September 15th, 2011

With songs like “White Dress” and “Loving You is Easy”, Ben Rector quickly rose to the top of the charts with his 2010 album release, Into the Morning. Now just a year later Ben has a new record on the charts, Something like This, released earlier this month. The album kicks off with Rector on saxophone in the song “Let The Good Times Roll”. I must say the guy is pretty talented. I wonder if he will whip out a violin jam in his next album? Maybe a slide whistle solo even. Make sure to check out his new album Something like This, available on iTunes and Amazon.

– Jesse

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July 7th, 2011

New music happens sometimes. When it happens, it’s really nice.

Well, I’m pretty excited about Leagues. Maybe you haven’t heard of Leagues, but you’ve probably heard of The Swift, Thad Cockrell, Jars of Clay or Audio Adrenaline, in which case, you will now be a bit more familiar with this band. Thad Cockrell, Tyler Burkum (Audio A), Jeremy Lutito (Jars of Clay), and Mike Simons (The Swift) have come together and created Leagues. For this I am truly excited!
Magic- Leagues

We must move on. There is more music to be heard. Such music would include a couple songs by B. Reith.
U Should Know- B. Reith
Wish That- B. Reith

Let’s go old school for a moment, and by “old school” I mean, “not really that old school.” The Avett Brothers? Sure, we’ll add in another one of their songs.
Head Full of Doubt/ Road Full of Promise- The Avett Brothers

We threw in a little bit of the heavier Emery stuff for all of you.
Scissors- Emery

Now, maybe you already knew that Tedashii had an album come out recently. Maybe some of you didn’t know that. Either way, I hope you enjoy this song.
Dum Dum (Feat. Lecrae)- Tedashii

Of course I always have to throw in that random band that you’ve never heard of. Meet Ravello.
On Your Side- Ravello

I think there’s always room for Mat Kearney, don’t you? An old song and a new single? I think so!
Breathe In Breathe Out- Mat Kearney
Hey Mama- Mat Kearney

And finally, this band, Kopecky Family Band, is like my new fave band ever. This is a high honor, and maybe a bit of an overstatement, but I am definitely excited to have added them into the rotation. And because I like them so much, I put in two songs!
Howlin’ at the Moon- Kopecky Family Band
God & Me- Kopecky Family Band

You know the drill. Tell us what you want to hear more of. Let us know via facebook and twitter what else you’d like to hear!

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May 24th, 2011

Today is a new day for music and I am more than delighted to share with you some of the new stuff we just added in.

Maybe you’ve heard of the band Flagship. Maybe you haven’t. It doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that Drake Margolnick, from Flagship is making music. This week we put in one of his songs from his album Taylorsville.
The Ladder- Margolnick

New Swimming With Dolphins? Sure, why not? After all their new album did just come out this week!
Diplomat- Swimming With Dolphins

A couple weeks back we threw a new Son Lux song at you. Well, we didn’t quite get our fix with that song, so we added in another. What’s cool about this album is that Ryan Lott, the guy who is “Son Lux” was challenged to make this album in one month by NPR. He did it and I am glad!
Flickers- Son Lux

Words can hardly express my giddy excitement that stems from Blindside’s new album With Shivering Hearts We Wait. Here are a couple songs we just added.
Monster on the Radio- Blindside
Our Love Saves Us- Blindside

When You Grow Up- Priscilla Ahn

Unbreakable- Fireflight

New Tedashii? Yes, I think we will.
Riot- Tedashii

The Healing- Ivoryline

Lost in Limbo- Divided By Friday

You know how to get ahold of us. Tell us what you want to hear more of. Let us know via facebook and twitter what else you’d like to hear!

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May 6th, 2011

Last night I tweeted that it would be an understatement to say that people were stoked that Phil Wickham was out for Skull Church. The night was out-of-control-awesome. Jesus was glorified and that’s what it’s all about. Even this morning as I was following up on some tweets I saw one person had tweeted about how they made a decision for Christ and their life will never be the same. There is nothing greater in this world than seeing Jesus move. There is nothing greater than getting to watch Jesus redeem lives.

Anyway, I’m not here to talk about Skull Church. I’m here to share an interview that Jesse got a chance to do with Phil.

Check it out:

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May 5th, 2011

A new month calls for new music! Today I was inspired by electronic music, so I’m sure you will notice some wonderful, dance inducing tunes floating your way.

I’m the kind of person that likes to dance. I’m not at all elegant… nor am I graceful. My moves usually stem from more ancient roots. I don’t ribbon dance. I think of my appendages as being more like ribbons and I just kind of flail them around in an awkward fashion. I don’t dance with agility and precision. Most often I am off beat and fumble around the dance floor. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Enjoy this weeks new music!

Family Force 5 has been working on a new album and recently released III EP. If you want to purchase it, go for it… or you can just tune in on the radio to catch it sometime.
You Got It- Family Force 5

Moving right along… As you may or may not already know, Owl City will be releasing a new album, All Things Bright and Beautiful very soon. The expected drop date is June 14th. That won’t stop us from grabbing singles when Adam Young throws them out to us.
Galaxies- Owl City

Speaking of albums dropping soon, look out for Swimming with Dolphins. They have an album expected later this month. We added in the following song in order to prep for the new album.
Sleep to Dream- Swimming with Dolphins

I remember last summer I spent so much time listening to Shad’s album TSOL. I felt now was as good a time as ever to add in another track from that cd.
A Good Name- Shad

And for the sake of building up an R&B category that is often neglected, I grabbed a track from Byron “Mr. Talkbox” Chambers. By all means, I am not the greatest at picking out music for this category, so as always, send us requests and enjoy some of this “make your body” move type of music.
Get On Up- Byron “Mr. Talkbox” Chambers

Dancing music is fun and fantastic and all that, but we also added in some more mellow tunes this week. And by “mellow” I mean, “not so electronic, but still pretty awesome.”

Is anyone interested in the new album that Thrice is currently working on? Well we are, so we added in more of their stuff to get our excitement levels up. Current excitement level is at “pumped.”
All the World is Mad- Thrice
In Exile- Thrice

Write This Down is a band that is new to the Fresh Life Radio airwaves. Who’s ever heard of them? Not me until today, but let’s get the word spread about them! Check out this new song we added!
Hand Grenades- Write This Down

Jesse, the early morning DJ, recently went to Texas to catch a Matt Wertz show. He came back and was super stoked on this song from his most recent album, Weights & Wings!
Running Back to You- Matt Wertz

I have a little story to tell you about this next song. Sunday morning, one of the students who sets up for Fresh Life Students asked me, “Hey Elisha, there is this song that used to play on the radio all the time. Do you know which one it was… it went like, ’something, something, something…’” My first thought was, “There is no way I am going to be able to identify this song.” Then he continued, “‘… it rolls around on account of a bunch of scientific stuff…’” That’s when my Shazam skills kicked in and I realized I knew a lot more about the music we play than I thought. It was Bradley Hathaway with the song, “Look Up.” I was inspired so I added another song this week.
The World is Screaming- Bradley Hathaway

As always, enjoy the music and tell us what you want to hear more of! You know the drill. Let us know via facebook and twitter what else you’d like to hear!

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