Are you ready to recap the best songs of 2024? Dave Trout takes you through our critics' top picks, sharing songs from long-time UTR friends and up-and-coming artists alike.

-— TRACK LIST FOR EP.108 -—

• What I Was Made For – Rend Collective
• Sound and Silence – Skye Peterson
• Square One – Chris Renzema
• Blue Dreams – Holly Arrowsmith 
• Love You, Still – Andrew Osenga (ft. Taylor Leonhardt)
• The Richest Man in The World – Ben Rector
• Garden in Manhattan – Josiah Queen
• Empty Without You– nobigdyl
• What Would’ve Changed – Addison Agen
• Halfway to Your Heart – Luke Bower
• Let’s Go to Town – Olwen Ringrose
• Sinking Like a Stone – St Sinner Orchestra

-— CREDITS —-

• Host/Producer – Dave Trout
• Special Thanks to our UTR Critics Panel (Josh, Kevin, Justice, Garret, Jessica, Larry, John, Dave, Hannah, Mick)
• SPONSOR: Ross King’s “Tools Not Rules” – https://rosskingmusic.com/
• Top Gourmet Songs of 2024 full article – https://utrmedia.org/songs24 
• Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2024 full article – https://utrmedia.org/t11ga24/
• Contest for Rock and Roll Vinyl clock – https://utrmedia.org/winclock/
• Email: [email protected]
• 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

Welcome to our favorite episode of the year and a UTR tradition. Now, for the 16th consecutive year, we present to you an audio countdown of the Top 11 Gourmet Albums of the Year! And for the first time ever on the GMP, Dave is joined by guest co-host Jessica Morris!

— TRACK LIST FOR EP.107  —

• Break The Mold – The Other Thomas [from ‘The Other Thomas’]
• Determination – Ruth Naomi Floyd [from ‘Catto’]
• Giving Up – Sarah Kroger [from ‘A New Reality’] 
• Knocking on Exits – MoonBride [from ‘Insomnie’]
• Turtle In A Chinese Food Box – Charlie Peacock [from ‘Every Kind of Uh-Oh’]
• Thread The Needle – Sixpence None The Richer [from ‘Rosemary Hill’]
• Where The Sidewalk Ends – Jon Foreman [from ‘Bloom’]
• Still Here – Gileah Taylor [from ‘Slow Parade’]
• Narrow Road – Chris Renzema [from ‘Manna’]
• My Regret Is A Pit – John Van Desuen [from ‘Anthem Sprinter’]
• My Promised Land – Josiah Queen [from ‘Prodigal’]

— CREDITS —

• Host/Producer – Dave Trout
• Co-host - Jessica Morris
• The Between You & Me Podcast - https://betweenyouandmepod.com
• SPONSOR: Ross King’s “Tools Not Rules” – https://rosskingmusic.com/
• Special Thanks to the UTR Critics’ Panel: Kevin Davis, John J Thompson, Hannah Herron, Garret Godfrey, Josh Balogh, Jessica Morris, Larry Stephan, Justus Stout, Mick Haupt, & Dave Trout.
• Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2024 full article – https://utrmedia.org/t11ga24/
• 2024 Honorable Mentions full article – https://utrmedia.org/hm24/
• Contest for Rock and Roll Vinyl clock – https://utrmedia.org/winclock/
• Email: [email protected]
• 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

Merry Christmas! In our final podcast of the calendar year, we bring you selections of gourmet holiday music all released in 2024.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.106 ---

• Good King Wenceslas - The Arcadian Wild
• Every Christmas - Colony House
• God With Us - Drakeford
• Out of Egypt - Poor Bishop Hooper
• Star in the East - Wen Reagan
• The First Noel - Andrew Osenga
• There Came a Light / O Holy Night - Chris Renzema
• Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - The Gray Havens & Joel Ansett
• Isaiah 9:2-5 - The Corner Room
• Lift Up the Lowly - Allie Crummy
• No Time Like Christmas - Jervis Campbell
• What Child is This - Dawson Hollow
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Wendell Kimbrough (ft Rachel Wilhelm)

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer - Dave Trout
• SPONSOR: Emily McCoy - https://is.gd/emlinks
• UTR's Buildathon 2024 Campaign - https://utrmedia.org/b2024
• UTR's New & Notable Christmas Edition - https://utrmedia.org/nn1224
• UTR's Christmas Songs of Faith Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/smcmas
• Bellsburg Store (free s&h in DEC!) - https://richmullins25.com/store
• Email: [email protected]
• All Songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

(c) 2024 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

Since we are getting closer to the end of 2024 and closer to the season where our UTR Critics Panel votes on the best music of the year, we wanted to feature all new releases that have come out in the last 90 days.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.105 ---

