Reviewed by Alastair McCollum
Atlanta, Georgia-based Catalyst Ministries declare their aim is to energise and equip the next generation of leaders for the Church. This album of what could be described as alt pop/rock anthems is an attempt to give a musical vocabulary to that ideal, new worship songs performed by a variety of vocalists in an energetic and powerful manner. It s not quite as trailblazing and innovative as the blurb would lead us to believe - Newsboys, Rebecca St James and others have trod this road before - and though it is a very good album with some great tunes it s not going to set the world on fire. The musical styles fall somewhere in between Coldplay and Avril Lavigne and lyrically and melodically it is well put together. The moving and uplifting piano ballad Won t You Be My Love by Thad Cockrell is the definite high point as it closes this 12 track selection with emotion and power. Also worth investigating are the anthemic pop rock of Laura Story s What A S