Collapsible Lung by Relient K
Relient K's 2013 album is their brightest pop turn, a lighter record about love, doubt, and trying again.
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Pop rock balances rock instrumentation with strong melodies and accessible songwriting.
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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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Eye on It by TobyMac
TobyMac's 2012 album Eye on It blends Christian hip hop and pop rock with electronic colour and bright, hopeful hooks.
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Crave by for KING & COUNTRY
The 2012 debut from for KING & COUNTRY pairs cinematic pop rock with hopeful lyrics about change, longing, and grace.
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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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Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay
Coldplay's bright, restless 2011 concept album, a record I came to late and found bolder than its reputation.
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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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Tonight by TobyMac
TobyMac's 2010 record, a bright mix of hip hop and pop rock with hope wired into every beat.
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Until the Whole World Hears by Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns' 2009 album is earnest pop rock about telling and showing grace, anchored by Glorious Day.
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Momentum by TobyMac
TobyMac's 2001 solo debut, a bright mix of hip hop and pop rock that I only found years later and now return to often.
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In the Hands of God by Newsboys
The Newsboys' 2009 album is bright, hook-led pop rock about trust and rest, the last to feature Peter Furler up front.
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Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay
Coldplay's 2008 album reaches for bold colour and history, a bright, restless record about power, doubt and time.
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The Altar and the Door by Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns' 2007 album sits in the gap between worship and daily life, anchored by the grace of East to West.
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Portable Sounds by TobyMac
TobyMac's 2007 album mixes rap, rock, and pop into a bright, generous record about love and not losing your soul.
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Go by Newsboys
Newsboys return to bright pop-rock on this 2006 album about mission and movement, led by Something Beautiful.
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Lifesong by Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns' 2005 album turns daily life into worship, with the storm-tested anthem Praise You in This Storm.
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X&Y by Coldplay
Coldplay's ambitious 2005 album reaches for the stadiums, full of widescreen anthems and the enduring Fix You.
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Casting Crowns by Casting Crowns
The 2003 debut from a band of church volunteers, full of plain-spoken songs about honesty, calling, and grace.
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