SALVATION STATION
Posted September 29, 2008
By CCMmagazine,
Hailing from Niagara Falls, Newworldson bring a fresh taste of New Orleans gospel/funk/blues to your speakers. Put on your dancin’ shoes and shake a leg while these Canadians bebop and scat your socks off. The album pairs catchy melodies with a potent combination of straightforward rhythmic changes and fun but relevant lyrics. Unlike many albums, Salvation Station seeps talent from all angles creating a truly unique and honest work. Currently on tour with the newsboys, NWS is honing its live performance which the band is already known for. (Word has it that they received a standing ovation during the GMA Week showcases last April, thoroughly impressing the hardest to impress.)
It truly is difficult to pick one single standout track, or even two for that matter. Five cuts in though, “Sweet Holy Spirit” sings “If Pride is My Prison/Then Grace be my King/Sweet Holy Spirit, Come rescue me,” displaying the deep lyrical content NWS inhabits. Moreover, the use of an upright bass creates a colossal subtle difference that must simply be heard to know.
Salvation Station is indeed a must-have for 2008. You will find yourself hitting “repeat” again and again. -Jonathan Isaac Harms
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