Category Archives: Music Review

At some point during my college years, I started going for long walks in the rain. While this practice may sound strange to you, it wasn’t that unusual as far as I was concerned. I’d loved rainfall for as long as I could remember. Everything about it was magical to me – the pattering ofContinue reading “August, Adam Duritz, and the Art of Rejoicing in the Rain”

I can’t stop listening to “Where I’m From,” the new single from one of my favorite bands, Colony House. Here’s why: The song begins with these lines: Where I’m fromIlluminated lanterns glowAnd never flickerWhen storm winds blow The singer, Caleb Chapman, is telling us about his homeland. The first image that he uses to describeContinue reading “The World We’re Made For”

The first Andy Gullahorn song that I ever heard was an ode to someone’s dismembered toe. I ran across the song in a concert video, where Gullahorn recalled hearing that his friend had lost a toe to a lawnmower blade. Titled “Roast Beef,” the song began this way: “He had roast beef for his lastContinue reading “4 Really Good Reasons Why You’ve Got to Listen to Andy Gullahorn”

What music takes you back to your middle school / high school years? Whether it was punk rock, hip hop, or even (horror of horrors!) the soundtrack to High School Musical, we all carry soundtracks of the past with us. Some songs fill us with nostalgia, reminding us of bright memories and the adventure ofContinue reading “All-Time Favorites: Sigh No More”

I first heard Andrew Peterson’s music when I was in high school. I remember listening to the album Counting Stars and being struck by the quiet beauty of the music and the thoughtful poetry of the lyrics. As someone who loved literature, I was stoked to find words that seemed like they’d been carefully crafted to engageContinue reading “All-Time Favorites: Light for the Lost Boy”

If you could get everybody on planet earth to check out one work of art – whether it be a book, a movie, a piece of music, a painting, or a replica of a famous monument made out of dry pasta – what would you share? For me, the answer comes quickly: that work ofContinue reading “All-Time Favorites: The Ragamuffin Album”