Sidewalk Prophets
An alternative-minded Christian rock band that rose from a 2003 demo tape to playing arenas with their devotional tunes, Sidewalk Prophets broke into the CCM mainstream in 2009 with their major-label debut, These Simple Truths. Since taking home the Best New Artist award at the 2010 Dove Awards, the band has shared stages with Audio Adrenaline, Jeremy Camp, and MercyME, and released a string of high-charting LPs like Live Like That (2012) and Something Different (2015).
Formed in 2003 when founding members Dave Frey and Ben McDonald were attending college at Anderson University. A roughly recorded demo was entered into an on-campus contest, which eventually led them to meetings with record executives and large-scale performances. With Frey on lead vocals and McDonald on guitar, the group was filled out with bassist Cal Joslin, drummer Justin Nace, and guitarist Chris Jordan, who was later replaced by Shaun Tomczak. They completed a self-titled and independently released album in 2003, which they followed with 2007's You Love Me Anyway EP, also independently released. These strong self-released sounds scored Sidewalk Prophets opening slots on tours with bigger acts Audio Adrenaline and Jeremy Camp and they eventually signed to Word Records, which released 2009's These Simple Truths and 2012's Live Like That. Sidewalk Prophets toured constantly, their records charted with every release, and they were granted the Dove Award for Best New Artist in 2010. By the time of 2013's holiday-themed album Merry Christmas to You, the band was frequently playing to arena-sized crowds. The more energetic and rock-tinged Something Different followed in 2015, with the more reflective The Things That Got Us Here arriving in 2020.
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14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Live Like That
Pop - Released by Fervent Records - Word on 26 Mar 2012
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These Simple Truths
Pop - Released by Fervent Records - Word on 25 Aug 2009
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I Believe It Now
Sidewalk Prophets, Olivia Lane
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Curb | Word on 18 Feb 2022
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The Things That Got Us Here
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Curb | Word on 3 Jul 2020
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Something Different (Deluxe Version)
Rock - Released by Fervent Records - Word on 28 Aug 2015
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Merry Christmas To You (Great Big Family Edition)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Curb | Word on 8 Nov 2019
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Merry Christmas To You
Christmas Music - Released by Fervent Records - Word on 24 Sep 2013
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Something Different
Rock - Released by Fervent Records - Word on 28 Aug 2015
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Smile
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Curb | Word on 20 Sep 2019
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I Believe It Now (Alternate Versions)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Curb | Word on 30 Jul 2021
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Don't Sweat It
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Curb | Word on 17 Apr 2020
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Chosen
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Curb | Word on 8 Jan 2020
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Something Different (Commentary)
Pop - Released by Fervent Records on 27 Aug 2015
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Real To Me
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Curb | Word on 20 Mar 2020
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