Album Review: Remedy
Yesterday, the David Crowder Band released their latest offering, Remedy. The set checks in at approximately 45 minutes. After a few listens, here’s my review:
Glory of It All - Passion folks will know this one, as a live version has already been released to date. This song is growing on me. Starts off mellow, but builds musically & emotionally through the song.
Can You Feel It - Definitely my favorite track on the album. I remember hearing bits and pieces on the band’s YouTube “making of” videos, and it accompanied a Passion promo video recently. The song has an upbeat dance/techno feel to it. Four on the floor drum part. It’s cool.
Everything Glorious - The first single from the album. I can’t get into it. It’s “okay.” Part of me wonders if the song is solid theologically. “You make everything glorious / What does that make me?” I don’t know. I don’t think I’m too glorious when I go about sinning on a daily basis. Also, the DC*B is known for its love of electronic music. I think the electronic parts are overdone on this song. They don’t seem to fit and seem forced.
Neverending - Every DC*B album has a punk type of song. Musically, of course. This one is similar to “No One Like You” and “Foreverandever” in style.
Never Let Go - A ballad musically. Pretty good. Think “Come and Listen,” in a sense that it’s piano-driven.
O, For A Thousand Tongues to Sing - Every DC*B album also has a hymn of some kind. Here, they rework this hymn with their own chorus. I really like it. They’re good at putting their own twist on hymns.
Rain Down - Fans will notice this song originally appeared on their independent album, All I Can Say. I always like it when bands resurrect songs from the past. This new version is definitely better than the original. More upbeat and mature musically. A good choice of a song to bring back, now that more people will get to hear it.
We Won’t Be Quiet - The sequel to “We Win?” Perhaps. A good song, and it’s very similar “We Win” in style. Will likely be great in a live setting.
Remedy - Title track. Mellow & soft. Almost has a folk vibe to it. Choruses build up, verses are soft.
Surely We Can Change - The set closes with a lullaby of sorts. Very sparse musically.
As you can see, I’ve really only paid attention to the music so far. Lyrically, the album is fairly similar to previous albums. Crowder can at times be poetic and others be very simple and poppy. The gist of the album is that we as Christians can be a remedy for a lost world. We can do our part to help bring the message of salvation to the lost. The album isn’t near as experimental as A Collision, but is more in tune with Illuminate and Can You Hear Us? Overall, I like it a lot. It will get a lot of play.