NEW MUSIC
E58 WORSHIP
Make Way
God. “Fall On Me” follows in the same vein as a glorious mix of southern Gospel and current
the raucous worship dance party really gets worship vibes.
going with EDM bleeps and that unmistakable
four-on-the-floor kick that will make you just Many of the tracks on this debut album are
wanna get up and dance along. pretty laid back in tempo and overall feel with
“Wildfire” being one of the better cuts. Rich pi-
The energy and instrumentation take a drastic ano motifs abound and Sharon Piedt’s angel-
turn with the meditative, piano-based “God ic vocals pierce the heart as she describes in
Is On The Throne” as worship leader, Aimee beautiful detail the overwhelming love that God
Evans lends her gorgeous soprano in this song has for His people while the violin-esque guitars
of hope and freedom and the album wraps up drone in the background creating a rich atmo-
with “Rain Down Your Glory” which is a nice sphere of authentic worship.
little mid-tempo offering about preparing our
hearts for the glory of God to come on the last 1. Freedom The best song on the album in this reviewer’s
day. 2. Powerful God opinion is “Jericho” which features the youthful
3. Wildfire vocal of Jez Fowler and is a declarative call to
They say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and that is 4. First Love trust in the Lord when life gets tough because
clearly the case with this entire EP collection as 5. Filled with Heaven He has proven Himself faithful throughout his-
Planetshakers basically just keeps doing what 6. As the Sun Rises tory.
they have been doing for the past few years… 7. keeping their songs simply written, easily sung 8. Love Has Overcome These tracks have a lot of depth and are well
while drenched in celebration about the hope 9. Make Way imagined musically and vocally. Some of the
we have in Jesus. While that isn’t necessarily 10. Jericho selections tended to dwell a little too much
a bad thing (especially based on their target 11. Secret Garden with a few being over ten-minutes in length.
audience) it does tend to send a similar 12. Your Delight That being said, I really appreciated E58’s af-
message in song and sounds. These guys and
gals are hitting their target however as tweens
and teens around the world keep their music
spinning in their playlists and in their Sunday
worship sets and that is not a bad thing.
Love Goes On
E58 Worship finds its roots at Expression 58
church in Glendale, California made up of a col-
lective of Worship leaders, song writers and per-
formers under the direction of worship pastors,
Michelle and Dan Lutz. Their first release, Make
Way features 12 newly-penned songs that are
bright and fresh with an eclectic modern feel
that will appeal to worshipers young and old.
finity to “rest” in the moment throughout. One
of the best things about Make Way is the kalei-
doscope of vocal talent from the shimmering
tenor of Jez Fowler to the velvety soprano of
Sharon Piedt to the Southern Gospel stylings of
Matt Salee. This freshman offering from E58 is
a surprising gem of an album that is well written
and masterfully performed.
The standout tracks include the powerful album
opener, “Freedom” featuring driving drums and
palm-muted guitars that build the anticipation
of what God is doing in and through His peo-
ple because of the freedom He bought for us
on the cross. Led by Pentatonix member and
worship leader, Matt Sallee, this song features
September 2019
Gerod Bass
Worship leader in Tacoma, WA. Mentor with Worship
Catalyst. Singer, songwriter, guitarist with a passion
for impacting lives for the sake of the Gospel.
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