The Sound of Staying in the Fight
From the weight of “Hard Fought Hallelujah” to collaborations spanning generations, Brandon Lake's music continues to live where worship, struggle and surrender meet.
Contemporary Christian / Alternative
Josiah Queen
Josiah Queen writes with vocabulary most of contemporary Christian music retired years ago. Dusty Bibles. Prodigals. Demons. The songs are not nostalgic; they simply assume the listener can handle a specific noun.
"Dusty Bibles" builds from an image rather than a slogan. "The Prodigal" takes the oldest return story in the canon and refuses to rush the road home. "demons" is plainer and more anxious. "Can't Steal My Joy" with Brandon Lake is the loudest thing he's put his name on.
The delivery is conversational, close-mic'd and slightly frayed — a voice that sounds like it is telling you something rather than performing it.
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