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  In 2013, the Jonas Brothers decided to stop making music together. The eldest brother, Kevin Jonas appeared in a reality TV series about his married life with his wife Danielle Jonas . The middle brother of the trio Joe Jonas formed a band called DNCE . Nick Jonas , the youngest member of the family trio, got involved in several ventures. He guest-starred in a few television episodes and was hired as the musical creative director on his friend Demi Lovato ’s Neon Lights Tour. After the tour, he was cast in the boxing drama Kingdom . In 2014, he released his second album, X2 , which completely rebranded the singer from a squeaky-clean teen heartthrob to a sexy twenty-something. YOU’RE TOO SEXY, BEAUTIFUL. In 2005, a year before The Jonas Brothers released their debut album It’s About Time , Nick Jonas released a Christian self-titled album as Nicholas Jonas on Columbia Records ’ Christian division INO . The album is now out of print and unavailable on streaming services. Nick also

  I was talking with my Gen X coworker last year about music, and somehow  Jonas Brothers  came up. He asked me, as a defender of pop, if the band of brothers had ever made a good album. I thought about the question. Of course, I can’t consider the teeny-bopper music from the band’s early days. But I  could say that  Nick Jonas ’ latest record  Spaceman   was a masterfully produced album by  Greg Kurstin  blending ‘80s and ‘90s R&B with contemporary electronic pop. I thought that the  DNCE  record was fun. I thought that “ Sucker ” was a great  Ryan Tedder  production and showed potential for where the Jonas Brothers could go, although  Happiness Begins   was a bit of a disappointment. But no, I couldn’t say that I liked any Jonas Brothers album. ROCK FOR ME TO STAND ON.  But that all changed when Jonas Brothers released  The Album   last May. But being able to call this album great comes with years of breaking down some of my musical biases and hang-ups. The first is a discussion

  Acceptance 's story about the band that called it quits before they realized made the band a legend. In 2014,  Jesusfreakhideout   posted their top " One Album Wonders ," and Acceptance's  Phantoms   topped the list. According to lead singer  Jason Vena , when he sat down with  Billy Power   on  Urban Achiever Podcast  in 2015, the lead singer recounted about how he had no idea the cult status the band then had in the scene. In various other interviews, Vena talked about how other bands, namely  A Loss for Words  and  All Time Low  inspired him to consider an Acceptance reunion.  LAST SEASON OF THIS MASQUERADE.  In 2005, Acceptance after their failed attempt at major label stardom, Vena took a job in Seattle outside of music. The band dissolved, and some formed side projects with other musicians. Lead guitarist  Christian McAlhaney  talked with  Josh Coats  on  Your PUSH Coach Podcast  in 2020, talking about what made him successful in three bands and other projects

As promised, here is my Top 10 list for albums of the year. It’s a bit late and I’m sure that in time, the importance of this list will change and that albums I hadn’t listened to would chart. I decided to give preference to the albums I blogged about most but I also slipped in a few that I thought would be culturally significant. There were a few cuts that I thought hurt a little, Olivia Rodrigo ’s GUTS , the Barbie: The Album soundtrack, and boygenius ’s The Record .   I wanted to include some albums that didn’t make the critics’ picks lists to give light to some underrated artists. I hope you enjoy these albums as much as I did—and am doing now. 10. The Show by Niall Horan . It’s funny how the other One Direction members have been totally eclipsed by Harry Styles . While Styles is certainly talented, and his production team has incorporated some of the most interesting elements into mainstream pop, former bandmate Niall Horan has been sadly overlooked. The Show is an album by an