Contributor: Adam R. Holz

After serving as an associate editor at NavPress’ Discipleship Journal and consulting editor for Current Thoughts and Trends, Adam now oversees the editing and publishing of Plugged In’s reviews as the site’s director. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children. In their free time, the Holzes enjoy playing games, a variety of musical instruments, swimming and … watching movies.

“Use Somebody”

Until fairly recently, Nashville’s Kings of Leon was one of the biggest American bands in the world that most Americans had never heard of. After four albums, this alt-rock quartet draws Beatle-esque attention in England and Australia. Here in the good ol’ U.S. of A.? Not so much. But that may be changing.

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Adele’s 2008 debut found the British neo-soul singer staking out time-honored musical territory that can be succinctly boiled down to two words: Love hurts.

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