All the articles published by Joshua Hedlund
About the author Joshua Hedlund
I like listening to music and trying to promote the stuff I like (@joshuahedlund), and sometimes I play piano and try to write stuff (I just picked up the accordion!). I married my lovely bride Emily in October 2010. We want to be a RYFO house one day but for now just support bands through going to shows and doing interviews and whatever else we can!
Best of 2012 by Joshua Hedlund
Best Albums
David Crowder Band – Give Us Rest
Beautiful Eulogy – Satellite Kite
The Welcome Wagon – Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices
House of Heroes – Cold Hard Want
Sucré – A Minor Bird
The Chariot – One Wing
Ascend the Hill – O Ransomed Son
Project 86 – Wait For The Siren
O. C. Supertones – For The Glory
mewithoutYou – Ten Stories
The Skies Revolt – Some Kind of Cosmonaut
Propaganda – Excellent
Lecrae – Gravity
Kevin Schlereth – Don’t Die! Please Stop Dying!
Flatfoot 56 – TOIL
Aradhna – Sapna
SONS – Keep…
Review : Kevin Schlereth – Don’t Die! Please Stop Dying
Kevin Schlereth displays his songwriting talents with his latest album!
Deas Vail’s Wes Blaylock side project
New solo side project from Deas Vail frontman Wes Blaylock.
Review : Sucré – A Minor Bird
| Tags : a minor bird, Alternative, eisley, folk, mutemath, sucréA side project from members of MuteMath and Eisley. Charming indie melancholy meets crazy percussive rhythms.
Review : Press Play – World Anthem
The latest album from dance band Press Play…
Cornerstone Tickets 29% Off For the 29th
Huge Leap Year sale for Cornerstone tickets today only!
Review : David Crowder Band – Give Us Rest
What adjective am I so tempted to use to describe this final double-disc opus from the David Crowder Band?
Best of 2011 by Joshua Hedlund
Top 30 Albums
Josh Garrels – Love & War & The Sea In Between
Various – Seven Swans Reimagined
Matisyahu – Live At Stubb’s Vol. II
Thrice – Major/Minor
Gungor – Ghosts Upon the Earth
Dominic Balli – American Dream
Explosions In The Sky – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
Deas Vail – Deas Vail
Switchfoot – Vice Verses
The Ember Days – Emergency
Timbre – Silent Night
HANDS – Give Me Rest
Seryn – This Is Where We Are
Danielson – The Best of Gloucester County
Hillsong United – Aftermath
Becoming The Archetype -…
Review : Timbre – Silent Night
Review of Timbre the harpist’s excellent new (and free!) Christmas album.
Free Christmas album from Timbre
Timbre the harpist has released a fantastic and free Christmas album!
Review : Smalltown Poets – Smalltown Poets Christmas
Smalltown Poets makes a surprising return to the music world with a very nice Christmas album.
Review : Dan & Lauren Smith – The Revive Project
| Tags : dan and lauren smith, the revive project, WorshipCheck out a non-profit worship album from Pennsylvania worship leaders Dan and Lauren Smith.
Cornerstone Benefit Show in Hannibal, MO
Benefit show for Cornerstone in Hannibal, MO on October 22.
Review : Switchfoot – Vice Verses
Switchfoot ushers us into the next decade with their matured rock and roll sound..
Review : The Ember Days – Emergency
| Tags : come & live!, Emergency, the ember daysThe Ember Days reveals their much-anticipated full-length, and it’s a great worship session!
Review : I Anthem – Not Afraid, Not Alone
New EP from rock act I Anthem, for fans of The Classic Crime and The Wedding.
Review : Cornerstone Festival 2011 – Part 3
| Tags : blindside, brooke waggoner, cornerstone, gabriel kelley, Gungor, Josh Garrels, listener, Norma Jean, Photoside Cafe, psalters, shel, Sleeping Giant, The Chariot, timbreSaturday and Sunday of Cornerstone Festival 2011.
Music Video : I Anthem – Revolutionary Heart
| Tags : I Anthem, revolutionary heart, RockCheck out a new music video for “Revolutionary Heart” from I Anthem. They’ve got a rock sound somewhere in the Classic Crime / Wedding next of the woods, and in the next couple weeks I will be posting a review of their EP Not Afraid, Not Alone which releases August 5.
NoiseTrade Interview With Josh Garrels
NoiseTrade has published in-depth interview with Josh Garrels.
Music Video : Mutemath – Odd Soul
| Tags : Alternative, mutemath, odd soulMutemath’s music video for “Odd Soul”.
Review : Cornerstone Festival 2011 – Part 2
| Tags : Bare Branches, brian head welch, Children 18:3, cornerstone, deas vail, Flatfoot 56, for today, listener, lust control, My Epic, petra, phil keaggy, rodent emporium, timbreThursday and Friday at Cornerstone 2011!
