It's our favorite episode to produce each year. We present an audio countdown of the Top 11 Gourmet Albums of the year gone by.

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1. Honorable Mention montage
2. "Big Girl Big God" - LaNell Grant (from 'My Name is Nell')
3. "Theseus in Oklahoma" - Graham Jones (from 'Eyes Renewed')
4. "Beauty of the Lord" - John Mark McMillan (from 'Cosmic Supreme')
5. "Can't Steal My Joy" - Josiah Queen [ft. Brandon Lake] (from 'Mt. Zion')
6. "Standing On Your Shoulders" - Ben Rector (from 'Richest Man in the World')
7. "Backseat Drive" - Strings and Heart (from 'Plastic Wine')
8. "Jesus of Nazareth" - John Van Deusen (from 'As Long As I Am in the Tent of This Body I Will Make a Joyful Noise, Pt.1')
9. "Dreams" - Allison Eide (from 'Love Who I Am')
10. "Miracle Service" - Andy Squyres (from 'Miracle Service')
11. "Golden Gate (On an On)" - Madison Cunningham (from 'Ace')
12. "I See the Birds" - Jon Guerra (from 'Jesus')

--- CREDITS ---

1. Host/Producer - Dave Trout
2. Full article of Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga25
3. UTR's Contest for Record Player - https://utrmedia.org/winrec
4. UTR's Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm27
5. Special Thanks to the UTR Panel of Critics!
6. Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
7. All songs featured are with permission or under fair-use provisions

(c) 2026 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization - info at https://utrmedia.org

Our first episode of 2026 begins our "critics' picks" season at UTR - beginning with the six albums that are honored as Honorable Mentions, all deserving of your time and attention.

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1. "Devil in My Eyes" - Wilder Woods (from 'Curioso')
2. "Far Country" - Ellie Holcomb (from 'Far Country')
3. "Everybody Hurts" - Jervis Campbell (from 'Good Grief!')
4. "Human Mind" - Mavis Staples (from 'Sad and Beautiful World')
5. "Hopefully Tomorrow" - Andy Gullahorn (from 'Winning Streak')
6. "Heartsick" - Rachel Wilhelm (from 'Hosea')

--- CREDITS ---

1. Host/Producer - Dave Trout
2. Full article of the 2025 Honorable Mentions - https://utrmedia.org/hm25
3. SPONSOR: Stephen Hesselman - https://is.gd/shesssp
4. UTR's Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm27
5. Special Thanks to the UTR Panel of Critics!
6. Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
7. All songs featured are with permission or under fair-use provisions

(c) 2026 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization - info at https://utrmedia.org

UTR recently released the "Quarter Century List" - the best 25 albums of the last 25 years (2000-2025). On today's show, we welcome the panel of music critics (Josh, Larry, Jessica, Garret, & Mick) to share some of the albums that made the list.

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• "Kingdom Comes" - Sara Groves [from 'Add To The Beauty' - 2005]
• "Seasons" - Burlap to Cashmere [from 'Burlap to Cashmere' - 2011]
• "The Cornerstone" - Andrew Peterson [from 'Light for the Lost Boy' - 2012]
• "Who Are You Now" - Madison Cunningham [from 'Revealer' - 2022]
• "Lay 'Em Down" - Needtobreathe [from 'The Outsiders' - 2009]
• "Albertine" - Brooke Fraser [from 'Albertine' - 2006]
• "Rise" - Josh Garrels [from 'Love and War & the Sea In Between' - 2011]
• "With Every Breath" - Leigh Nash & Dan Haseltine [from 'City on a Hill' - 2000]
• "Only Man in the World" - Andrew Osenga [from 'Leonard, the Lonely Astronaut' - 2012]
• "This is Your Life" - Switchfoot [from 'The Beautiful Letdown' - 2003]
• "Can You Get To That" - Mavis Staples [from 'One True Vine' - 2013]

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer – Dave Trout
• Guest Panelists - Mick Haupt, Josh Balogh, Jessica Morris, Garret Godfrey, & Larry Stephan
• UTR's Quarter Century List [full article] - https://utrmedia.org/qcentury
• Bellsburg Store [promo HOLIDAY25] - https://bellsburg.com/store
• Give a pre-campaign gift to Buildathon 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/donate
• UTR's latest Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm27
• Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
• All Songs are used with permission or under fair use provisions

(c) 2025 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org