
The third helping of Enter the Worship Circle is just as tasty as its predecessors, with raw, unadorned production, enjoyable new worship choruses, and a convocation of independent artists all worshipping together including Ben & Robin Pasley of 100 Portraits, Barry & Michelle Patterson, and Kate Hurley. They take turns on the vocals as well as the songwriting.
The album's unpracticed, anti-ProTool production has a casual, coffeehouse feel, while paradoxically, can also surge to an intense urgency at times as well. The unpretentious display of worship combined with talent is refreshing, as are the album's simple, heartfelt songs. As in the past, divergent percussive elements are brought into the mix from all around the world, lending the album a tribal energy, especially on the up-tempo songs.
With seventeen tracks and a full hour of music, Enter the Worship Circle: Third Circle offers more than enough enticements to draw you in. Happily, you won't be disappointed. Third Circle is every bit the knockout that its predecessors were.
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