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4+ Christian Albums to Change Up Your Playlists
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September 8, 2021Confession time: I probably spend a little bit too much time listening to music, especially for someone who talks a lot about the importance of silence. I'm all over the place when it comes to tastes; there's just so much good stuff out there!In the midst of all this music, I always find it helpful to have some good Christian music up my sleeve. It seems to come in handy when I need to turn my thoughts to the Lord. You probably get recommendations all the time, but it's a sign that there's lots of good stuff out there! Below are four albums (and four bonus albums!) that I've come back to time and time again; give them a listen!Easy Listening: Asaph - Loud Harp
The second, full-length album from Indie Christian music group "Loud Harp" reflects on the vast treasure trove that is the Psalms, taking one or two verses and expanding them into beautiful, peaceful reflections.(Bonus: Work Songs - The Porter's Gate)Praise and Worship: Paradoxology - Elevation Worship
Elevation Worship continues to produce fantastic praise and worship music, but this album is certainly a unique one for them. As soon as I listened to it, I knew the artists involved had come back to these tracks many times over, desiring to reflect on and represent them in a new way. (Bonus - Housefires III - Housefires)Hymns Reimagined: Inheritance - Audrey Assad
Audrey Assad continues to amaze with her virtuosity of sound, thoughtful and poetic lyrics, and ability to make something new out of things that appear old. She knocks these hymns wide open. (Bonus - Evergreen - Audrey Assad)Singer/Songwriter: The Undoing - Steffany Gretzinger
In her first solo project, Steffany presents a raw sound to her personal writing style. Her clear love for both the Lord and excellent music shines forth. (Bonus: Forever Amen - Steffany Gretzinger)
Nicholas Vance is a seminarian studying for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. A West St. Paul native, he came back to the Faith his freshman year of college, and became involved with Saint Paul’s Outreach and the Catholic Studies community. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2018 with degrees in Communications & Journalism and Catholic Studies. A rueful marathoner, a Röpke-Wojtyła Fellow with the Catholic University of America, and a once-upon-a-time youth minister, he loves hiking, reading, playing music, and the delightful first sip of coffee in the morning. He proudly calls Transfiguration in Oakdale (“the rockin’ East Side”) his home parish, and is in seminary formation at the Saint Paul Seminary.
