Reviewed by Paul S Ganney
Maria Gilpin is a singer/songwriter and worship leader from Portadown, Northern Ireland and cites some of her influences as The Civil Wars and The Lumineers. I d probably add Adele and Alisha Keys to that list. She has a very clear and powerful voice tinged with an Irish accent that I liked a lot. The arrangements are fairly sparse (piano/guitar/gentle drums, all beautifully played), allowing her voice to shine. Lyrically her worship background powers through - there s no doubt about where she s coming from, with an emphasis on serving Christ, especially giving everything to him. I especially liked the slightly off-kilter backing rhythm to Lead My Way which ran beautifully into a straight-ahead chorus and lifted the song. The final song on this, Maria s debut, Overflow is the one that soars the most and really shows off her expressive voice. It could have been so ordinary but Maria s voice lifts the material well above that.
Reviewed by Helen Whitall Take Courage is the latest EP from Minneapolis band Boiling Point, with six tracks embracing a range of styles and instrumentation. The forceful pop-rock In It To Win It gets going with a key-dominated riff, the beat unusually a long way down in the mix below the keys and guitars. The tempo changes through the song, which is fun, but the tune itself becomes a little repetitive and the lyrics are nothing new. Won t Let Go brings the natural, textural vocals of Eric Bjorklund to the fore, with the title lyric stretched infectiously. This track features acoustic guitar but has a much more poppy and highly produced style. Run , different again with its piano and electric drums, really evokes the pursuit of a runaway with its syncopated rhythm as it explores the patient love of God for the prodigal. Sadly, Once Again and To The End are musically very unoriginal and could easily be lost in an ocean of similar CCM, though Once Again s theme of assuran
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