Audio Deacon
Audio Deacon provides music reviews and lists of albums to teach maturing Christians how to listen to records and what music to consume in our modern age.
Audio Deacon also serves as a resource to parents, guiding them in modern music’s contents, glories, pitfalls, and conversations.
Episodes
39 episodes
Jack Johnson, Stephen Sanchez, and The Lemon Twigs
This week I’m bringing you three records that feel like fresh air. I begin with Jack Johnson’s SURFILMUSIC, a warm and charming collection of soundtrack pieces, early four-track recordings, and simple folk songs that sound made for slo...
Andrew Dittman on Chant, Harmony, and Singing Churches
This week I’m joined by Andrew Dittman — baritone, choirmaster, composer, and the man behind The Kyrial Project — for a rich conversation about chant, harmony, congregational singing, and the recovery of serious sacred music for ordina...
Death Turns to Life
This week I'm bringing you into my current listening life. No final verdicts, just first impressions worth sharing. I introduce two artists I've been loving: GLIN, a whistle-and-guitar duo from Scotland making Celtic folk music that sound...
Musical Creation and a Great Rehearsal
This week, we have a talk I recently gave at The Arcadian Wild and The Corner Room show in Birmingham. It's a short piece on what music is, where it comes from, and why a room full of people gathering to listen together is never a small thing. ...
Winter’s End and Lenten Listening
In today’s episode, we look at three records bound together by a shared mood of restraint, melancholy, and beauty. With black-and-white covers and a lingering winter atmosphere, each of these projects offers music suited for reflection as...
Experiment and Porchlight: Two Records Worth Hearing
In today’s episode, we look at two very different records that reward attentive listening. One moves through experimental jazz textures and woodwind explorations, while the other settles into the warm, familiar world of folk storytelling and fr...
Text Painting: Getting In on the Joke
In this topical episode of Audio Deacon, we explor text painting - the art of shaping music to mirror the meaning of the words themselves. From Gregorian chant and Handel’s Messiah to The Beatles, Leonard Cohen, Punch B...
Lost in the Wonder of Listening
In today’s episode, we walk through five records that reward careful listening. We move from playful experimental pop-funk to modern minimalism and contemporary jazz, and ending with some grounded bluegrass and folk.We begin with Los...
Boycott Heaven and Scenes from Above
In today’s episode, we walk through five records that reward careful listening, moving from playful experimental pop to pop rock, modern jazz collaboration, gentle folk songwriting, and a raucous mono-era classic. We begin with Colour Space...
An Aural Tasting Menu (Five Recordings Worth Your Time)
In today’s episode, we walk through five recordings to start 2026 well, spanning instrumental rock, legacy songwriting, punk, acoustic covers, and laid-back folk-pop. We begin with Desert So Green by Winged Wheel, a patie...
A Smorgasboard of Sound and Spicy Music Listening, with Jarrod Richey
This week we are joined by the great Jarrod Richey to talk about records and music listening, and boy did this brother deliver. We talk about everything from Brad Paisley, to Chris Stapleton, to Jacques Loussier and Bach. Enjoy!-J...
Paul Hillier | Home to Thanksgiving
In today's episode, we're taking a look at Paul Hillier's great album of gratitude, Home to Thanksgiving.The Audio Deacon App!
The Audio Deacon App + Five Great Records
In today's episode, we're taking a look at 5 great records and a big announcement about the AD App!The Audio Deacon App!htt...
Folk Light of Autumn: Jacob Collier, Madison Cunningham, and Andrew Peterson
In today's episode, we're taking a look at the 3 new records that will work beautifully in your fall album rotation. Listen to the Albums!Jacob Collier: The Light for Days
Training Our Musical Diet
In today's episode, I'm briefly discussing introducing pop and rap to children, along with a huge announcement!__________________________Links:The Audio Deacon Substack
Brad Mehldau: Ride into the Sun
In today's episode, we're taking a look at the new record from Brad Mehldau, Ride into the Sun.Listen to the Album!Spotify<...
Brian Dunne: Clams Casino
In today's episode, we're taking a look at the new pop rock gem from Brian Dunne. Crank it!Listen to the Album!Spotify
A Lovely Debut Folk Record from Fielder
In today's episode, we're taking a look at the lovely debut record from Fielder. Listen to the Album!Spotify
An "Album of the Year" Contender from Racing Mount Pleasant
In today's episode, we're taking a look at the stunning self-titled record from Racing Mount Pleasant.Listen to the Album!Spotify...
Listening to Prince with Grandma: The Records That Made Adam Wright (The Corner Room)
Today, we have our first artist interview!Adam Wright is the founder of The Corner Room, a project that sets Scripture to music for meditation and memorization.
Pop Music and Parodic Memory
In today's episode we're discussing pop music, wisdom, and what we can call "parodic memory" when singing songs of the past.__________________________Links:The Audio Deacon Substack<...
Benson Boone: American Heart
In today's episode, we're taking a look at Benson Boone's American Heart.__________________________Links:The Audio Deacon Substack
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River
This Fourth of July, we’re diving into a quintessential American record: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Green River.To listen to this album, click a link below. Listen: