1. Please Don't Forget Me
2. Your Love
3. Oh What A Day
4. Walk On Water
5. Hope
6. Father
7. Your Love Is Unbreakable
8. I Worship You Forever (Psalm 145)
9. My Desert Heart
10. How Great It Is To Be Broken
All.Above.North, a Christian indie rock band from Sydney, Australia, have released their new album 'How Great It Is To Be Broken'.
For me personally on first listen, especially on first track 'Please Don't Forget Me',the bands I compared the sound to was The Smiths, U2 and Delirious. The band members might be inspired by those bands over the years, but this guitar band doesn't just want to sound like those big 80's and 90's bands. They want to sound like themselves.
'Please Don't Forget Me' is about being open and honest with God when we face trials and hardship, in... Read MoreAll.Above.North, a Christian indie rock band from Sydney, Australia, have released their new album 'How Great It Is To Be Broken'.
For me personally on first listen, especially on first track 'Please Don't Forget Me',the bands I compared the sound to was The Smiths, U2 and Delirious. The band members might be inspired by those bands over the years, but this guitar band doesn't just want to sound like those big 80's and 90's bands. They want to sound like themselves.
'Please Don't Forget Me' is about being open and honest with God when we face trials and hardship, in the same way that King David was in the Psalms that he wrote. The song is about a faithful crying out to God for help, and having a trust in Him that He will lead us through and not let go of us. And there are a lot of songs about trials and hardship here which adds to the underlying tension on the album.
This tension can very much be heard on tracks like 'Father' and 'Your Love Is Unbreakable'. You can feel the hardship and honesty in the songs and as the album continues the sound grows more modern indie rock. Yet what flows through the lyrics is a strong Christian message that isn't hidden in poetic imagery. This album is full of honest words straight from the songwriters heart into music, not scared to say how they feel.
If you're looking for big dance, pop, worship anthems this is not the place to be. Yet if you are looking for creative, arty music and inspiring and honest lyrics then this is the place to be. Tracks like 'Walk on Water' are up there with some of the best songs I have heard in the last few years. Hopefully All Above North will go from strength to strength and keep on making amazing music that will be heard by a wider audience.
Review By Jono Davies
LTTM Rating 4.5 Out of 5 Stars Standout Tracks Please Don't Forget Me
Walk On Water
How Great Is The Broken
All.Above.North, a Christian indie rock band from Sydney, Australia, have released their new album 'How Great It Is To Be Broken'. The current single 'Please Don't Forget Me' is about being open and honest with God when we face…
