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Jonas Brothers
A Little Bit Longer
Pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 DecembeRadio
Satisfied
Classic pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars
Darwin Hobbs
Free
Worshipful contemporary gospel
Rating: 3½ stars		 This Beautiful Republic
Perceptions
Modern Rock
Rating: 2 stars
Remedy Drive
Daylight Is Coming
Pop/rock
Rating: 4 stars		 Philmont
Oh Snap EP
Emo pop/punk rock
Rating: 3 stars


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Wherever You Are
Alternative pop/rock
Rating: 4½ stars

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Recent Reviews
08/18/08
Family Force 5
Dance or Die
Alt-rock/dance
Rating: 2 stars		 Brandon Heath
What If We
Acoustic pop
Rating: 3½ stars
Bart Millard
Hymned Again
Country/pop/jazz hymns
Rating: 4 stars		 Charlie Hall
The Bright Sadness
Modern worship
Rating: 4 stars
Brooke Barrettsmith
Brooke Barrettsmith
Modern Pop/Rock
Rating: 3 stars		 Braille
The IV Edition
Hip-hop
Rating: 4 stars
08/11/08
Jimmy Needham
Not Without Love
Jazzy pop/rock
Rating: 4½ stars		 Jars of Clay
Closer EP
Alternative pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars
Ten Shekel Shirt
Jubilee
Alternative pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 The Katinas
Still
AC pop/rock
Rating: 2½ stars
Mission Six
Superhero
Tween pop/rock
Rating: 2½ stars		 Matt Brouwer
Where's Our Revolution
Organic pop/folk
Rating: 3½ stars
08/04/08
Hillsong Live
This Is Our God
Contemporary/modern worship
Rating: 2 stars		 Dave Hollister
Witness Protection
Contemporary R&B/gospel
Rating: 4 stars
Damita
No Looking Back
Urban pop
Rating: 4 stars		 The Wrecking
A New Abolition
Modern pop/rock
Rating: 2½ stars
Amy Grant
Lead Me On - 20th Anniversary Edition
Pop/rock
Rating: 5 stars		 Falling Up
Discover the Trees Again: The Best of …
Modern rock/alternative pop
Rating: 3½ stars
07/28/08
Third Day
Revelation
Southern rock/pop
Rating: 4½ stars		 Sixpence None the Richer
My Dear Machine EP
Alternative pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars
Tammy Trent
Stronger
Adult contemporary pop
Rating: 3 stars		 Jake Smith
All That We'll Ever Need EP
Acoustic pop/jazz
Rating: 3½ stars
Brenton Brown
Because of Your Love
Modern worship
Rating: 3½ stars		 Klaus
Glory: An Evening of Worship with Klaus
Modern/contemporary worship
Rating: 2½ stars
07/21/08
Nicole C. Mullen
A Dream to Believe In
Pop/R&B/rock
Rating: 3 stars		 Big Daddy Weave
What Life Would Be Like
Acoustic pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars
Seventy Sevens
Holy Ghost Building
Gospel-rock/blues/bluegrass
Rating: 4 stars		 The Classic Crime
The Silver Cord
Modern rock/alternative
Rating: 4½ stars
Francesca Battistelli
My Paper Heart
Adult alternative pop
Rating: 3½ stars		 Above the Golden State
Above the Golden State
Pop/rock
Rating: 2 stars
07/14/08
Randy Travis
Around the Bend
Country
Rating: 4 stars		 Relient K
The Bird and the Bee Sides
Power pop/punk rock
Rating: 4½ stars
21:03
Total Attention
Urban gospel
Rating: 3½ stars		 Danny Liston
No Other Name
Worshipful southern rock/blues
Rating: 4 stars
Omega Bugembe Okello
Kiwomera Emmeeme
World music/African pop
Rating: 3½ stars
06/30/08
Capital Lights
This Is an Outrage
Modern rock/power pop
Rating: 4 stars		 Joel Augé
On the Blue
Worshipful alt-pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars
Clint Brown
Fall Like Rain
Worshipful contemporary gospel/CCM
Rating: 3 stars		 Sarah Sadler
Where It Started
Acoustic pop
Rating: 3 stars
Trevor Davis
Nothing Ringing True
Soulful alternative pop/rock
Rating: 4 stars
06/23/08
Kutless
To Know That You're Alive
Rock
Rating: 3 stars		 Superchick
Rock What You Got
Modern pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars
Manafest
Citizens Activ
Hip-hop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 Seabird
'Til We See the Shore
Alternative pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars
Shawn McDonald
Roots Remixed
Alternative pop/electronica
Rating: 3½ stars
