The Longing: Sincere Worship
If there was one thing I could tell you about The Longing it would be this: our single desire as a band is to be worshippers. The bands website welcome says it all.
After spending the morning with The Longings new self-titled album, I can tell you they have stayed true to their mission. Offered by the exciting new media company, Indelible, The Longing blows a fresh wind across the worship genre, one with the capability to inspire and refresh those in the trenches.
Headed by gifted songwriter Jason Ingram, himself refreshed by a God-ordained season of listening, The Longing has an organic, engaging sound that quickly brings David Crowder to mind, but also contains a hint of Euro-worship, i.e. Tim Hughes, Matt Redman. Which is not to say their sound is at all derivative; it is not. Part of what makes this project unique is its powerful sincerity. Several of the songs all but drip with humility, adoration and surrender. Ingram and company aim for the target of Gods own heart with these reverential songs, and provided a path of entry for true worshippers to follow.
Upbeat opener Heal This Land immediately announces Ingrams...