After 8 No. 1 singles, 8 GMA Dove Awards, and 1 Gold-certified album, Selah has decided to part ways with Curb Records. Now signed to Integrity Music, the trio is back with their debut release for the imprint. """"Firm Foundation"""" is indeed a fine record with lots of merits. However, one thing the album lacks is signature tunes. After a portfolio's worth of career defining songs such as """"Wonderful, Merciful Savior,"""" """"You Amaze Us"""" and """"You Raise Me Up,"""" one is sad to say that there aren't such entries on this new release. This is not to say that this is a ropey effort; rather, there are just no stand-out songs. \\n\\nWith Integrity Music being a label that seeks to service the church with songs for cooperate worship, Selah has pandered to their label's ethos with the album's first three songs. """"Let the Saints Sing,"""" a song co-written by the trio, tries desperately to create a rousing crescendo but fails due to its less than stellar hook. Lead single """"Jesus is King"""" is uncharacteristically a run of the mill worship song with nothing much more to add beyond it's titular. Thus, it's a strange for Integrity Music to select this cut to re-launch this new phase of Selah's career. The title track """"Firm Foundation"""" is a far better choice; in a culture where truth is relegated into relativity, this song is an anthem that needs to be sung across churches to counter what the world believes.
