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JesusfreakHideout.com 2012 Staff Picks

Top Albums of 2012: Staff Average

01.   Vital, Anberlin
02.   Phoenix, The Classic Crime
03.   Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
04.   Wait for the Siren, Project 86
05.   Light for the Lost Boy, Andrew Peterson
06.   Cancer, Showbread
07.   Give Us Rest, David Crowder*Band
08.   New Horizons, Flyleaf
09.   Sleddin' Hill, August Burns Red
10.   True Defiance, Demon Hunter


Top Albums of 2012

John DiBiase's Picks
  1. Wait for the Siren, Project 86
  2. The Peace of Wild Things, Paper Route
  3. Vital, Anberlin
  4. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
  5. O God Save Us All, Disciple
  6. New Horizons, Flyleaf
  7. Lost in Transition, Sixpence None the Richer
  8. The Quiet Life, Anchor & Braille
  9. Resuscitate, Remedy Drive
  10. The End Is Where We Begin, Thousand Foot Krutch

Top Songs of 2012

John DiBiase's Picks
  1. "The Crossfire Gambit," Project 86
  2. "Radio," Sixpence None the Richer
  3. "Out My Way," House of Heroes
  4. "Letting You Let Go," Paper Route
  5. "Sugar," Paper Route
  6. "Take Me Oh Lord In Thy Hands," Matt & Toby
  7. "Zombie," Family Force 5
  8. "Fire Fire," Flyleaf
  9. "Other Side," Anberlin
  10. [TIE] "What I Want," Jon McLaughlin / "Live Forever [Demo]," The Fold



Scott Fryberger's Picks
  1. Thrift Store Jesus, Heath McNease
  2. Satellite Kite, Beautiful Eulogy
  3. One Wing, The Chariot
  4. Vital, Anberlin
  5. Excellent, Propaganda
  6. Cancer, Showbread
  7. True Defiance, Demon Hunter
  8. Ten Stories, mewithoutYou
  9. Penny Black, Further Seems Forever
  10. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes

Scott Fryberger's Picks
  1. "When Mama's Not Around," Heath McNease
  2. "Sex With Strangers," Showbread
  3. "Dance (Blow It All Away)," House of Heroes
  4. "It's A Wonderful Life (ft. RedCloud & sintax.the.terrific)," Heath McNease
  5. "Excellent," Propaganda
  6. "Anarchy!," Showbread
  7. "Touch This Light," House of Heroes
  8. "So Cold," Further Seems Forever
  9. "Groundhog Day," Heath McNease
  10. "Entitlement," Beautiful Eulogy



Roger Gelwicks's Picks
  1. Vital, Anberlin
  2. Heart, Audrey Assad
  3. The Quiet Life, Anchor & Braille
  4. On the Run, Children 18:3
  5. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
  6. Light for the Lost Boy, Andrew Peterson
  7. The Peace of Wild Things, Paper Route
  8. Sublime Currency, Abandoned Pools
  9. Young Man Follow, Future of Forestry
  10. Promising Promises, Jon McLaughlin

Roger Gelwicks's Picks
  1. "Don't You Want to Thank Someone," Andrew Peterson
  2. "Angels of Night," House of Heroes
  3. "Wherever You Go," Audrey Assad
  4. "Taste of Eternity," Bellarive
  5. "Little Tyrants," Anberlin
  6. "Paint Me a Picture," Kristene DiMarco
  7. "All In Your Head," Children 18:3
  8. "Find Me," Anchor & Braille
  9. "Someone," Future of Forestry
  10. "If Only I," Jon McLaughlin



Jen Rose's Picks
  1. Light for the Lost Boy, Andrew Peterson
  2. Heart, Audrey Assad
  3. Land of the Living, Matthew Perryman Jones
  4. [TIE] Ctrl, Derek Webb / Nexus, Sola-Mi
  5. Leonard the Lonely Astronaut, Andrew Osenga
  6. Vital, Anberlin
  7. The Peace of Wild Things, Paper Route
  8. Give Us Rest, David Crowder*Band
  9. Lights of Distant Cities, Bebo Norman
  10. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes

