Plus One dump boy band sound and re-emerge as rock trio.

AMERICA's Plus One, once described as a Christian version of boy bands N-Sync and the Backstreet Boys, have re-emerged as a rock trio. The group, who have lost Jason Perry and Jeremy Mhire from the original Atlantic Records line up, have their first rock-orientated project 'Exodus' produced by the Newsboys frontman Peter Furler, The band's lead singer Nate Cole told Christian Marketing magazine, "We had a lot of reasons to be bitter. At the same time, we felt that God still had a purpose, even though it was hard. That was why we called the album 'Exodus'. The book of Exodus was a departing we had guys departing, switched labels and we departed from our original sound. But it was also about God delivering his people. Now, we are absolutely having fun again." CR

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