got no new song to sing

Derek Webb, formerly of Caedmon's Call and now writing much better music on his own, is giving away his new album, Mockingbird, for free. Get it here.

I don't usually (ever) recommend music by artists who explicitly produce music for the Contemporary Christian market due to the near total lack of creativity and quality in that industry, but Webb is a great songwriter and his new album is prophetic. And also, he doesn't really sing CCM music. The Chaplain commented this summer that leaving Caedmon's Call was the best thing that ever happened to Webb. (It's also the worst thing that could have happened to Caedmon's Call, but that's a subject for another day.) I definitely agree and am glad to have someone singing quality music with seriously challenging lyrics instead of the usual fluff. Listen to "Rich Young Ruler" and see what you think. It's free.