Special friends whose efforts are easily integrated join husband-and-wife trio Anita and Ben Tatlow, known as Salt of the Sound, here. The point of the album is to offer peace, perhaps even the peace that passeth understanding, as made apparent in track titles such as” Peace, With You”,” Quietude” and” Be Still, The Waves”.
” Vespers”, referencing a twilight worship services, leads off the recording and heals from the very start. Anita’s voice recalls Enya, whose song furthermore possesses a religious tone. On” Peace, With You”, her message is softer, a quiet above the waves. The song is leisurely, in no hurry to get anywhere, but it does have a place: the concentrating of the soul. As the earth grows worse and more divided, the music – and the information behind it– are remedies. ” Through Troubles” recognizes the fact that living includes fight ( I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. ). ” Be Also, The Waves” echoes its name, as the content is about tides being stilled while the song surges with emblems of music and strings. The strings move upfront in” Overflow ( Instrumental )”, a new version of last year’s single, whose second ( and closing ) verse is” Tear down these walls we built with our lives / That I would walk, that I would overflow to be loved / And to love”. The universe is offering one way, and the Tatlows another.
In” In Quietude”, Anita’s voice soars again, reflecting the distance traveled since” Vespers”, there is confidence to be heard, a blessed assurance. By the time the birds of” Morningtide” sing, the day is over, the day is come. This brief period of time, which runs from hour to morning, serves as both a promise and a parable. The Lord did battle for you, you need only be also. ( Richard Allen )
