Top Upcoming Releases for August 2007

Chronology, Volume Two (2001-2006) offers 18 songs with brand new, live recordings from some of Third Day's biggest tour dates (including the "Wherever You Are" tour). The DVD part of the deal brings more bootleg performances, home-movie clips and an in-depth documentary that takes a look into the past 10 years of music and ministry for the award-winning band.

If you've already got Volume One then, of course, Volume Two is a no-brainer. If you don't have Volume One, this would be a great time to get both!

Songs to Listen For

• You Are So Good To Me (new version recorded live in Atlanta, GA 2006)


• Sing A Song

Video You Shouldn't Miss

• A Tulsa, OK acoustic coffee house show from April, 2000


• Sky Falls Down - Performed Live in Atlanta in March, 2001

This powerhouse release was recorded in Louisville, KY, live in front of a packed house at St. Stephen Baptist Church.

Songs To Listen For

• Sending Up Our Praises


• Wash Me


• Every Chance I Get, I Will Praise Him

Cody Bonnette isn't T.J., but he can definitely hold his own! The scream-driven songs are gone, but the passion of As Cities Burn is still burning brightly.

Songs to Listen For

• The Hoard


• This Is It, This Is It

I didn't think it was possible for 12 Stones to top 12 Stones and Potter's Field, but they did!

Songs to Listen For

• Arms of a Stranger


• It Was You

From the beginning, Casting Crowns has been pure musical bliss and The Altar and the Door is no exception. Lyrics that hit bullseye after bullseye and the musical and vocal excellence that we've come to expect from Casting Crowns make their latest release a joy from start to finish. This is one of those "must have" releases that I find myself raving about to everyone that I know. I listen to it in my office while working, in my car while driving and on my phone/mp3 player when a CD player isn't handy. (If I'm starting to sound a bit like a "rabid fan," it's most probably because I am one! The music is great and the people that make up Casting Crowns are almost too awesome to be real. You won't meet a nicer, more talented group of people out there.

Songs To Listen For

• East To West


• The Word Is Alive


• Slow Fade

If you're a fan of the NBA, the NFL, the NHL, NASCAR or the WWE, you have probably already heard a bit of Disciple's latest since all of those organizations are using "Game On" in some way, shape, form or fashion.

Songs To Listen For

• Scars Remain


• Love Hate (On and On) - the new acoustic version and the original version

The first new studio release from Point of Grace in over three years, How You Live shows just how much the ladies of POG have grown an matured in their own walks.

Songs To Listen For

• All The World


• This Broken Thing

When new bands come out with really strong debut releases, it makes me really wonder how they can possibly top themselves the second time around the block. Sometimes they do OK, but other times, the dreaded "sophomore slump" is what we end up with because, let's face it, hitting the national stage can be pretty exhausting.

Needtobreathe doesn't have to worry about second-time-around blues. The Heat starts strong, hits the mid-point even stronger and finishes strong with class and style.

Songs To Listen For

• We Could Run Away


• More Time


• Washed By The Water


• Signature of Divine (Yahweh)


• Streets of Gold


• Again

During a three month break from the road,Shane Barnard went straight to the pages of his journal for the aptly titled Pages.

Songs To Listen For

• Psalm 62


• In You

The original Caedmon’s Call line-up (including one of my favorite singer-songwriters in the world, Derek Webb) is back for Overdressed. More toned-down (acoustic and folk blend) than usual, the lyrics on these songs show an older, wiser Caedmon's Call. It makes for a release that is really quite easy to fall in love with. From being kids to having kids, this band has come a long way in the 10+ years they've been together. The music definitely shows that growth as do the lyrics. Overdressed is a gentle reminder of why the world fell so in love with Caedmon's Call.

Kudo's to Caedmon's Call for a job that was extremely well done.

Songs To Listen For

• There Is A Reason


• All Across The Western World


• Trouble


• Expectations