If you haven’t already heard the rumbling from Down Under, now's the time to introduce yourself to Reuben Morgan’s U.S. debut, World Through Your Eyes. It leaves the definite impression of a seasoned, yet modernly viable face from Australia’s Hillsong church. Having spent years honing the craft of songwriting and owning the weekly responsibility of leading worship under mentor-friend and fellow Aussie Darlene Zchsech, it is impossible to spin without hearing and remembering.
Imported gems "My Redeemer Lives" and "I Give You My Heart" resonate firmly beside the aggressive pop-laden hooks of "All the Heavens" and "Hear Our Praises," new melodies that will undoubtedly end-up repeating throughout radio stations and churches nationwide. Creatively sensible production carries the songs from start to finish, giving the record a level of entirety and wholeness unusual in today’s musically sporadic market.
This is vertically-generated music at its most sound and informed. From the worship leader, to your congregation, to your voice. Sounds like church.