Radio Friend Phil – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL.  This week on New Tunes at 9, we featured new music from, among others, Christy Nockels, Jimmy Needham, Hawk Nelson and Jaci Velasquez, whose new project, “Diamond,” releases next Tuesday, February 7. Also this week, we continued to play “New Year’s Day,” the latest single from Abandon. Abandon is a 5-piece band from San Antonio, Texas. Abandon is comprised of brothers Josh and Justin Engler; and two cousins, Dave and Steven Vela. The group’s name was inspired by biblical scripture: Joshua 22:3, which says, “God has directed us not to abandon any brothers.” For more on Abandon, go to http://www.abandonrock.com/; the website contains facebook and twitter links, plus music downloads from their current project, “Control.”

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Radio Friend Phil – Greetings! The latest WJTL RadioTraks Music Survey is up at wjtl.com. Please click on the link http://wjtl.com/musics/radiotraks/ to rate the 17 songs and qualify to win, among other prizes,  a copy of  “A Beautiful Life,” the latest project by Mikeschair.

Happy Listening,

Radio Friend Phil

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Radio Friend Phil – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL.  This week on New Tunes at 9, we featured new music from, among others, Kutless, Starfield, Leigh Nash, Royal Tailor and the latest project from David Crowder Band, “Give Us Rest: A Requiem Mass in C (The Happiest Of All The Keys),” the band’s final project that debuted last week at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. We’ve also been playing new songs from singer, songwriter, guitarist and worship leader Michael Ferrari. Michael Ferrari is an independent, Lancaster County-based artist, who you may remember as the lead singer for the band, Unsettled. Michael has been busy recording and posting his new music online: check out themichaelferrari.blogspot.com. That’s http://themichaelferrari.blogspot.com/ for commentary, videos and new music.

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Radio Friend Phil – Greetings! It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup! New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL.   This week on New Tunes at 9, we continued to spotlight some of the most significant new and forthcoming releases, including “Response,” the latest project from Phil Wickham. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Phil Wickham is from San Diego, California. “Response” follows his 2007 release “Cannons”; it continues to expand on his contemporary sound: lush, multi-layered pop music, expansive harmonies and Phil’s beautiful voice, comparable to the late Jeff Buckley. Phil’s father is currently a worship leader; his brother Evan is a recording artist; and both parents played a small part in shaping Contemporary Christian music as members of the Jesus Movement band, Parable.  For more on Phil Wickham, go to http://philwickham.com/#!/ss:facebook for an album interview, tour dates and details on the “Fuel Your Kindle Fire” promotion, running now through January 31.

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Radio Friend Phil – Greetings! The latest WJTL RadioTraks Music Survey is up at wjtl.com. Please click on the link http://wjtl.com/musics/radiotraks/ to rate the 16 songs and qualify to win, among other prizes,  a copy of  ”A Beautiful Life,” by Mikeschair.

Happy Listening,

Radio Friend Phil

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This week on New Tunes at 9, we continued to spotlight some of the most significant new and forthcoming releases, including Kutless’ new disc, “Believer,” and the final project from David Crowder Band, “Give Us Rest: A Requiem Mass in C, (the Happiest of all the Keys.”) David Crowder Band, from Waco, Texas, is one of the few bands in Christian music history that truly forged new territory by fusing seemingly disparate genres and styles of music together. The band’s exhilarating live performances featured David Crowder playing everything from guitar to theremin; from keytar to banjo—from worship settings to rock ‘n’ roll spectacles—any instrument was fair game in the studio or on the stage.  For more on David Crowder, go to http://www.davidcrowderband.com/

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Radio Friend Phil – It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL.   This week on New Tunes at 9 we continued our look at some of the best projects released in 2011, including a new singer/songwriter from Indiana named Adam Cappa. In 2011, Adam Cappa released his debut EP, “The Rescue,” and he’s preparing to release a full-length project, produced by Jeremy Camp, on March 13^th. I spoke to Adam Cappa recently on New Tunes at 9 about being the son of a sheriff, writing and recording together with Jeremy Camp and about his heart for worship; performing and ministering at various teen camps. For more on Adam Cappa, and to listen to songs off his forthcoming project, “The Rescue,” go to http://adamcappa.com/

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Radio Friend Phil – Thanks for listening to the WJTL Top 100 Countdown! Here’s a list of the top 10 songs of 2011:

(1) Third Day-Children of God. (2) Needtobreathe-Slumber. (3) Mandisa-Stronger. (4) Chris Tomlin-I Lift My Hands. (5) Laura Story-Blessings. (6) Third Day-Trust In Jesus. (7) Aaron Shust-My Hope Is In You. (8) Peter Furler-Reach. (9) Jeremy Camp-The Way. (10) Casting Crowns-Courageous.

Happy New Year!
Radio Friend Phil

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Radio Friend Phil – Greetings! The latest WJTL RadioTraks Music Survey is up at wjtl.com. Please click on the link http://wjtl.com/musics/radiotraks/ to rate the 21 songs and qualify to win, among other prizes,  a copy of Casting Crowns’ new project, “Come To The Well.”

Happy New Year,

Radio Friend Phil

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Radio Friend Phil – It’s time for this week’s New Tunes at 9 Roundup: New Tunes at 9, one-hour of new and emerging music, weeknights at 9 p.m. on WJTL.  This week on New Tunes at 9 we featured the best of 2011 (including Listeners’ Choice and Christmas songs). 2011 was a strong year for Christmas projects, including the latest from Smalltown Poets, “Smalltown Poets Christmas.” Last week on New Tunes at 9 I spoke with some of the members of Smalltown Poets after a concert in Georgia. They all spoke candidly about the band’s longevity and the process of choosing carols for the Christmas project. Click here http://www.facebook.com/smalltownpoets or here http://smalltownpoetschristmas.com/?tag=christmas to preview all the songs.  (You can also watch videos of the band recording the Christmas songs live in the studio.)

Radio Friend Phil

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