Christian Music

• Sanctus Real: Keeping It Real As the mouthpiece of modern rock quintet Sanctus Real, Matt Hammitt simply can’t mince words. In keeping with his band’s namesake, he has to keep it … well … real. Andree Farias Apr 23, 2008 comments
• New Calvary Chapel Band Is Worth Dying For Another export from the Calvary Chapel machine, Worth Dying For is a five-piece band from Modesto, CA. Lead singer Christy Johnson is wife to the church youth pastor, and the band’s ministry is the overflow of the weekly youth event, “The Stadium.” Kevan Breitinger Apr 21, 2008 comments
• Roots Run Deep with Sturdy Vocals and Classic Hymns Roots Run Deep features familiar classics such as “Come Thou Fount,” “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus,” “I Need Thee Every Hour” and “Take My Life”—all supported by Jadon Lavik’s sturdy yet seemingly effortless vocals. Rachel Harrold Apr 18, 2008 comments
• Edison Glass: The Art of Invention The indie-rock of Edison Glass emerges once again, as the band continues on its ever-innovative journey—free of clichés—with Time Is Fiction, the follow-up to the band’s 2006 debut on Credential Recordings, A Burn or a Shiver. Brian Quincy Newcomb Apr 16, 2008 comments
• Born to Worship Commemorates Kelly’s Freedom Sarah Kelly indicates that Born to Worship chronicles her journey away from “self-hatred and abuse.” It is because of this release that she is worshipping in true freedom, and many of the new songs commemorate just that. Kevan Breitinger Apr 14, 2008 comments
• McDonald’s Roots Runs in a Different Direction Lyrically speaking, Roots is a reference to the spiritual theme dominant on Shawn McDonald’s latest—an exploration of the soul’s grounding in God. Still, you purchase a CD for the music, and Roots is hardly an apt description. Matt Conner Apr 11, 2008 comments
• The Afters: Far from OK The new album from The Afters, Never Going Back to Okay (INO/Columbia), serves as proof that the success of “Beautiful Love” was no fluke. If anything, it was only the beginning. Lindsay Williams Apr 09, 2008 comments
• Top Worship Leaders Featured in Immerse Integrity has gathered artists both long familiar (Darlene Zschech and Sara Groves) and introductory (Kari Jobe and Laura Story), and showcases their formidable talents on songs as new as today’s calendar on Immerse. Kevan Breitinger Apr 07, 2008 comments
• FLAME Continues Spewing Fire on Redeemed Less than a year after shedding light on the world’s fall from grace with the apocalyptic Our World: Fallen, St. Louis rapper FLAME continues to spew fire with Our World: Redeemed, his fourth album on the Cross Movement label. Andree Farias Apr 04, 2008 comments
• Firelight: Triumphant Healing Rock outfit Fireflight had no idea its new album, Unbreakable (Flicker), would be so symbolic—weathering pressures of the dreaded “sophomore slump,” their front woman losing her voice, and the absolutely exhausting schedule of a new band trying to establish its identity. Matt Conner Apr 02, 2008 comments
• The Odes Project, Vol. 1 & 2 The Odes Project, Vol. 1 & 2 reviewed by Andree Farias Apr 01, 2008 comments
• You and the Evening Sky You and the Evening Sky reviewed by Christa Banister Apr 01, 2008 comments