06/16/08
Keith Green
The Greatest Hits
Inspirational pop/AC
Rating: 4 stars		 Building 429
Glory Defined: The Best of …
Pop/rock
Rating: 2 stars
Tree63
Blessed Be Your Name: The Hits
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 R-Swift
Soapbox
Hip-hop
Rating: 4 stars
Christopher Lewis
Crisis: Change Is Required
Worshipful contemporary R&B
Rating: 3½ stars
06/09/08
Jon Foreman
Spring and Summer EPs
Indie folk/alt-pop
Rating: 4 stars		 Anthony Evans
The Bridge
Soulful contemporary worship
Rating: 3 stars
Regina Belle
Love Forever Shines
Inspirational pop/gospel/R&B
Rating: 3½ stars		 Jason Champion
Reflections
Inspirational contemporary R&B
Rating: 3 stars
Hello Kelly
Hello Kelly
Pop-punk/emo
Rating: 4 stars
06/02/08
Brooke Fraser
Albertine
Alternative adult contemporary
Rating: 4½ stars		 Richie McDonald
I Turn to You
AC pop/country
Rating: 1½ stars
The Murrills
Family Prayer
R&B/gospel
Rating: 4 stars		 B. Reith
The Forecast EP
Hip-hop/pop/soul
Rating: 3½ stars
Various Artists
Underground Sound, Volume One
Pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars
05/26/08
Stephanie Smith
Not Afraid
Pop/rock
Rating: 4 stars		 Article One
Colors and Sounds
Alternative pop/rock
Rating: 4 stars
Since October
This Is My Heart
Hard rock/hardcore
Rating: 3 stars		 Search the City
A Fire So Big the Heavens Can See It
Modern rock/emo
Rating: 2 stars
05/19/08
Tenth Avenue North
Over and Underneath
AC pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 Warren Barfield
Worth Fighting For
AC pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars
Dave Barnes
Me + You + The World
Pop/rock/soul
Rating: 4 stars		 Cindy Morgan
Beautiful Bird
Pop/alt-country/folk
Rating: 5 stars
Ivoryline
There Came a Lion
Modern rock/emo
Rating: 3 stars		 Various Artists
Bobby Jones Presents: Ultimate Gospel
Contemporary/traditional gospel
Rating: 3½ stars
05/12/08
The Myriad
With Arrows, With Poise
Alternative/indie rock
Rating: 4½ stars		 Sandi Patty
Songs for the Journey
AC/inspirational pop
Rating: 4 stars
Dizmas
Dizmas
Modern pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars		 Out of Ruin
What I Can't See
Alternative pop/rock
Rating: 4 stars
Ashmont Hill
Ashmont Hill
Worshipful gospel-pop
Rating: 3 stars		 Carmen D'Arcy
A Place Called Grace
Worshipful AC/pop
Rating: 2½ stars
05/05/08
Chris Sligh
Running Back to You
AC pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars		 Phil Stacey
Phil Stacey
Pop/country
Rating: 4 stars
Tye Tribbett & G.A.
Stand Out
Eclectic contemporary gospel
Rating: 3½ stars		 Alvin Slaughter
Overcomer
Worshipful contemporary gospel
Rating: 4 stars
John Schlitt
The Grafting
Pop/rock
Rating: 2½ stars		 Sheri Carr
Fearless Now
Modern worship
Rating: 4 stars
04/28/08
Salvador
Aware
Latin pop/rock
Rating: 4 stars		 pureNRG
Here We Go Again
Worshipful tween pop/rock
Rating: 2½ stars
Meredith Andrews
The Invitation
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars		 Josh Wilson
Trying to Fit the Ocean in a Cup
Pop/rock
Rating: 4 stars
Run Kid Run
Love at the Core
Punk rock/power pop
Rating: 3½ stars		 Telecast
Quiet Revolution
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 2½ stars
04/21/08
Derek Webb & Sandra McCracken
Ampersand EP
Alt-folk/pop
Rating: 3½ stars		 Jami Smith
Faith in You
Worshipful folk/acoustic pop
Rating: 4½ stars
Wayne Watson
Even This
AC pop
Rating: 2½ stars		 Paul Alan
Drive It Home
Pop
Rating: 3 stars
Chris Taylor
Take Me Anywhere
Alternative pop/worship
Rating: 4 stars		 Various Artists
Top 20 Indie 08
Folk/acoustic pop
Rating: 3 stars
04/14/08
Various Artists
WOW Hits 1
Pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 Dorinda Clark-Cole
Take It Back
Contemporary gospel/R&B
Rating: 4 stars
Chasen
Shine Through the Stars
Acoustic pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 Worth Dying For
Worth Dying For
Modern worship
Rating: 1½ stars
Jars of Clay
Greatest Hits
Acoustic pop/folk
Rating: 3 stars		 Alli Rogers
You and the Evening Sky
Acoustic pop/folk
Rating: 4 stars
04/07/08
P.O.D.