Interview : Deas Vail
Wes from Deas Vail talks about the new drummer, new album, and how the band continues to exceed his expectations!
Review : Cornerstone Festival 2011 – Part 1
| Tags : Andy Hunter, cornerstone, Flatfoot 56, insomniac folklore, khadag blue, Kye Kye, listener, Men as Trees Walking, Poema, Showbread, the ember days, the hollands, the skies revolt, These HeartsA brief description of the events of Tuesday and Wednesday at Cornerstone Festival 2011
Check Out: From Indian Lakes
Fans of the As Cities Burn / My Epic sort of sound, check out From Indian Lakes!
Cornerstone 2011 Roll Call
Who else is going to Cornerstone 2011?
Review : Josh Garrels – Love & War & The Sea In Between
| Tags : folk, Josh Garrels, love & war & the sea in betweenPortland folk musician Josh Garrels has released a long, beautiful poetic album. Oh, yeah, and it’s free!
Music Video : Josh Garrels – White Owl
| Tags : folk, Josh Garrels, love & war & the sea in between, pop, Rock, white owlWatch an animated music video of the first track from Josh Garrels’s new album.
Josh Garrels releases free album
| Tags : BandCamp, folk, Josh Garrels, love & war and the sea in betweenToday, folk musician Josh Garrels released his fifth album, Love & War and the Sea in Between, for free on bandcamp. If you’re not familiar with Garrels, he mixes a folk guitar and instrumentation with loops and rhythms and a bit of spoken word with some quality lyrics about both the natural and spiritual worlds. Check it out now!
Cornerstone Schedule Available
Cornerstone Festival has started listing days and times for the bands on this year’s lineup. There don’t seem to be any big conflicts this year – although you may not be able to watch full sets from both Petra and Children 18:3! As always, dates and times are subject to change and more bands will probably be added. Also no details yet on the return of the Come&Live tent, which will mostly likely have artists playing on Tuesday.
Review : Hillsong United – Aftermath
| Tags : Aftermath, brooke fraser, Hillsong, hillsong united, joel houston, WorshipHillsong United goes back to the studio for a new worship album full of deep layers and intensity.
Interview : Andy Hunter
My interview with the electronically creative Andy Hunter.
Review : The Hollands – Ashes to Beauty
Check out this couple’s acoustic folk jams and jigs falling somewhere in between The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, and Flatfoot 56!
Questions for Andy Hunter?
What do you want me to ask Andy Hunter?
Review : Andy Hunter – Collide
| Tags : Andy Hunter, collide, dance, ElectronicaDon’t miss out on this new EP from the leader of Christian dance parties.
Interview : Flatfoot 56
| Tags : black thorn, Flatfoot 56, Punk, videoTobin and Brandon of Flatfoot 56 sat down with me before a recent show in St. Louis to discuss the joys and challenges of band life.
Rebecca St. James Gets Engaged
10 years after becoming the poster girl for Christian abstinence with her hit single “Wait For Me,” Rebecca St. James’ waiting has not been in vain: she is now engaged.
First Bands Announced for Cornerstone 2011
| Tags : Andy Hunter, Cornerstone Festival, Flatfoot 56, Josh Garrels, petra, phil keaggy, The ChariotThe initial line-up for Cornerstone 2011 includes some old classics, some regulars, and some returning acts.
Review : Brooke Fraser – Flags
The Hillsong United worshipper releases her third solo album, a full-fledged indie pop release in the vein of A Fine Frenzy, Feist, or Imogen Heap.
Joshua Hedlund
Top Albums
1. Timbre – Little Flowers
2. Flatfoot 56 – Black Thorn
3. Children 18:3 – Rain’s A’ Comin’
4. The Skies Revolt – Plastic Revolution
5. The Chariot - Long Live
6. As I Lay Dying – The Powerless Rise
7. Lecrae – Rehab
8. Underoath – Disambiguation
9. Showbread – Who Can Know It?
10. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
11. House Of Heroes – Suburba
12. Flobots – Survival Story
13. Living Sacrifice – The Infinite Order
14. Jars Of Clay – The Shelter
15.…
Merry Christmas From Children 18:3
Children 18:3 posted a video on their YouTube channel of Lee Marie singing an acoustic Christmas song!
Hannah Rose
This City Awaits
Aquile (The Voice)
Victor Griffin and Jeff “Oly” Olson (IN~GRAVED)
Kingdom Band
RED
Tiffany Arbuckle Lee (Plumb)
Southbound Fearing
Matt Baird (Spoken)
CedEnough
Brian “Head” Welch (Love and Death)
Andrew Schwab
KJ-52
Lil’ Dre
The O.C. Supertones
A Past Unknown
Gideon
Memphis May Fire
Heath McNease
Belle Epoque
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