 Now based at New Song Fellowship, Denver, Loren Sandford
has been involved in music since his high school days, and in more
recent years has recorded numerous worship and "contemporary" albums
with his New Song Music team. Songwriter, singer and accomplished
acoustic guitarist, this church pastor is also an author with several
titles to his name!
Sandford has a fairly unique
musical style that makes it hard to draw comparisons. The first four
tracks come in a bouncy swing-a-long manner with Loren's accented
vocals sounding not wholly dissimilar to those of Christian blues buff
Tony Loeffler. Other songs have a rather quaint yet genuinely anointed
worship flow that reminds me of the quite special sound of David Haas.
"As the Eagle" is a simple, focused piece of adoration. "Once Blind" is
a gorgeously tender offering with a familiar hymnal structure. The
closing "Time To Be Free" flows sensitively, while a delightful bonus
cut is delivered a cappella style with a true Southern gospel sound!
The stunning harmony vocals on these and indeed every track adds
marvellously to the overall effect, while Russ Hatcher's lead guitar on
tunes like "Rise Up O God" is deeply impressive.
Songs are all new and lyrics
original and varied.... If you're looking for alternative forms of
worship, give "Revolution" a thought - you won't have heard anything
quite like it!
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