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Listening to Vicky Beeching's "Painting the Invisible" is like throwing back thick, heavy drapes and drinking in glorious rays of sun after a cold, dark week of winter.
Both lyrically and instrumentally, Vicky Beeching's songs are rich with vibrant imagery, all of it painting heart-warming portraits of glory. Vicky herself says it best: “Trying to describe the Eternal using earthly words, is like trying to scoop up the whole ocean into the palm of your hand. Yet, we joyfully struggle for words and continue on our worshipful quest of expressing the inexpressible; describing the indescribable, pronouncing the unspeakable; explaining the unfathomable; painting the invisible.” Her sophomore release will make you glad she stayed with it. Produced by Ed Cash and Nathan Nockels, “Painting the Invisible” contains Vicky’s signature blend of uplifting melodies and provocative insights, delivered on a bed of well-crafted pop. Her first single, and the album opener, “Join The Song,” is a bright praise doxology, and already finding a warm welcome on the air. It is followed by the delightful “Hallelujah What a Savior,” a richly nuanced track with some great bluesy changes. The thickly layered “Great is Your Glory” is a gorgeous blend of electric and acoustic instrumentation under a deeply worshipful chorus. Vicky Beeching is doing what she does best on “Painting The Invisible,” worshipping the God she obviously adores, whether through the irresistibly bright standout “Suddenly,” the rhythmically solid invitation, “Every One Under the Sun,” or the uplifting “At All Times,” overflowing with excitement. “Painting The Invisible” offers rich diversity also, from the edgy “Only Your Arms” to the majestic “Wonder of the Cross,” overlaid with airy celtic overtones. Beeching closes the project out with a warm touch, the very personal “Twenty Six Summers” chronicling her lifetime of loving God, a paean of heartfelt devotion. I’d call “Painting The Invisible” one of the year’s best worship projects. Look for Sparrow to drop Vicky Beeching’s excellent sophomore album on April 3rd.
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