TBGB Pick of the Week: May 30, 2011

“Still Here”
21:03
From the forthcoming Verity Records CD Evolved…from Boys to Men
(release date: Sept. 6, 2011)
http://www.verityrecords.com/

A mature, sensitive and ultimately cathartic contemporary gospel ballad by the popular male group, inspired by member Evin Martin when he lost both parents to disease within an eighteen month period.

Martin explains: “This song was birthed from the recent passing of my mother to multiple sclerosis and my father to brain cancer. But God kept me and by His grace, I’m still here.”

The mellow, Soul Seekers-like harmonies on “Still Here” get a production boost from PAJAM, which infuses a youthful but timeless smoothness that will no doubt introduce more gospel music fans to 21:03.