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So look at us now. It’s finally Christmas and we’re covering Let It Snow Baby… Let It Reindeer by Relient K. We bruised our hands decking the halls last year, and now we’re discussing Relient K’s sprawling 2007 Christmas record. We’re not sure whether to call this a reissue or a compilation, but we won’t let that technicality keep us In Like A Lion. From all of us here at Church Jams Now, Merry Ch...

We’re covering How The Beautiful Decay by Lightworker, and we’re joined by Joe Calderon and Grayson Hurd. Lightworker released their sophomore LP earlier this year, which makes this a CJN-first covering a new release with the band. Joe & Grayson share their insights on the trying times that shaped this powerhouse record. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Co...

We’re back with another episode of Dial M For Martin covering the new Starflyer 59 record, Lust For Gold. Jason has returned to his long-awaited monochromatic sound on his seventeenth LP, despite feeling like his lust for gold has gotten him nowhere. We’ll be the judge of that. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  contact@churchj...

We’re joined by Aaron Lunsford & Colin Kimble from As Cities Burn. At the beginning of 2023, we released our As Cities Burn miniseries, which eventually made its way back to Aaron & Colin. They’re here to help fill in the gaps and provide some additional insight on Louisiana’s finest jazz band. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Ema...

It’s time to git snake bit. We’re covering A Chorus of Obliteration by The Showdown for its 20th anniversary. David Bunton joins us to deliver A Proclamation of Evil’s Fate and discuss the ins and outs of their debut record. We’re turning up the high voltage heavy metal, and Hell Can’t Stop Us Now. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:&...

We're going Back To The Basics covering Patterns by Run Kid Run. We're joined by David Josiah Curtis to take us through their final record. While it may have been their Last Hurrah, Run Kid Run went out in quite the creative swirl of producers, co-writes, and pushing genre boundaries. If you couldn’t see the patterns as they fell, it’s ok because we’re starting over. If you like what you hear, ple...

This week the trend was to listen to Mmhmm by Relient K for its 20th anniversary. We picked a few conscious hours that we chose to spend and talked away the rest of them. This is the one record Kylan has abstained from revisiting until it was time to cover it on the show. We’ll see if it was worth all the waiting for this to be the episode he was waiting for. If you like what you hear, please rate...

Josh Dies of Showbread joins us to discuss No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical in honor of its 20th anniversary. Josh takes us through the details of what it was like making this uniquely chaotic record and his thoughts on its legacy twenty years later. Check out joshuasporter.com to keep up with Josh and what he’s up to nowadays. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow...

Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing is forever. We're covering No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical by Showbread for its 20th anniversary. This has been a big record we've been waiting to cover on the show with all of its idealist jargon, splintered vertebrae, and paramecium. What lays in store for us as we witness the beauty, the horror of rock that is so raw? If you like what you hear, please r...

We’re getting into Trouble With X covering The W’s second record in honor of its 25th anniversary. We’re joined once again by Valentine Hellman, and he brought the rest of the W’s horn section with him. Bret Barker and James Carter join our merry crew to give us the 101 on Trouble With X. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  cont...

Fall is in the air, and we’re listening to the acoustic leanings of Jon Foreman on his first Seasons EP, Fall. Will Jon prove Equally Skilled in his solo work as he is in Switchfoot? Hop aboard the Southbound Train with us to find out. This is our first Jammers Only episode. If you listen on the main feed, you’ll hear our Part A discussion, but the track-by-track breakdown is only available on Pat...

What better way to wrap up Solo September than going back to the group where it all began. We're ranking our top 10 songs from the DC Talk catalog because we luv rap music. Say the words and share your top 10 songs to be added to our official Bop 10 list. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  contact@churchjamsnow.com Site:&n...

Solo September’s been on a roll for a couple weeks or so, and we’ve got momentum, baby! We’re covering TobyMac’s debut solo record, Momentum, and we want to know what be going diggy down with Toby’s Mac in 2001. Get your ticket to ride on the J Train, and let’s Get This Party Started. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  contact@...

