Love is a Lion

This album is mis-tilted. To dub """"love is a lion"""" denotes that the album presents God's love as bold, adventurous, valiant, audacious and even dangerous. But none of these words can be used to describe these 10 new songs. Save for a couple of them, most of these tracks are anaemic, cliched, and they have been done before. There's nothing wrong with being green: recycling does have its benefits if you can inject a new twist or perspective into a well-worn theme or melodic structure. Unfortunately, for most of the songs, Citizen Way is too lethargic to make such investments. Google any of the song titles here (""""The Lord's Prayer,"""" """"God You are Good,"""" and """"Mountains"""") and you will come up with half a dozen songs that all share the same titulars, thematic developments and underlying messages. This is the major problem with this album. However, with the white elephant out of the way, this doesn't mean that there are no entries worth writing home about. Best among the selection is """"Be Still. """" Despite Hillsong Worship, Bethel Music, Rivers and Robots all have songs that share the same titular, Citizen Way's contribution is a worthy contender as the best song in this """"Be Still"""" song canon. A moving worship ballad performed with doses of heartfelt emotions,""""Be Still"""" encourages us to rest in the Lord in times when """"the world around us is crumbling and the chaos grows. """"