You've got to give credit where credit is due. Sidewalk Prophets must have realized that it's transient to pander after CCM radio with forgettable hits. So, for their first non-seasonal record since 2015, the team has taken steps to create music that will give them more grit and longevity. """"The Things that Got Us Here"""" finds Sidewalk Prophets delving deeper in at least two fronts. First, on this record, you will find more narrative songs with plots that are more scintillating and memorable. Second, for a band with the word """"prophet"""" in its titular, they have decided to live up to their name with songs that are more prophetic in nature, such that, they speak to our current situations in ways that sing and sting. However, as much as strikes have been made to elevate their repertoire from the trite and recycled, the majority of the songs are still quite vanilla. \\n\\nNow, let's start with the better cuts first. The best song out of this generous offering of 14 songs is """"The Comment Section. """" Now this is the type of songs that matter: a chilling piano ballad that speaks about the unkindness of cyber-bullying and cyber-pollution. When the bridge ropes in Jesus admonition to """"love our enemies,"""" the song takes on a prophetic poignancy that is cutting to the soul. This song seriously deserves to be widely heard in today's e-culture. """"You Were There"""" trumps in terms of the song's attention to details. Chronicled with lots of whimsical moments from the…
