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This review originally appeared on NewReleaseToday.com. The second installment of Jon Foreman's 4 EP, 24 song series is titled Shadows. Jon has said of this set "these six songs are to accompany the end of the day-- the light is fading, the darkness is growing and the night is almost here." Musically, the shift in [...]
This review originally appeared on NewReleaseToday.com. Jon Foreman, the unassuming surfer frontman of renowned alt rock band Switchfoot, has been in the spotlight since the band's formation nearly two decades ago. After he had already established his voice as one of unconventionally honest spirituality, a trademark that won Switchfoot one of the most genuinely successful [...]
This review originally appeared on NewReleaseToday.com. My Epic isn't your average alt rock outfit. Their 2013 Facedown Records release Behold displayed a musical maturity hardwon through over a decade of shows and releases, matched by lyrics with an intensely honest and perspective-inverting look at the human soul. 2016's EP Viscera, the first in a series [...]
A year ago, a single under a new name exploded onto the rock charts, climbing both Christian and Active Rock formats. The head-turner was "Underneath" by Zahna, a powerful vocalist who has climbed her way out from under the rubble of a lot of loss--and has a lot to say about it. Zahna's voice first [...]
If good things come to those who wait, then great things might come to VERIDIA fans, who have been waiting four years for a full length album from the electrifying rock act VERIDIA. That full length album is coming in the form of The Beast You Feed, available for preorder through PledgeMusic now. The first taste [...]
The Protest has made a name for themselves throughout their native midwest with their raucous live shows and one of the most dedicated fanbases around. It’s been four years since those fans heard new music from The Protest, but they’ll find that Legacy was more than worth the wait. Legacy is The Protest’s debut project [...]
The double album concept is an old one, but not one that has been frequently employed in recent culture where attention spans are the length of a single and the ability of an artist to endure is challenged on every side. It takes a special band to pull off that kind of scope successfully. Fortunately, [...]
Growing up is a strange and awkward process--especially when you have to do so while under the scrutiny of an audience of thousands. That is exactly the position Relient K's Matthew Thiessen and Matthew Hoopes have found themselves in over the past 16 years. When we first met Relient K in 2000's self-titled debut, their [...]
For Disciple, Long Live The Rebels is more than just the title of their newest album: it's a mission statement, a carefully encapsulated ideal, that has shaped and driven the band's trajectory since Kevin Young formed it well over 20 years ago. Part of that ethos involves reinventing the norm--even when it means challenging their [...]
When you have two platinum albums, Grammy nominations, a massive worldwide audience, a legacy spanning over 20 years and one of the best-known names in both Christian and mainstream rock and roll, it would be easy to rest on your laurels and play it safe. However, playing it safe has never even been on the [...]
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