I just watched Switchfoot give an excellent performance on The Late Show. They played “Dare You to Move”. Excellent, near flawless, but definitely all-live performance (very tight, raw music, vocals weren’t perfect, but dead on, definitely no tracking or autotuning.). Rock ‘n Roll.

Interestingly, they cut the line “Salvation is Here” from the song… I wonder why…

“We need an institutional model that hasn’t been designed before,” he said. “One that doesn’t include dogma but does include accountability, responsibility and a way to interface with the public.”

The latest statement from the emerging church movement?

Nope.

Wiccan is going mainstream an interesting article on an undercurrent in a small, but growing, subculture in our country.

Caedmon’s Call – Share the Well

Favorite Tracks: Share the Well, There’s Only One (Holy One), Sarala, first hidden track after Dalit Hymn.

This was written as a sort of “awareness” concept album about reaching out to the Dalit caste in India. It is very effective in making one want to sell all their possessions and move to India to do missions work. A nice mix of tribal, earthy acoustic, and borderline emo (I think mostly because of Derek Webb‘s voice and acoustic guitar), music. It is a fun listen. Derek Webb’s songwritting has honesty and passion that smacks of Rich Mullins. The first hidden track at the end is a little song written (probably to his wife) about how much he misses her whilst touring in India. Good stuff. The last hidden track is an interesting tribal chant thingy. Nice ending.

Chris Tomlin – Arriving

Favorite tracks: Indescribable, Holy is the Lord

This is a pretty typical Tomlin Album (read: solid) though it is no Not to Us (which is a great rock worship album, should be a part of everyone’s library). I think this one is a bit overproduced, and I think I will need to give it a few more listens before I settle on any of the songs to add to our band’s repretoire. Indescribable has all the makings of a well known worship anthem (and was probably written for that purpose). Holy is the Lord is already becoming a national favorite, and is appearing again on this album after being on several Passion compilations. All in all, this album is worth picking up.

Matt Redman – Facedown

Favorite tracks: Nothing But The Blood, Dancing Generation.

This live worship album is still growing on me. At first listen, I didn’t like it. Matt Redman is really good at writing worship music, and is probably just ahead of me here, and in a year or so I will understand, and start really liking the music. That’s what happened with “Where Angels Fear to Tread“. Justin Meyer encouraged me to keep listening to it, so I did. It takes awhile to “get it”. I have a feeling that I will just keep liking this one more and more as I listen to it. There is a book by the same title that Redman wrote to accompany the album. I like it better than the CD. Some great insight in to worship. More personal reflection from Redman than theological teaching, it is very encouraging and challenging.

Coming Soon…

I just ordered Tim Hughes – When Silence Falls, Eoghan Heaslip – Grace in the Wilderness, and United Live – More Than Life. I’ll have reviews of those up as soon as… I write them…

Also, I will have U2 – How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb shortly after it comes out in LESS THAN A MONTH, so I’ll probably rave about that on here too.

Peace.

Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain, is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

I’m glad I waited to purchase an iPod.

Rumor: Apple may release a U2-themed iPod, containing their entire catalogue, for only $30 more than a regular one.

Other sources of the rumor.

I am, however, going to wait on getting the logo branded onto my wrist or forhead.