Love Riot by Newsboys
Newsboys' 2016 album is upbeat pop rock that calls for a gentle uprising of love rather than noise and division.
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Christian rock carries the energy and instrumentation of rock music while drawing its lyrics from faith, doubt, and hope.
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The Book of Kells by Iona
Iona's 1992 album inspired by the ancient gospel manuscript, an ambitious record I found years later.
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Surrender by Kutless
Kutless's 2015 album, contemporary worship driven by Christian rock, songs of giving everything over to God.
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If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something by Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James's 2005 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
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Another Journal Entry by BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl's 2005 release, guitars with weight and drive. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
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Glory by Kutless
Kutless turn fully to worship on their 2014 record Glory, pairing rock guitars with congregational songs of revelation, restoration, and praise.
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BarlowGirl by BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl's 2004 release, guitars with weight and drive. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
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Iona by Iona
Iona's 1990 Celtic Christian debut, a record of wind and water I came to long after it was made.
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Thrive by Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns return in 2014 with Thrive, a pop-rock record about rooted faith, honesty in hard seasons, and growing rather than merely surviving.
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Take Me to Your Leader by Newsboys
A 1996 Newsboys record I found years later, the sixth album, bright Christian pop rock with a playful heart.
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Worship God by Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James's 2002 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
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Rise by Skillet
Skillet's 2013 record turns the noise outward, a hard rock album about young people fighting to rise above fear and despair.
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Restart by Newsboys
Newsboys' 2013 album leans into bright pop rock, a record about second chances and starting the day with God.
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Going Public by Newsboys
The Newsboys' bright 1994 album Going Public mixes pop rock and wit with songs of grace, an old record I found later.
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Open Sky by Iona
A later discovery: Iona's 2000 album folds Celtic folk and progressive rock into long, open instrumentals about faith and place.
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Now by Fireflight
Fireflight's 2012 album Now pairs hard, driving rock with a powerful female vocal and lyrics about resilience and hope.
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Believer by Kutless
Kutless return in 2012 with a heavier, worship-minded record that pairs hard guitars with songs of faith and endurance.
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Transform by Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James's 2000 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
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God's Not Dead by Newsboys
The Newsboys' 2011 album leans into worship and anthem, a bold record built around one defiant title song.
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Come to the Well by Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns' 2011 album writes plainly about grace and worth, story songs that meet people where they hurt.
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Another Realm by Iona
Iona's 2011 double album weaves Celtic folk and prog rock into a long, sweeping work about the unseen world.
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Beyond These Shores by Iona
Iona's 1993 Celtic concept album, a voyage drawn from the legend of St Brendan, which I found long after its release.
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Pray by Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James's 1998 release, craft and polish in every chorus. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
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Born Again by Newsboys
Newsboys' bold 2010 reset, the first album with Michael Tait up front, full of big hooks and a clear call to start over.
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For Those Who Wait by Fireflight
Fireflight's 2010 album, ten tracks of melodic Christian rock about holding on through the hard stretch.
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