Rock & Metal

• Asfirefalls – Never Needed You [EP]
• Project 86 – Sheep Among Wolves
• Sleeping Giant – No Love [Single]
• War Of Ages – Alpha

Hip Hop & Rap

• Jay Sanon – I Know U Know (feat.

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Stream August Burns Red's newest Christmas single, "Last Christmas".

I love “best of” lists. But I hate waiting until the end of the year for them. Hence my new monthly feature “What Did You Listen To?” Leave a comment and let me know what you listened to this month. Here are few of my favorite releases from November 2017: Kingslynn – Into the White LightWhat Did You Listen to? – November 2017 Into the White Light is the debut album from the indie pop band from Miami, FL. After two EPs, Kingslynn has hit their stride with this album of 80’s influenced synth-pop.… Continued →