Sometimes comfort food is exactly what a hard day calls for. Maybe it's mac and cheese or chicken tenders, or perhaps chicken pot pie or pizza is your go-to dish of choice when the hours are long, and the stress of life leaves you wanting something that is familiar and safe for sustenance. Adventures in eating will have to wait for another day. Right now calls for something warm and inviting.

Christian music veteran band We The Kingdom is very much musical comfort food, and that is a positive attribute at the present troubled moment in our country's current news cycle. With a warm, familiar 60's and 70's (another troubled time in our nation's history) folk-rock vibe, the band...

A couple years ago, classic Christian rock band Petra pulled together for a special 50th anniversary tour. It brought back founding guitarist/songwriter Bob Hartman with powerhouse vocalist John Schlitt, along with their longest-tenured keyboardist John Lawry and a rhythm section composed of bassist Greg Bailey (who was with the band when they initially retired) and drummer Christian Borneo. As they traveled the globe and kept playing show after show, apparently something clicked and they decided to write and record a new studio album. When the news broke, many fans were surprised. It had been over 20 years since their last studio album of all-original material. There had been several reunion tours with different iterations of the band since (as well as an album of re-recorded hits called Back to the Rock), but as the years went on, many lost hope that Petra would ever release another all-new record...

Italian Christian rock band The Sun has been making music for years, but it's time they started getting more recognition outside of Italy. Fuoco dentro, which translates in English to Fire Inside, is The Sun's latest album, releasing at the tail end of 2025. It's a fun and emotional rock album that explores themes of faith and love, as well as the search for joy and meaning in life.

Fuoco dentro is immaculately produced arena-ready radio rock (think 2004 to 2010-era Sanctus Real for a quick comparison). This record is completely...