Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls: "Never have I known a band whose sound comprises the genres 'gospel' and 'rock' work music industry bigwigs into such a frenzy ... Their ardent lyrics, gospel spin on the rock genre and distinctive vocals certainly sets them apart from a number of their peers and these elements combined will ensure that Alabama Shakes are a band to watch not only this year but for many yet to come." (Contactmusic.com review)
M Ward - A Wasteland Companion: "... that proprietary M. Ward spark, a willingness to grapple with God, fable and the history of American pop music ... Ward’s lyrics can say effortlessly what we often can’t find words for: “I’m stuck between what we have done and what we are gonna do.”" (prefixmag.com review)
Rachel Joyce - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: "The key to the novel might be found in the epigraph, which quotes John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. Harold might be perceived as the contemporary equivalent of Bunyan's Christian: an Everyman figure whose spiritual journey is prone to pitfalls and distraction and presented as both heroic and mundane." (Guardian review)
Greg Tricker - The Christ Journey: "One might expect the Christ Journey to be pictures illustrative of the life of Jesus. The natural assumption would be of a journey beginning with the Annunciation, or at least the Nativity, and ending with the Resurrection and the Ascension. Tricker, as so often, confounds these expectations and exceeds them ... He sees Christ as embarking on a cosmic journey through time, and so he adds images of saints, some from later centuries, especially dear to him: St Bernadette, St Francis, St Clare. He is revealing his profound conviction that the Christ Journey is for each of us, our own journey. We do not make it alone or in our own power." (Sister Wendy Beckett)
Sieger Köder - Glimpses of the Divine: “Glimpses of the Divine is a tender and beautiful epiphany of the closeness of our incarnate God, bringing healing and joy to you and those around you. Read it, ponder it, believe it - your life will be profoundly enriched.” (Daniel O'Leary)
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Alabama Shakes - Hold On.
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