We continue sharing some of the BEST individual songs of 2025 as picked out by our UTR Panel of Critics.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 117 ---

• Time on my Hands - Wilder Woods ft. Jim James
• IDK - Allison Eide
• Cicada - Drakeford
• The God I Met in Albuquerque - Allie Crummy
• Fire Fire - Jonathan Traylor
• Ancient Love - John Mark McMillan
• 1999 - MARK
• Overthink It Baby - Fielder
• Reckoner (An Axe Laid at the Root) - Jon Guerra
• All That You Love - Christa Wells
• Sunset Silhouette - Strings & Heart
• Joy - Nick Schrader

--- CREDITS ---

• Host/Producer - Dave Trout
• Full article of Best Songs of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/songs25
• Full article of UTR's Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga25
• UTR's Critics Picks Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/cp2025
• Special Thanks to the UTR Panel of Critics!
• Email: [email protected]
• 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

Not only did our UTR Critics Panel help us finalize the Top 11 Gourmet Albums of last year. They are back to share some of the BEST individual songs of 2025.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 116 ---

1. Utah By Tomorrow - Andy Squyres
2. Steam Engine - River & Rail
3. Release - Ben Rector
4. Never Been The Same - Liz Vice
5. OK OK OK OK - Colony House
6. Anger's Gonna Take You Places - Andy Gullahorn
7. Brick By Brick - Drew Holcomb & Ellie Holcomb
8. Your Love - Mary-Clair
9. Surprised - Citizens
10. Eyes Renewed - Graham Jones

--- CREDITS ---

1. Host/Producer - Dave Trout
2. Full article of Best Songs of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/songs25
3. Full article of UTR's Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga25
4. UTR's Contest for Record Player - https://utrmedia.org/winrec
5. UTR's Critics Picks Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/cp2025
6. Special Thanks to the UTR Panel of Critics!
7. Email: [email protected]
8. 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

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.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 115 ---

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: [email protected]
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.

--- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 114 ---

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: [email protected]
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: [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

What a treat to have UK artist Tina Boonstra on the show to pick all the music (including lots of UK artist discoveries)!

-— TRACK LIST FOR EP.112 -—

• Call Me Thomas - Tina Boonstra
• What This Moment is For - Shane Beales
• Brother - The Brilliance
• Sunrise - Fieldlily
• Already Home - Strahan
• Jesus, I Have My Doubts - Jon Foreman
• People Are Tender - Zach Winters
• Baby Hold On - Liz Vice
• New Day In The Dark - John Mark McMillan
• Doing The Best We Can - John Lucas
• Sirens - Praise Lubangu
• Brother - Jake Isaac, Guvna B, Joshua Luke Smith, Bianca Rose
• Slow Down - Jonathan Ogden
• Blue - Nadine Yomi
• More Than Your Head - Tina Boonstra

-— CREDITS —-

• Host/Producer – Dave Trout
• SPONSOR: Allie Murphy "Sunflower" - https://is.gd/sunflowersp
• Contest for Beats Solo Buds – https://utrmedia.org/winbuds
• 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

We've been on a hiatus, so in a way this is like a season premier episode. We give a listen to several recent releases - all from within the last 5 months.

-— TRACK LIST FOR EP.111 -—

• Satisfaction Blues - Adam Whipple
• Small Boat - Ellie Holcomb
• I'll Be the Moon - Christa Wells
• Fireflies - Drakeford
• Never Been the Same - Liz Vice
• You Never Let Go - John Van Deusen
• Golden Days - Ben Rector
• A Light in Me - Jervis Campbell
• Walk, Child - Ashley Sykes

-— CREDITS —-

• Host/Producer – Dave Trout
• 'Back To Bellsburg' Kickstarter - https://bit.ly/b2bks
• SPONSOR: Julianne Wonser - https://juliannewonser.com/songwriting-retreats
• Contest for Beats Solo Buds – https://utrmedia.org/winbuds
• 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

We put our music playlist into YOUR hands as we feature all listener requests for over 70 minutes.

-— TRACK LIST FOR EP.110 -—

1. Brother Sun (Giving Glory!) - The Porter's Gate (ft. Liz Vice)
2. Weird People - Andy Gullahorn
3. Honeycomb - Madison Ryann Ward
4. Keep On - Christopher Williams
5. In Everything - Paper Horses
6. Why Do You Love Me - John Van Deusen
7. Can People Ever Really Change? - Tina Boonstra
8. One Heart - Mat Kearney
9. Rewrite This Tragedy - Sara Groves
10. Live Your Life - Forrest Frank
11. Safety - Blanca (ft. Called Out Music)
12. Mountains and Mundane - Gable Price and Friends
13. Trouble Found Me - Madison Cunningham
14. Think About You With a Smile - Jon Troast
15. I Can See the Light - Luke Bower

-— CREDITS —-

1. Host/Producer – Dave Trout
2. Latest Heart, Soul, & Mind playlist – https://utrmedia.org/hsm26
3. Contest for Beats Solo Buds – https://utrmedia.org/winbuds
4. Email: [email protected]
5. 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

We have invited some VIP guest artists on the show - like Andy Squyres, Dan Haseltine, Tina Boonstra, Candace Coker, and several more - to share with us THEIR song requests for artists they admire.

-— TRACK LIST FOR EP.109 -—

• Great Love - Jacob Early
• New Day in the Dark - John Mark McMillan
• Eileen's Song - Burlap To Cashmere
• No Place Better (Psalm 84) - Caroline Cobb
• Hard To Get - Rich Mullins
• Heart of God - Zach Williams
• You Needed Me - Anne Murray
• Beautiful Secret Life - Matthew Clark

-— CREDITS —-

• Host/Producer – Dave Trout
• SPONSOR1: Ross King’s “Tools Not Rules” – https://rosskingmusic.com/
• SPONSOR2: Bellsburg Store - https://richmullins25.com/store
• 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 organization - https://utrmedia.org

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