This young group of musicians are wonderful. They write worship songs full of heart and passion, and they also craft ambient, well-written music as the plate the message is served on (isn’t the meal more appetizing and appealing when the plate is clean and fresh instead of stale and worn […]
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We Recommend: Five Iron Frenzy 2, “Electric Boogaloo”
Five Iron Frenzy‘s DVD came out recently, and so I’ve been in a big FIF state of mind. I watched it and saw that the general consensus amongst the bandmembers, in regards to their personal favorite FIF album, was Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo. So I listened to it the […]
We Recommend: Falling Up, “Captiva”
What does Nevertheless, Capital Lights, Delirious?, and Peter Furler all have in common? They all exited the music scene in 2009. However, while all of those losses were significant, the news that Falling Up (one of my most favorite bands) had disbanded was truly demoralizing. Their all-time best album will always be […]
We Recommend: Spoken, “Echoes of the Spirit Still Dwell”
I recently heard Spoken‘s self-titled album for the first time, and I was very impressed with it. I kinda lost interest in them after A Moment of Imperfect Clarity, and I ended up skipping over Last Chance To Breathe. But I popped in Spoken, and it blew me away. It made me think that […]
We Recommend: Owl City, “Ocean Eyes”
I stumbled upon Owl City long after many many people. In fact, I hadn’t even heard the mega popular “Fireflies” until it was a free download from iTunes (thanks again, iTunes). So I’m not too familiar with his older stuff. I did get a chance to listen to some of it, and […]
We Recommend: Superchick, “Beauty From Pain”
Superchick is one of those bands that some people can’t get enough of, while others despise them. For me, they may be more of a guilty pleasure. I still pop in their debut Karaoke Superstars occasionally, as it’s one of the first Christian CDs I really ever listened to extensively. I won’t contest that there aren’t […]
We Recommend: Bride, “Snakes In The Playground”
I’m going old school once again this week. Some of the younger Christian music fans probably have never even heard of Bride, but in the early 90’s, the band was one of your best sources for metal music. With a beautiful wail from lead vocalist Dale Thompson that could shatter the […]
We Recommend: Switchfoot, “Hello Hurricane”
With only two weeks left in 2009, I was thinking it to be most appropriate to look back over the best of 2009. An album that placed high on many-a-top-ten list for 2009, Switchfoot‘s Hello Hurricane is a gem two and a half years in the making. Like nearly every Switchfoot record for […]
We Recommend: Rebecca St. James, “Christmas”
Man… Christmas ’08 is next week?! Where in the world did this year go?? Well, it’s tradition to be cranking the holiday tunes more fervently by this time of the year, and as I’m typing this, my Christmas iTunes playlist is rolling (I love the work of composer Percy Faith… […]
We Recommend: “Family Force 5’s Christmas Pageant”
All year long, we had been hearing rumors (and subsequently confirmations and details) about a Family Force 5 Christmas album. Well, back in October (kinda early, but whatever), we were treated to their take on Christmas songs, as well as a couple of their own that they wrote for the album. The […]