Check out the new concept album from Rusty Shipp!
Check out the new concept album from Rusty Shipp!

    For our 8th annual Highlighting feature, we split the year into TWO pieces -- January to June and July to December. Each list contains 15 artists/releases for a total of 30 in total for 2014. So, without further ado, we give you Highlighting First-Half 2014!



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#6. Crowder
Neon Steeple

Release Date: May 27, 2014
Neon Steeple marks the return of an industry legend. The Digital Age made a great statement in 2013, so now we're curious to see Crowder's move this year. "I Am" is an affirming introduction to what listeners can expect on the full album, as it hints at the signature experimentalism that made his band famous.
        - Roger Gelwicks

Perhaps the biggest mystery of the year is how much different David Crowder's new collective will be from the much-beloved DC*B. They have already given us a taste in the form of a Crowder track on last year's DC*B compilation and their first radio single (which, I regret to say, underwhelms me in its current form), but nothing will be certain until eager hands are all over Neon Steeple. Already pushed back from February to May, and almost a full year after The Digital Age's solid debut, Crowder sure knows how to build anticipation.
        - Mark Rice

David Crowder has a knack for naming albums. Neon Steeple sounds like it could be a critique of modern mega-churches or commercialism in Christian Music. First single "I Am" sounds like vintage David Crowder*Band. It will be good to see that beard around again.
        - Alex "Tincan" Caldwell

David Crowder built his career on an established and recognizable sound, creating some of the most popular worship songs of the past decade. But times have changed. Now performing solo, he promises more experimentation than ever before with his new album, Neon Steeple. While you can't exactly call an established artist's work a "breakout release," Crowder's debut has the potential to be one of the biggest surprises of the year.
        - John "Flip" Choquette

Crowder calls this new solo effort "folktronica." I'm in. Past DC*B albums have featured lyrics that take me weeks to fully unwrap. That's not because they're unnecessarily obtuse, but because they have been so carefully crafted with layers of meaning. I appreciate that attention to detail that is so often lacking in lesser songwriters.
        - Mark Geil

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    This Friday, June 27, 2025
    ALBUMS
    7eventh Time Down We Praise You [BEC]
    The Browns 25th Anniversary: Better Days Ahead [StowTown]
    Franni Cash Wild Child - EP [Capitol CMG]
    Matt Crocker interlude [Anotherland]
    Jimmy Fortune Songs of an American Dreamer [Gaither]
    Roxanne Grace Road Trip - EP [DREAM]
    JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise The Live Reunion: Washington, DC [James Town]
    Kutless The Seventh Seal - EP [BEC]
    Evvie McKinney It Ain't Over - EP (independent)
    Rusty Shipp Capsized Empire (independent)
    SEU Worship A Forgiving God [Provident]
    The Shimmering Carnelians The Doorway (Version 2.0) (independent)
    We Are Messengers A Thousand Times - EP [Curb]

    SINGLES
    Anchor & Braille Rattlesnake - Single [Equal Vision]
    ANTHNY imposter syndrome - Single [Provident]
    Blanca Right On Time - Single [Curb]
    Landry Cantrell & Elenee sunshine & rainbows - Single [DREAM]
    Eddie Clark Never Content - Single [Syntax]
    Colony House Atomic - Single [Roon]
    Megan Danielle Preachin' To The Choir - Single [Provident]
    Drea LP & OnBeatMusic Don't Try Me (DTM) - Single [Syntax]
    Joseph Habedank Running to Me - Single [Daywind]
    Lonnie Hunter Flow (Like A River) - Single [Uncle G]
    Kashh Kade HELP - Single [Syntax]
    KB x KEANU Keanu's Song - Single [Provident]
    Tasha Layton Singing In the Dark - Single [BEC]
    Tasha Cobbs Leonard The Hand That Keeps Holding - Single [Motown Gospel]
    Tim Lovelace Celebration of America Medley (feat. Charlie McCoy) - Single [StowTown]
    Lecrae Tell No Lie (feat. Jackie Hill Perry) - Single [Reach]
    LO Worship The Perfect Love of Jesus - Single [Integrity]
    Patrick Mayberry Thank The Lord - Single [Provident]
    Michael Monroe John The Baptist (feat. Chris Renzema) - Single [Provident]
    Alexander Pappas A Great Awakening / Un Nuevo Despertar - Single [Integrity]
    PEABOD Summer in Seattle - Single [RMG Amplify]
    Rave Jesus Walk On The Water Remix (From The Chosen) - Single [Provident]
    The Rocky Valentines Nat Song - Single [Velvet Blue]
    Saints In Exile & Cutright My Dead End (ft. Jeannie Ortega, Luc DiMarzio, Jericko) - Single [Syntax]
    Emilie Weiss Take Care (Studio Sessions) - Single [BEC]

    DVD
    Jimmy Fortune Songs Of An American Dreamer DVD [Gaither]

    Next Friday, July 4, 2025
    ALBUMS
    Chad Cory America [DREAM]
    Tenielle Neda The Way Of Love [Wings]

    SINGLES
    Christian Back Now - Single [DREAM]



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