Released on this day 11 years ago, this is the fourth studio album by John Mark McMillan and one of my favorite albums of the 2010s. To me, this album rocks, but maybe it's more of a soft rock. There's no walls of guitars here, but there is pounding drums that sound amazing. Piano, strings, guitars and more mix with the drums, bass and John Mark's vocals, sometimes a deep baritone and sometimes a soaring falsetto. John Mark McMillan is mostly known in Christian music circles, though most of his music is not meant for singing at church services. Lyrically, there's lots of spiritual language, but the songs are exploring spiritual concepts and the nature of life, not just putting scriptures to music. I really love every song and the whole vibe of this album, and it continues to be an album I listen to often. I was really excited to help the making of this album by supporting his crowd-funding campaign as it was being made and I couldn't be happier with the result!

Release Year: 2014
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