Reviewed by Paul S Ganney

This is a punk/power-pop worship album by a genuine worship band (from Rise Above Ministries in Texas) that makes you wonder what their services are like (and certainly makes you want to attend one). Most songs were new to me, others like "I Saw The Light" and "Power In The Blood" very familiar. The purpose of the album is to raise medical and funeral expenses for Pastor Skip Brooks and was somehow missed off of the previous fundraiser. That album's loss was this one's gain as this whole album exudes such joy and energy and comes over as all being part of a whole rather than tracks donated to a project. The press release said "to move both your feet and soul" and it does that in abundance. There's heads down straight ahead rock, clever riffing, spot-on harmonies, reggae chops, bass runs to admire and throughout it all a band as solid as the love of Christ they proclaim. As soon as it was over, I played a couple of tracks again (and "Sanctuary" another twice just for good measure), it was that good.

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