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The Weekly Downloads: Apr. 20 ~ Apr. 26

After missing several weeks of the Weekly Downloads, and posting in general (long story short, I’ve been unbelievably busy), I’ve got a lot of catching up to do – hope you’re ready for a lot of music!

First up this week, iTickets.  This week, they’ve got free downloads from Kari Jobe and Ted Rastatter ,with “Everyone Needs A Little” and “Arrows”, respectively.

-iTickets’ Free Music Page-

Next, Tangle.com has a free download new Centricity Records artist Sixteen Cities’ song “Come As You Are”.  They remind me a bit of Tenth Avenue North, which is definitely a good thing.

-Tangle.com-

New Release Tuesday has two free songs this week, worship band Deluge’s “Unshakable” and urban/hip-hop group 21:03′s brand new song “Favor”.  Neither are quite my style, but you’re more then welcome to check them out.

-NRT’s Free Music Page-

Next up, GMC.  Thankfully, they archive their weekly downloads, so the free songs from the last three weeks are all still available.  The tracks are Israel Houghton’s “Every Prayer”, Karen Peck & New River’s “Why Can’t All God’s Children Get Along”, and Kari Jobe’s rendition of “Revelation Song”.  I’m not going to spoil the results, but it’s worth mentioning that all three songs were nominated for Dove Awards this year.  Check it out!

-Israel Houghton’s “Every Prayer” on GMC-

-Karen Peck & New River’s “Why Can’t All God’s Children Get Along?” on GMC-

-Kari Jobe’s “Revelation Song” on GMC-

Another website that keeps their free downloads available is FreeCCM, and they’ve got an very impressive 6 free downloads available at the moment.  Here’s the list:

• The Afters – “Tonight”
• Bart Milliard – “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour”
• Tim Timmons – “A Thousand Amens (Doxology)”
• Darlene Zschech – “Pray”
• Decyfer Down – “Burn Back The Sun”
• Caedmon’s Call – “Hold The Light”

Out of that list, I can personally recommend The Afters, Decyfer Down, and Darlene Zschech’s songs, all three are great.  Enjoy!

-FreeCCM’s Free Music Page-

There’s actually one more download worth mentioning this week – iTunes is featuring the latest single from a new country group, The Band Perry, for free.  Personally, I don’t know much about them, but according to insideREVOLUTION, the group’s lead singer, Kimberly Perry, used to be signed to EMICMG and opened for Jump5 & ZOEgirl.

I don’t know any details beyond that, but I’m impressed with their song (which is called “If I Die Young”).  If  you enjoy country music you might just want to check this three-sibling group out.  I’m glad I did. 

-The Band Perry “If I Die Young” on iTunes-

Tags: 21:03, Bart Milliard, Caedmon's Call, Darlene Zschech, Decyfer Down, Deluge, Israel Houghton, Karen Peck & New River, Kari Jobe, Sixteen Cities, Ted Rastatter, The Afters, The Band Perry, Tim Timmons

The Weekly Downloads: Feb. 2 ~ Feb. 8

Gospel Music Channel has had a pretty big week – on Tuesday, they officially changed their name from “Gospel Music Channel” to just “GMC”.  Thankfully, the name changed hasn’t affect their weekly free download, with this week’s free song being Israel Houghton’s “The Power of One (Change the World)”.  It’s a slow, soulful track, not really my style, but hey, it’s free, so I’m not complaining.

-Israel Houghton’s “The Power of One (Change the World) on GMC-

Also available this week are Stephanie Smith’s “Heart Attack” from iTickets and Laura Story’s “What A Savior” (straight off the new Catalyst Music Project album) from New Release Tuesday.  “Heart Attack” is from Stephanie’s new self-titled EP, and (in my opinion), definitely something to check out.  Not Afraid, Stephanie’s debut, was definitely on the pop side of pop/rock, but from what I’ve heard of the new EP, it’s very much on the rock side of the spectrum, almost along the lines of Paramore.  I like it.

