Music Minute

Hey y'all! Jen here with another edition of Music Minute, where I do my best to expand your Christian music horizons and tell you what's going on with it.



Seventh Day Slumber released a new record called Take Everything earlier this month, and we love it. Full of mellow guitar rock, beautiful piano ballads, and even a little bit of power pop, these guys take the term "worship album" to a whole new level. Give it a spin at their MySpace page or pick it up on iTunes. We like "Mighty to Save."



Next up, do y'all remember the band LaRue? Years ago, Phillip and Natalie appeared on an ec poster. Well, Phillip LaRue's got a solo project called Let the Road Pave Itself. And, he's posted a full-album stream of it online! You can find it at his web site. It's got jangly guitars and a nice Coldplay kind of vibe to it. And Phillip has really cool hair. The album doesn't come out till April 7th, so you'll have to be content with the Web release for a bit, but you can find the single "Chasing the Daylight" on iTunes right now.



And last, we're so excited about a new album from Mandisa! We really loved her first album, True Beauty, and her followup release Freedom sounds just as good. How do we know this? Because her upcoming album (releases March 24th) is ALSO available for you to preview online for free! How cool is that? Here's the link. We're really glad Mandisa decided to do Christian music after American Idol. Her blend of soul music and pop makes us want to worship God. We like "He Is With You." (And also, we LOVE her orange coat.) Check out "My Deliverer" on iTunes right now.



So, what's going on with you? What are you listening to these days? Leave me a comment - I'd love to hear!