The Resistance by Skillet
You can take my heart, you can take my breath; When you pry it from my cold, dead chest;
Music
Music
Posts about music, concerts, albums, and artists.
405 posts
Alpha / Omega by Kutless
Kutless's 2017 worship record gives well-loved praise songs a rock edge, steady and direct from start to finish.
Music
Read All About It by Newsboys
The Newsboys' 1988 debut, the rough Australian beginning of a long band that I traced back to.
Music
Bad for You Baby by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 2008 release, guitar-led music with real feeling. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
Wonder by Hillsong United
Hillsong United's 2017 album leans into awe and creation, a worship record that keeps reaching for the vast and the unseen.
Music
Home for Christmas by BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl's 2008 release, guitars with weight and drive. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
Pop by U2
U2's 1997 dance-rock experiment, a restless record about faith and emptiness that I found long after its release.
Music
Rendez-Vous by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre's 1986 album, an instrumental record of grand synth suites that I found long after its release.
Music
It's a Wonderful Christmas by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 2007 release, bright, well-built pop songs. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
There Is a Cloud by Elevation Worship
Elevation Worship's 2017 live album waits on the promise of rain, turning expectation into a steady, hopeful praise.
Music
Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre's second Electronica volume is a sprawl of collaborations, an instrumental tour through decades of electronic sound.
Music
Close as You Get by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 2007 release, a record that leans on tone and touch. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
Christmas Chants by Gregorian
A later discovery: Gregorian's 2006 album sets carols and modern songs to choral chant and soft new age textures for the season.
Music
Oxygène 3 by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre's 2016 album closes the Oxygène trilogy, warm analogue electronic music marking forty years of the original.
Music
The Fall of a Rebel Angel by Enigma
Enigma's 2016 album is a cinematic electronic concept record about a soul's journey through doubt toward a new life.
Music
Never Lose Sight by Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin's 2016 album is bright, melodic worship about keeping your eyes fixed, led by the hymn Good Good Father.
Music
Let There Be Light by Hillsong Worship
Hillsong Worship's 2016 live album is a bright set of congregational songs, carried by the hymn What a Beautiful Name.
Music
How Can We Be Silent by BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl's 2007 release, guitars with weight and drive. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
The Very Next Thing by Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns' 2016 album is warm pop rock about taking the next faithful step rather than waiting for a grand plan.
Music
Stand by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 2006 release, bright, well-built pop songs. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
Oxygène 7-13 by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre's 1997 sequel to his landmark, six wordless movements I came to long after the original.
Music
Unleashed by Skillet
Skillet's 2016 album is tight, hard rock built for arenas, a record about feeling invincible and refusing to quit.
Music
Air for Free by Relient K
Relient K's 2016 album is loose, melodic pop rock, a playful and warm record about gratitude for simple things.
Music
Where the Light Shines Through by Switchfoot
Switchfoot's 2016 album turns scars into windows, a bright alternative rock record about light breaking through the broken places.
Music
Ocean of Dreams by Jan Mulder
Jan Mulder's 2006 release, wordless music for reflection. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music