Archives: In Review

In a bit of a worship musical mashup—Taize, Gregorian chant, traditional responsive readings and antiphonal singing, and Icelandic crescendo art rock a la Sigur Rós and indie folk-pop, a la Sufjan Stevens—God Is Love (the first of three liturgies) is ... MORE

Jesus made his top commandment very clear when he said to love God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength, and then added to love your neighbor as ... MORE

The advent of digital multi-track technology has opened up a slew of doors for worship leaders. The problem many times is that those doors can often be expensive to open. Arriving on the scene is Worship Backing Band, a downloadable ... MORE

For the first time in four years, Hillsong UNITED brings a fresh live album to end the tour that sold out venues across the United States. UNITED became the first Christian group to sell out the Staples Center. The two-disc album contains hits from their Aftermath album and fan-favorites from years past. It’s a more-than-welcome addition to both your personal collection and also provides variety and inspiration to arrangements in Hillsong songs you are likely already using in your congregation. ... MORE

Worship leader and writer Audrey Assad released her second full-length album Heart appropriately on February 14th. The Sparrow Records follow-up to The House You’re Building, named Christian Album of 2010 by Amazon.com, features Assad’s trademarks: great vocals with a less-is-more ... MORE

What would happen if you committed to 30 days of intense, focused worship with God? How would your relationship with God and the people in your life change? Would it matter? These are the questions that Ray Jones challenges worshipers ... MORE

Function: Audio production and performance software Price: $399.99 What’s New: For over a decade the mighty Reason has established itself as a standard in audio sequencing and MIDI.... ... MORE

Rend Collective Experiment, a group of friends from Ireland, moved through Europe and America gaining international acclaim with their debut release, Organic Family Hymnal. Now, they are already bringing it back to their roots with their sophomore release. Recorded in ... MORE

Jesus Culture yearns to ignite revival. This “new breed of emerging revivalists,” as they call themselves, has a passion to help people fully experience and worship God through music, and more importantly, through lifestyle. Awakening: Live From Chicago captures that ... MORE

Subtitled “A Worship Event Lifting Up the Name of Jesus,” Your Great Name, unlike most Easter musicals, celebrates the resurrection early on (in the second song, “Rise Up”).  The rest of the musical is spent as if answering Francis Schaeffer’s ... MORE