Music: Acoustic

Today we’re excited to share a new album by Audrey Assad we’ve added to WOTR Acoustic Praise radio: Inheritance

“Throughout Inheritance, we hear creative approaches to songs whose lyrics many are familiar with. From the quiet reflectiveness of notes played on a piano to the soaring sounds of string & percussion, the stunning musical display allows the words to shine without overshadowing the glorious message within.”- Today’s Christian Entertainment Read more...

We just added a new Jill Phillips album to our Acoustic Praise radio:

Lead Me Home is Jill Phillips’ new album of gospel songs and hymns drawing from her southern roots and faith heritage.

“Artists like Fernando Ortega, Michael Card, and Chris Rice have reinvigorated hymnody, showing ways to present classic songs of faith in fresh ways for modern appreciation and worship. Jill Phillips’ new album, her tenth overall, joins that august company with a set of acoustic hymns that’s tender and stirring by turns. Civil rights anthem “Eyes on the Prize” burns with power, while “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus,” freed from its usual Advent setting, calls out for the Second Coming. Phillips’ vocals combine purity and earnest longing; husband Andy Gullahorn ably assists once again on guitar and vocals. Simple and sublime.” – Robert Berman Read more...

We’ve added another great album by JJ Heller to our Acoustic Praise station:

“JJ Heller’s eighth album, I Dream of You, falls into the category of “children’s music,” but that description is somewhat limiting. The songs here are more substantial and thought-provoking than your typical lullabies or nursery rhymes. As a Christian singer/songwriter, Heller has long dealt with themes of love and family from a perspective of faith. She shifts her focus to the younger set on I Dream of You without compromising her lyrical insight. Combining new versions of five previously recorded tunes with six new compositions, the album has a sparkling folk-pop sound built around acoustic guitars, light keyboards, and orchestral touches. Heller tempers her motherly tone with a sense of life’s larger heartaches. “The Sun Will Rise,” “I Get to Be the One,” and title track are warm, reassuring, and quietly wise. Tracks like “I Know You Will” hint at a greater spiritual love between God and mankind. “Sailing the Sugar Sea” and “Boat Song” contain an adult pang of longing under their whimsical surfaces. Smart and sincere, I Dream of You holds appeal for families beyond Christian music circles.” – iTunes Read more...

We’re recently added Andrew Peterson’s album to our Acoustic Praise station:

“Offering a long-awaited prequel to his curiously titled 2008 release, Resurrection Letters, Vol. 2, acclaimed Christian singer/songwriter Andrew Peterson returns to a familiar subject on Resurrection Letters, Vol. 1. Arriving a full ten years after its thematic partner, Vol. 1 eschews the autobiographical nature of the singer’s previous few releases to deal directly with the resurrection of Christ. Delivered in Peterson’s signature roots rock style, the 2018 album was again produced by Ben Shive and preceded by another offering in this song cycle, Resurrection Letters: Prologue, which appeared a few months earlier.” – AllMusic Read more...