Fact: Fire & Stone is a metaphor
about distinguishing between what
really fuels joy, and what
merely pretends to.
MUSIC
REVIEW
Artist:
THE GRAY HAVENS
Album:
FIRE AND STONE
Rating:
Genre:
Worship, Folk
For Fans Of:
Rend Collective ,
Copperlily
Label:
The Gray Haven Music
Band Website:
TheGrayHavensMusic.com
Reviewed by:
Leah St John
Release Date:
January 6, 2015
he Gray Havens is a folk
worship/singer-songwriter duo,
made up of a husband and wife
team, Dave and Licia Radford. Fire And
Stone is their debut full length album.
T
lyrics are natural born storytellers. Through
the use of creatively penned narrative, each
track presents the listener with a story of
some sort, which in turn leaves you with
something to think about.
Fire And Stone is a wonderful debut release
from The Gray Havens, both musically and
lyrically speaking.
“Good, beautiful stories plunge the
reader into a fictional world in such a
way that when they come out again,
they perceive the real world more clearly
and with more joy than before. In much
the same way, song lyrics-when married
to the right melody-can penetrate the
heart. Story plays such a huge part in our
songs because powerful narratives have
been so transforming for us personally.”
Musically, Fire And Stone encompasses
folk, worship, pop, and singer-songwriter
sensibilities, bringing them together to
create something unique. The album is lead
primarily by keys and guitars, as well as
vocals provided by the husband and wife
duo, but a good number of other elements
and influences can also be heard peppered
throughout the release. Needless to say,
the music of The Gray Havens wouldn’t fit
into a specific box, as it crosses a number of
genre borders.
Fire And Stone is a lovely album to listen to.
The lyrics are very well written, and hold
meaning and depth. Right from the get-go,
it is easy to tell that those who wrote the
- Dave Radford
With its lively and unique musicality,
alongside the poignant narrative lyrics, Fire
And Stone is a great debut album from The
Gray Havens. I thoroughly enjoyed this
album from its first note to its last, and I
look forward to seeing (and hearing) the
duo grow and hone their obvious talents on
future releases.
CHRISTIAN REVIEW > 45