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We are slowly getting things up to speed here at Night Beat HQ, and I do mean slowly. It is time to wrap up the May 2018 releases. Since we still have a half-month of June to go, I think we can pat ourselves on the back. Lightly. May was a very active month. We begin with the songs released during the month. This was very active.
The Singles Scene
Antarctic Wastelands - Evolve 4.75 Emeralds
Anthem Lights - Class of 2018 Medley 4.75 Emeralds
Blanca - Shattered 5 Emeralds
Braille = Set The Table 5 Emeralds
Building 429 - You Can 4.75 Emeralds
Celldweller - The Imperial March (Pegboard Nerds Remix) 4.75 Emeralds
Steven Curtis Chapman - Remember To Remember 5 Emeralds
The Choir - What You Think I Am (Hard Times Remix) 4.50 Emeralds
Circle of Dust - Dust to Dust (Zardonic Remix) 4.25 Emeralds
Circle of Dust - Hive Mind (The Anix Remix) 4.75 Emeralds
Circle of Dust - Humanarchy (Blue Stahli Remix) 4.75 Emeralds
Riley Clemons - Better For It 4.50 Emeralds
Aaron Cole - Right On It ft Toby Mac (Rickshaw Remix) 4.50 Emeralds
Color Theory - The Fifth of July 4.50 Emeralds
For King and Country - Joy 5 Emeralds
Free G - Jump Again 5 Emeralds
Austin French - Why God 4.75 Emeralds
Daniel Gale - Dawn ft Jeremy James Whitaker 4.75 Emeralds
Jamie Grace - Wait It Out 5 Emeralds
Hammock - Clinging 5 Emeralds
Hammock - The Night You Caught On Fire 4.75 Emeralds
Hnst-T - No Look Pass ft Mvkeyyj 3.75 Emeralds
Iairvs - Dear God (Original Mix) 5 Emeralds
JSteph - Broken Heart (Iairvs DJ Remix) 4.75 Emeralds
Mosaic MSC - Miracle 4.50 Emeralds
Plumb - Beautifully Broken 5 Emeralds
Salt of The Sound - Renew ft Narrow Skies 5 Emeralds
Scandroid - New York City Nights 5 Emeralds
Stars Go Dim - I Look To You ft Social Club Misfits 4.75 Emeralds
30 releases isn't a record, it just feels like it. We had more a few months back. On to the albums. We begin with the releases which will not make the pool.
Missing The Mark
Andre Balboa - Preaching to The Choir 3.50 Emeralds
Dru Bex - In God's Good Time 4.25 Emeralds
Dee Black - Fight Club 4.25 Emeralds
Flight School - For The King, For The Culture, For The City EP 4.25 Emeralds
Taelor Gray - The Love Don't Last Long 3.75 Emeralds
Jabari Johnson - Day of Redemption 4.25 Emeralds
JSteph - Conquer 4.25 Emeralds
Various Artsits - Top 15 Praise Songs: The Well 4.25 Emeralds
Vineyard Worship - Fill Us Again 4.25 Emeralds
WHATUPRG - Pleasant Hill EP 3.75 Emeralds
10 Missing the Mark gives me encouragement that my critical meter is working fine. On to the gems in the basket.
Pure Platinum Perfection
Bethel Music - Moments: Mighty Sound 5 Emeralds
Lincoln Brewster - God of The Impossible 5 Emeralds
Kaina - Rise 5 Emeralds
Michael W. Smith - Lullaby 5 Emeralds
Kaina is a new artist with a great voice. And she gets produced by Future of Forestry. Things are looking up. Now to the releases in the middle.
Semi-Precious Metal
Bizzle - Light Work EP 4.50 Emeralds
Aaron Cole - VirginiaBoy EP 4.75 Emeralds
Toni Harper - Seasons EP 4.50 Emeralds
Mat Kearney - Crazy Talk 4.75 Emeralds
Mark Lee - Unshakeable Heart EP 4.50 Emeralds
Life Worship - Speak to The Storm 4.75 Emeralds
Millennial Reign - The Great Divide 4.75 Emeralds
Jason Nelson - The Answer 4.75 Emeralds
Shope - XXY 4.75 Emeralds
Smalltown Poets - Say Hello 4.75 Emeralds
Transform DJ's - Wildfire EP 4.75 Emeralds
Upperroom - Moments EP (Live) 4.75 Emeralds
Worship Central - Stir A Passion (Live) 4.75 Emeralds
That's it. May is in the Bag, and I am making progress on the June releases. Time to get back to those releases and the entrants in the #PlatVnyl8 pool. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.
Welcome Back to the long forsaken Music Video Monday. Can you believe it was March the last time we were together in this format (March 12 to be exact). We are back, hopefully for good. Let's start the videos. First up we have For King and Country (Joel and Luke Smallbone, brothers of Rebecca St. James). This is the music video for Joy. Next up we go Metal. The Lamb and The Lion are not yet playing together, but we seem to be in the Millennial Reign. From their new album The Great Divide, this is Break The Tide. Finally June began with a somewhat surprise release by Alternative Pioneers The Choir. There has been so much discussion about the 25th Anniversary of Kissers and Killers and the 30th Anniversary of Chase The Kangaroo. With so much on the table it is easy to miss the new release of Bloodshot. This is the lyric video for Californians on Ice (an unmitigated disaster). I think they have been taking lessons from Steve Taylor in sarcasm. That does it for this edition of Music Video Monday. Until next time, which should be next Monday, I am Awaiting Your Reply.
