David Crowder Band have became firm favourites with fans of the youth worship genre for their fresh and unique style, never afraid to use more experimental approaches their previous album, A Collision, was cited by many as the worship album of the year in 2005. Following up an album that has received such critical acclaim is never easy, yet with Remedy they have if anything surpassed it. Gone are the short creative bursts between songs and some of the more conceptual elements, but what remains is an extremely listenable and passionate worship album.
The album starts in impressive style with The Glory Of It All which starts slow and builds into an enveloping, intense chorus about how we will never be the same thanks to the Glory of God, at it's peak the chorus draws you in like Delirious did a decade ago with songs like Obsession. This flows nicely into Can you feel it? which keeps up the passion and the late tempo of the first song, and is sure to be a firm favourite. The one song on the album that you may already be familiar with is Everything Glorious, from the 2006 Passion release of the same name. ...neverending... uses decks, drum machines and sampling to give it a funky and fresh sound, before the album slows a little into the territory where the bands poetic and moving lyrics come more to the fore. Never Let Go is a beautiful piece and we're treated to an updated version of the traditional O, for a thousand tongues to sing. The highlight for me however of the second half of the album is the stirring and anthematic We won't be quiet. The catchy chorus hook is “We'll shout it out loud from the roof top, we won't be quiet.” and this album shows them true to their word.
The album is one of the best new worship releases I've heard for some time, stripping away some of the excess of A Collision has left a powerful and impressive album that I'm sure will prove hugely popular with all of their fans. |
