Christian Music

• The Light Meets the Dark a Sure Fan-Pleaser The Light Meets the Dark takes the pop/rock elixir served up on 2008's Over and Underneath and largely hits "copy and paste" to create a strong sister release sure to gives fans more of what they wanted. Matt Conner Jun 01, 2010 comments
• Hearts of Saints Poised for Breakout Success There are plenty of reasons to embrace Hearts of Saints' self-titled effort, starting with pristine production from Ainslie Grosser, crossed with a sound that falls somewhere in between the stadium shaking sounds of Switchfoot and the alternative dance pop sensibilities of The Killers. Andy Argyrakis May 27, 2010 comments
• Missions Inspires the Music on Vagabonds The title to The Classic Crime's latest long player implies a certain need to travel; and while the alternative rock act is no stranger to touring, the inspiration actually comes from a more missions-minded journey. Andy Argyrakis May 25, 2010 comments
• MercyMe's Lovewell Not Quite a Concept Album To call MercyMe's latest project, The Generous Mr. Lovewell, a concept album would be an overstatement. But there's certainly a unified thread that runs throughout the 11-track collection of uplifting pop and rock. Andy Argyrakis May 20, 2010 comments
• Patty Griffin Gets Spiritual on Downtown Church Traces of gospel have pervaded Patty Griffin's melancholic discography ever since she made her 1996 debut. But not until recently did the folk songstress decide to record a full-fledge spirituals record. Andrew Greer May 18, 2010 comments
• Ultimate Collection a Cohesive Mix for the Uninitiated Matt Redman has created memorable anthems for the global church for the better part of two decades and been seen as instrumental in major worship movements like Soul Survivor and Passion Conferences. Matt Conner May 13, 2010 comments
• Karen Clark Sheard Continues the Legacy with All in One With a history of GRAMMY wins and chart-topping albums, Karen Clark Sheard looks to build on her family name with All in One, a rollicking gospel/soul stomp through every conceivable emotion and expression. Matt Conner May 11, 2010 comments
• 4TROOPS: Singing for Those Who Serve 4TROOPS, a new singing group of four United States combat veterans, see their self-titled debut release this month (appropriately enough during Armed Forces Week) as they begin their mission to sing on behalf of all troops, honor their sacrifices and create awareness for their needs. Laura MacCorkle May 10, 2010 comments
• New Songs and Old Favorites on Passion's Awakening With eight new songs and other favorites such as "How He Loves" from David Crowder Band, Passion: Awakening adds another impressive offering to a catalog that already leads the worship music pack. Matt Conner May 06, 2010 comments
• Beeching Returns to Worship Roots with Eternity Invades Though Eternity Invades musically clones the worship music's infatuation with Brit-rock, it is rare the genre is able to marry depth of verse with current musical elements. And for that, Vicky Beeching deserves a bit of praise all her own. Andrew Greer May 04, 2010 comments
• Live Captures DecembeRadio's On-Stage Intensity Not only has DecembeRadio turned in two sterling studio CDs accompanied by even more explosive shows, but they've just put the finishing touches on a full-length audio and visual concert collection to mirror that on-stage intensity. Andy Argyrakis Apr 29, 2010 comments
• Jennifer Knapp & Larry King: Why We Always Lose this Debate Why is it that whenever we see a proponent of Christianity's historical view of sexuality going head to head on TV with an advocate for "gay rights," the traditional Christian almost always loses the argument? I think it has a lot to do with how the discussion is framed. Trevin Wax Apr 27, 2010 comments