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    For our 10th annual Highlighting feature, we split the year into TWO pieces -- January to June and July to December. Each list contains 10 artists/releases for a total of 20 in total for 2016. So, without further ado, we give you Highlighting First-Half 2016!



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#4. Showbread
Showbread Is Showdead

Release Date: January 8, 2016
The band announced last year that their final album was coming in 2016, but it was dropped into our laps early in the year--so it's already out and you've probably already heard it. I anticipated the heck out of it, even though it meant the end of the band, but it's a great way to go out. RIP Showbread...
        - Scott Fryberger

Showbread is Showdead is a nice swan song and throwback for a band who has seen so many lineup changes and stylistical shifts. Showbread always provide top-notch material, and their final release is no different. Showbread will be missed, but their final album shouldn't disappoint.
        - Michael Weaver

Showbread is Showdead is possibly one of the best album titles of all time. I can't get enough of the song "My Shadow Is A Bat" and "Life After Life After Death" is a beautiful closer that had me tearing up thinking of my son that will be born in April. This final album is a bittersweet moment for Showbread, but I am hopeful that The Bell Jar--which consists of Josh Dies, Garrett Holmes, and Patrick Porter--will continue a similar legacy for these outspoken raw-rocking individuals.
        - Christopher Smith

I was honestly never much of a No Sir, Nihilism is not Practical fan, except for a few outstanding songs ("Your Mouth Is Like A Magazine" anyone?). In fact, that album might be my least favorite of theirs, but I've always admired the band for their absurd flair and thoughtful barrages of raw rock. So a career finale in the style of No Sir doesn't overly tickle my fancy, but it is hard not to appreciate.
        - Mark Rice

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    This Tuesday, September 22
    ALBUMS
    PFR Target and the Arrow (independent)

    This Friday, September 25
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    Stryper Throne of Thorns [Frontiers]
    We Are Messengers Halfway Home [Curb]
    Matthew West Jesus is King [Provident]
    The Wood Drake Sessions East to West (independent)

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    Sarah Anthony Jesus is King - Single (independent)
    AustinThaNoble Mommy, I’m Praying for You - Single [Syntax]
    Chris Caro DID WHAT I SAID - Single [Syntax]
    Kelo Real Love - Single [Syntax]
    Jamie MacDonald Used to Be - Single [Capitol CMG]
    Mackenzie Phillips Made - Single [Gotee]
    QEW & Cyrus Sonata Nu Nimbus Vibez (ft. Scribe Music) - Single [Syntax]
    River Valley Worship King of the Empty Grave - Single [BEC]
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    Next Friday, October 2
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    Amy Grant The Me That Remains (Deluxe Edition) [Thirty Tigers]
    The Light Superior Dayspring [Rottweiler]
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    Tauren Wells Here Comes The Church (Live) [Capitol CMG]

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    Francesca Battistelli Won't Miss A Moment - Single [Curb]
    Gracie Binion & Bella Fabrizio Recompense - Single [BEC]
    Koryn Hawthorne God Is Real - Single [Motown Gospel]
    Olivia Lane Mother's Eyes - Single [BEC]
    Chandler Marie Ride Away - Single (independent)
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