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This Week's Featured Music Mikhael Paskalev Obscenic Sessions Live From St. Margaret's Of Antioch Motéma Motéma Fall Sampler This Week's Featured ebook Cole NeSmith Spiritual Innovation This exclusive excerpt comes from We anticipate innovation in things like medicine, science and technology. But we don't have a framework for, and often times there's opposition to innovation in the spiritual realm. But why? In his book, Spiritual Innovation, Cole NeSmith asks how we got where we are, what God might be saying today, and what that means for our future. This is a book for people who know there must be more. While highlighting the importance of honoring the past, Spiritual Innovation encourages us to shift the world around us today and expect to be exceeded in the future. SIMILAR AUTHORS  Malcom Gladwell, Andy Crouch, Bill Johnson Will's Weekend Wrap-Up Hey there, NoiseTraders!  As I turned my favorite Norman Rockwell calendar over from September to October this week, you couldn't have knocked the smile off of my face with a pumpkin scone.  I mean, not only was Rockwell the foremost artistic reflector of 20th century American culture, but October is pretty great too, right?  Fall is here, some really incredible music is being released right now, and it's almost time to bust out Fat Albert's Halloween Special and see if this is the year that Devery decides to finally join the gang inside of old Mrs. Bakewell's spooky old house.  Until then, enjoy this week's recommendations from some incredible artists you may already be familiar with and some that are hopefully brand new to you.   –WILL HODGE, NoiseTrade Music Editor Jennifer Knapp Set Me Free Sampler During the last days of the mighty reign of music videos (i.e. the late 90s), I remember coming across a video of a young woman with an old-soul voice that stopped me in my tracks. The video was for Jennifer Knapp's "Undo Me" and it immediately caused me to seek out (and wear out) her debut-to-me album Kansas. After an all-too-long self-imposed hiatus from the music business in the mid-2000s, Knapp returned with the phenomenal Letting Go in 2010. Her newest album Set Me Free is being released October 14 on Ani DiFranco's Righteous Babe Records and this sampler features "Remedy" and "Set Me Free" from the record. Knapp is certainly an artist worth delving into and you can find out more about her incredible story in an excerpt from her book Facing the Music, available here on NoiseTrade as well. Lowland Hum Native Air Sampler While there is certainly no shortage of husband-and-wife acoustic duos roaming through the current musical landscape, the ones that stand out the most have the kind of unique chemistry – both sonically and relationally – that is present in Lowland Hum. Daniel and Lauren Goans released their debut album Native Air last August, and the songs "War is Over," "Pocket Knife," and "How Long" from that stellar record are available here in this sampler. With the gorgeous mixture of their combined vocals and joint songwriting pen, Lowland Hum are strong contenders to fill that Civil Wars-shaped hole in your musical heart. Also included on this sampler are bonus tracks "Brother Stranger" and "57" as well. Give Lowland Hum a listen and be sure to keep your ears open for their follow-up EP Four Sisters coming out on November 4. Kye Kye Fantasize Remixes: Introduce Myself (Remix B) Kye Kye released their sophomore album Fantasize in January of this year and by the time summer hit, they were already experimenting and reinventing some of the songs for a remix EP. Fronted by the ethereally wispy vocals of Olga Yagolnikov, Kye Kye produce some of the coolest, lush electro-wave this side of Washed Out and M83. This digital single for "Introduce Myself (Remix B)" pulsates on the back of quite a few gorgeous keyboard loops and it feels like the perfect kick-off to a mixtape soundtracked with the weekend in mind. Captain Wilberforce Distance EP If you dig the melodic, new wave side of alt-rock (with a heavy dash of quirky charm), Captain Wilberforce just might become one of your new favorite bands. Much like Elvis Costello and Randy Newman, Captain Wilberforce pairs cheery, upbeat musicality with darker, acerbic lyrics. While a song title like "The Johnny Depp Memorial Cafe" alerts you to the fact that this isn't exactly some run-of-the-mill band, you'll find that the song themselves are so great that there's no fear of novelty. Distance is the first of three planned EPs that will comprise Captain Wilberforce's next album, with the second EP set for an early 2015 release. WWhen writer Will Hodge isn't gonna have a good time (hey, hey, hey!), you can find him running off at the keyboard about music, concerts, and vinyl at My So-Called Soundtrack .

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