Joel Auge

By Jenny Bennett, Digital Content Coordinator

With an iPod full of great releases this summer in Gospel & Christian music, we've selected just a few to whet your appetite for the coming weeks.

If you’ve got a craving for an authentically melodic and imaginative acoustic album, worship leader Joel Auge’s (pronounced ‘o-zschay’) debut is for you. You may have to stop and catch your breath when you hear his smooth vocals and honest lyrics that pierce straight to the heart. Most of the songs on the project, including standout tracks “On the Blue” and “Singing Hallelujah” are strong enough to work anywhere from a large worship setting to a small club. But the album still offers a few easy-to-learn worship songs like “Every Heart” and “Even the Rocks.” Without sacrificing country music’s “three chords and the truth” rule, these tracks are still more interesting than much of the repertoire currently in contemporary worship rotation. Definitely worth a listen.

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