
Independent
Release Date: January 20th 2017
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Carmen Justice– Flaming Arrows (Single) (Amazon mp3/iTunes)

Independent
Release Date: January 20th 2017
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Carmen Justice– Flaming Arrows (Single) (Amazon mp3/iTunes)


Sixsteps Records
Release Date: January 13th 2017
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Passion– 2017 Singles (iTunes/Amazon mp3)[This We Know]/(iTunes/Amazon mp3)[Worthy Of Your Name]

Independent
Release Date: January 19th 2017
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
KJ-52– Jonah (Amazon mp3/iTunes)

BEC Recordings
Release Date: January 13th 2017
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Matty Mullins– Unstoppable Single (Amazon mp3/iTunes)


Dream Label Group
Release Date: January 27th 2017
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Joel Vaughn– Surrender EP (Amazon mp3/iTunes)

Centricity Music
Release Date: January 13th 2017
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Grayson Reed– Walk EP (iTunes/Amazon mp3)

Sixsteps Records
Release Date: January 6th 2017
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Jimi Cravity– Heaven – EP (iTunes/Amazon mp3)

Provident Label Group
Release Date: December 16th 2016 (Digital)/January 27th 2017 (CD Release)
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Zach Williams– Chain Breaker (iTunes/Amazon mp3)

Independent
Release Date: December 23rd 2016 (Pledgemusic)/May 5th 2017 (Worldwide)
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Cimorelli– Alive (pledgemusic/Amazon mp3/iTunes)


It’s been quite some time since we last uploaded a ‘first impressions’ review on our site. In fact, I think we’ve only had one- TobyMac’s “THIS IS NOT A TEST” way back in 2015. Now I have since thought long and hard about this new series (though what I am going to write is not a review per se, it is nevertheless my initial thoughts prior to the album releases), and I have decided to indeed revive what was once going to be a tool for us all to use, to see whether an album is even worth listening to as we make our very hard decisions of album purchases throughout the year.
Continue reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS REVIEW – Danny Gokey’s “RISE” and Grayson Reed’s “Walk”