AP, in conjunction with christiansupply.net, has done a podcast about Resurrection Letters, Vol. II. You can download stuff and hear the whole record. I’ve got my MP3 copy [from Centricity, in exchange for pitching ideas for marketing], and I can tell you that I really like it so far.

Okay, so I know that Geof has already mentioned this in his weekly listing of new tour dates, but in case you missed it, here is an announcement Christianity Today had in their weekly news roundup:

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Andrew Peterson will hit the road with friends Jill Phillips, Andy Gullahorn, Ben Shive, and others for the Resurrection Letters Tour, which will support Peterson’s album of the same name to be released in spring 2008. In other news, Peterson will make his debut as a novelist this March with On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (WaterBrook Press), a fun and fast-paced fantasy novel for “readers of all ages.”

Well, the calendar still says November, and America hasn’t entered its tryptophan-induced coma yet, but Christianity Today already has their list of the best albums of 2007. Obviously, given the publication’s title, this is skewed to the “Christian music market”, whatever the heck that is, but here’s how the Square Pegs came in on it:

• Derek’s The Ringing Bell at #11, making him four-for-four in getting his solo albums on their list.
• Jeremy’s Recovery at #4, which is too low, in my opinion, but I haven’t heard #3 or #1.
• Caedmon’s Call’s Overdressed at #2, which has Andy O and Derek involved in the whole music scene and Randall on the songwriting end.

I personally would have Recovery up there at the top, but that’s just because it’s such a breakthrough in sound for Jeremy, a truly unique work of art in a “Christian music marketplace” seemingly content in making homages to other folks. [Which isn't to say that such homages can't be a lot of fun, because The Ringing Bell certainly is. It deserves the lauding that Paste and others have given it.]

This time next year, I fully expect that we’ll be having much the same discussion, with two of the Andy’s with new projects due to release and rumblings that Osenga might put out one himself, a new record [and an EP of duets with Sandra!] coming from Derek, and what all else, I don’t know just yet. Should be music for your ears…

In part of a larger editorial discussing how the Lynchburg, VA area needs to work harder at forming community, Matt Addington and Matt Mackey of the Lynchburg News & Advance give a shout-out to the Square Pegs:

This list of names may not ring any bells to you. In fact, these names won’t ring too many bells in most places. That’s the whole point. These 13 musicians have decided to work together to change that. No corporate mumbo jumbo, no business deals, just artists with an appreciation for each other’s art.

It’s a bit disappointing that the editorial isn’t any longer, to bring together how the Pegs are an example of a community of people who appreciate the differences and love each other anyway, but hey … we’ll take the pub for the Pegs wherever it happens.

[A hearty thanks to Richard Okimoto for sending this in.]