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Hillsong United - People

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Hillsong United

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People

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26 Apr 2019

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Hillsong UNITED have released their new album, 'People'. This project is the culmination of whatever is after... coming home, having a meal with family and friends - old and new... the everyday that frames the season. UNITED have kept it simple returning to where it all began.

And as this is the brief Hillsong United have hit that perfectly. Hillsong United have always tried to be musically modern and contemporary, and even a leader in sound and style of worship music. Tracks like 'Here’s To The One’ do have a more classic Hillsong United sound, and for me in...
Read More Hillsong UNITED have released their new album, 'People'. This project is the culmination of whatever is after... coming home, having a meal with family and friends - old and new... the everyday that frames the season. UNITED have kept it simple returning to where it all began.

And as this is the brief Hillsong United have hit that perfectly. Hillsong United have always tried to be musically modern and contemporary, and even a leader in sound and style of worship music. Tracks like 'Here’s To The One’ do have a more classic Hillsong United sound, and for me in general this album does feel how a classic solid Hillsong United album should sound. It really feels like they have stepped back a bit and made everything a bit simpler!

Opening song 'Ready or Not' (not a cover of the Fugees classic) gently ushers the listener into a time of worship. This song is a beautiful platform and a lovely stepping stone. This isn’t an in your face song, it gently builds and lets you get comfortable. Yet once you are settled, boom, the band kick in and this is full on worship music at its best, Hillsong United style.

Of course this isn’t an album that just starts and finishes and you think "ahh another Hillsong release", each song here has been crafted to an inch of it's life. Every line and note is there for a reason. It's an album that hasn’t tried to be overtly busy for the sake of it. You might even say it’s an album that gives more space for the listener than any Hillsong United album before.

The song 'Whole Heart' starts off as a simple acoustic worship song but it’s the melody and lyrics that are out of this world. For whatever reason, for me personally the line “Your Grace Holds me now” really hit me. This is the must-listen song of the album and for me it's a massive standout track.

'As You Find Me' goes on a massive journey. This isn’t your three minute worship/pop song, this is intimate worship music at its best. It’s one of the rawest Hillsong United songs ever. “You love me as you find me” so many people need to hear that repeated line.

The album sort of continues in this same vain: open, clear, clean, heart wrenching and spacious worship. 'Starts And Ends' is a song all about closing your eyes and your hands in worship. The song 'Clean' is only a few minutes long but one of the more powerful songs on here. I feel this album is Hillsong United's most generational and accessible album to date. Teenagers will love this album as much as the over 50's. These are worship songs for everyone, for all ages. Aren't we all humans anyway? Aren't we all people together as one?

Review by Jono Davies

LTTM Rating 5 Out of 5 Stars
Standout Tracks
Ready Or Not
Whole Heart
As You Find Me
Stars And Ends

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