DECYFER DOWNCrash(INO)**** Citing personal issues, founding member and vocalist Caleb Oliver left Decyfer Down last year, leaving some question about the future of the band. After all, several rock...

ABANDONAbandon EP(ForeFront)**** The story goes that record exec Chris York ignored his wife on a date, distracted by the music from a club next door. The inevitable dialogue ensued and a Texas worship ban...

KRISTIAN STANFILLAttention(sixsteps)**** Sixsteps seems at least that many steps ahead of every other label out there. In short, they’re good at what they do. They know their niche, stick to it and m...

NEWSBOYSIn the Hands of God(Inpop)***Paul Colman is out. Jody Davis is back. Michael Tait is in, but not on this collection. It's a dizzying carousel, this Newsboys go-round; but the ride refuses to slow. Why...

RANDALL GOODGAMEBluebird EP(Independent)****Randall Goodgame can sing. No, really. You are assumedly most familiar with Goodgame’s material on various Caedmon’s Call offerings, considering he̵...

JON MCLAUGHLINOK Now(Island/Def Jam)**There’s no doubting the immense songwriting talent and musicianship of Jon McLaughlin. The bar stood at a significant height post-Indiana, McLaughlin’s major ...

Josh Wilson’s lucky or talented, but the latter is more likely the case. After all, he bit off what initially seems to be more than he can handle on his Sparrow debut, Trying to Fit The Ocean in a Cup. Th...

THE MYRIADPrelude to Arrows EP(Koch) If any rock band is set to explode this year, it’s The Myriad.Prelude to Arrows is The Myriad’s full-length follow-up to its 2005 debut, You Can’t Trust...

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENTSince The Last Time (Vagabond)Hard to believe it’s been 15 years, but it was indeed 1992 since Arrested Development last held the headphones tight enough to be heard on songs like R...