Tag: history

A new pop-punk band by the name of TAKEHEART with a definite Christian lyric center which is really cool and gives this a slight worship bent. Similar lyrically to bands like Light The Way, Homeplate, No Treaty, Take, Then It Ends, James Franchise, and other indie acts that aren’t afraid to share their spiritual center and love for Jesus but with music that doesn’t suck. This post is about a new band by the name of TAKEHEART and their brand new track “History” that you can listen to below.… Continued →

“Fire” and “water” are arguably the most overused metaphors in contemporary Christian music. But there is another common nature-themed metaphor in Christian music you may not have noticed: gravity. I by no means consider my research to be exhaustive, but I found nearly two dozen songs from the past 25 years with “gravity” in the title. Researching Christian music prior to the 1990’s is a difficult task. While I have little doubt that this theme continues back into the 80’s and maybe even 70’s the earliest contemporary Christian song titled “Gravity” I’ve been able to find so far* is from 1995.… Continued →