Derek Webb

Derek Webb has just released a new album, titled The Ringing Bell. I've listened to it twice through so far, and, as expected, it's great. Mr. Webb (formerly of Caedmon's Call) has always been one of my favorite artists, and if you haven't heard him yet you're missing out big time.

Read a review of his new album here.

Some good lines from the review:

"If anything has caused Webb to be "inaccessible," it's his brilliant lyricism. Too openly Christian for the masses, too provocative for Christian music, and let's face it, too brainy and introspective for general listeners. But it's precisely why fans of intelligent songcraft love him." "After drawing some heat for questioning the average Christian's perspective of war on 2005's Mockingbird, he now elaborates on the subject with an album focused on mankind's aversion to peace or offering forgiveness and unconditional love." "Webb is the rare Christian songwriter today calling us to conversation. Rather than recite timeless scriptural truth, he asks listeners to use God's Word in examining current events. More importantly, he does so without pushing an agenda, but rather asking questions for his own benefit as much as any other Christian's."

You can actually stream The Ringing Bell in its entirety and even look at sample pages from the graphic novel inspired by the album here.

Find out more about Mr. Webb here.