Music Reviews

This is a band that has what it takes to become a prog powerhouse…

Encircling the walls with multi-cultural praise

IZZ sounds like a band, not a studio creation made up of synths and samples…

Dazzled by a virtuoso; the psalms as you have never heard them

McDonald’s compositions are wonderfully structured and infectiously melodic, giving the players some substantial musical territory to explore...  

Focus is back with two original members, new signature songs, and a fresh, energetic vibe….

dazzling keyboard work from Morse, inventive, gutsy guitar work from Stolt, powerfully articulate bass by Trewavas, and Portnoy playing with time in ways the average person never even imagined...

…like a Sunday morning worship service if your church worship team could really cook, and happened to have an amazing female singer up-front.

Not since Lauren Daigle’s debut have I been as excited by a first recording. The root word for excite means “to move, stir up, instigate” and that’s how I feel, especially after listening to two of the songs on this six song self-titled EP. Nichole’s testimonies of God’s power to set free move and stir me.

On Land of the Living Jason Gray makes honest self-disclosures characterized by wit and whimsy. Gray’s vulnerable lyrics remind me of people like Rich Mullins, Andrew Peterson and Carolyn Arends. For those not familiar with him, this is a fine introduction to an artist who continues to refine his craft. Even so, I don’t think one can make mistake by choosing anything in his catalog. He stood out right from the start.