-iTickets’ Free Music Page-

-NRT’s Free Music Page-

And available from FreeCCM this week is Phillips, Craig, & Dean’s “Counting On God”, track #1 from the trio’s latest Fearless.  Honestly, it didn’t sound much like the Phillips, Craig, & Dean that I’ve known, but it’s still quite the decent song, and I’m glad I got it.  Check it out:

-Phillips, Craig, & Dean “Counting On God” on FreeCCM-

Rounding out the week is the new band Me In Motion, whose debut video for their song “Losers” is being featured this week as a free download on VideoRocket.  I saw the video for the first time on GMC yesterday, and caught myself singing the song hours later – it’s worth getting if you ask me.

-VideoRocket’s Free Video Page-

And that’s it for the Weekly Downloads this week, not a lot of music available, but it’s all fairly good stuff, so I’m not complaining.

Tags: Israel Houghton, Laura Story, Me In Motion, Phillips Craig & Dean, Stephanie Smith

Modern Worship Download + iPod Touch Giveaway

Right now until September 3rd, you can enter to win a 32GB iPod Touch from Integrity music via NewReleaseTuesday.com. You have to enter your name, address, and email, to enter. After entering your information, NewReleaseTuesday will give you five free modern worship downloads from Hillsong, Hillsong United, Kari Jobe, Lincoln Brewster, and Israel Houghton. Not only do they give you music downloads, but also the music videos and chord charts to those respective songs! So if you ever lead worship in your church, or youth group, or ever plan to, this would be a great opportunity to pick those up. According to their site, the value of these downloads equal up to $20! Even if you don’t end up as the winner of the iPod Touch, you’ll still be winning something with these free downloads.

-Enter to Win 32GB iTouch on NewReleaseTuesday.com-

Like I said before, this contest is from Integrity Music. When I heard that, I checked out their website, and found that they have some more Woship music downloads. They have a couple songs from Lincoln Brewster, Israel Houghton, Kari Jobe, Jared Anderson, Gateway Worship and Don Moen. All you need to do is go to their site, and click on the ‘Songs’ tab, and there you’ll find a couple of free music downloads and their respective chord charts. To get several of the others, you need to sign up on Integrity’s website and go to the artist’s page.

-Integrity Music’s website-

Tags: Don Moen, Gateway Worship, Hillsong, Hillsong United, Israel Houghton, Jared Anderson, Kari Jobe, Lincoln Brewster

Connersvine + Ansley + iTicket’s = This Post

Several new tidbits of news…

• FreeCCM.com has added a new Connersvine song, “Lay Down”. I’ve lost track of how many different free songs I’ve gotten from Connersvine, but I must be close to having their full CD by now. Okay, maybe not, but this song is getting me one step closer.  

-FreeCCM.com-

• Speaking of Connersvine, I was on their website last night and it turns out they’ve got a pretty interesting blog going.  If you ever wanted to know what they think of American Idol (and quite a few other things), well, now you can find out.  Check it out!

-Connersvine.com-

• iTicket’s has got two new songs for this next week, from Israel Houghton and Disciple. Disciple’s “Lay My Burdens” is a great power-ballad with an equally great message, while Israel Houghton’s “The Power of One (Change the World)” is a urban/hip-hop/gospel/something-else-altogether-that-I-can’t-put-my-finger-on song.  It’s not really my thing, but hey, that’s just me.  It’s still a good track, and besides that, it’s free.  Enjoy!

-iTicket’s Free Music Page-

• Last but definitely not least, I’m happy to announce (*drum roll please*)… Ansley! She wrote the post last week about The Civil Wars to cover for me while I was many miles away from home in the Windy City.  She (and possibly some other people) have volunteered to help me out by doing some writing for TFCMB. These next couple of weeks look like they’ll be extremely busy for me, so I’m extremely grateful for the help.  Please, go and welcome Ansley on her post. 

Till next time, this is Matt, signing off…

Tags: Connersvine, Disciple, Israel Houghton