Song Of The Week - June 12

Ola amigos! Weekend's coming in again, and it's time for another Song Of The Week. Tomorrow, we're leaving for Merle's church... I can't lie, I'm a little nervous and anxious about the whole thing, so bear a bit with me this weekend. I know that everything ends up working out in the end. But apart from being anxious, part of me is grateful that we get this opportunity to minister to others, so by the end of tomorrow night, I expect that feeling to take over the one of anxiety :). This week, I'd like to introduce you to a band that you probably have never heard of before...


Alleluia Sing - David Crowder Band, Church Music

"Alleluia, Majesty/Alleluia, risen king/Alleluia, angels sing..."

Just kidding :P. Honestly, who isn't excited for this summer's releases? It better not be anyone here, because my goodness, we're about to get bombarded with an amazing collection of music by the time September rolls around. Every week, I find it hard to believe just how much new material my favorite formations are planning to unveil. It's a great time to jump on the band wagon! This week, may I suggest David Crowder Band's?

Over the past few years in youth band, I've grown to truly appreciate the complexity of David Crowder Band's music. On the surface, you could just recognize it as something enjoyable and melodic, something that makes you move. But I've found that Crowder's writings are layered in many parts, like a cake or an onion :P. I'm sure we've all noticed this at one point or another when we play one of his songs at youth or for a service. Musically, there seems to be a depth and detail that we cannot yet attain :D hahaha! But that's alright, we'll work on that ;).

Alleluia Sing is one of the upcoming songs from the band's new album, Church Music, due out in September. Lyrically, the song is simple enough, but David Crowder and his bandmates take simple and wrap it around with so much meaning and weight for each word, that it feels like something almost operatic, as well as extremely beautiful. This is one of the reasons I greatly enjoy this song, as well as several of their others. They know how to work with the sonic space alloted to them, and convey their messages of praise, worship, or celebration from there. It's one thing to know what you're playing, but it's also important to know when not to play, and let the other instruments take their turn to shine. Not only does that help balance everything out, it helps to create something unified, part of one unit, rather than several units trying to function as themselves against the others. The result in DCB's case is an amazingly uplifting song that glorifies our Lord through the unity they have achieved. It's one of the many things I wish to be able to do as a musician, not only because I'll be better for it, but because I believe that in turn, it will help me create a more beautiful sound for God, which is what I feel He deserves each day.

Alleluia Sing - http://www.mediafire.com/?ekcaz1mehmy