“Velvet Blue Music” Archives

One of the finest indie labels around, VBM has released music by Starflyer 59, Fine China, The Lassie Foundation, and many, many more.

Jason Martin and Co. kick out the jams on Starflyer 59’s raucous new single.

A gorgeous bonus track from Fine China’s most ambitious album to date, and one of my favorite albums of 2025.

It’s never too early to get into the Christmas spirit with synth-pop maestro Ronnie Martin.

Eric Jett’s laidback jam finds comfort in both God’s sovereignty and his own insignificance.

Arguably the band’s most ambitious and sprawling album to date.

More proof that Slow Salvation is one of today’s premier dream pop acts.

The synth maestro’s new album will be released this April.

The Arizona-based indie poppers return with a classic-sounding single from their upcoming album.

This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode offers another look at one of my favorite indie labels.

One of the band’s most lush and cinematic songs gets the lullaby treatment.

Recent releases from Ronnie Martin and Slow Salvation set the holiday mood.

Starflyer 59’s seventeenth(!) album contains throwbacks to their earliest releases, which are sure to please longtime fans.

The first single from Starflyer 59’s upcoming album is a delightfully distortion-filled throwback.

It really is a treat to hold an actual zine in your hands and flip through its pages like it’s 1993 all over again.

The dream pop duo becomes a foursome, but the music is as lush as ever.

The apple doesn’t fall too far from the musical tree in this single from Charles Martin, son of Starflyer 59’s Jason Martin.

The dream pop duo returns with a new single filled with languorous guitars and vocals.

Ronnie Martin returns with another sleigh-load of synthesizer sounds for the Yuletide season.

The Arizona outfit expands upon their ’80s-influenced sound with ambient interludes and less conventional arrangements.