242: What's the Best Album of 2026 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion

Podcast host Chase Tremaine is joined by a panel of staff writers from jesusfreakhideout.com - John Underdown, Matt Baldwin, and Noah Schmidt - to recap the first six months of 2026, sharing their favorite albums thus far as well as highlighting a few of their most anticipated releases for the second half of the year.

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BEWARE OF SPOILERS, but for reference, you can find the list of all albums recommended during this episode, alphabetical by artist:

Amy Grant, The Me That Remains

Bella Taylor Smith, for the home EP

Brian Sauve, Long Days, Short Years

Broadway Showdown, Presents: Let The Showdown Begin!

CHANGETHEWXRLD, diary of peripheral wounds

Colony House, 77

Drown the Planet, the blessed // the cursed EP

Exile & Eden, New Horizon