Tag: rock

Today marks 15 years since the release of Mae’s debut album, “Destination: Beautiful”. I personally didn’t find out about these guys until a little after “The Everglow” came out, but after I checked out “Destination: Beautiful” I couldn’t figure out which album I liked more; probably still don’t know, to be honest. What are some of your favorite tracks and memories from this album? 15 years…man, time really flies.… Continued →

We Were Once, from Fayetteville, NC have dropped a new single called “Phoenix”. If you’re a fan of Flyleaf, Fireflight, maybe with a dash of Paramore, don’t miss this. Drop your thoughts below!… Continued →

Check out the song “Down Here” by brand new rock act, Brave Future, below. This band features former members of Sent By Ravens. Solid music from these gentlemen. Make sure to visit the band’s website right here and pick up this digital single wherever fine music is sold/streamed.… Continued →

PAX217 was a favorite of mine years ago. Last year, they played with The O.C. Supertones at their last show and had it recorded for a live album. Today, PAX217 has been kind enough to make this album available FREE! However, if you were to pay certain amounts, you can get some bonus goodies, such as an unreleased demo track called “Weightless”, photos, and even the video from the show. Make sure you guys jump on this, it’s sure to be great. See the bands Facebook post below.… Continued →

Alternative & Rock

• Facing Fire – Facing Fire [EP]
• Lael & Luna, Luna – Maybe [Single]
• Lowercase Noises – I’m Afraid Anymore [Single]
• My Epic – Of Wilderness – Single [Single]
• Nine Lashes – Breaking Out [Single]
• Off Road Minivan – Spiral Gaze [EP]
• Phangs – Happy Season [EP]
• The Prettybads – My Molecules [Single]
• Relentless Flood – Away from Me [Single]
• This Patch of Sky – Pale Lights (The Echelon Effect Remix) [Single]

Contemporary & Pop

• Brenton Brown – Heart of Heaven [Single]
• Curt Anderson – Love Like You Love (Radio Mix) [Single]
• Facing West – Weirdo [Single]
• I AM THEY – No Impossible with You [Single]
• Joshua Ali & Jaron Nurse – Closer [Single]
• Michael W.

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This upcoming season of The Voice (starting 2/26 on NBC), you can catch and root for Jason Wilkes, formerly of High Flight Society and Disciple. Follow him there on on his Facebook page here. You can also find and download his new single “Stealing From Heaven” below and on his website as a free download.  … Continued →

Punk rock and pizza are similar in more ways than one. While the two can complement each other quite well, music – like food – requires a recipe. Unfortunately, Young Poet’s Thrive in a Modern Era tastes more like a dubious experiment than a well-made pizza pie. Opening song “Alizaren,” catches me completely by surprise with the spoken word akin to Being As An Ocean or Listener. I thought this was pop punk? Once “Better Hearts” comes on, I find out that it is … at least, for the most part, in retrospect.… Continued →

Nashville, TN is known for a number of things, but the thing that tops the list is music. If you were to walk down Broadway, each restaurant and bar you pass has live music going on, all of it diverse. It’s on street corners as buskers play their hearts out for little more than the love of the music and the heart to share it with others. One band that stands out in the middle of all of this is Samecity. Samecity is a pop rock outfit that formed in 2014 and draw influences from a variety of sources, some of which include Needtobreathe, Switchfoot, and The Civil Wars.… Continued →

Chasing Victory's first material in almost 11 years showcases a powerful mix of post-hardcore and southern rock that's full of grit and energy.

Alternative & Rock

• Chasing Victory – Friends Vol. 1 [EP]
• Dens – Will You Keep Out All the Sadness? [Single]
• Eager Seas – Always on Your Side [Single]
• Fireflight – I Won’t Look Back [Single]
• Sleeping At Last – Atlas: Three [Single]
• Stryper – Take It to the Cross [Single]

Contemporary & Pop

• Calee Reed – Believer
• The Color – First Day of My Life [EP]
• Dave Barnes – Who Knew It Would Be so Hard to Be Myself
• I AM THEY – Scars [Single]
• Jonny Diaz – Define Me [Single]

Dance & Electronic

• Tim Light – Rewind [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Andrew Peterson – Resurrection Letters: Prologue [EP]
• The Oh Hellos – Eurus [EP]

Hip Hop & Urban

• AC.jR

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Stryper will release their 10th studio album titled “God Damn Evil” on April 20th 2018 on Frontiers Music. You can preorder here in a few different options. Check out the new song “Take It To The Cross” below. Full press release can be read below this message.… Continued →

Tooth and Nail recently announced the signing of a band called Off Road Minivan. Now, I’m going to be brutally honest here, and it may just be a matter of opinion, but these days I really haven’t found much coming out of Tooth & Nail that I like. In this case however, I decided to take the chance and give these guys a shot and was very glad I did. Off Road Minivan are a band out of Red Hook, NY with a lineup that includes Fit For A King bassist, Ryan O’Leary.… Continued →

My Epic have announced a new double ep project for 2018. The first ep titled “Ultraviolet” will drop March 30th. The second ep titled “Violence” will be out late fall 2018. Both will release on long time label home, Facedown Records. Pre-orders for the first ep in several different bundles is available right here. Check out the new song “Of Wilderness” below and soak in the beauty of a truly ground breaking and influential indie band.… Continued →

After Nashville pop act Medic announced their recent dissolution, many fans (including myself) suspected that it wasn’t the end. I can thankfully say I was correct: the trio has rebranded to VEAUX with new music on the way eventually. Check out the announcement video below. … Continued →

LEDGES' debut album is an ambitious release that proves they're not afraid to take risks.

