By Andy Argyrakis
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
After a slow start to winter, the alternative music scene is heating up with a flurry of releases this week. Leading the list is the long awaited return of
Living Sacrifice, who turn in hard rock fury across
The Infinite Order (Solid State Records). From there, expect heavy-handed new tunes from
Day Of Fire on
Losing All (Razor & Tie), plus a trio of relatively new alternative rockers:
Above The Golden State The Golden Rule (Sparrow Records),
Number One Gun To The Secrets And Knowledge (Tooth and Nail Records) and
Deas Vail Birds & Cages Gotee Records.
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A CCM FRIEND
Previous CCM staffer turned full time rock star
Craig Felker is now front man for the highly buzzed about
Hearts of Saints, who drop its self-titled national debut on the
Grits-curated Revolution Arts. Expect a high octane alternative rock/pop/dance amalgamation fit for fans of
The Killers' Hot Fuss CD,
Switchfoot's stadium side and more recent
U2 offerings.
GOSPEL GALORE
All the gospel heavyweights turn up with their top tunes of the coming year on the annual
WOW Gospel 2010 (Verity Records), which features all the usual suspects, plus a few acts to keep an eye on. Catch
Kirk Franklin, Smokie Norful, Marvin Sapp, Mary Mary and
Whitney Houston, alongside
J Moss, Sheri Jones-Moffett and
Heather Headley.
For a complete list of new and upcoming albums, check out our new releases page.