• I Don't Know - Ross King
• The Helpers - Paper Horses
• Your Way's Better - Forrest Frank
• Seek Hi Seek Lo - Josh Garrels
• Jordans - Blessing Offor
• The Love of Jesus - Andrew Osenga
• American Gospel - Jon Guerra
• Whatever is True - Scripture Hymnal
• Break My Heart - Wild Harbors
• Damnation - Charlie Peacock
• Memory Bank - Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors
• Run of the Mill Believer - Aryn Michelle
• Your Presence is in Everything - Sam McCabe (ft. Leeland)
• My Good - Mac Powell

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer - Dave Trout
• UTR Beats Solo3 Contest - https://utrmedia.org/winsolo3
• Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm25
• UTR's New & Notable for September 2024 - https://utrmedia.org/nn0924
• Charlie Peacock vinyls, CDs, tees - https://utrmedia.org/ekou
• Email: [email protected]
• All Songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

(c) 2024 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

From our inception, we wanted to be a podcast platform that honored the important and valuable voices of female singer-songwriters. This episode, we feature some amazing women making meaningful music. We also have some conversations with special guests Skye Peterson, Sara Groves, & Michelle Lynn Thompson.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.104 ---

• Amen - Madison Ryann Ward
• Pull My Chute - Jac Thompson
• How I See The World - Skye Peterson
• No Bread - Liz Vice
• Loving A Person [Reimagined] - Sara Groves
• Van Gogh - Mandi Mapes
• The Devil and the Darlin' - Michelle Lynn Thompson
• Sower Song - Hope Newman Kemp
• We Are Love - Sixpence None the Richer
• Why They Call This Stuff Good News - Caroline Cobb
• More and More Beautiful - Skye Peterson
• Rich - Cecily

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer - Dave Trout
• SPONSOR1: Hope Newman Kemp - https://is.gd/hnklinks
• SPONSOR2: Charlie Peacock - https://utrmedia.org/ekou
• UTR Beats Solo3 Contest - https://utrmedia.org/winsolo3
• Critics' Picks Playlist - Best Music of 2024(A) - https://utrmedia.org/cpjuly2024
• UTR's New & Notable for August 2024 - https://utrmedia.org/nn0824
• Email: [email protected]
• All Songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

(c) 2024 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We continue to spotlight our UTR Critics Panel's selections of the best music of the first half of 2024 - this time the best individual songs.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.103 ---

• Running Back To Love - Russ Mohr
• Headlights Home - Mat Kearney
• Keep Your Head Up - Hannah Miller & Lori Chaffer
• Panic Attack in Hobby Lobby - Justin Carlson
• Keep Calm and Carry On - Moon Bride
• Jack & Marie - The Bowery
• Shadow - Trulah
• Good Day - Forrest Frank
• Common Courtesy - The Arcadian Wild
• Cup is Full - Green River Ordinance
• Eulogy - Jon Foreman
• Loved! - nobigdyl
• Summer Jubilee - Gileah Taylor
• The Lord Will Make A Way - Cole McSween
• Lights Out - Benjamin Daniel (ft. Chase Tremaine)
• Do Not Worry - Allie Murphy

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer - Dave Trout
• Full List of Best Albums & Songs of 2024(A) - https://utrmedia.org/2024a
• UTR's All Aboard 10 Campaign - https://utrmedia.org/aa10
• UTR Summer of Vinyl Contest - https://utrmedia.org/winvinyl2024
• Critics' Picks Playlist - Best Music of 2024(A) - https://utrmedia.org/cpjuly2024
• Music Video for new Moon Bride song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbc7NohBj4E
• Email: [email protected]
• All Songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

(c) 2024 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

It's not easy keeping up on the latest releases, so our UTR Critics Panel is here to help - sharing some of their selections for best albums & EPs from the first half of 2024.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.102 ---

• Drowning in Nostalgia (from 'Mat Kearney') - Mat Kearney
• Heaven is Yours (from 'In Bloom') - Jon Foreman
• Still Here (from 'Slow Parade') - Gileah Taylor
• Great Decisions (from 'The Process') - Judah & the Lion
• An Honest Word (from 'Paper Horses') - Paper Horses
• Haunted (from 'Man on Fire') - Luke Bower
• Prove Me Wrong (from 'Insomnie') - Moon Bride
• Spirit Move! (Keep on Moving) (from 'Message Songs') - The Porter's Gate
• You (from 'When It Rains') - Taylor Armstrong
• All My Worst Ideas (from 'Manna') - Chris Renzema
• Be the Cat (from 'Sawtooth Star') - Kylie Dailey
• Nobody Wants to Be Poor (from 'Shade of Indigo') - Zach Winters
• A New Reality (from 'A New Reality') - Sarah Kroger