Skillet will be going out on tour with one of my faves, for KING & COUNTRY beginning in April. For dates and tickets click here.… Continued →

Who remembers the goodness that was Chasing Victory? It wasn’t that long ago, was it? Well, today the band released a new track for your listening pleasure called…”Friends”. Along with the video, the band announced the release of their new ep, “Friends, Vol. 1” on Feb 9th, so you don’t have to wait long. The band already plans future volumes as well and has set up an online store with a plethora of merch HERE. Check out the video below and sound off in the comments!… Continued →

Fireflight have returned and will drop a new song titled “I Won’t Look Back” on February 9th. This powerful song was inspired by John 10:10 and arrives in the wake of the “Me Too” movement. It’s an empowering anthem meant to break the binds of those who have suffered abuse. Read the full press release below.… Continued →

Alternative & Rock

• Fight The Fade – Bullet [EP]
• Odds of an Afterthought – Fading Fast [Single]
• Remedy Drive – The North Star

Contemporary & Pop

• Keron Ramsey – Antidote [Single]
• Newsong – Down [Single]
• Medisin – Sunshine [Single]
• Nicole C. Mullen – Like Never Before
• Owl City – Lucid Dream [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Audrey Assad – Drawn to You [Single]
• Drew & Ellie Holcomb – You and Me [Single]

Hard Rock & Metal

• For The Fallen Dreams – Stone [Single]
• Sleeping Giant – Preachcore Lives!

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The new IVM “Family & Friends Sampler 1” is now available on CD and in my hands. This CD will begin shipping on Tuesday next week. Anyone that orders the CD via Bandcamp gets the digital albums version with purchase. $3 for CD + Digital or $2 for digital only. Featuring 20 bands as seen in picture below. Tons of great music. Currently scouting bands for “2” due out in late spring/early summer. Order here. If you want merch only and don’t need the digital bandcamp files, I also have it in the official IVM store here.… Continued →

With all these new reunions fresh in our minds and the rivers of nostalgia running deep, it was only time before the mighty Squad 5-0 came back and dropped a new album on us. According to the band’s official Instagram page (sorry I’m not aware of any Facebook pages that are current), they may be working on a new album and teased with like 1 second guitar clip. Whether or not this is true remains a mystery much like the band themselves. Let’s hope for one more rockin’ ruckus of a new album.… Continued →

Beloved Southern California 90’s alt-rock band, The Prayer Chain, have just announced a new campaign to fund the vinyl pressing of their much loved debut full length “Shawl”. The band crossed all barriers and industry confines to write songs that conveyed emotions which the general “Christian” market just wasn’t prepared to deal with at the time. Their music transcends all labels and tags that may be associated with the band to truly be recognized as the powerhouse rock act that they were. This and “Mercury” were the band at their finest.… Continued →

2017 was a pretty decent year for music! Between finding newer bands, the resurgence of others from years of inaction, and great albums from bands we’ve come to love and depend on for great music, it was pretty tough to be disappointed. Below, are the 20 albums that I consider to be the year’s best. If there are bands there you haven’t heard of, I hope you check them out, you never know…maybe one of them would’ve made your top spot. And please, drop a line in the comments and let me know your thoughts!… Continued →

1. Colony House “Only The Lonely” Only The Lonely really struck a cord with my personally. Every song on this album revolves around our need for each other–a message I sorely need to hear. Thankfully, this record rocks and got spun a lot in 2017. 2. Knox Hamilton “The Heights” Named after a neighborhood in Little Rock, Arkansas, The Heights is most most played album of 2017. Maybe I’m a little bias because Knox Hamilton is from my hometown. Or maybe the album is just that good.… Continued →

Here is my “deluxe” review list for 2017 – 20 great albums paired with 17 EPs you shouldn’t overlook. This year, we saw strong releases from veteran acts and new groups alike, and they certainly weren’t confined to one genre. Hopefully you can find a new artist through the list below – and please let me know your opinions in the comments! *Denotes IVM Artist Albums 1.*’68 – Two Parts Viper This abrasive return to form by one of our generation’s most iconic rock duos manages to top their previous release, with a succulent mix of rock, grunge, hardcore, funk, and plenty of passion.… Continued →

Check out the brand new hard hitting song “MHS” in lyric video form from Project 86, below. The song appears on the group’s new album “Sheep Among Wolves” available right here.… Continued →

Promising independent band, Nihilio, have returned from their hiatus since 2009 and have a new 4 song ep in their hands. The band worked with producer Matt Goldman at Glow In The Dark studios on these songs and the 2 I’ve heard sound fantastic. Give them a listen below. Ep will be available on 12/22 right here.… Continued →

Check out this really cool music video of Orion and Brandon performing acoustically the Slow Coming Day track “Watching It Fall Apart” in Hollywood, CA. Video is below. You can find the indie Slow Coming Day release “A Part of Me Died” (2002) right here for free download or their full length “Farewell to the Familiar” (2003) available on all digital networks.… Continued →

Just in time for Christmas comes word that The Prayer Chain have posted their 1995 “Mercury” album for purchase on Vinyl format which includes a digital download of that same album. You can either buy the digital album, Vinyl, or both. Purchase here. I have this album and I must say that it’s a definite favorite of the 90’s, don’t miss out on this.… Continued →

The men in Switchfoot have announced their hiatus in 2018. They’ve been a band for 20 years which is quite an accomplishment. The fact that these core guys could stick together this long and put out a consistent set of cherished songs for 2 decades is admirable. I wish them the best and thanks for all the years of entertaining, uplifting and well loved songs. We were meant to live for so much more, indeed.… Continued →