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Junezetta continues with Cruel To Be Young! We’re joined once again by Ty Garvey & Kyle Howe from Jonezetta to cover their sophomore record. We also have a surprise visit from producer Aaron Sprinkle to share why this record is so special. Cruel To Be Young may not have been a commercial success, but we're here to spread the word on what is arguably one of the mos...

Hey Jammers! We wanted to release this Patreon-exclusive episode of a show Josh and Kylan do called Disco Dads as a present to all the dads, soon to be dads, and people that have dads! If you like Jimmy Eat World and know a dad then this show is probably for you. f you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  contact@churchjamsnow.com Site:...

Can you feel your heartbeat racing as we cover They’re Only Chasing Safety by Underoath for its 20th anniversary? And for this monumental record, we have voicemails submitted by you, dear listeners. You may have to reinvent your exit if you don’t feel very receptive today, but this is what makes us feel alive. Our checks notes knuckles have turned to white. There’s no turning back tonight. If you...

We're Bringin' It Back Tonite... with Popularity Part 2! Love ain't always a party, but going track by track through Popularity with Ty Garvey & Kyle Howe certainly is. Be sure to catch Part 1 of our conversation if you haven't, and get ready like a hot machete to hear about a record that should have more Popularity. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connec...

It's officially Junezetta, and we're covering Popularity by Jonezetta! We're joined by Ty Garvey and Kyle Howe from the band to cover their debut record. In Part 1, we hear about origin stories, band history, and the emotional complexities around losing a close friend and bandmate before recording this record. Get ready like a hot machete for Part 2 where we go through the Popularity tra...

This week we’re covering Steven Curtis Chapman’s 1999 album Speechless. While we had Great Expectations when we sent The Invitation for Chase Tremaine to join us on this week’s episode, I Do Believe we were left Speechless. We had a great time, and hope you’ll pull a Steven Curtis Chapman and Dive right in to this (maybe last?) episode of Church Jams Now! If you like what you hear, please rate, re...

It all comes down to this Jammers. The CJN Crew and BlackSheep Podcast teamed up to share our perfect music festival fantasy drafts. What better way to combine CJN and BlackSheep than to bring complete and utter chaos? If you haven’t listened to BlackSheep Podcast yet, we highly recommend checking it out! If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here:...

This week we're joined by Jessy Ribordy of Falling Up. Jessy is on another level of creativity with all his work in music, film, composing, and writing. We talk about Falling Up, his songwriting process, and all the exciting projects he's working on now. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  contact@churchjamsnow.com Site:&nb...

It’s 5/9, and we’re talking Starflyer 59 to celebrate. We’re joined by Jerry Morrison from Bleach who is a longtime SF59 fan to discuss opening tracks. Jason Martin knows how to open an album, and we’re picking our top 3 favorite openers from the SF59 catalog. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  contact@churchjamsnow.com Site: h...

It’s our 2nd annual MAYlene, and we’re covering II by Maylene & The Sons of Disaster. Roman Haviland joins us to discuss their sophomore record and share behind the scenes insights on the songs. It's been said Everyone Needs A Hasting, but fortunately we have a Haviland to take us through his Memories of the Grove. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Con...

We’re taking a Joyride through our Bop 10 by The Wedding, and we roped in Cody Driggers to join us. It may have been a little unfair asking Cody to pick his top 10 songs from his own band without assigning The Lesser Worth to the rest of their catalog. But In The End, he came through. Cody may be known for his burgers, but he’s serving up juicy nuggets this whole episode. If you like what you hear...

It’s Time to Rock, OK? Today is the 17th anniversary of Polarity by The Wedding, and we’re going track by track through the record with Kevin Kiehn, Cody Driggers, and Mark Lee Townsend. We also discuss The Wedding being courted by Capitol Records along with uncovering a secret pregap track. If you’re into podcasts with great behind the scenes stories, This One Is For You. Be sure to catch Part 1...

