Album Of The Day: Economy by John Mark McMillan

Album Art of John Mark McMillan's Economy album - A photo of a few abandoned-looking houses with an ocean and beach behind them, heavily colored pink throughout the whole photo. Around the edge is a large white border. Printed above the photo in the center is the artist's name in large white text, with a '/' on the next line, then the album title on another line below that.

Released 15 years ago today, this is the fourth album (second easily available) by rock artist John Mark McMillan. On this release, he mixes poetic lyrics with an excellent rock ethos. His band is firing on all cylinders throughout, with layers of screaming guitars and pounding drums and bass. Released on Integrity Music which is a label known for modern church music, this album and artist doesn't exactly fit there. I think this is more a rock performance than songs for praise and worship, though some of his lyrics do have some elements of that. It's not my favorite John Mark McMillan album, but it may be his most rock 'n' roll and I think that's why some fans really like it. It's a solid album and well worth a listen. And if you want, you can listen to me and a few others talk about it in depth on The Album Anniversary Podcast recently.

Release Year: 2011
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