When Angels & Serpents Dance
Hard rock/pop/reggae/metal
Rating: 3½ stars		 Matt Maher
Empty & Beautiful
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars
Justin McRoberts
Deconstruction
Acoustic pop/folk
Rating: 4 stars		 Andy Hunter
Colour
Dance/electronic pop
Rating: 4 stars
The Rubyz
The Rubyz
Teen pop
Rating: 3½ stars		 Gateway Worship
Wake Up the World
Contemporary/modern worship
Rating: 3½ stars
03/31/08
Hawk Nelson
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
Power pop/punk rock
Rating: 3 stars		 Delirious
Kingdom of Comfort
Modern rock/worship
Rating: 4½ stars
CeCe Winans
Thy Kingdom Come
Urban pop/worship
Rating: 4 stars		 Hillsong United
The I Heart Revolution
Modern worship
Rating: 4 stars
Sarah Kelly
Born to Worship
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars		 Bethany Dillon
So Far: The Acoustic Sessions
Acoustic pop/folk
Rating: 2½ stars
03/24/08
Martha Munizzi
Change the World
Contemporary gospel/worship
Rating: 4 stars		 Starfield
I Will Go
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 2½ stars
LaRue Howard
How Great Is Our God
Worshipful pop/contemporary gospel
Rating: 3 stars		 Waterdeep
Heart Attack Time Machine
Alt-folk/acoustic pop
Rating: 3½ stars
Éowyn
Silent Screams
Rock/pop-metal
Rating: 2½ stars		 Lanae' Hale
Lanae' Hale EP
Pop/folk
Rating: 4 stars
03/17/08
Jaci Velasquez
Love Out Loud
Pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 Dionne Warwick
Why We Sing
Gospel-pop/easy listening
Rating: 3½ stars
Laura Story
Great God Who Saves
Acoustic pop/worship
Rating: 3½ stars		 Addison Road
Addison Road
Pop/rock
Rating: 2 stars
Bethany Dillon & Matt Hammitt
In Christ Alone
Modern worship/alt-pop
Rating: 4 stars		 Tommy Walker
I Have a Hope
Soulful pop/worship
Rating: 4½ stars
03/10/08
Shawn McDonald
Roots
Alternative folk/acoustic pop
Rating: 4½ stars		 Re:Zound
Abandoned to You
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars
Ever Stays Red
On the Brink of It All
Modern rock
Rating: 4 stars		 Esterlyn
Lamps
Indie rock/power pop
Rating: 3½ stars
FLAME
Our World Redeemed … The Sequel
Hip-hop/rap
Rating: 3 stars		 Bethany Live
Deluge
Modern worship
Rating: 4 stars
03/03/08
Jared Anderson
Where Faith Comes From
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 Daniel Doss Band
Greater Than Us All
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 2½ stars
Fireflight
Unbreakable
Hard rock/pop
Rating: 2½ stars		 Da'Quela
Blue Sky
Urban pop
Rating: 3 stars
Children 18:3
Children 18:3
Modern rock/punk
Rating: 4½ stars		 James Tealy
Redeeming the Days
Alternative pop
Rating: 4 stars
02/25/08
Leeland
Opposite Way
Brit rock/worshipful pop
Rating: 4 stars		 The Afters
Never Going Back to OK
Pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars
Stellar Kart
Expect the Impossible
Power pop/rock
Rating: 2½ stars		 Pillar
For the Love of the Game
Modern/hard rock
Rating: 3½ stars
Jadon Lavik
Roots Run Deep
Acoustic pop/hymns
Rating: 2 stars		 Sev Statik & Dust
Back to Dust
Alternative hip-hop
Rating: 4½ stars
02/18/08
Michael English
The Prodigal Comes Home
AC pop
Rating: 3½ stars		 After Edmund
Hello
Modern rock
Rating: 4½ stars
Avalon
Another Time, Another Place
AC pop
Rating: 3 stars		 Jaime Jamgochian
Above the Noise
Worshipful pop/rock
Rating: 3 stars
Inhabited
Love
Pop/rock
Rating: 3½ stars		 Cadia
Cadia
Pop/rock
Rating: 4 stars
02/11/08
Natalie Grant
Relentless
Pop
Rating: 4½ stars		 Sanctus Real
We Need Each Other
Modern pop/rock
Rating: 4½ stars
NewWorldSon
Salvation Station
Gospel/soul/roots rock
Rating: 5 stars		 Ken Reynolds
Great Things
Worshipful gospel pop
Rating: 3½ stars
Various Artists
WoW Gospel 2008
Contemporary gospel
Rating: 3 stars


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