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the 17th anniversary of Polarity by The Wedding. Among those gathered are Kevin Kiehn, Cody, Driggers, and Mark Lee Townsend to cover the record with us. We’re splitting this episode into two parts because there’s too much great conversation for just one episode. On Part 1 you’ll hear some backstory where the band was going into recording Pol...

We’re joined by Kevin Breuner of Smalltown Poets to cover their sophomore record, Listen Closely. Following up a hit debut record is never easy, and Kevin provides a firsthand account for all the band encountered going into this record. Naturally as the band’s guitarist, we get pretty nerdy on guitar stuff as we comb through the songs looking for Anything Genuine. If you like what you hear, please...

We're back with Part 2 of our conversation with Brandon Rike & Zachary Miles from Dead Poetic. This time we're going through New Medicines track-by-track. Be sure to catch Part 1 of our conversation if you haven't already. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  contact@churchjamsnow.com Site: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/ IG:...

We’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of New Medicines, and we’re joined by Brandon Rike and Zachary Miles from Dead Poetic. We talked so much we’re splitting the episode into two parts. In this episode you’ll hear Brandon & Zachary’s origin stories, musical influences, and the history of Dead Poetic leading up to the record. Lookout for Part 2 where we go track-by-track through New Medicines...

It’s our 100th episode, and we’re living in Extreme Days. Kylan has successfully turned us into a movie podcast to discuss the 2001 road trip, comedy classic Extreme Days with writer Craig Detweiler. We get in-depth on the movie, screenwriting, creativity, and more. Be sure to check out Craig’s new book, Honest Creativity! If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Conn...

We’re going Back to the Beginning Again of Switchfoot’s almost thirty-year career and picking our top 10 songs from their catalog. There are a few Dark Horses in our lists, and we Only Hope that you aren’t too beautifully letdown by our selections. We Dare You To Move those fingers and send us your top 10 Switchfoot songs to add to our official Bop 10. If you like what you hear, please rate, revie...

We’ll take you to a place where Chimes are ringin’ on this special episode and the record we’re bringin’. It’s our 86th volume, and you, dear listener, voted for us to cover Drawing Black Lines by Project 86. Josh has been waiting to cover P86 on the show, but will Kylan & TJ approach them with an Open Hand? Join us for a toast to our former selves as we search and strain and drink and stagger...

We’re back with another Lovedrug episode for your annual reminder to get your car inspected. This time we’re covering their second record, Everything Starts Where It Ends. Last year, Kylan proclaimed this as one of his top 10 records of all time. Will it still be Pushing The Shine for him after we dig into it?  We might be Castling, Thieving, Dancing, or all three at the same time. Just remem...

The time has finally come for us to cover Starflyer 59 on the show. It’s the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut record, colloquially known as “Silver”. SF59 is one of Josh’s favorite bands, but Kylan and TJ aren’t as familiar. Will we feel that Happy Days Are Here Again, or will we send this record to The Dungeon? If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Conn...

Kiss those lonely tears you shed goodbye because we’re covering Crashings by Falling Up for its 20th anniversary. We all have somewhat limited exposure to this beloved band. Will we be Falling In Love with Falling Up, or will our takes leave fans with a Broken Heart? All we can say is that things Escalates fairly quickly as we count the number of tears and hearts on this record. If you like what y...

We’re back with another Bop 10 going through the vast catalog of Anberlin. We all brought our lists, but one of us had something else up their sleeve. We didn’t think a simple top 10 episode could have a twist, but we were wrong. We want to know your top 10 Anberlin songs as well! If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:  churchjamsno...

This week we’re joined by Matt MacDonald of The Classic Crime! We cover all things Classic Crime from what songwriting and recording looks like now to what the future holds for the band. Matt’s a deep thinker, and we even get into some metaphysical aspects that you know TJ was all too happy to discuss. If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Ema...

Welcome to the first installment of Bop 10. This is a new episode format where we list our top 10 songs for a particular artist. For our debut episode we’re going through our top 10 favorite Emery songs, and we’ll determine our collective CJN Bop 10. We want to know your top 10 Emery songs as well! If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow! Connect with us here: Email:&...