Brand New Single from Chris Tomlin - Jesus Friday, July 15, 2016 Chris Tomlin's brand new single, "Jesus," examines the different characteristics of Jesus and encourages people with the powerful truth that He is with us in all circumstances. "I hope you’re encouraged no matter where you find yourself when you hear this song," says Chris. "Know that Jesus is with you, He is for you and He loves you." Recently, he invited people to take part in the song's upcoming music video by sending in their stories of ways God has moved in their lives or how they are relying on Him to carry them through personal struggle. He comments, "We’ve been receiving so many stories from all over the country and all over the world about people who are going through the hardest times or going through the best times and how Jesus has been right there. They’re reaching out to Jesus in the low days and the high days as well."
Indie Showcase: All For You by Long Hollow Wave Friday, July 15, 2016 This week, we are excited to feature All For You, the new live recording from Long Hollow Wave. The band leads students every week in worship at Long Hollow Baptist Church which has multiple locations around Nashville, TN, and they also travel around the country that they may help draw people closer to Jesus through music. The team writes, "Over the past year, our student ministry’s worship team has worked together to produce an amazing album. These songs focus in on praising God and what that looks like in our student ministry."
New MultiTracks from Shelly E. Johnson - Christ Be Everything Friday, July 8, 2016 Lifeway Worship's 2012 Songwriter of the Year Shelly E Johnson has released her first live worship album, a 6-song EP recorded in front of an audience of family and friends called Christ Be Everything. "It's been a long-time dream of mine to do a live album, so recording my first live worship album has been an amazing journey," the worship leader shares. "The songs on this project are ones that I've been leading and sharing in churches over the past few years, so I wanted a way to capture these songs in a live setting." We have added the MultiTracks from two of the songs from the album, "Our God Alone," and the album's title track, "Christ Be Everything."
Two New Songs from Vertical Church Band Friday, July 8, 2016 Over the last four years, Chicago-based worship collective Vertical Church Band has written and recorded a number of strong anthems that are now being sung in churches all over the world. Frontiers is the band's newest project, recorded live at Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, IL, and set to release later this month on July 29. The team shares about where God has been leading them as they took a season to write for this latest release, "Rather than a new direction, God has supplied a fresh path to the same place we were already trying to go. As is His custom, we don't know the whole route, but the next few steps look amazing. We're on the edge, a new frontier. Something greater. Deeper. More astonishing than ever is straight ahead." MultiTracks are now available for two songs that the band has pre-released, "1000 Tongues" and "Exalted Over All."
MultiTracks from Invisible by Leeland are Available! Friday, July 1, 2016 Invisible is the brand new album from multiple GRAMMY and Dove Award nominated duo Leeland. Set to release on July 22, it marks Leeland's first full length release since joining the Bethel Music Art Collective in 2015 and it explores new ways of expressing the simple gospel that Jesus has made a way for authentic relationship with His people. Leeland shares, "Jesus said that we are called to seek Him in the secret place. We can know God, encounter Him at church, in conferences, at concerts, but ultimately where we’re really going to meet Jesus face to face, be changed day by day, is in a personal, hidden relationship with Him. Our hope for you listening to Invisible is that some of these songs help push you into that secret place with Him, and that He begins to change every part of your life.” MultiTracks are now available for three of the tracks from the project: "Carry It All Away," "Son Was Lifted Up," and the album's title track, "Invisible."
New MultiTracks from Bryan & Katie Torwalt Friday, June 24, 2016 Jesus Culture artists Bryan & Katie Torwalt have just released "Let There Be Light," the first single from their upcoming album which is set to release later this summer. It's a song of declaration that brings worshippers together to corporately testify to the majesty and complete authority of God. Blending together rich orchestrations and backing vocals, the song carries a sense of wonder as it tells of all that happens when God speaks. The chorus draws from His very first declaration in the Bible and acknowledges the way His words have transformed our lives, "Let there be light, let there be light till it fills up every space, come and have Your way. Let there be light, let there be light. Just one word and I am changed, come and have Your way." This week, Worship Together is featuring "Let There Be Light" on the New Song Cafe. Head over to their page today to pick up a free chart and listen to Bryan & Katie share the story behind the song and give a performance.
MultiTracks Now Available from Jesus Culture's Let It Echo Unplugged Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Let It Echo Unplugged is the brand new acoustic album from Jesus Culture. This new recording features stripped down versions of the songs from their last live album, Let It Echo, which debuted earlier this year on four Billboard charts and received high praise from Relevant, Worship Leader, New Release Today, CCM Magazine and more. Reviews of Let It Echo noted the album to be "singable across cultures and generations" and "well-crafted worship music" and this new unplugged release opens up possibilities for more worship leaders to lead these songs in their own congregations.
New MultiTracks from Seth & Nirva Now Available! Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Husband and wife duo Seth and Nirva recently released their full-length debut album Never Alone through Integrity Music. It features songwriting collaborations with a number of award winning songwriters and artists including Michael Farren, Mia Fieldes, Israel Houghton, and TobyMac and introduces 11 new songs that showcase the pair's unique musical sound as it shares a message of God's presence in our lives. Seth comments, "Never Alone isn't simply a declaration of our need for God or a prayer for God's provision and power, it's also a reminder of the truth that He is with us. It might seem paradoxical, but part of the human experience is this back and forth between fear and doubt on the one hand, and confidence and conviction on the other."