{"id":415,"date":"2016-01-02T15:53:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T15:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/02\/favorite-albums-of-2015\/"},"modified":"2016-01-02T15:53:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T15:53:47","slug":"favorite-albums-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/02\/favorite-albums-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Albums of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here are our favorite albums released in 2015, including one from Jill Andrews whom we hosted in July.<\/p>\n

Tree63<\/a> \u2013 Land: \u00a0<\/b>Tree63 was a stalwart of the \u201cChristian music\u201d market a decade ago, but
\nnutrients are scarce in a shallow subculture, and the Tree eventually burnt
\nout. \u00a0They replanted after a seven year
\nhiatus in the deep soil of independence, producing and releasing Land<\/i> through a kickstarter
\ncampaign. \u00a0They still sing about faith
\nbut are now free to explore it from many angles. \u00a0If you\u2019ve ever patiently lived with doubt,
\nyou may resonate with these songs. \u00a0If
\nyou appreciate soaring male vocals and upbeat rock and roll, you may enjoy
\nthese tunes. \u00a0I\u2019m two for two. \u00a0The CD is literally stuck in my truck\u2019s
\nplayer, and that\u2019s just fine with me.<\/p>\n

Jill Andrews<\/a> \u2013 The War Inside: \u00a0<\/b>I\u2019ve long appreciated Jill\u2019s smooth southern voice and thoughtful songwriting. \u00a0She has made a living in the Americana niche
\nfor a decade. \u00a0I was pleasantly surprised,
\nhowever, by the progressive production on The
\nWar Inside<\/i>. \u00a0While I don\u2019t resonate deeply
\nwith all of the themes on this record, the fresh eclectic fusion of southern
\nand pop sounds is so good that I keep coming back to it.<\/p>\n

Sandra McCracken<\/a> \u2013 Psalms: \u00a0<\/b>These songs are reflections on biblical psalms, orchestrated, played, and sung
\nsoothingly by Sandra on piano and tracked live with a simple band. \u00a0The song \u201cSweet Comfort\u201d could have been the
\ntitle track, because sweet comfort is what this record evokes from beginning to
\nend. \u00a0When guests were in my house in
\n2015, I often chose to play this record as an essential stratum of a welcoming
\natmosphere.<\/p>\n

David Ramirez<\/a> \u2013 Fables: \u00a0<\/b>I love an autobiographical artist as long as he tells the truth. \u00a0When the truth illuminates every word, there
\nis no glory in brokenness and grace eventually shines through. \u00a0David has chosen a path with some measure of mistakes,
\nwhich results in some honest pain being reflected in these songs, but there is
\na glimmer of hope, however fleeting, in stand-out track \u201cRock and a Hard
\nPlace.\u201d \u00a0\u201cMaybe I want to stare death in the
\nface. \u00a0Pound my chest and scream, \u2018I
\nain’t afraid!\u2019 \u00a0Truth is I’m beaten down
\nand broken from all the weight pushing me to trade my guilt for grace.\u201d \u00a0Thank God for that grace, and God bless David
\nRamirez. \u00a0His words mean a lot to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are our favorite albums released in 2015, including one from Jill Andrews whom we hosted in July. Tree63 \u2013 Land: \u00a0Tree63 was a stalwart of the \u201cChristian music\u201d market a decade ago, but nutrients are scarce in a shallow subculture, and the Tree eventually burnt out. \u00a0They replanted after a seven year hiatus in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[212,211,210,215,209,221,222,226,217,218,223,214,60,175,213,219,220,225,224,216],"class_list":["post-415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-albums","tag-best-albums-of-2015","tag-best-of","tag-best-of-2015","tag-bestof","tag-david-ramirez","tag-davidramirez","tag-fables","tag-jill-andrews","tag-jillandrews","tag-land","tag-list","tag-music","tag-psalms","tag-records","tag-sandra-mccracken","tag-sandramccracken","tag-the-war-inside","tag-thewarinside","tag-tree63"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.houseontherockconcerts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}