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Our Writers' Picks


Brian "Head" Welch - Save Me From Myself

Phil Keaggy  -  Acoustic Café

 
Runners' Up
Chris Tomlin - Hello Love





 


Admiral Twin - The Center of the Universe  (last updated 9/24/08)

An adventurous power-pop rocking romp through pop culture
the Annie Moses Band - This Glorious Christmas (last updated 9/24/08)
Christmas past / Christmas present – the Wolavers give us the best of both worlds on This Glorious Christmas, from the Annie Moses Band…
Big House Kids -The Praise Baby Collection  (last updated 9/22/08)
Bring back the three Bs! Beethoven! Bach! Brahms!

Bluetree - Greater Things  (last updated 9/24/08)
The sound of worship bands to come (and a few present ones that you may recognize!).

Casting Crowns - Peace on Earth  (last updated 9/24/08)
The disc is for quiet, reflective Christmas moments.

Children of the Day - Come To the Waters (last updated 9/28/08)
Jesus music classic gets a groovy spin.

Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana Hits Remixed (last updated 9/29/08)
This may be the most dubious of musical tie-ins to the Disney Channel show which launched Mylie Cyrus as a media darling.

David Crowder Band - Remedy Club Tour CD/DVD (last updated 9/29/08)
Crowder Prescribes the Remedy!

DecembeRadio - Satisfied (last updated 9/29/08)
Sometimes you just need a heaping helpin’ of slightly southern-fried faith-based rip-roaring rock ‘n’ roll. 

Amy Douglas - Heart of Courage (last updated 9/3/08)
A satisfying, ministry-minded listen

Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things (last updated 9/29/08)
Stocki prefers solo son of Bob than his Wallflowers' stuff and thinks he's more like his brother-in-law than his dad...

Edel Brand  - Die Resonanz  (last updated 9/24/08)
There is a deliciously dark, tongue-in-cheek edge to the band.
David Frush - This Is My Story (last updated 9/24/08)
With only two full-length albums to his name since 2003, Frush sets out to make up in proficiency what he lacks in productivity.

Generation Letter - EP (last updated 9/24/08)
The band has lots of talent and potential, they just need to focus.

Glen Kaiser Band - Octane (last updated 9/24/08)
Fine playing from the Blues maestro, with shades of Trower, Clapton and Cray – and a couple of re-invented covers.

Joel Gragg  - When the Dust Settles (last updated 9/24/08)
Impressive debut from man who shows his influences. Americana fans rejoice!

Phil Keaggy  -  Acoustic Café  (last updated 9/24/08)
Sunday afternoon listening, full of impeccably played classics

Loudbrook - Braille | Spirit Songs(last updated 9/3/08)
Phillip Glass? Winter Consort? Here comes Loudbrook with a somewhat esoteric take on ambient Christian music…

Mike Pachelli/ Mike Pachelli Group - électricité  (last updated 9/3/08)
The title is in French, but you don’t need to be bilingual to feel the simmering energy pulsing from musician to musician on Mike Pachelli’s new jazz project….

newsboys Live: Houston We Are Go (last updated 9/24/08)
The new newsboys live CD / DVD package features the band minus their spacesuits in Houston. So, is it “we are go,” or “Houston, we have a problem?” Opinions will differ….

Portico Quartet - Knee Deep in the North Sea (last updated 9/24/08)
They’ve certainly got the hang of this!

Strive - Fire (last updated 9/28/08)
The windy city’s best-kept secret? ...

Chris Tomlin - Hello Love (last updated 9/28/08)
Much-anticipated fifth studio release from the most-sung Christian artist in the U.S.
Various - CPR Volume 3  (last updated 9/22/08)
If you dig prog-rock, CPR Volume 3 will get your heart beating like a Portnoy drum-fill…..
Ayiesha Woods - Love Like This (last updated 9/28/08)
Ayiesha will have no problem maintaining her fan base, and should make plenty more, proving that her debut was no fluke.

Brian "Head" Welch - Save Me From Myself (last updated 9/29/08)
This long awaited debut from Brian "Head" Welch delivers the goods. 

Worth Dying For - s/t (last updated 9/28/08)
Worth Dying For? Not worth paying for.
Short Bits
    The Phantom Tollbooth finally reached the point where we can't do a full review every CD we received.  We thought we'd say something about the most of them.

    10/2008
    Caspar McCloud and The Ministry of Three - Train Wreck
    Close Your Eyes - s/t
    Kevin Lavar & One Sound - Let's Come Together
    Mission Six - Superhero
    RadioRadio - Alarm 1 Alarm 2
    Ross Parsley and The Desperation Band


Jeff Coffin and Charlie Peacock - Arc of the Circle  (last updated 10/7/08)
Passion meets chops when Coffin meets Peacock in a free-form instrumental jazz project for the musically open-minded…

Jonas Brothers  - A Little Bit Longer   (last updated 10/6/08)
The Jonas Brothers leave their Disney label mates in the dust, and still maintain their clean reputation

Neal Morse - Lifeline  (last updated 10/7/08)
Morse borrows from the classic prog-rock lexicon, modernizes it, and turns it on its ear.

Andrew Peterson - Resurrection Letters, Vol. II   (last updated 10/6/08)
An inspired work that further develops Peterson’s worshipful side

Titanic - Wreckage (The Best Of & The Rest Of)   (last updated 10/7/08)
The metal in me has been reignited. I am glad to have discovered these guys.
Short Bits
    The Phantom Tollbooth finally reached the point where we can't do a full review every CD we received.  We thought we'd say something about the most of them.

    11/2008
    Tha Gim - This is My Life
    Kerns and the Hemisphere - Electron Drive
    My Migrant Soul - An Office Job In a Time of War
    Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl - Just Like the Others
    Sheltershed - Motor Club
    Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Cipher
    This Reporter - s/t
    Various - P is for Panda - Mix Tape Vol. 1


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Prior Writers' Picks

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September 2008

August 2008


July 2008

June 2008
  • Various - In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2
  • May 2008
  • Admiral Twin - The Center of the Universe
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