In our last episode we featured many of our Critics' Panel picks of the best albums from the first half of this year. Now we feature some of the tracks that made our Critics' picks for best individual songs of 2022 so far. -------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.78 --------- * Born Again - Jess Ray * More of Thee - Russ Mohr * Meant for Good - Brandon Lake & JUDAH * How Many Songs Does it Take To Save the World - Elias Dummer * Peace - Melanie Penn * Supernatural - Ben Rector (ft. Dave Koz) * I See A King - The Wood Drake Sessions (ft. Liz Vice) * There Will Be Surprises - Drew Miller * Talk of the Town - Needtobreathe * Fly - Carly Taich * Forever Again - Kings Kaleidoscope * The Kingdom is Coming - The Porter's Gate (ft. Josh Garrels & Terrian) * The Lord is on My Side - Karin Simmons * How Long - Weston Skaggs ------- CREDITS -------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * Full list of Best Albums & Songs of 2022(A) - https://utrmedia.org/2022a * SPONSOR1: Winter Woods KS Campaign - https://bit.ly/winterwoodsks * SPONSOR2: Judson University - https://is.gd/jutour * Contest for Beats Solo3 Headphones - https://utrmedia.org/winsolo3 * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

Have some excellent new releases maybe fallen through the cracks for you? We've got your back! The UTR Critics Panel has helped to curate the best faith-based albums released in the first half of 2022, and we share a bunch of those selections on this episode. ------- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 77 ------- * Faint - Colorvault (ft. A.Bishai & Young Oceans) * Clarity - DOE * Things Are Looking Up - Judah & the Lion * Hosanna (Will You Rise) - The Porter's Gate (ft. Matt Maher & Terrian) * Dream + Fades (Vanity) - Hannah Hubin & Wild Harbors * Dream On - Ben Rector * God Caughed and Woke Me Up - Andy Zipf * Be My Defender - Jordan St. Cyr * Time Machine - John Elefante * Uninspired; Blowing Smoke - John Van Deusen * This House - Anne Wilson * The Devil Don't Like It - Dedicated Men of Zion * Autumn Hymn - Ash & Eric -------- CREDITS --------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * SPONSOR: Allie Murphy - https://is.gd/amwysp * Full UTR Critics' List of Best Albums/Songs of 2022(A) - https://utrmedia.org/2022a * All Aboard 2022 (UTR's Summer Fundraising Campaign) - https://utrmedia.org/aa22 * Ticket Info for Rich Mullins tribute concerts - https://utrmedia.org/rmsept9 * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We remember and honor the 25th anniversary of the homegoing of Rich Mullins with some songs, reflections, and 2 world premiere songs from the upcoming tribute album 'Bellsburg' ----------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.76 ------------ * Waiting - Rich Mullins * Hold Me Jesus - Kim Hill * Whitewater - Rich Mullins * Here in America - Sarah Hart * The Color Green - Rich Mullins * Heaven is Waiting - Brothers McClurg * Boy Like Me/ Man Like You - Rich Mullins * Jacob and 2 Women - Carolyn Arends * The Breaks - Rich Mullins * Calling Out Your Name - Andrew Peterson * The Other Side of the World - Rich Mullins * Both Feet On the Ground - Ashley Cleveland * Hard - Rich Mullins * Steal at Any Price - Andrew Haines * Who is God Gonna Use - Rich Mullins * If I Stand - Jess Ray * Peace - Rich Mullins --------- CREDITS ----------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * Bellsburg Kickstarter (thru 6/30/22) - https://is.gd/bellsburgks * Rich Mullins 25 website - https://richmullins25.com * UTR's Heart Soul & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm18 * Summer of Vinyl contest - https://utrmedia.org/winvinyl2022 * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org, info at https://utrmedia.org

