(record review)FAIR DO´S-“Leopards”(Lockjaw Records)

Straight outta Manchester come Fair Do´s with their awesome new album on Lockjaw Records and I listened to the record and reviewed it for this webzine.

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UK has an awesome melodic hardcore punk scene with bands like The Human Project, Avas, Darko coming to mind immediately. Manchester´s Fair Do˙s were formed in 2008. and “Leopards” is their high anticipated debut album. It contains ten song of crushing and uncompromising technical and fast melodic hardcore punk with political and smart lyrics.

First, besides music, for me the vocals are very important and this band has it all. The screams, the anger, the melody and style being qualities of their singer, one of the best in the genre right now. There are couple of songs that I must mention as my highlights from this album. First of them is “Distress Call” because it has a fine line between being an angry screamed hardcore song and melodic punk anthem. “Cowabunga” is a continuation of that style having one of the best underlining guitar melodies that I have heard in the last couple of years. “Closing In” is for me the best song on this record and made me listen to it again and again with its neck breaking speed and melodic ferocity. “Hostile Company” feels like a crouching tiger coiled and waiting to attack and tear you apart with its structured riffs and melodies. The last song I will mention as being awesome is “Lose My Touch” with fast and so heartfelt chorus. This is an excellent album, so order your copy and see the guys play live somewhere, because this material is certainly great live.

9/10

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(NEWS)Indie Vision Music Release Two Burning Hot New Compilations on CD and Digital; Family & Friends Sampler 2 & 3 – Available Now!

In celebration of the 18th anniversary of Indie Vision Music (IVM for short), the site/label releases two new compilations filled to the brim with exciting new music from a variety of artists.

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Some bands return to make a special appearance like 7-10 Split, The Blamed, and Slow Coming Day, plus new song from the ex-Hawk Nelson band – Aid & Effect. You’ll also find a new song by former Stairwell and Bloodshed singer – Jonathan Caro under the band name My Compatriots.

You can find artists in genres like Pop-punk, Emo, Punk Rock, Indie Rock, Post Hardcore, and even a little Hardcore Punk. Featuring new and unreleased music from the following bands:

Family & Friends Sampler 2
1. The Blamed – Speaking To A Cold Room Of People Who Need Heat
2. As We Are – No Turning Back
3. DENS – Will You Keep Out All The Sadness?
4. The Prettybads – You’re The One For Me
5. Aid & Effect (Ex-Hawk Nelson) – Making Things New
6. Samuel Powers – Wonder
7. Grandpa Loves Rhinos – If Death Rolls Dice
8. Names Without Numbers – Goodnight
9. Must Build Jacuzzi – 3rd Out Of 3 Ain’t Bad
10. Small Wars – Sweetest Girl
11. Collington – Here We Go
12. Brave Days – Family Tree
13. RELENT – Rise
14. Reliance – Reborn
15. My Compatriots (Ex-Stairwell) – A Blanket of Clouds
16. Courage, Dear Heart – The Spark

Family & Friends Sampler 3
1. 7-10 Split – The Messenger Has Fallen
2. At The Wayside – This Road
3. Slow Coming Day – All Things New
4. Poetic Descent – Close Encounter
5. Mainframe – Burn The Boats (Radio Edit)
6. Light The Way – Holy Ghost
7. Heart Like War – Screaming
8. Homestate – Breathe
9. Grave Robber – The Night Evelyn Came Out From The Grave
10. Sef Idle – I Don’t Remember
11. Jeremy Ryan – No Other Way
12. I Am Spartacus – Nobody Wants To Be a Hipster
13. Reckless Threat – We Are The Ones
14. Rolemodel – Fortunes
15. The Bricks – We Live
16. No Lost Cause – Slow It Down
17. The Pear Republic – Refuge Forever
18. B is Bridgie – Fair Warning

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Indie Vision Music was founded on July 4th 2000 with the intent to share positive, uplifting, and hopeful music of substance with a global audience. What started with humble beginnings as a simple self-run webstore, blossomed into a label and a webzine in 2005 which has been going strong ever since. In 2017, the label began again with the signing of bands like Light The Way, At The Wayside, Mainframe, Must Build Jacuzzi, The Prettybads, Names Without Numbers, and Grandpa Loves Rhinos.

This fall marks the end of the IVM Record Label with the shifting of focus back to what made Indie Vision Music great – An independent site built around community and faith-based music exposure. While there won’t be a label, Indie Vision Music will certainly not fade away. Big plans are in store for running the site on into the future.

“It just became too overwhelming on a personal level to run a label, a site, work full time outside of music, taking care of a family of 5, etc. This site and label has always been run by one person, me, and I can’t help but feel a great deal of stress trying to manage it all. I took DIY to a whole other level literally. One guy can only do so much. So, with that said, I hope you enjoy the website for the foreseeable future and that you’ll continue to support these awesome bands. It has been a total pleasure working with such talented individuals and releasing albums I truly care about – Brandon Jones/IVM”

You can find all 3 “Family & Friends Samplers” on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, Tidal, Bandcamp, and more.

Indie Vision Music
www.indievisionmusic.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/indievisionmusic
Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/ivmusic
Instagram:www.instagram.com/indievisionmusic
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/indievisionmusic

 

(new video and single)TRASH BOAT reveal their new video for “Old Soul”. New album coming out on July 20th! Watch here!

Screamo melodic punks from UK, Trash Boat just released their new video for “Old Soul”!

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It is the third single from the forthcoming album “Crown Shyness” coming out on July 20th via Hopeless Records!

Buy, download, and stream Trash Boat’s new album ‘Crown Shyness:’ http://smarturl.it/CrownShyness

Pre-order ‘Crown Shyness’ for just $7.99 on iTunes for a limited time: http://smarturl.it/CrownShyness/iTunes

Exclusive ‘Crown Shyness’ merch + Vinyl: http://smarturl.it/trashboatmerch