Top 5 Feature: SafeKept

Since officially launching in early 2014, Marion, Ohio’s own SafeKept has worked hard to establish its presence and legacy in a thriving mid-western music scene.

Operating fully independent since day one, SafeKept has performed over 400 concerts and events over the course of the last decade, canvassing a dozen states in the process.

The band released a pair of EP’s (2015’s Remarkable, 2018’s Modern Mortals), and has experienced a rejuvenation of sorts with the release of their first new single in six years, "Smoke & Mirrors," which dropped June 15, 2024 to strong reviews, steady radio play both in North America and internationally, and consistent streaming.

With the primary mission and function of the band to bring hope and grace to all who will listen, SafeKept continues to strive to create and perform quality, original pop-punk and pop-rock, and to bring joy to people wherever they are.

We are all broken people, but by the grace of God, we all have a chance to be rebuilt and experience life abundantly. Live music and heartfelt creativity can play a huge role in that joy.

SafeKept Highlights

Releases include the EP’s Remarkable (2015) and Modern Mortals (2018). The single “Smoke & Mirrors” was released in June 2024. Since it’s release, "Smoke & Mirrors" has had radio play by over two dozen stations in the USA, Canada, The UK, Australia, and more.

More new music will be released in fall 2024, as well as a Christmas single. A new, full EP will be released in Spring 2025.

All SafeKept music is available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, and every major platform.

In 2024 alone, SafeKept has performed at festivals such as Kingdom Come Fest, Audiofeed, Rock The Lake, Fan The Flame, and SonFest, sharing the stage with notable artists such as Crowder, Hulvey, Disciple, Spoken, Cochran & Company, The Protest, Josh Baldwin, Evan Craft, Josiah Queen, and more.

Jeremiah's Top 5 Albums

These records to me are unskippable and each one has served and continues to be a big influence on me as a musician and songwriter.

1: The Everglow by Mae
2: The Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot
3: Five Score & Seven Years Ago by Relient K
4: The End Is Not The End by House Of Heroes
5: The Chess Hotel by The Elms

Some honorable mentions: Chroma by Cartel, mmhmm by Relient K, Nothing Is Sound by Switchfoot, Futures by Jimmy Eat World, The Green Album by Weezer, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace by Foo Fighters, The Circle Remains Unbroken by Nicholas Rowe