This new Australian CD is beautifully executed. The performances and recording show evidence of superb craftsmanship and musicianship.

Mike Begbie is one of a new generation of singer/song-writers who is seeking to write contemporary Christian music that is not only encouraging to listen to but has all kinds of possibilities for congregational use as well.

After the success of her debut album, Eye to the Telescope and follow up album, Black Horse and the Cherry Tree, Scottish singer KT Tunstall has burst back onto the music scene with her third studio album in as many years, Drastic Fantastic.

Anyone who has followed the likes of Michael Buble will be familiar with the name Josh Groban. A sultry, baritone voice with a ruggard face and unkempt mass of brown hair… hey, what’s not to like?

So I’m looking through the Warner Music catalogue for the next CD to review and I see a cover with a huge black and gold crucifix on it and the album is titled Cross and the artist is named Justice.

Kings of Leon’s latest album Because of the Times is named so for very interesting reasons.

Three years after releasing his debut LP, James Blunt has released his second, highly anticipated album. All the Lost Souls presents a collection of songs that explore the nature of human frailty and mortality, and the phenomenon of celebrity.

Recent years have seen a number of talented singer/songwriters emerge from the local Christian music scene. Levi McGrath is the latest of these. His debut album, Move, is impressive.

From humble beginnings has sprung a bright new opera star – Paul Potts. And, if his first album is anything to go by, this star will be burning brightly for a long time.

Kisschasy’s second, eagerly anticipated album is Hymns for the Nonbeliever. It’s an album that will most likely please all Kisschasy fans.

I was looking forward to reviewing the latest offering by Powderfinger. Regrettably, I found myself struggling to get through the entire album in one sitting.

If you like your 21st-century punk (as opposed to old school mohawks, safety pins and on-stage excreter punk) then Paper Walls is for you. Think Blink182 without the puerile adolescence, Simple Plan without the winging or AFI without the cranky pants.

Damien Leith's new album Where We Land is, in the words of Leith “moody but not depressing” and is full of emotional, thoughtful ballads.

Music remains a contentious issue in evangelical churches. Many have felt forced to choose between scripturally rich songs and those with inspiring, enjoyable music. Andy Judd began Garage Hymnal with the conviction that it was possible and desirable to have both.