Album Of The Day: Watch The Rising Day by Matthew Smith

Album Art of Matthew Smith's Watch The Rising Day album - In a field of brown grasses, a photo of a man laying down in the grass and looking up into the green, cloudy sky is shown. In the background looks to be some trees and some farm buildings. and the top half is all cloudy sky. The person, a white man with fairly short hair, is wearing dark pants and a brown shirt and has right hand over his stomach. Printed over the sky is his name in a dark green color, and in white below it is the album title.

Released on this day 15 years ago, this is an album of old hymn texts given new melodies by Matthew Smith. The hymns have never sounded more contemporary, as Matthew Smith gives them a pop/rock/folk sound in his performances and the instrumentation of his band. There's lots of beauty in these old texts and I love these new melodies and arrangements. They really bring these hymns to life in a new way. Unfortunately, this seems to be not currently available on streaming, but you can find it on his Bandcamp page digitally or on CD and vinyl. Also, check out the interview with Matthew about this album on Caleb's Album Anniversary Podcast via Apple or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Release Year: 2010
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