Albums like Citizen Way's 2.0 need to come with warning signs. The tunes on this record are so catchy that over repeated listening, this album could be highly addictive. Unless you are prepared to allow these songs to linger in your long term memory and incite you to hum along with them when you are in the shower, then give this album a spin.
moreYou cannot fault Bethel Music for sloughing. Though their last live worship record was 2012's For the Sake of the World, they have had ventured into many musical detours in releasing five diverse albums in between their live worship recordings.
moreSome albums are destined for the discount bins. They are those which are made to pacify the trend watchers with disposable tunes that you could toss away as fast as Ramen's plastic wrapping. Not so with Newsboys' latest release "Love Riot." In many ways, Newsboys have sonically evolved with the times. T
moreOver the last few years, StowTown Records have been the encyclopaedia of Southern Gospel musical tradition. Whether it is the reviving of the stacked up harmonies of the grand sounds of traditional Gospel music (a la The Perrys and the Browns) or the showbiz bliss of kicking Gospel cuts (a la Eernie Haase and Signature Sound) or the elegant soar of powerhouse manifestos (a la TaRanda Greene & Doug Anderson), you can find entries of all shades and nuances of Southern Gospel music in their ever-expanding oeuvre.
moreHillsong Church is a pioneer par excellence. Not only were they the ones that make the music of congregational worship cool again, they have had a vision to provide the right vocabulary of worship for the various ages. Hillsong Worship, led formerly by Darlene Zschech, services the church in general with her worship.
moreThe accolades lauded on Steven Curtis Chapman are just staggering. With 5 Grammy Awards and 58 GMA Dove Awards won, 10 million albums sold, 46 Christian #1 songs, and to say Chapman is a veteran is a mere understatement. However, after 22 studio albums released, it's a surprise that Chapman hasn't released a worship album until now. "Worship and Believe" is thus a much anticipated endeavour as this is Chapman's first and foremost worship record.
moreGreater Vision never opts to be minimalists. Even their band titular, Greater Vision, spells vastness, foresight, and boundless optimism. The last twenty five years have evidenced that the team have lived out their mandate in at least three ways. First, while some fans of artists have to wait years and years for their heroes to drop a new album.
moreMeredith Andrews' new album "Deeper" came out of a cauldron of trials and testings. It took her three years to (finally) serve us with this set. Expectations were lofty: it is supposed to be one of those albums that delve us deeper into God's providence in the midst of suffering offering new vocabulary that expands our lexicon of worship.
more"Keep on Breathing" doesn't feel beholden to one genre, but it embraces different tempoes, styles, and sounds making this album a fitting forum for McBrayer's powerful voice to shine.
moreThe 20th Century was the bloodiest epoch of human history: more martyrs die in the last hundred years than the numbers who died over the course of church history combined. Yet, many of these martyrs die in ignominy. Their stories were never told. Their names were lost in the bloody rubbles. Nevertheless, things are about to change.
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