Released on this day 8 years ago, Army Of Bones is the first and only album so far from this English rock group. In 2009, the rock/worship band delirious? played their last gig, and front man Martin Smith of course continued to write music, though with other individuals and groups. With a new group of musicians, Martin and company recorded this album and rocked a few clubs in the UK on limited dates in the late 2010s while Smith also released solo pop/worship albums. This is a quality rock album, with soaring guitars and the occasional keys, an ever-present bass end, and excellent drums, plus Martin's vocals in the mix, sometimes a whisper, and sometimes a yell. Lyrically, it's a lot of love songs, probably most written to God, though in some cases you might not be able to tell if it's that or to a lover. The first two songs that were released before the album came out were "Batteries" and "River", and I think they're the most rockin' part of the album. And I'm a sucker for a six-minute, epic closing track like "The Day The Fire Went Out". I hope this isn't the only Army Of Bones album that we get, but I don't hear much in the rumor mill about another one.

Release Year: 2017
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