We’re coming out like a .45, spinning like a Wurlitzer on overdrive covering the debut solo record from Kevin Max, Stereotype Be. There may have been times he thought, “I Don’t Belong” in DC Talk, but he finally succeeded in Shaping Space for a record all his own. Will we experience a Union Of The Soul, or will we feel he Went Over The Edge Of The World? The curtain’s up baby, it’s all or bust. If...

We’re kicking off Solo September with Empty by Tait. Interestingly, Michael Tait was the only DC Talk member to form a group instead of going the full solo artist route. Will we be Bonded with his debut “solo” record, or will it seem like things are coming Unglued? One thing is certain. We won’t find ourselves at a Loss For Words either way. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, sub...

We’re closing out our Larry Norman trilogy with his 1976 record In Another Land. As with his previous records, Larry encountered some label interference when it came to the final track list. We decided to switch things up and cover this record in the way he originally intended. Stand beside us, take Larry’s hand, and he will guide us In Another Land. This is the 1988 tracklist we’re following: 1....

The waking of the sun is not that easy. We are here, and we are one with John Amos to cover Haste the Day’s 2010 record, Attack of the Wolf King. This record is held in high regard despite Haste The Day introducing an almost entirely new lineup. The change may have been a Travesty for longtime fans, but we’re here to determine if it truly was Merit For Sadness. If you like what you hear, please ra...

Hey Stranger, you may have heard some Noises that sounded like Big Machines, but it was just us covering To The Secrets & Knowledge by Number One Gun. We’re joined by Luke Bremer who is a champion for this record despite its low regard by The People in the Number One Gun fandom. Will this album get The Victory, or will we Look To Pass our judgments less favorably? We’ll just have to Try It. If...

We’re joined by Aaron Newberry to discuss what the modern music landscape is like for emerging artists. We’re at a unique crossroads of opportunity and oversaturation, and which route should an artist take to find their way through? We cover streaming, content, promotion, the creative process, and more. Aaron has a new song out with many more on the way. Be sure to check out Kid Again on streaming...

What will people think when they hear that we re-covered Jesus Freak? It’s our 100th volume, and we’re revisiting the first record we ever covered to see whether our opinions have changed over the last four years. You gotta like it. You gotta love it. We know you need some Jesus Freak in your life. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:&...

Lights Out, Clock Is Down, but we have the Radio Up. We’re covering The Bridge by Letter Kills for its 20th anniversary. We’re joined by Matt Shelton, Tim Cordova, and Kyle Duckworth from Letter Kills to take us through the cinematic beginnings of the band into all the details and stories from this record. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here:...

This time has come to Shine and make them wonder what you got. We’re covering Going Public by Newsboys for its 30th anniversary. Some say this record is a Real Good Thing, some say it’s a Spirit Thing, but we’re uncovering the Truth And Consequences even if it’s a little hard to explain. This 30th anniversary is surely a banner year to be a public witness. We're going public with this. If you like...

Let’s pack up and move to California. We’re joined by Jason Dunn from Hawk Nelson to discuss the 20th anniversary of Letters To The President. Jason takes us through all the great stories from making this record and its impact two decades later. We never got bored because we can go boarding thanks to Kylan’s new game. Let’s let the sunshine take us there. If you like what you hear, please rate, re...

We're releasing one of our favorite Patreon episodes to you the Jammers! 2007 was a big year in music, perhaps the biggest year of the 21st century for the three of us. In this episode, we talk about music from 2007 that made that year so memorable. If you’re in need of album suggestions from the 2000s, this episode is for you. Was 2007 a big year for you as well? Let us know some of your favorite...

We’re wrapping up Junezetta with our Jonezetta Bop 10! It turned out to be a more difficult task than we were expecting with only two albums to choose from. Of course, we want to know your Bop 10 as well. Send those in, and we’ll add your list into our official Jonezetta Bop 10. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  contact@church...