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NEW MUSIC NOW HEAR THIS | Gerod Bass TOM SMITH NEW WINE WORSHIP Everyday You Restore My Soul storm with Christ in our lives. "Jesus I Love You" brings us back to the basics of faith, and the arrangement mirrors the writing in this stripped back, admirable song thanking God for His love and grace. 1. Everyday 2. You In My Life "Christ is Risen" is inspiring as an Easter anthem that begins at the cross and takes us to the day 1. Pray 2. Yes and Amen 3. Jesus I Love You of victory on Easter morning as Smith declares, 4. Christ Is Risen "Christ is risen, death is beaten. Christ You 4. Spirit and Truth/Do It Again 5. 1000 Years overcame. It is finished, Hallelujah! Christ will 5. You Restore My Soul 6. Obey (Acoustic) come again." 6. Stir a Passion This was a great little EP with some surprises 8. The King Is here Soul Survivor has been the training ground for several significant worship leaders including Matt Redman, Tim Hughes, and Beth Croft. The latest worship prodigy to be released on the worship world is Tom Smith, who has been featured on Soul Survivor's last two albums while releasing his first EP, Sound of Heaven in 2015. Sounding like a young Martin Smith, Tom's youthful vocals mixed with millennial EDM 7. that I would definitely consider adding to my worship repertoire. For the most part these are solid, decently written songs, and the recording Nothing But Grace 9. Reckless Love 10. Living Hope 11. You Restore My Soul (Acoustic version) and arrangements have wonderful warmth and sparkle. With a little more seasoning and New Wine Worship finds its home in the UK attention given to deepening his writing and and is a worship collective born from the New taking a few more musical risks, Tom Smith Wine Church Network that, like many of its US could be joining the ranks of other great Soul counterparts like Bethel and Jesus Culture, Survivor artists sooner, rather than later. puts on huge worship festivals that attract thousands year after year. Their latest live instrumentation make a nice combination for worship release, You Restore My Soul, features his second EP, entitled Everyday. eleven songs that are along the same veins as Hillsong and Bethel, with a few standout tracks The title track gives us a glimpse into Smith's that you should definitely take notice of. soaring majestic vocals as he reminds us that God finds each of us in our sinfulness and, even The opening track, "Pray," which is led by though we constantly turn away from Him, He worship leader and song writer Nick Herbert, is always there waiting for us to return with is a high energy opener crying out for God's arms wide open. kingdom to reign here on earth. Big anthemic keyboards, driving drums, and rockin’ electric "You In My Life" follows and is a Youthful EDM- guitars make this a great service opener full of infused song of praise about how we can passion and energy. overcome every obstacle and weather every 50 3. What a Saviour October 2018 WorshipMusician.com