Album Of The Day: Inheritance by Audrey Assad

Album Art of Audrey Assad's Inheritance album - On a light blue background, a cloth is draped from the top left in a curve to the bottom middle. The cloth is bright red in the top left, and more of a golden color in the bottom, and it slowly gradients to that, which might be a visual edit or illustration, I can't really tell. On top of the image, the word 'Inheritance' is printed in a white, serif font in very large print. In spots, the letters go behind the cloth, though in most cases they are in front of the cloth, for an odd visual quirk.

Released 10 years ago this coming Thursday, this is the fourth album from singer-songwriter Audrey Assad. Instead of original songs like her other albums, this album is recordings of classic hymns in her indie pop style. Audrey Assad's vocals are beautiful, and the instrumentation on "I Wonder As I Wander" is especially haunting. Most of the songs are serene and peaceful, beautiful guitar- and keyboard-based music. A few songs such as "New Every Morning" and "Even Unto Death" are original melodies based on old hymns or scripture composed with Matt Maher. Songs like "it Is Well With My Soul", "Be Thou My Vision" and "Holy, Holy, Holy" are the more common hymns you may have heard before. Audrey Assad no longer believes the Christian faith, but these recordings are still worth checking out.

Release Year: 2016
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