Jen Rose's Picks
  1. "Don't You Want to Thank Someone," Andrew Peterson
  2. "O My Soul," Audrey Assad
  3. "Waking Up the Dead," Matthew Perryman Jones
  4. "Modern Age," Anberlin
  5. "Collide," Bebo Norman
  6. "Two Hearts," Paper Route
  7. "Touch This Light," House of Heroes
  8. "I Am a Seed," David Crowder*Band
  9. "Busted Heart (Hold On to Me)," for King & Country
  10. "Losing," Tenth Avenue North



Nathaniel Schexnayder's Picks
  1. Phoenix, The Classic Crime
  2. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
  3. Home, Mike Mains & The Branches
  4. Matt & Toby, Matt & Toby
  5. Mean What You Say, Sent By Ravens
  6. Sleddin' Hill, August Burns Red
  7. Pioneer, Pioneer
  8. On the Run, Children 18:3
  9. Toil, Flatfoot 56
  10. Vital, Anberlin

Nathaniel Schexnayder's Picks
  1. "City of Orphans," The Classic Crime
  2. "Dead Flowers," Demon Hunter
  3. "Mean What You Say," Sent By Ravens
  4. "Knew Then Know Now," Anchor & Braille
  5. "King In Rags," Pioneer
  6. "Matches," Mike Mains & The Branches
  7. "Touch This Light," House of Heroes
  8. "Clean Getaway," Poema
  9. "Two Hearts," Paper Route
  10. "Fly On The Wall," Thousand Foot Krutch



Kevin Hoskins's Picks
  1. Phoenix, The Classic Crime
  2. Lost Weekend, Write This Down
  3. The End Is Where We Begin, Thousand Foot Krutch
  4. Vital, Anberlin
  5. Matt & Toby, Matt & Toby
  6. Gravity, Lecrae
  7. Redemption, Before Their Eyes
  8. Wait for the Siren, Project 86
  9. The Good Life, Trip Lee
  10. True Defiance, Demon Hunter

Kevin Hoskins's Picks
  1. "City of Orphans," The Classic Crime
  2. "Cheap Affairs," Write This Down
  3. "The Last One," Matt & Toby
  4. "I'm Good," Trip Lee
  5. "Fall, Goliath, Fall," Project 86
  6. "Lucky Ones," Lecrae
  7. "The Wildest Ocean," The Wedding
  8. "Desires," Anberlin
  9. "We'll Make It Someday," Vocal Few
  10. "Life Under The Stairs," My Heart To Fear



Timothy Estabrooks' Picks
  1. Cancer, Showbread
  2. Light for the Lost Boy, Andrew Peterson
  3. Vital, Anberlin
  4. True Defiance, Demon Hunter
  5. Ten Stories, mewithoutYou
  6. Wait for the Siren, Project 86
  7. Young Man Follow, Future of Forestry
  8. Gravity, Lecrae
  9. For the Glory, The O.C. Supertones
  10. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes

Timothy Estabrooks' Picks
  1. "Don't You Want to Thank Someone," Andrew Peterson
  2. "Holding On," Children 18:3
  3. "Cardiff Giant," mewithoutYou
  4. "Anarchy!," Showbread
  5. "Self-Starter," Anberlin
  6. "My Destiny," Demon Hunter
  7. "Chariots," Future of Forestry
  8. "War," Trip Lee
  9. "The Great Divorce," Heath McNease
  10. "Down to the River," The O.C. Supertones



Ryan Barbee's Picks
  1. Give Us Rest, David Crowder*Band
  2. In Three Persons, Lovelite
  3. The Peace of Wild Things, Paper Route
  4. Gravity, Lecrae
  5. Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices, The Welcome Wagon
  6. Excellent, Propaganda
  7. Satellite Kite, Beautiful Eulogy
  8. Thrift Store Jesus, Heath McNease
  9. Memory, JT Daly
  10. Lost in Transition, Sixpence None the Richer

Ryan Barbee's Picks
  1. "Grace Alone," The Modern Post
  2. "Oh My God," David Crowder*Band
  3. "Every Breath Is A Chance," Lovelite
  4. "Church Clothes," Lecrae
  5. "Precious Puritans," Propaganda
  6. "Would You Come And See Me In New York," The Welcome Wagon
  7. "Heart Starts Beating," Lovelite
  8. "Better Life," Paper Route
  9. "Thrift Store Jesus," Heath McNease
  10. "Life is Just A Dream," Ruth



