I know I know, I said this back in 2015, and I quote- ‘welcome to our new post of the week.’ Well here I am a year and a half or so later to say- we’ve only done one such post. And I know, we as a site should’ve probably been more active in posting these ‘mini-reviews’ of sorts, highlighting songs that came throughout the year that we’d think would’ve made an impact in the hearts of many around the world. So without further ado, here’s the second post of this series. And the series is this- while we’ve previously reviewed albums to this point, I want to branch out and review songs. Songs that have either just released or will release pretty soon, songs that in my opinion, will become big in the upcoming months ahead. The previous 5 tracks I highlighted in the last post were pretty much spot on- “Be One” from Natalie Grant is still in circulation today, and Sanctus Real’s “Longer Than a Lifetime” is still getting airplay even now, more than a year after Matt Hammitt departed the band. So what are these next 5 songs, that I reckon will become hits in weeks and even months to come? Read on to find out! Which songs will you pick up when they become available on iTunes?
Satellites And Sirens – Tanks
Dream Label Group
Release Date: October 14th 2016
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Satellites and Sirens– TANKS (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Anthony Evans – Back to Life
Independent
Release Date: February 3rd 2017
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Anthony Evans– Back to Life (iTunes/Amazon mp3)
Kari Jobe – The Garden
Sparrow Records
Release Date: February 3rd 2017
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Kari Jobe– The Garden (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
First Impression Review – Hollyn’s “One-Way Conversations”
Hollyn has been, if you could argue, one of the greatest finds in CCM within the last few years. If you would just pick one, I’d say it’d be her. Only 19, Hollyn has found her way into the hearts and living rooms of many listeners around the world, myself included. Signed to the small yet equally diverse Gottee Records (home to artists such as Finding Favour, Capital Kings and Ryan Stevenson to name a few), Hollyn’s maturity lyrically and stylistically, even vocally beyond her 19 years is as remarkable as it is awe-inspiring, which makes her new album One Way Conversations dropping February 10th digitally (and March 3rd physically) a must have for anyone who loves hip hop, pop, worship, rap, or even just plain something different compared to whatever is out there on the radio right now. Hollyn’s music is a sight to behold, full of hope, encouragement, emotion and raw honesty, something I reckon isn’t as expressed as it should within the confines of Christian radio.
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Ellie Holcomb – Red Sea Road
Independent
Release Date: January 27th 2017
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Ellie Holcomb– Red Sea Road (iTunes/Amazon mp3)
Matt Hammitt – Tears
Full Circle Music
Release Date: January 27th 2017
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Matt Hammitt– Tears (iTunes/Amazon mp3)
Danny Gokey – Rise
Independent
Release Date: January 13th 2017
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Danny Gokey– Rise (iTunes/Amazon mp3)
Worship Wednesdays: Potential WOW Worship 2017/2018 (Predictions)
While it’s a couple of days past Wednesday (does it count if I started writing this post a couple of days ago?), I thought that while we as a site have been predicting lists for WOW Hits albums every few months, that we could instead predict a possible WOW Worship track list for an album in the near/far future. Since WOW Worship Aqua, WOW Worship Purple and WOW Worship Lime released in 2006, 2010 and 2014 respectively; it could be assumed that another WOW Worship album is coming soon. So until that date, let’s predict the possibilities of what could be on the next compilation! Below is my predictions of WOW Worship… Magenta? Black? White? Orange? I guess it’s WOW Worship ___ (insert favourite colour!)
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