For 20 years, Ginny Owens has been a consistent voice in the waning CCM pop world. With 10 studio albums, a handful of EPs, and even books to her credit, Owens has been a prolific force. Now, after a 3-year gap from her last musical offering, Owens is back with her new EP, Different Kind of Water. Containing five tracks of piano-laden pop, Owens sets out to encourage the listener to not get caught up in worldly pursuits, but to seek a heavenly treasure instead.

The music of this EP is definitely in a classic piano pop vein, reminiscent of the 2000s. The opening title track feels the most like an overt throwback, while the rest of the EP feels more modern. "On Repeat" takes...

2026 is the new 2016. It was a decade ago when Elevation Worship released Here As In Heaven, a defining project for the group featuring songs like "Here As In Heaven," "Resurrecting," and "O Come to the Altar." A project that really helped shape the sound of modern worship and set the tone for so much of what we're still hearing today.

Ten years later, Elevation Worship returns with a new live album, SO BE IT. Even the cover feels intentional, pulling from the same color palette as Hallelujah Here Below. This is a declarative record, one that sits in agreement with the Word of God. It immediately pulls me to the Book of Proverbs...

Five months after the release of 77 (Pt. 1), its companion volume, 77 (Pt. 2), arrives to complete the project. The first part had its ups and downs, but this latest release from Colony House makes the lingering question of how 77, as a whole, turns out answerable.

The greatest strength of Pt. 2 comes in the organization of the track order and the story it tells. The earlier songs wrestle with the challenges of life, such as powerlessness in "Hummingbird"...