Michael Weaver's Picks
  1. Wait for the Siren, Project 86
  2. The Good Life, Trip Lee
  3. Crave, for King & Country
  4. New Horizons, Flyleaf
  5. Toil, Flatfoot 56
  6. True Defiance, Demon Hunter
  7. Cancer, Showbread
  8. Phoenix, The Classic Crime
  9. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
  10. [TIE] Wounded Healer, The Followers / Give Us Rest, David Crowder*Band

Michael Weaver's Picks
  1. "SOTS," Project 86
  2. "I'm Afraid That I'm Me," Showbread
  3. "One Sixteen," Trip Lee
  4. "Sinner's Songbook," The Insyderz
  5. "Guiding Me Home," StompTown Revival
  6. "Light it Up," for King & Country
  7. "I Believe It," Flatfoot 56
  8. "Saving Grace," Flyleaf
  9. "My Friend," Nine Lashes
  10. "King of Queens," Playdough



Wayne Reimer's Picks
  1. Phoenix, The Classic Crime
  2. MyChildren MyBride, MyChildren MyBride
  3. Sleddin' Hill, August Burns Red
  4. Awakened, As I Lay Dying
  5. Wait for the Siren, Project 86
  6. Captors, Wolves at the Gate
  7. Vital, Anberlin
  8. Baptized in Filth, Impending Doom
  9. Young Man Follow, Future of Forestry
  10. Mnemos EP, Falling Up

Wayne Reimer's Picks
  1. "The Endless," MyChildren MyBride
  2. "Home," Falling Up
  3. "Flurries," August Burns Red
  4. "Young Again," The Classic Crime
  5. "Take the Hill," Project 86
  6. "A Greater Foundation," As I Lay Dying
  7. "I Am A Stone," Demon Hunter
  8. "Death. Ascension. Resurrection.," Impending Doom
  9. "Slaves," Wolves at the Gate
  10. "Self-Starter," Anberlin



John Choquette's Picks
  1. No Direction, The Wedding
  2. Finding Our Way, Hyland
  3. Sleddin' Hill, August Burns Red
  4. Vital, Anberlin
  5. Lovesick, The Glorious Unseen
  6. Gravity, Lecrae
  7. Woven, Esterlyn
  8. Penny Black, Further Seems Forever
  9. Sublime Currency, Abandoned Pools
  10. The Quiet Life, Anchor & Braille

John Choquette's Picks
  1. "Someone Anyone," Anberlin
  2. "No Direction," The Wedding
  3. "So Cold," Further Seems Forever
  4. "Jingle Bells," August Burns Red
  5. "Promises (Single)," Sanctus Real
  6. "Beauty in the Broken," Hyland
  7. "Forgiveness," TobyMac
  8. "Coldfront Heatstroke," Capital Lights
  9. "Beautiful Darkside," The Classic Crime
  10. "Kings & Queens," Audio Adrenaline



Jerold Wallace's Picks
  1. Land of the Living, Matthew Perryman Jones
  2. Wait for the Siren, Project 86
  3. Young Man Follow, Future of Forestry
  4. Cancer, Showbread
  5. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
  6. Phoenix, The Classic Crime
  7. Vital, Anberlin
  8. True Defiance, Demon Hunter
  9. Make It Right, Abel
  10. Lights of Distant Cities, Bebo Norman

Jerold Wallace's Picks
  1. "Fall, Goliath, Fall," Project 86
  2. "I Won't Let You Down Again," Matthew Perryman Jones
  3. "I'm Afraid That I'm Me," Showbread
  4. "Young Man Follow," Future of Forestry
  5. "We Were Giants," House of Heroes
  6. "The Wildest Ocean," The Wedding
  7. "Dead Flowers," Demon Hunter
  8. "The Precipice," The Classic Crime
  9. "Cardiff Giant," mewithoutYou
  10. "Daughter," Abel



Tincan Caldwell's Picks
  1. Light for the Lost Boy, Andrew Peterson
  2. Lights of Distant Cities, Bebo Norman
  3. Leonard the Lonely Astronaut, Andrew Osenga
  4. Current, Sarah Macintosh
  5. Land of the Living, Matthew Perryman Jones
  6. The Loudest Sound Ever Heard, The Choir
  7. Give Us Rest, David Crowder*Band
  8. Lost In Transition, Sixpence None the Richer
  9. Vital, Anberlin
  10. Come to the River, Rhett Walker Band

