I just bought the new recording from Sovereign Grace music entitled, Come Ye Weary Saints (iTunes). Download a free song here.
I can say without reservation that this is my favorite recording that they have released. The production is noticeably better which is a big deal to me. This recording doesn't sound like your usual indie church recording. It sounds pro. Like they put a bunch of money into it kind of pro. I don't know if they did or not, but that doesn't really matter. It sounds great.
I would encourage you to give this record a listen. Buy it for the music leader at your church. I'm sure it would be a blessing to him/her and you'll probably find yourself singing some of these songs in your Sunday gathering.
The other thing that stood out to me with this recording is that quality of singers. Not that they have not had good singers in the past, (they could be all the same for all I know, but with just better production) but this recording seems unique vocally from the previous ones.
I think the final thing I resonate with on this recording is the overall tone. You can tell from the cover art alone that this recording is probably going to be a bit more melancholy. I usually gravitate toward this kind of music in general and the ubiquitous hyper, chipper, "happy clappy" worship records can get a bit nauseating at times.
I think my favorite songs after just a few listens are:
1. Every Day
I would encourage you to give this record a listen. Buy it for the music leader at your church. I'm sure it would be a blessing to him/her and you'll probably find yourself singing some of these songs in your Sunday gathering.
4 comments:
i love when you review music, zach...i can't stay on top of it, but you know how much we love good stuff. hope to get it sometime soon!
After listening to the free download all night last week, I purchased two cds. One for myself and one for a friend. I've been very blessed listening to this music. Between Sovereign Grace and Red Mountain, my musical budget has been all used up.
God Bless
Good review, Zach,
Funny that you should point the differences vocally. I noticed them as well, as a singer myself. For this recording Bob Kauflin actually employed professional singers that are members of other Sovereign Grace churches. On the past albums the singers were not professional, but were usually singers from worship teams of different churches.
I do like the fact that this album doesn't go into "Happy Clappy worship" either and that is seems it is meant more for the IPOD rather than the congregation. Not that happy clappy worship is all bad, but admittedly it can get tiring if that's all you are listening to.
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