The second album from Jesus Culture artist Kristene DiMarco took me by surprise. It’s an album which makes musical decisions completely atypical to almost the whole of the Christian music genre and keeps you on your toes from start to finish.   The opening track, and title song, Safe Place sets the tone well for the...

Does the difficult second-album-syndrome happen in the Christian genre too? I guess Rend Collective Experiment and their significant fan base will be hoping not. The success of the band’s brilliant debut, Organic Family Hymnal, was down to its musical creativity, deep lyrics and catchy hooks. More of the same please.   Unfortunately Homemade Praise For Handmade People starts...

I can’t keep it secret any longer; sometimes I judge bands purely on their album artwork. I can’t help it. And if the wonderfully illustrated cover sitting proudly on Boy With Compass’s debut EP is a reflection of the music waiting inside, they’re on to a winner.  Artwork illustrated by David Fleck Boy With Compass consist...

The latest release from Jesus Culture Music comes courtesy of Bryan and Katie Torwalt, worship pastors at The River Church, California. With many similarities to other Jesus Culture albums, Here on Earth has a high reputation to live up to. The opening track, Glorious, has traces of a stadium anthem, with rising crescendo’s and the...