We Are Creation - Self-Titled

We Are Creation is the brainchild of David Lim, worship leader at Anchor Nashville. The band and album seems to have been conceived as a vehicle for the epic, anthemic songs David has been penning for that congregation to sing over the last few years. Released by the (nearly always) reliable Come and Live! as a free download a week or so ago, as well as being available from iTunes and from the band direct, this is one indie-worship record you won't want to miss if you enjoy, well, indie-worship.

I have a bias here, it has to be said. I visited Anchor last summer whilst recording for my own band's record, and instantly fell in love with the Church as a whole, and particularly with the unusual and fresh approach they had to singing in Church. Basically, all of their bands were good. Really good. In a Church which must number somewhere circa 100-150, the quality of music on offer pretty much blew my mind, particularly David Lim's powerful songs. They were simple, yet artfully written. Memorable, yet musically satisfying too. And more than that, they drew me in to a place of praise that few songs had managed before, or have done since. Basically, I was sold.

When I heard that David was recording an album, I was excited, and waited expectantly and somewhat impatiently for its releasee. Now it has finally come, and I am far from disappointed.

Here are ten fully-formed, muscular modern rock songs, delivered with a craft and passion which is disarming. The sense of abandonment is tangible throughout. Best of all, every song, to my ears, could be picked up by Churches and worship leaders elsewhere and run with. Right from the first notes of You Are Holy, to the beautiful coda of live closer At Your Feet, these are songs which can be admired, but also which can, and should, indeed must, be used. David Lim is a great songwriter. I wish I'd written some of these songs. I think that's the greatest compliment I can pay him, and this album.


You should go and download it. Now. If you like Jesus, music, guitars or your ears, you owe it to yourself. I only hope that the creativity and courage on show here gets the breadth of audience it deserves, and that through it, many people are brought to their knees in praise.

Brilliant.


We Are Creation - At Your Feet from We Are Creation on Vimeo.


Download the album for free here from Come and Live!

Ascend the Hill's new single

Ascend the Hill are one of the most exciting bands around at the moment. On the cusp of releasing their much-anticipated third album for Come and Live!, O Ransomed Son, on April 17th, the band have released the first single, So Good to Us. And what a cracker it is too. If only all the music in Churches sounded like this, we might enjoy Church a little bit more. Drink this in, in preparation for O Ransomed Son, and if you haven't checked them out yet, download both the self-titled debut, and the classic Take The World But Give Me Jesus, from Come and Live! right now. Done it? Yes? Good, now you can carry on going about your day.

There is much good stuff to plunder, share and enjoy from Come and Live! I'd particularly recommend Emergency and Finger Painting by indie rockers The Ember Days, if Ascend the Hill doesn't sate your thirst for great, God-focused music on this Monday evening