Reviewed by Alastair McCollum
Atlanta, Georgia-based Catalyst Ministries declare their aim is to energise and equip the next generation of leaders for the Church. This album of what could be described as alt pop/rock anthems is an attempt to give a musical vocabulary to that ideal, new worship songs performed by a variety of vocalists in an energetic and powerful manner. It s not quite as trailblazing and innovative as the blurb would lead us to believe - Newsboys, Rebecca St James and others have trod this road before - and though it is a very good album with some great tunes it s not going to set the world on fire. The musical styles fall somewhere in between Coldplay and Avril Lavigne and lyrically and melodically it is well put together. The moving and uplifting piano ballad Won t You Be My Love by Thad Cockrell is the definite high point as it closes this 12 track selection with emotion and power. Also worth investigating are the anthemic pop rock of Laura Story s What A S
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Reviewed by Matthew Cordle
Deacon Blue need no introduction, having been one of Scotland s most successful bands since the launch of their debut, Raintown , in 1987. In the years since then the members of the band have travelled various roads, reuniting after a 10-year break for 2012 s release, The Hipsters , and are here back together again for another full studio album. Discussing the premise of the album in a 2014 interview, Ricky Ross said, I ve been thinking a lot about nature - its pervasiveness, relentlessness and energy. My dad always used to say, Aye, Spring again , and I think in some ways that idea helped shape the album. Regarding the title of the album Ricky stated, I remember being five and moving out to a housing estate in [Dundee s] West Ferry. We went to see it - my mum and dad said, This is going to be your new house - but it was still a building site, so there was a farm here, and fields there, and there was a sense of stamping your authority over nature,
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Reviewed by Tom Lennie
Vineyard has always been adept at ensuring the release of every possible combination of compilation albums. With the Select Vineyard series, they simply draw the best songs from their most recent critically acclaimed American projects , which have brought to light a host of lesser known worship leaders including (executive producer) Casey Corum, Greg Hjelle and Jeremy Riddle. These dozen songs are picked from half as many recordings made over the past five years, such as Prayer and Just Like Heaven , and no fewer than four from 1000 Generations . From the latter disc we get a couple of upbeat rousers from Billy Somerville and Martin Reardon (both from Atlanta Vineyard; Reardon s debut under logo Pageant being a wee classic). Throughout, there s a focus on spiritual intensity (the brooding Dwell , If You Say Go ) and on intimacy ( More Than A Friend , I Love Your Presence , etc), while Sheri Keller s recent Sufficient For Me is one of numerous movin