Planetshakers Ministries
Release Date: January 18th 2019
Reviewed by Joshua Andre
Planetshakers– Rain Pt 1 (Live) – EP (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Planetshakers Ministries
Release Date: January 18th 2019
Reviewed by Joshua Andre
Planetshakers– Rain Pt 1 (Live) – EP (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Independent
Release Date: November 22nd / December 25th 2018
Reviewed by Joshua Andre
Calling Glory– Love Steps In / Holding On To Me (Single) (Amazon mp3/iTunes) (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
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It’s hard to think of Christian music and not think of Michael W. Smith, who, alongside Amy Grant and Steven Curtis Chapman, have been the artists that have been around the industry the most. Now let me get a few things straight. Michael W. Smith is in no means the pioneer of Christian music. Leave that title to other artists like Larry Norman, Mylon LeFevre, Keith Green, Andrae Crouch, PETRA, 2nd Chapter of Acts, The Imperials and Gaither Vocal Band. But for me, I’ve always felt like Michael W. Smith has been the most influential for me personally, but also influential as an artist in society. Firstly because Michael, alongside Amy and Steven, is one of the only artists, who started their career in the 1980s, to be active currently. But also, I’ve felt that Michael has always had it in himself to re-invent himself if needed to reach a different culture, a different time period, and a different people group, as the years travel on. That’s not to say that any of the aforementioned artists are not musically ingenious, not at all. And I will be discussing artists like Keith Green and PETRA further along in my ‘Influential Artists of All Time’ list. But with Michael being one of the first of many artists to receive crossover success (influence in both CCM and the mainstream arena) throughout his career, his impact and reach, whether it be pop inspirational music, or as a worship artist, is nothing less than extraordinary. Michael’s devotion to creating music that not only is poignant and heartfelt, but also musically fashionable as well as interesting, is what I reckon has been a very big part of his success over the years. Dare I say, that now with Michael into his early sixties, that he could become the Christian version of either Rod Stewart or Johnny Farnham, a man well into his years delivering great hits with no intention of retiring?
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Independent
Release Date: January 4th 2019
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
RIPP + RICE– Songs We Wrote On Tuesdays (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Radiate Music
Release Date: January 25th 2019
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
John Waller – Explosions of Light (iTunes/Amazon mp3)
Stowtown Records
Release Date: August 10th 2018
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Taranda Greene– The Healing (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Independent
Release Date: February 15th 2019
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Chad Graham – First (iTunes/Amazon mp3/Online Store)
Bethel Music Publishing
Release Date: February 15th 2019
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Bethel Music – Bethel Music En Espanol (Live) (iTunes/Amazon mp3)
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Independent
Release Date: February 1st 2019
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Becca Bradley– Heaven Come Down (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Capitol Christian Music Group
Release Date: February 1st 2019
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Chris Tomlin– Is He Worthy? (Single) (Amazon mp3/iTunes)