Starting as a quiet, acoustic track with repeated meditative lyrics, this song plays like a powerful and intimate prayer. It’s the next few tracks though that Seeker & Servant really start to come into their own, brilliantly showcasing their majestic sound on ‘Let Me Not’. The arrangement works great, and the addition of a chorus/bridge - “I was a wretch/and then you saved me (repeat)/then you set me free” - helps to break up the repetitiveness of the track, however the slight change in melody & pace at the end of most lines feels uncomfortable, but perhaps that’s because they are altering a traditional tune. Opening the album with a cover of ‘How Deep The Father’s Love For Us’ instantly brings to mind other contemporary worship groups, specifically ‘Pacific Gold’ (previously known as ‘Wayfarer’), though it doesn’t take long for Seeker & Servant to leave their own mark on this well known hymn. Recently undergoing a slight transformation in their sound due to the addition of Kody Gautier to the band earlier in 2013, this album seeks to combine their folk beginnings with electronic ambience. Just over a year old, Seeker & Servant are mere babies to the worship music scene - a genre often dominated by huge corporate bands and singers - yet these three guys from Jackson, Mississippi are singing loud enough for many of us to notice.
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