Jesusfreakhideout.com celebrates 30 Years online in 2026... Get Your Music - and everything else - on Amazon! All purchases made on Amazon through this link earn a commission for Jesusfreakhideout.com!
Get the new FREE JFH MP3 compilation August 13, 2026!

    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!



  4 of 10  



Album Cover
#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

  • Visit our Showbread page for more information about them...

    		•
    2016 Countdown: January to June

    10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1
    Highlighting 2016
    ©January 2016 Jesusfreakhideout.com


       go to main page

     

    Music News Headlines


    .Matthew Plante Releases New Single "OVEN MITT!"
      Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:48:58 EST
    .Kirk Franklin's "I Am What I Am" Reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums Chart
      Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:44:00 EST
    .Lily Hooten To Release New Album "Promised Land" via Anotherland
      Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:40:31 EST
    .John Chisum Releases New Book "God Gave Me a Song, Now What?" Aimed at Inspiring Songwriters
      Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:02:51 EST
    .Country Singer-Songwriter Matt Gorman Signs with by Design Music
      Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:06:10 EST
    .Jason Gray Releases "Words and Music: Devotional Essays and Stories from a Life in Songs"
      Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:11:34 EST
    .Elan Brio Shines on New Single Featuring George Jones III
      Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:03:02 EST

    .Click here for All News Headlines | RSS Icon RSS

                     
    Check out JFH's Lloyd in his first-ever childrens book!

    Search JFH


    Music Out This Week


    This Tuesday, November 10
    SINGLES
    Seth Davey A New Dawn - Single (independent)

    This Wednesday, November 11
    ALBUMS
    Anberlin CURRENCY [Equal Vision]

    This Friday, November 13
    ALBUMS
    Blanca A Christmas To Remember [Curb]
    Amy Grant Tennessee Christmas: 10th Anniversary Edition [Capitol CMG/AG]
    Lily Hooten Promise Land [Anotherland]
    The Lofi Christian & Commons Worship The Commons Lofi (independent)
    outr.cty Green Skies, Blue Grass [Syntax]
    Jackie Hill Perry Still Blameless (Deluxe) [Velvet Blue]
    Leem of the Earth See [Velvet Blue]
    Tye Tribbett V20: First Semester (Live) [Freligious]
    Calum Wood Christmas Songs from the Kitchen Table, Vol. 2 (independent)

    SINGLES
    Elan Brio Jewels (feat. George Jones III) - Single [Polished Arrow]
    Chris Caro 10 YEARS IN A MINUTE - Single [Syntax]
    Cutright The Curtain - Single [Syntax]
    Jordan Feliz Fast - Single [Centricity]
    Matt Gorman Nature of the Beast - Single [By Design]
    Josh Grove Glory - Single (independent)
    Living Again Get This Far - Single (independent)
    Magdalene Rose the terrifying reality of it all - Single [Rockfest]
    Hunter Plake Silver Bells - Single [BEC]
    Matthew Plante OVEN MITT! - Single [Dream]
    Jordan St. Cyr Angels We Have Heard On High - Single [BEC]
    Amelia Wells At Your Feet - Single [Hope Lane]
    Natasha Zimbaro Emmanuel - Single [Wings]

    VINYL
    Anberlin CURRENCY Vinyl [Equal Vision]

    Next Thursday, November 19
    ALBUMS
    NEEDTOBREATHE The Long Surrender and The Fellow Passengers of Pain [UMG]

    Next Friday, November 20
    ALBUMS
    Gabrielle Lovelace The Secret of Christmas [Old Bear]
    Mountains in the Sea Breakthrough - EP [Dream]
    New Wine Worship Ready For More - EP (independent)
    The Rogers Family Let's Sing a Song About Jesus [Horizon]
    Will Morrison, Calm Worship Collective Christmas Music - Instrumental Piano Holiday Songs (independent)

    SINGLES
    Francesca Battistelli Messiah (Cinematic) - Single [Curb]
    Gracie Binion O Holy Night - Single [BEC]
    John Long love deep - Single (independent)
    Chandler Marie Merry Christmas Mary - Single (independent)
    Hunter Plake Silent Night - Single [BEC]
    Matthew Plante PRAISE DANCE! - Single [Dream]
    Run51 Wishlist - Single [Dream]
    Mike Weaver Homecoming - Single [Curb]
    For all release dates, click here!
     

    New Music Reviews