June 22, 2010
- Revive – Blink – Essential Records – Provident
- Addison Road – Stories – INO Records – Provident [Hope to review this shortly]
- Grits – Quarantine – Revolution Arts – Provident
- Runaway City – Armored Heart – Vertusent Music Group – Provident
- Dewayne Woods – My Life’s Lyrics – Verity Records – Provident
- Stuart Townend - There Is A Hope (2 CD) – Kingsway – EMICMG
- Sue Dodge - The Best Of Sue Dodge CD/DVD – Spring Hill – EMICMG
- Darwin Hobbs - Champion – Universal Music – EMICMG
- Trip Lee – Between Two Worlds – Reach Records
- Josh Wilson – Josh Wilson – Sparrow Records – EMICMG

June 29, 2010
- Hillsong LIVE – A Beautiful Exchange – Hillsong – EMICMG
- Hillsong KIDS - Ultimate Collection Kid’s Album – Hillsong – EMICMG
- Jonny Lang - Live At The Ryman – Universal Music – EMICMG
- Robert Randolph – We Walk This Road – Word Records – Word
- Katherine Jenkins – Believe – Word Records – Word
- Children 18:3 - Rain’s A Comin’ – Tooth & Nail – EMICMG
- Haste The Day - Attack Of The Wolf King – Tooth & Nail
- Future Of Forestry – Travel III EP – Credential Records – EMICMG
- Stuart Townend – There Is A Hope – Kingsway – EMICMG
- Various – Open The Eyes Of My Heart: Platinum Edition – Provident
- Silverline – Voices In The Night EP – VSR – EMICMG
- Various – Gotta Have Gospel: Ultimate Choirs – Gospo Centric – Provident
- Phil Tarver - Place Of Worship – Universal Music – EMICMG
- Patrick Paegel - Find Me Pure – Universal Music Group – EMICMG
- D-MAUB - Inside Out – Universal Music Group – EMICMG
- Melodie Joy - The Life, The Journey, The Voice – Universal Music Group – EMICMG
- Eric Bibb - Booker’s Guitar – Universal Music Group – EMICMG
- Kristina Halloway - Free – Universal Music Group – EMICMG
- Lowell Pye - Finally – Universal Music Group – EMICMG
- Tru Serva - Paper Boy – Universal Music Group – EMICMG
- Joe Justiz – Eternal – Underground Blaze Records
- City Of Life – Worship – In:Ciite Records – Word
- Jake Schwein – Overwhelmed – In:Ciite Records – Word

July 6, 2010
- John Mark McMillan – The Medicine – Integrity Music – Provident
- Joel Auge – Invisible Things – Integrity Music – Provident
- Promise Keepers – City Transformation Worship – City Of Peace – Provident

July 13, 2010
- Newsboys – Born Again – InPop Records – EMICMG
- Kutless - The Beginning – BEC Recordings – EMICMG
- Audrey Assad – The House You’re Building – Sparrow Records – EMICMG
- The Showdown - Blood In The Gears – Tooth & Nail – EMICMG
- Various - Wow: New & Next – WOW – EMICMG
- Various - The Best Of WOW 2004 – WOW – EMICMG
- Various - The Best Of WOW 2005 – WOW – EMICMG
- Various - The Best Of WOW 2006 – WOW – EMICMG
- Various - The Best Of WOW 2007 – WOW – EMICMG
- Jake Hamilton - Marked By Heaven – Kingsway – EMICMG
- Various - Rejoice! Musical Soul Food, Vol. 2 – Holy Hip Hop – EMICMG
- Various - Inspiration Jam Vol. 3 – Holy Hip Hop – EMICMG
- Y’Anna - The Promise – Universal Music Group – EMICMG
- Various – World Class Gospel Music Jubilee – Universal Music Group – EMICMG

Wow, been waiting for this one for quite a while.  Especially after getting to see these guys live a couple of months ago, they were awesome by the way.  But I am a little puzzled about the direction the guys are going….it is going to take me a few days to really get into the lyrics and melodies before I make a final judgement, but “The Light Meets The Dark” seems to be heading in a different direction from “Over and Underneath” musically.  To me “Light” is heading toward a sound very similar to Switchfoot, and lyrically even though their faith is in there everything is mainstream friendly.  Not that there is anything wrong with that, look at Switchfoot and Needtobreathe, they get to share their faith with a lot more people than the average Christian artist or band ever would.  After a couple more days of listening I hope to update this review with my final thoughts.

Update 5/13/2010 – I have spent the last two days listening to “The Light Meets The Dark” trying to get a better feel for the music and the lyrics.  I must say this is a really good CD, and would be a great second album for anybody else, but I was expecting more for these guys.  From a Christian stand point I was really looking for more of what they gave us with Over and Underneath.  As a fan of Tenth Avenue North I definitely like the cd, the music is good, the lyrics are deep:

The Truth Is Who You Are

Flesh and blood, You offer us
Oh to eat the bread and drink the cup
Oh to taste, to see, to feel, to touch
Emmanuel
God with us
Emmanuel
God with us

Cuz You came to bring the chains apart
You wake the dead and sleeping of our hearts
You gave us truth
The truth is who You are
Its who You are
Its who You are
Its who You are

For some reason at the end of the CD I am still looking for more.  There are some good tracks, I would recommend:

1. The Truth Is Who You Are
2. All The Pretty Things
3. House of Mirrors
4. Empty My Hands
5. On and On

The guys have definitely grown as musicians since their first release.  This album is very well produced, lots of nice overlays and fills that definitely add to the overall feel of the album.  Again if you are buying this expecting more of what you got with Over and Underneath you will be a little surprised.  Musically this CD is somewhere between the first release and the mainstream.  If you are looking for Christian anthems or praise and worship go get the Passion Awakening CD.

Don’t get me wrong this is a good CD and I am definitely not knocking the guys for their growth as musicians.  I didn’t buy this CD expecting it to be full of praise songs, but I was a little surprised at the direction that they went with this CD.

All in all I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.

In honor of New Release Tuesday I thought I would bring you some new music this Tuesday.  This Tuesday didn’t see many new releases, Superchick and Relient K being the most notable.  So I thought I would introduce you to a new band debuting this Tuesday, Sixteen Cities.

March 2

• Meredith Andrews As Long As It Takes [Word]
• Francesca Battistelli My Paper Heart Deluxe Edition CD/DVD [Word]
• Before Their Eyes Untouchable [Rise]
• Five Iron Frenzy The Rise and Fall of Five Iron Frenzy DVD [Asian Man]
• Lenny LeBlanc Love Like No Other [Word]
• Lifehouse Smoke & Mirrors [Geffen]
• Pocket Full Of Rocks More Than Noise [Myrrh]
• Point Of Grace No Changin' Us [Word]
• Satellites & Sirens Satellites & Sirens [Word]
• Jeremy Riddle Prepare The Way LIVE [Word]
• Yancy Rock-N-Happy Heart [Word]
• various artists WOW Worship Purple [Word]

via Jesusfreakhideout.com Album Release Dates, CD New Releases.