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The release of every new David Crowder record inevitably begs the question, "What can these guys possibly have up their sleeves this time?" After all, this is the band which, time and time again, has worn its innovation on its sleeve, from wowing critics and fans with their "collision" of bluegrass and modern rock to making their legendary stage show even more memorable by adding an amplified Guitar Hero controller and keytar. At first glance, therefore, the subtly titled Church Music may not seem to make much of a statement. But therein lies the band's genius yet again, because their fifth studio release is their largest departure to date, attempting to transform an entire genre with sequencers and club beats in tow. Not to be overlooked is the fact that each song weaves together seamlessly without any breaks. This was done by tediously sequencing the entire album note by note before recording a single track, making sure that tempos and dynamics matched. This blueprint gives the album shape to rise and fall with experimental sounds that place them somewhere between the urgent rock of the Killers and the ambient synth-emo flare of Owl City and the Rocket Summer -- a wide expanse, indeed. First single "Shadows" is one of the few acknowledgments of where the band has come from, for they almost immediately turn it over to infectious new sounds, like the crossover-worthy disco rock of "Church Music -- Dance (!)" and the punctuating prog rock of "What a Miracle" and "We Are Loved." The album is carefully balanced with their covers of Flyleaf's hauntingly beautiful "All Around Me" and John Mark McMillan's "How He Loves." One way or another, little on this album could have been predicted, let alone fully grasped. And as visionary as he is, Crowder still may not have fully understood the impact this album was destined to have on contemporary Christian music for years to come.
© Jared Johnson /TiVo
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David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist - Mike Dodson, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
Jack Parker, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist - Mike Dodson, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist - Sameer Bhattacharya, ComposerLyricist - Jared Hartmann, ComposerLyricist - Lacey Nicole Mosley, ComposerLyricist - James Culpepper, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Seals, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
John Mark McMillan, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist - Mike Hogan, ComposerLyricist - Mike Dodson, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
Jack Parker, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Bush, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
Jack Parker, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
Jack Parker, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Waldrop, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bush, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
David Crowder, ComposerLyricist - David Crowder Band, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Bush, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
Album review
The release of every new David Crowder record inevitably begs the question, "What can these guys possibly have up their sleeves this time?" After all, this is the band which, time and time again, has worn its innovation on its sleeve, from wowing critics and fans with their "collision" of bluegrass and modern rock to making their legendary stage show even more memorable by adding an amplified Guitar Hero controller and keytar. At first glance, therefore, the subtly titled Church Music may not seem to make much of a statement. But therein lies the band's genius yet again, because their fifth studio release is their largest departure to date, attempting to transform an entire genre with sequencers and club beats in tow. Not to be overlooked is the fact that each song weaves together seamlessly without any breaks. This was done by tediously sequencing the entire album note by note before recording a single track, making sure that tempos and dynamics matched. This blueprint gives the album shape to rise and fall with experimental sounds that place them somewhere between the urgent rock of the Killers and the ambient synth-emo flare of Owl City and the Rocket Summer -- a wide expanse, indeed. First single "Shadows" is one of the few acknowledgments of where the band has come from, for they almost immediately turn it over to infectious new sounds, like the crossover-worthy disco rock of "Church Music -- Dance (!)" and the punctuating prog rock of "What a Miracle" and "We Are Loved." The album is carefully balanced with their covers of Flyleaf's hauntingly beautiful "All Around Me" and John Mark McMillan's "How He Loves." One way or another, little on this album could have been predicted, let alone fully grasped. And as visionary as he is, Crowder still may not have fully understood the impact this album was destined to have on contemporary Christian music for years to come.
© Jared Johnson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:44
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: David Crowder Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Six Steps (SIX)
- Genre: Jazz Gospel
© 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords ℗ 2009 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords
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