Considerable time on tour appears to have sharpened This Beautiful Republic’s skills even further. Front man Ben Olin appears even more confident behind the microphone, as he churns out a series of stadium ready choruses.
In an age of female rocker clones who’ve either idolized Avril Lavigne or Kelly Clarkson, it’s refreshing to find a singer/songwriter/guitarist who really plugs in with power, while putting her own introspective pen to paper.
Last year the David Crowder Band’s Remedy club outing sold out 19 shows along the way. Now, those wanting to relive the experience can do so in both audio and visual formats with Remedy Club Tour Edition.
Despite the original The Altar and the Door project having 10 studio cuts (with two bonus tracks), this new double-disc live set only includes eight performances, which means the entire album isn’t represented.
Twenty years after its initial distribution, Amy Grant combs the vault to release Lead Me On: The 20th Anniversary Edition, archiving some of ‘ccm’s most revered and honest recordings on her first project for EMI.
Though The Sonflowerz doesn't reinvent the pop-rock wheel across the latest effort's 11 cuts, there's an appealing sunny side to its acoustic-centered craftsmanship, making it particularly enjoyable in summertime settings.
Pulling together a wide range of influences as diverse as Weezer to Delirious, the freshman players known as Above the Golden State plug in with a mixture of melodic pop and Brit-rock on their debut.