Bethel Music's """"Peace"""" records are not just original albums. Rather, they have specially utilized sounds that have been scientifically proven to being calmness and tranquility to those who hear them. Vol. II follows on the heels of last year's inaugural project. Save for one brand new song, this 12-song collection features the Bethel team re-imagining most of their better-known songs, with a few surprises including Lauren Daigle's own """"Rescue,"""" Elevation Worship's """"Graves into Gardens,"""" UNITED's """"Another in the Fire,"""" Phil Wickham's """"Battle Belongs,"""" and Sinach's """"Way Maker. """" To bring more excitement to the project, Daigle, Phil Wickham, Dante Bowe, and We the Kingdom have also been enlisted as lead vocalists. \\n\\nIn many ways, this album is a """"greatest hits"""" album, therefore, most of the tracks here are familiar. Jenn Johnson opens the proceedings with an album track that she recorded with her hubby Brian a few years ago entitled """"You're Gonna Be Ok. """" """"Ok,"""" with its casually phrased title, is the weakest track on the album. Jenn gets better with hers and Brian's take of Wickham's """"Battle Belongs. """" While the original is a power ballad, this new version has a gentle folky percolating vibe that is refreshing. And for the first time in a long while, Jenn is not singing in a range far too low for her vocals.