Tincan Caldwell's Picks
  1. "Don't You Want To Thank Someone," Andrew Peterson
  2. "Kings & Queens," Audio Adrenaline
  3. "Outside Her Window Was the World," Bebo Norman
  4. "Ever and Always," Andrew Osenga
  5. "Cross That River," The Choir
  6. "When Mercy Found Me," Rhett Walker Band
  7. "Waking Up the Dead," Matthew Perryman Jones
  8. "That's Not Who You Are," Jill Phillips
  9. "Oh Great God, Give Us Rest," David Crowder*Band
  10. "Radio," Sixpence None the Richer



Josh Taylor's Picks
  1. Rest, Pompton Lakes
  2. Penny Black, Further Seems Forever
  3. Give Us Rest, David Crowder*Band
  4. The Fourth Wall, The Vespers
  5. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
  6. Vital, Anberlin
  7. Cancer, Showbread
  8. The Peace of Wild Things, Paper Route
  9. Rehearsals EP, The Digital Age
  10. One Wing, The Chariot

Josh Taylor's Picks
  1. "Hope," Pompton Lakes
  2. "Rest," Pompton Lakes
  3. "So Cold," Further Seems Forever
  4. "Anarchy!," Showbread
  5. "Winter," The Vespers
  6. "You and I," Paper Route
  7. "Oh Great God, Give Us Rest," David Crowder*Band
  8. "I Am a Seed," David Crowder*Band
  9. "Instrument for You," The Vespers
  10. "Touch This Light," House of Heroes



Cortney Warner's Picks
  1. Vital, Anberlin
  2. The End Is Where We Begin, Thousand Foot Krutch
  3. Phoenix, The Classic Crime
  4. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
  5. Awakened , As I Lay Dying
  6. Immortal, For Today
  7. The Quiet Life, Anchor & Braille
  8. Cancer, Showbread
  9. Wait for the Siren, Project 86
  10. New Horizons, Flyleaf

Cortney Warner's Picks
  1. "Little Tyrants," Anberlin
  2. "Modern Age," Anberlin
  3. "Glass Houses," The Classic Crime
  4. "War of Change," Thousand Foot Krutch
  5. "My Only Home," As I Lay Dying
  6. "Comfort Trap," House of Heroes
  7. "Self-Starter," Anberlin
  8. "The End is Where We Begin," Thousand Foot Krutch
  9. "You Will Die in a Prison," Showbread
  10. "In With the New," Anchor & Braille



Sam Schaumberg's Picks
  1. Lost In Translation, Sixpence None the Richer
  2. Keep Quiet, SONS
  3. On the Run, Children 18:3
  4. Give Us Rest, David Crowder*Band
  5. Phoenix, The Classic Crime
  6. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
  7. One Wing, The Chariot
  8. Toil, Flatfoot 56
  9. Ten Stories, mewithoutYou
  10. Writer Dye: Deux or Dye, Playdough

Sam Schaumberg's Picks
  1. "All Circles," mewithoutYou
  2. "Doubt," SONS
  3. "Run," Josh Garrels
  4. "Bandits," Children 18:3
  5. "White Flag," Dave Barnes
  6. "Out My Way," House of Heroes
  7. "Chariots," Future of Forestry
  8. "The Devil and I," SONS
  9. "I Believe It," Flatfoot 56
  10. "Do Something," Matthew West



Wayne Myatt's Picks
  1. Vital, Anberlin
  2. New Horizons, Flyleaf
  3. Captors, Wolves at the Gate
  4. Cold Hard Want, House of Heroes
  5. Phoenix, The Classic Crime
  6. Wait for the Siren, Project 86
  7. True Defiance, Demon Hunter
  8. Penny Black, Further Seems Forever
  9. O God Save Us All, Disciple
  10. [TIE] Now, Fireflight / Lost in Transition, Sixpence None the Richer

Wayne Myatt's Picks
  1. "Modern Age," Anberlin
  2. "The Precipice," The Classic Crime
  3. "Step Out of the Water," Wolves at the Gate
  4. "Saving Grace," Flyleaf
  5. "Dance (Blow It All Away)," House of Heroes
  6. "Kings & Queens," Audio Adrenaline
  7. "Unstoppable," Disciple
  8. "My Destiny," Demon Hunter
  9. "Captivating Me," States
  10. "Fall, Goliath, Fall," Project 86



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