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    For our 12th 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 2018. So, without further ado, we give you Highlighting First-Half 2018!



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#4. Audrey Assad
Evergreen

Release Date: February 23, 2018
Audrey Assad had her fingerprints on two of the best albums of last year (The Porter’s Gate worship project and an epic vocal hook on Propaganda’s Crooked), and she continues to put out great album after great album. This indie force-to-be-reckoned-with has forged her own path, and the early songs from Evergreen are great. Mixing a David Gray sonic pallet with a Sarah Mclachlan soulfulness, Assad might have an ’album of the year’ candidate on her hands, and a great album for the winter months ahead.
        - Alex Caldwell

Audrey Assad is one of the few artists in the worship game that continually pushes her creativity into new territory. There's no doubt that this next release will be good, it's just a matter of what kind of good that we'll be getting that is the question.
        - Mason Haynie

As a fan of fellow and similar musicians Nichole Nordeman, Sara Groves, and Assad’s previous work Inheritance, I have big expectations for Audrey Assad’s soon-to-release Evergreen. My hope is for thoughtful commentary on life, love, politics, and the Kingdom around simple but catchy piano melodies.
        - Josh Balogh

I don’t follow Audrey as closely as I feel I should, but I’m eager to hear new music and see if I finally take the fortunate fall into fandom.
        - Scott Fryberger

Can you beileve it has been four-and-a-half years since we've gotten a full-length original album from Assad? Considering how many EPs, features, hymns, and other creative endeavours we've seen from her, it hardly seems like we've waited for anything at all from our favorite Catholic CCM artist. But that also means she's gonna have a pretty high bar to clear with Evergreen. Here's to hoping!
        - Mark Rice

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    Music Out This Week


    This Wednesday, August 5
    ALBUMS
    Life.Church Switch Simple - EP (independent)

    This Friday, August 7
    ALBUMS
    The Choir Dragonfly [Galaxy 21]
    Dax Anger Management [Columbia]
    John Elefante Stories: The John Elefante Collection [Girder]

    SINGLES
    29:11 Worship Child of God - Single [Dream]
    Francesca Battistelli He Will - Single [Curb]
    Adriel Cruz I Don't Know About You - Single [Syntax]
    Drea LP & OnBeatMusic Don't Think About It - Single [Syntax]
    Future of Forestry Trilobite - Single (independent)
    Garett and Kate Serban How Amazing (Live) - Single [Bethel]
    Good Weather Forecast, SOFYKA NOMADIC TENDENCIES - Single [Dream]
    Josh Grove Trust (Psalm 13) - Single (independent)
    Ashley Hess BREATHE - Single (independent)
    Daye Jack He Is There For Me - Single [Syntax]
    Mat Kearney Weakness - Single (independent)
    Tasha Cobbs Leonard Gracefully Broken/Who the Son Sets Free (Live) (feat. Israel Houghton) - Single [Motown Gospel]
    MotionPlus, Braille Broken Vessels - Single [Gospel Banquet]
    Leslie Perez Back to My Love (Live Acoustic) - Single [Gotee]
    project LUMO Look At Me Now - Single [Vere]
    Katie Rey God, I'm Good - Single (independent)
    Allan Scott Everybody Needs Someone - Single [Dream]
    Solachi Voz ABBA - Single [Syntax]
    Carly Ann Taylor Lifeline - Single [Wings]
    Vineyard Worship Reign Forevermore - Single [Vineyard]

    Next Thursday, August 13
    ALBUMS
    Various Artists Songs We've Been Trying To Tell You About (And Others We Haven't), Volume Fifteen [JFH Music]

    Next Friday, August 14
    ALBUMS
    The Arcadian Wild Make It Out Alive [Rip Stitch]
    Jenna Raine Jeans, Boys & Jesus [Warner]

    SINGLES
    GLADDEN Free Fall - Single (independent)
    Jon Reddick King of Heaven - Single [Gotee]
    V1 Worship You Alone, Jesus - Single [Dream]

    Next Saturday, August 15
    VINYL
    Mat Kearney Nothing Left to Lose (Deluxe) Vinyl
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