ROUND ONE

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Life and Times of Joshua Clayton is pleased to announce the first annual Summer Music Awards. The summer of 2004 has come and gone…but it’s boasted much new (and old) music listening…and in a somewhat pointless yet fun endeavor (revealing my slight interest in statistics)…

Here is round one of the summer awards.

ROUND ONE

The first round is simply a mega-list of the tracks that have garnered respect in my book…for some reason had to have that second listen…something that made it stand out among hundreds of other tracks (new and old) during the course of this summer’s listening. There were plenty of great Christian artists, albums, and songs…and the narrowing down process is hard. But here is a list of all the nominees. Remember, this is only round one. We still have to get to best artist, best album, honorable mention, top 3…and a few goodies like “best guitar solo,” best vocals, etc…

Congratulations 2004 nominees!

Bleach: Get Up, Tired Heart, Jaded Now
Casting Crowns: Who Am I?
Matt Redman: Facedown, Blessed Be Your Name
David Crowder Band: Revolutionary Love, Stars
Dc Talk: Colored People, Jesus Freak, Mind’s Eye, Time Is, Red Letters, What If I Stumble
Kutless: Your Touch, Run, Pride Away, Dry
Seven Places: Yours, Everything, Landslide, Thinking It Over, Little
TAIT: Fallen, Reconnecting
Delirious?: The Mezzanine Floor, Bliss, Metamorphis, Inside Outside, Mountains High, Feel It Coming On, Love Is the Compass, Alien, Take Me Away, Waiting for the Summer
Switchfoot: Meant to Live, New Way to Be Human, Company Car, Something More, Only Hope
Chris Tomlin: Everything That’s Beautiful, Enough, Famous One
Third Day: Agnus Dei, 40 Days
Relient K: Hello McFly, My Girlfriend, Wake-up Call
Jars of Clay: Headstrong, Trouble Is, Show You Love, I’m in the Way, Jealous Kind
Newsboys: Breakfast, Reality, Entertaining Angels, God Is Not a Secret
Rich Mullins: Ready for the Storm, We Are Not As Strong As We Think We Are
Hangnail: Survey of Self, I Aspire, The Sleeping Giant
Michael W. Smith: I See You
EastWest: She Cries, Down
Megalithic: Start a Revolution, Girl
Number One Gun: Starting Line
TobyMac: What’s Goin’ Down, Yours
Tree63: The Glorious Ones, The Answer to the Question
Sanctus Real: Everything About You
U2: Beautiful Day
Starfield: Filled With Your Glory
Something Like Silas: When I Search
Jason Upton: Dying Star
Jami Smith: Wash Over Me, Your Love Is Deep, Surrender
Jeff Deyo: Bless the Lord
Sixpence None the Richer: Breathe Your Name
Anberlin: Cadence
ZOEgirl: Beautiful Name
Matthew West: More
Sky Harbor: Welcome
Chris Rice: The Other Side of the Radio
Seventh Day Slumber: Candy
Darius J.: Exodus
Skillet: My Obsession

Remember to stay tuned for the conclusion of this year’s awards. Thanks and have a pleasant evening.