Music Review: There is a cloud - Elevation Worship
Music Review: There is a cloud - Elevation Worship
14 October 2017
Elevation worship album This is a Cloud offers songs that can be adapted for smaller worship teams in local churches.
In September 2016, members of Elevation Church gathered at a conference in North Carolina, USA. During the conference, the Elevation Worship Band recorded the album There is a Cloud, and the result is one of the more uplifting and useful collections of worship music in recent years. 
Normally associated with a sense of grandeur and a multitude of musical layers, it appears as though Elevation Worship have worked to “strip back” the complexity in There is a Cloud. We are introduced to this change in the title track which opens the album, and you will immediately notice that acoustic guitar and piano take the lead, with great lyrics centred on the faithfulness of God.
This subtle style continues throughout the album, and even in songs that contain more layers in synth or instrumental such as Do It Again and Forever I Run there is a development in sound from previous Elevation albums. The most appealing aspect of this style is the way each of these songs can be transferred to a smaller or more basic rhythm team in the local church.
Additionally, the current writing of worship leaders Chris Brown, Matt Brock and Pastor Steven Furtick appears to have finally settled into the post-Matt Redman era at Elevation. In Mighty Cross there is a maturity and depth of theology in the lyrics not always evident with current worship band songs.
The most significant tracks on this album are found in Uncontainable Love and None.In Uncontainable Love we are treated to pumping rhythm, simple rock groove, and words that remind us of the unending love of God as they sing, “Your love, is higher than the stars, Declaring who you are, Your love, uncontainable”.
Alternatively, None is a throwback to grand worship ballads, but with a modern take. Starting off reflective, it builds until the bridge, hitting a giant climax, chord shift and the following lyrics: “Everlasting, everlasting, Name above all, Jesus You are the Everlasting!”
Both this song and the entire album truly is declaration of praise. Given the chance, these songs will enhance both your private and corporate worship time.
There is a Cloud is available at Koorong and is on iTunes for $16.99.
Jared Proellocks is a music and instrumental tutor. He attends Carindale Corps in Queensland.
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