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer - Dave Trout
• UTR's All Aboard 10 Campaign - https://utrmedia.org/aa10
• SPONSOR: AudioFeed 2024 (promo UTR20) - https://audiofeedfestival.com
• UTR Summer of Vinyl Contest - https://utrmedia.org/winvinyl2024
• UTR's New & Notable for June 2024 - https://utrmedia.org/nn0624
• UTR's Rich Mullins Tributes in KY and IL (July 6-7) - https://utrmedia.org/rmjuly
• Email: [email protected]
• All Songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

(c) 2024 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We put the playlist into the trustworthy hands of YOU, our listeners. We received music requests from all over North America, and from a wide variety of artists - both new and old.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.101 ---

• Don't Give Up on Me - Colony House
• Rock My Soul - Josh Garrels
• You Are So Good To Me - Waterdeep
• The Lust, The Flesh, The Eyes and the Pride of Life - 77s
• Anywhere - Madison Cunningham
• Write One - Tommy Sims
• You Tell Me - John Van Deusen
• Fable of the Times - The Arcadian Wild
• Lillies & Sparrows - Jess Ray
• All Shall Be Well - Andrew Peterson
• Simple Heart - Geoff Moore & the Distance
• We Know the Way Back Home - Dave Barnes
• Slow Down - IAMSON
• Orders - Bruce Cockburn
• Mercy - Hope Newman Kemp

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer - Dave Trout
• SPONSOR1: Stephen McNeill - https://is.gd/smkick
• SPONSOR2: AudioFeed 2024 (promo UTR20) - https://audiofeedfestival.com
• UTR Summer of Vinyl Contest - https://utrmedia.org/winvinyl2024
• UTR's Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm24
• UTR's Peace of Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/pompl
• Email: [email protected]
• All Songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

(c) 2024 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

To celebrate the GMP's 100th episode, Dave hand picks some of his favorite tracks from the 7-year history of the show. This podcast has featured over 1,000 songs - so picking 21 favorites of those was NOT easy. Also listen for a special "Episode 100 only" listener contest.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.100 ---

• Take My Hand - Russ Mohr (ft. We Are Root Mod)
• Into The Mystery - Needtobreathe
• Dear Life - Cindy Morgan
• Heroes - Ben Rector
• See The Day - Liz Vice
• Oh Love Supreme - Andy Squyres
• Good Good End - Waterdeep
• The Resistance - Josh Garrels
• Lowly - CeCe Winans
• Rainbow - SHEL
• Today Dream - Eric Peters
• Soul of Things - Sara Groves
• Moon Mission - Jason Harrod
• Around The Corner - Mike Mains & the Branches
• A Hero Song - Royce Lovett
• The Year of the Locust - Andrew Osenga
• Song in My Head - Madison Cunningham
• Day By Day - Andrew Peterson
• You Want What You Can't Have - Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors (ft. Lori McKenna)
• Things That I'm Afraid Of - Ross King
• Love Theory - Kirk Franklin

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer - Dave Trout
• SPONSOR1: Matt Wheeler - https://is.gd/mwahholsp
• SPONSOR2: Allie Murphy - https://is.gd/amworrysp
• UTR Contest for Charlie Peacock set - https://utrmedia.org/wincpset
• UTR's Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm23
• Email: [email protected]
• All Songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

(c) 2024 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

Pennsylvania-based singer-songwriter Matt Wheeler joins us as our guest co-host and he gets to pick out all the music.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.99 ---

• 1934 - Matt Wheeler
• Keeper - Jonathan Ogden
• Is There Room Enough For Me - Zane Vickery
• Wearing Love - Joy Ike
• Orchestrated Love Song - Burlap To Cashmere
• Grateful - Morgan Harper Nichols
• Total Praise - Richard Smallwood and Vision
• My Transfiguration - Jon Guerra
• Brand New Day - Ellie Holcomb
• Calling Out Your Name - Rich Mullins
• What A Savior (Psalm 65) - Melanie Waldman ft. Waterdeep
• A Hard History of Love - Matt Wheeler

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer - Dave Trout
• Album 'A Hard History of Love' - https://is.gd/mwahholsp
• Matt's website - https://mattwheeleronline.com
• SPONSOR1: Dustin Starks - https://is.gd/dswhensp
• SPONSOR2: Andrew Greer - https://sc.lnk.to/JBoHp5
• SPONSOR3: Wild Bison Festival - https://is.gd/wildbison24
• UTR Contest for Charlie Peacock set - https://utrmedia.org/wincpset
• Book Review for Charlie Peacock & Andi Ashworth - https://utrmedia.org/cpbookreview
• Email: [email protected]
• All Songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

(c) 2024 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org