Reviewed by Greg Sammons

An indie rock band from Northern Ireland, Beyond are on bright new independent label 12tribe. The pace throughout 'The World Means You To God' is slow and thought-provoking, whilst the atmosphere remains ethereal and worshipful. It's unlike anything I'm used to listening to, and therefore at the start of the disc I wanted something a bit more upbeat. However slowly but surely I started to appreciate the music further and allowed myself to relax and just take it in. The fact of the matter is that once I'd opened my mind to this kind of music, my heart followed soon after (there's an analogy in there somewhere!) and the music touched my spirit in a beautiful way. By putting a testimony on track eight ("Broken"), the listener is just about ready for a change in direction - it came along just at the right time. It's a powerful testimony of a man who came off drugs with the help of Jesus. An intriguing release with the ability to touch people's hearts.

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