With production from Jars Of Clay's Dan Haseltine and Jars Of Clay's collaborator Matt Bronleewe, this album was in a good position to quickly establish the band in the Christian Music industry. The music is very different from Jars, with a more up-beat, aggressive sound, but the two groups do have their use of drum machines in common.
Plumb's sound is similar to mainstream group Garbage, with its mixture of distorted guitars, drum loops, and powerful female vocals, but some songs are perhaps a little too similar for my liking. The songwriting is deeper than the average CCM-pop fare (reflecting a mixture of emotions) but could still be stronger, as could some of the arrangements - this may well come as the band tours and adjusts more and more to each others' playing.
It is difficult to pick a standout song, but I do think the hidden track could do very well in the British charts, sounding slightly similar to the British band Republica.
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