The Blog of Matt Peters

I have been anxiously awaiting Derek Webb’s new album. Looks like he had released a new single from it today. Wow!

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I’ve been a fan of Jars of Clay ever since college, but their last few albums have been very exciting. Their latest, ‘The Long Fall Back to Earth’, released today and it is very, very good. You have to check it out. If you want to try only one song from it, I’d recommend Closer [...]

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Back in September of 2007, I had a post talking about a new band that I had found named Rue Royale. They are a husband and wife duo that features beautiful smooth melodies, acoustic guitars, and artistic lyrics. A couple of weeks ago my iPod came across them again while I was listening to a [...]

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I’m a pretty big fan of U2, and as such, I had to pick up their album, No Line on the Horizon last Tuesday as soon as it came out. Actually, my morning was like this: get up, shower, get dressed, open the computer, download the album from Amazon. That was especially cool since Amazon [...]

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Sixpence None the Richer has long been near the top of my list of favorite bands. So, I was very excited today to see that they have released a new EP! This after about 4 years of being split up. And, according to wikipedia they are planning a tour, but their official site doesn’t seem [...]

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In my effort to spread the word about independent artists, here are two more that I’m really enjoying these days. Kendall Payne – Paper Skin Kendall Payne recently came out with a new independent album named Paper Skin. I really enjoyed her “Jordan’s Sister” album several years ago, and heard her stuff on several movies [...]

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Now is a perfect time to check out one of my favorite indie artists, Andrew Osenga. He’s giving away his new EP, Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1. Very good stuff. So head over here and check it out! And drop him a Pay Pal donation to show your thanks.

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Exciting news! New Caedmon’s album, new tour, and Derek will be working with them. CAEDMON’S CALL ANNOUNCES BIG YEAR WITH NEW ALBUM, NEW LABEL AND FORMER MEMBER DEREK WEBB RETURNS FOR PROJECT AND TOUR NASHVILLE, TN…May 22, 2007… INO Records’ announces the signing of award-winning Christian group, folk-pop sensation Caedmon’s Call. The group will be [...]

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These are the current albums I have constantly running on shuffle on my iPod. Great stuff — you’ve got to check them out. – The Morning by Andrew Osenga – Gravity | Love by Sandra McCracken – The Far Country by Andrew Peterson – How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb by U2 – Mockingbird by [...]

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(This post is not complete and is marked private, but it seems that lifejournal is still sending it out in the RSS feed) Tech – This Week in Tech – Hanselminutes – .Net Rocks – ARCast Religious – Internet Monk – Desiring God – Relevant Gaming – The Dice Tower – Boardgame Babylon – Garrett’s [...]

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