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Reviewed by Ewan Jones
Something Like Silas aim to break out of the traditional mould of popular worship music - they claim to not be content just serving a Christian sub-culture but by jumping headfirst into mainstream audience venues. Despite making their name leading at their home church, Flood, in San Diego, very few of the tracks on this CD would fit too easily into your average Sunday service. However, that is no bad thing - with this release, SLS have hit all the right notes. It is an infectious debut with masses of energy and variety. Multi-layered atmospherics and melodies soar over a rock solid rhythm section and while certain influences (Sigur Ros, U2 and Jeff Buckley) are evident throughout, they never become crutches. On vocals Eric Owyoung manages both sensitivity (the wonderful, haunting Spirit Waltz ) and confidence. To end the CD, a rousing, if unnecessary, version of Matt Redman s Better Is One Day (thankfully the only cover on the album) leads into the low-ke
Reviewed by Stephen Luff
This album follows the 2009 EP Courage And Fire , with nine new songs at the same high octane pace, more akin to a rock concert than the Abundant Life recordings of the church it is a part of. This is a positive strength and helps it stand out amongst the many recordings out there. It is evident from the start that the quality of musicianship is very high, the opener In This Moment , although tame compared to the pace of some other tracks on the album, the souring guitars, heavy drum beat and rock style vocals set the bar high for the rest of the album. Heart Made Whole and Breakout sound like U2 at full power and This I Know has elements of Coldplay at their radio-friendly best. Almighty , Heart And Soul and The Cause offer some calmer moments. The DVD that comes with it contains a record of the performance of the tracks. It is also worth noting that the production quality here is extremely high and the sound mix between congregation and leader
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Reviewed by Stephen Luff
There are many hymn collections out there, varying in both quality and style. Here we have 12 re-workings of these classics with arrangements which take in pop, Americana and a bit of modern country. The first cut is Edward Perronet s The Sound That Saved Us All sung by songwriter and producer Antony Skinner (sounding like Springsteen in many ways), is a great opener and sets the pace for the collection. Savannah Ellis presents George Matteson s Love You Never Let Me Go based on the original 1882 hymn but with additional lyrics from producer John Hartley. It works well with a strong vocal and deft banjo. Alleluia He Has Loved Us has a Mumford And Sons feel delivered by UK-based Tom McConnell while The Choir s Derry Daugherty puts in a good vocal on The Glory Hymn . This collection is a thoroughly enjoyable listen, presenting timeless hymns in a new context.