Happy New Year’s Eve. We close out the year at Indie Voice Blog with our final Monday Mashup of 2018, along with the knowledge that we had a banner year. We started out 2018 with just over 41,000 views and are closing it knocking on the door of 91,000, an increase of almost 50,000 views. In other words, we had more views in 2018 than in the entire life of our blog up to that point. Thank you one and all for your support and your faithful readership. We have some big changes coming in 2019, so please subscribe to our blog and let’s keep sharing the indie music love.
Enjoy your celebration tonight but be safe. Many communities are having First Night celebrations, including one here in Missoula, Montana. It’s going to be a cold one, with temperatures in the single digits, so bundle up and enjoy all the indie music available.
We thought it only fitting to kick off this final 2018 edition with a wonderful video by Colin Devlin that reflects our thoughts. Here’s “On New Year’s Day.”
NEW SINGLES
Our first single today comes from 2016 LA Music Critic Award winner Alice Wallace, who drops her new album, her first on Rebelle Road Records, on January 19. We can’t wait to review it. Here’s a taste of what’s to come with “Santa Ana Wind,” her take on the recent California wildfires.
Next up is a Christmas single from multiple-LA Music Critic Award nominee The Fisherman & The Sea. Check out “Christmas on a Mountain.”
They also have a new album coming out in January and we can’t wait. Speaking of their new album, we also give you a sneak peak of the first single, “The Fairytale Waltz.”
https://open.spotify.com/album/0POmYo2PgJQ8j9I7I32cv3
Our third single is perfect for tonight, as Karmic gives us their interpretation of the classic song, “Auld Lang Syne.”
Single number four comes from the amazingly gifted guitarist, Ali Handal, and features the equally amazing vocals of Debby Holiday. We strongly agree with her sentiments in “Love More.”
Our final single this week is the first one from the forthcoming new album by The Lighthouse. Enjoy the pop stylings of “Catch Fire.”
NEW MUSIC VIDEOS
Our first video this week comes from the new solo project of the lead singer of a band we introduced to you earlier this month. The band is called Cheat Codes and the lead singer is Dahl. Here’s the video for his first single, “Think About Us.”
Next up is the video of Brian Mackey‘s latest single, “Don’t Own Much.” It features some of the finest cinematography we have seen this year and was shot during his tour of Europe. Enjoy this one.
Our third video has the hard edge of rockers Crashing Atlas, and is very timely. Watch how they deal with their own obsessions in “Monster.”
Our next video slows it down with a live performance of up and coming Swedish artist Marlene Oak‘s single, “In the Evening.” We introduced her to you three weeks ago, and we still can’t get enough of this song.
We close out 2018 with the latest video from LA Music Critic Award nominee Band of Silver. Check out “El Magnifico.”
Take care tonight. We’ll be back next year with more great coverage of indie music and theater, and the return of our popular series, Women in Entertainment.