The year has gone quite fast, hasn’t it? It’s June already and soon enough, it’ll be the end of the year. And as the weeks roll on, there’s a constant we can count on- new music releasing each Friday. By the time the year ends, heaps of albums would’ve released. So as I look ahead from the period of July-December 2016, and glance at all the prospective albums that are scheduled to release, I have already written a list a mile long of albums I’m looking forward to. Nevertheless, this blog series is a top 10s series, so widdling the long list down to just 10 selections can be tricky, yet here below are 10 albums scheduled to release in the latter half of 2016 that I am excited about.
1. Switchfoot- Where the Light Shines Through
Scheduled release date: July 8th 2016
Singles released: Float, Live it Well
For fans of: needtobreathe, John Mark McMillan, Gungor, for KING AND COUNTRY
2. Skillet- Unleashed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmk_cTMqF58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qrIoH3RqYw
Scheduled release date: August 5th 2016
Singles released: Stars, Feel Invincible
For fans of: Switchfoot, RED, Thousand Foot Krutch, Kutless
3. All Sons and Daughters- Poets and Saints
Scheduled release date: TBA September 2016
Singles released: I Surrender
For fans of: Chris Tomlin, Passion, Jesus Culture, One Sonic Society
4. Group 1 Crew- Power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umk7qBBV-dM
Scheduled release date: July 29th 2016
Singles released: Wake Me Up, People of a Second Chance, Power
For fans of: Grits, Blanca, KB, KJ-52, Andy Mineo
5. Love and the Outcome- These are the Days
Scheduled release date: TBA August 2016
Singles released: The God I Know
For fans of: Francesca Battistelli, Natalie Grant, MercyMe, Josh Wilson
6. needtobreathe- H A R D L O V E
Scheduled release date: July 15th 2016
Singles released: Happiness, Money and Fame
For fans of: Third Day, Rhett Walker Band, Switchfoot, Brooke Fraser, Crowder
7. Casting Crowns- The Very Next Thing
Scheduled release date: September 16th 2016
Singles released: Singles from the album aren’t released at the moment
For fans of: Newsboys, MercyMe, Third Day, Tenth Avenue North
8. Leeland- Invisible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njv7ylyIImw
Scheduled release date: July 22nd 2016
Singles released: Singles from the album aren’t released at the moment
For fans of: Bethel Music, Jesus Culture, Desperation Band, Michael W. Smith
9. Hillary Scott and the Scott Family- Love Remains
Scheduled release date: July 29th 2016
Singles released: Thy Will
For fans of: Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum
10. Danny Gokey- TBA
Scheduled release date: November 11th 2016
Singles released: Singles from the album aren’t released at the moment
For fans of: Jonathan Thulin, Jason Crabb, Mark Schultz, Phil Stacey, Matthew West
There you have it, albums that are forthcoming that I am looking forward to hearing in the upcoming months ahead. What are yours? Sound off in the comments. Til next time.
I look forward to hearing all of the above except Skillet just because I’m not a fan but I also look forward to Ellie Holcomb(September), The Afters(September), Bryan and Katie Torwalt(TBA) and Tanya Godsey(September). I am very excited for what’s to come for the second half of this year. 🙂