You (our listeners) are in charge of the music, and we play your picks commercial break free. ------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.75 ------- * Oh Sweetest Name - John Van Deusen * Into the Harbor - Sandra McCracken * Love Light A Way - Mutemath * Everything and More - Citizens * Survive These Seas - Lovkn * The Gospel is Rest - Elias Dummer (ft. Land of Color) * It's Okay You're Not Okay - Copperlily * Spring: Wake - The Arcadian Wild * Brave - Eden Wilhelm * Broken Places - Jars of Clay * Mount Up - Mitch McVicker * Lighter from Here - Christa Wells -------- CREDITS --------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * Big thank you to all those who requested songs! * UTR's Summer of Vinyl contest - https://utrmedia.org/winvinyl2022 * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We are thrilled to showcase music all focused on the cross and the empty tomb - and Dave reveals his favorite song of this year's Easter. -------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.74 --------- * You've Done The Rest - JUDAH (ft. Jon Guerra) * Look What God Has Done - Ghost Ship * Love Has the Final Word - Mary Ozaraga * All We Sinners - Crowder * I've Seen Too Much - Andrew Peterson * Glory & Grace - Erik Nieder * Our New Day - Sarah Hart * In a Place Where Shadows Grow - Jeff Elbel + Ping * Glory Awaits - Sovereign Grace Music * Still Rolls The Stone [LIVE] - Bob Bennett * King of Kings - Stephen McWhirter & Jason Clayborn -------- CREDITS --------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * SPONSOR1: Randy Stonehill Tribute - https://is.gd/rstributebc * SPONSOR2: Jason Lee McKinney Band - https://is.gd/jlmbsp * Resurrection Songs Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/resurrection2021 * White Owl Retreat 2022 info - https://whiteowlretreat.org * Tickets for Andrew Peterson & the Captains Courageous reunion concert on May 13 - https://utrmedia.org/apmay13 * Contest for Blu Rays - https://utrmedia.org/winblurays * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We invite some artists to share stories behind their songs - including The Gray Havens, Mike Farris, Sarah Masen, & more. Plus some brand-spankin-new tracks by The New Respects, Ben Rector, Jill Phillips, & John Mark McMillan. ------- TRACKS FOR EP. 73 ------- * Undoing - DOE * Prove My Love - John Mark McMillan * River Jordan - Mike Farris * Heroes - Ben Rector * Tuesday - Sarah Masen * Ain't Nobody Got it Easy - Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors * Things Aren't Always What They Seem - Jill Phillips * Not Home Yet - The Gray Havens * Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy - Fernando Ortega (ft. Amy Grant) * The Unclouded Day - Andrew Greer * Sail - The New Respects * Flying in a Lucid Dream - Andy Zipf -------- CREDITS -------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * SPONSOR: Jason Lee McKinney Band - https://is.gd/jlmbsp * Info on White Owl Retreat 2020 - https://whiteowlretreat.org * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We have a super-sized episode as we cram in 19 more of the UTR Critics' picks for the best individual songs of 2021. Plus Dave makes a big announcement about UTR's first big event in 2022. -------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.72 --------- * Japanese Bonus Track - Make Sure * Seasons Change - Antoine Bradford (ft. Shua) * Soul of Things - Sara Groves * End of the Age - Brian Morykon (ft. Chad Lawson) * Talk to the Lord - Natalie Bergman * A Place Called Earth - Jon Foreman (ft. Lauren Daigle) * Tears are Smoke - Bethany Barnard * Be. loved. - JUDAH * West Texas Wind - Needtobreathe * Fill the Room - BrvndonP (ft. Kristal Stallworth-Little) * The Woods - The Choir * Train Song - Becca Jordan * Signs Are Down - Zach Winters * Poetry - Taylor Leonhardt * The Way - Drakeford * In The Hallow - Michelle Lynn Thompson (ft. The Wayside & Dan Wheeler) * The Medicine - Common Hymnal (ft. Dee Wilson & Alex Ainono) * Psalm 73 - Poor Bishop Hooper * You Bring the Morning - Andy Squyres -------- CREDITS -------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * SPONSOR1: Judson University - https://is.gd/jutour * SPONSOR2: Ross King's Tools Not Rules - https://rosskingmusic.com/utr25 * Full list of UTR's Best Songs of 2021 - https://utrmedia.org/songs2021 * Contest for Blu Rays - https://utrmedia.org/winblurays * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at utrmedia.org

We continue our celebration of the best gourmet music from the year gone by. Today we feature some of our UTR Critics Panel's picks of the best individual songs of 2021. --------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.71 --------- * Broken Harvest - Madison Cunningham * Stick Around - Arthur Alligood * The Bones of Us - Switchfoot * Find Another Reason Why - Judah & the Lion * All These Questions - Drakeford * Joy Will Come - Paul Zach (ft. Liz Vice & Charles Jones) * Shiny Stuff - Beach Chapel * Highest Praise - Stephen McWhirter & Jason Clayborn * New Me - Soulbox * I Need You - Gable Price & Friends * Tears - Future of Forestry * Canyon - Ellie Holcomb * Among The Stars - Mitch McVicker ------- CREDITS ------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * Full list of UTR's Best Songs of 2021 - https://utrmedia.org/songs2021 * SPONSOR1: Ross King's Tools Not Rules - https://rosskingmusic.com/utr25 * SPONSOR2: Judson University - https://is.gd/jutour * UTR's Best Music Videos of 2021 - https://utrmedia.org/videos21 * UTR's Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2021 - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga21 * Special Thanks to the UTR Panel of Critics * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

It's our favorite podcast episode to produce each year. Our UTR Critics Panel has weighed in, and now it's time for an audio countdown of the Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2021. ------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.70 ------- * Let Your Heart Sing - Young Oceans (from "You Are Fullness) * No Resurrection - Andy Squyers (from "Poet Priest") * Who Else - Bethany Barnard (from "All My Questions") * Stronger - Ellie Holcomb (from "Canyon") * Villain - Ross King (from "Unfinished") * Wide Awake - The Gray Havens (from "Blue Flower) * Imago Amor - Remedy Drive (from "Imago Amor") * Lost 'Cause - Switchfoot (from "Interrobang") * Weight of the World - Jon Foreman (from "Departures") * Soul of Things - Sara Groves (from "What Makes It Through") * Innocence - Needtobreathe (from "Into The Mystery") -------- CREDITS -------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * Top 11 Gourmet Albums Article - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga21 * SPONSOR: Judson University - https://judsonu.edu * Best Gourmet Music Videos of 2021 - https://utrmedia.org/videos21 * Info on giving a post-Buildathon donation to UTR - https://utrmedia.org/b2021 * Special thanks to the UTR Critics' Panel * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We share selections from the 6 Honorable Mention albums that almost made our Top 11 list. Plus we introduce you to a North Carolina native making his UTR debut. --------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.69 -------- * Never Be Another One (from "Skin and Wind") - Charlie Peacock * Milk & Honey (from "Milk & Honey") - Crowder * All Flame (from "Recognition") - Carolyn Arends * Aces Over Eights (from "Deep Cuts") - The Choir * You Have My Heart (from "Onward & Upward") - Jervis Campbell * Listening (from "Remember") - Future of Forestry ---------- CREDITS ---------- * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * 2021 Honorable Mentions article - https://utrmedia.org/hm2021 * SPONSOR1: Graham Jones - https://is.gd/gjgngjsp * SPONSOR2: Jonathan & Emily Martin - https://is.gd/jemtellsp * Best Gourmet Music Videos of 2021 - https://utrmedia.org/videos21 * Help support UTR with a post-campaign donation - https://utrmedia.org/b2021 * Special thanks to members of the UTR Critics' Panel! * Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com (c) 2021 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org