Posted: May 01, 2023, 5:00 PM | Category:New Releases Artist Tags: Disciple Source: Mary Nikkel Media
Acclaimed rock group Disciple has released their latest full-length studio album, Skeleton Psalms, an opus of life and death led by the singles "The Executioner" and "Promise to Live." The album is available from BEC Recordings/Tooth & Nail on all major streaming services at https://disciple.ffm.to/skeletonpsalms.
Disciple's Skeleton Psalms is the story of humanity told in three parts: brokenness, mercy, and ultimate victory.
"Every single song is intertwined and connected with each other," lead singer and band founder Kevin Young reflects. "They all deal with similar themes, they all have an element of being autobiographical. It's almost like chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 3: human depravity, the unconditional love of God, then victory."
Skeleton Psalms was created in-house: produced by guitarist Josiah Prince at his studio, The Ranch, written by Kevin Young, Andrew Stanton (guitar), and Josiah Prince, with drums from Joey West and additional backing vocal support from touring bassist Marco Pera. For additional support on instrumentation, Mark "Traa" Daniels (P.O.D.) played bass. The band called on mix engineer Nick Rad (Skillet), mastering engineer Sam Moses (Tenth Avenue North), and the drum recording skills of Lester Estelle (Pillar, Kelly Clarkson) to round out the creative team.
In addition to the three songs that preceded the album, Skeleton Psalms boasts the hauntingly visceral title track "Skeleton Psalm," the poignant celebration "Resurrecting Reasons," the savagely ripping "20 20 Blind" and the irresistible compassion of "For the Life of Me." Sonically, the album paints from a palette colored with every one of the releases in the band's acclaimed 30-year career. At the same time, the soundscape that ultimately takes shape is wholly the product of the current lineup's ten years as a creative unit.
"It's just the chemistry of the four of us having played so many shows together," guitarist and producer Josiah Prince reflects. "We have so much instinct now for what the four of us would do on a song when we're performing it. So when we're writing the songs, it is informed by that. To me, this album feels the most like the energy that we put out on stage."