The Glorious Unseen has a way with atmospherics. Over the course of three-plus records they have established a thick, velvety canvas of sound in which to offer up their songs of praise.
Lovesick thankfully picks up the pace a bit, though even on faster tunes, Ben Crist's somber vocal delivery can make everything sound a bit sleepy. Opening tracks "The Love Of God," "Pour My Love On You" and "You Have Ruined Me" crank up the beats-per-minute and diversify sounds to distinguish themselves from the rich backgrounds that sometimes The Glorious Unseen have gotten trapped in. Aggressive "In This Moment" recalls The Violet Burning at their worshipful best and "Harp In My Heart" has some terrific sounds and lyrics and offers the album's title up in a chorus that soars.
As much of a step forward as this album is for Crist and The Glorious Unseen, they have still yet to write that "knock it out of the ballpark" tune that they seem capable of. But as a personal album of insightful worship tunes,
Lovesick delivers.
This is exactly the album I needed to hear today. It did my sould good. Tonight as I washed the dishes and listened to my wife sing while she got our girls ready for bed I was able to reflect on how blessed my life is and how much I want to sing about it to God. This album aided me in my prayer of thanksgiving.
4 stars
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