The owner of Indie Vision Music is always hard at work, first off he created an on-line distribution that flourished and then a few years after starting the distro he decided to launch a record label under the same name, the first release was Dismissed's Taking the Good with the Bad, which was a perfect starter and a great indie rock band, the next release was Next in Line's Traffic, and provided a heavyweight with seven years of experience as a band and a well rounded indie rock sound with that certain mix of music. Finally the third release. A young band under the name of Forgotten Arrival and the album that was released is Through Your Eyes.
Forgotten Arrival is a band that most on probably haven't heard all that much about. They're young (with all the band members under 18, except for the lead vocalist) and sound amazingly tight. Let's just say that most bands that are this young will not sound this solid. To tell you all the truth, the first time I heard these guys, well I thought that they were at the very least twenty. To my surprise, I later on found out that they were pretty much all teens.
Musically, think Finch, add it to New Found Glory, and smooth it out with Noise Ratchet--then you will be close, yet not really--they add a little bit more of a raw sound and an indie structuring. Their passion for music combined with an undying faith in God makes it all very interesting. Lyrically this band touches upon death, pain, scene politics, worship, and a faith factor that's woven inside and out of their music. Check this band out--a young band that's on the rise.
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Other coverage for this album
The Phantom Tollbooth 2004Reviewed by Mark ReidSome people say youth is wasted on the young, and maybe in some cases, that is true, but it is certainly not the case with Forgotten Arrival. Here we have a band still in -- or just out of -- its teens, and man, is this band full on! Through Your Eyes is an album full of youthful passion. In fact, it's so full it pours from the speakers in a sonic tidal wave, and it's all about leaving nothing in…Decapolis December 2003Reviewed by ConradThis band is a mix of nineties melodic punk and emo (right along with the vocal screamo). It's like going from The Starting Line to The Used in the middle of a song. These guys certainly can play their instruments, especially the drummer - which they go to great lengths to shove it in your face. One song seriously starts off with a fourteen second drum solo. The vocals are pretty much what you'd…Similar sounding releases
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