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. Would you like to hear and even appear as a guest on the host's new podcast series? Click here for more information. The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook. BEWARE OF SPOILERS, but for reference, you can find the list of all albums recommended during this episode, alphabetical by artist. \[Note: at time of publishing, this list is still being updated] 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* Drown the Planet, *the blessed // the cursed* EP Floodlit, *MiDaSu* Fury & Solace, *By Endurance* Grand Motel, *Tooth of the Lion: A Spring Perennial* Haste the Day, *Dissenter* idle threat, *you'll forget the sun* indie tribe, *WHO DO YOU SAY I AM* Jonathan Ogden, *DAY* Michael Sweet, *The Master Plan* Narnia, *X* Petra, *Hope* Pipe Bomb, *Holy Hell* So Much Hope, Buried., *Wither | Grow* Switchfoot, *Forever Now* The 77s, *7* The Lost Dogs, *Trick of the Light* The Tarnished, *DEATH FOR DEATH* EP Unbroken Reign, *The Sins We Keep Alive* You Are a Soul, *Apocrypha 5*