Sound of Heaven

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Sound of Heaven
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EP by
Released6 July 2015 (2015-07-06)
Genre
Length22:28
Producer Martin Smith, Tom Smith

Sound of Heaven is the first extended play by English Christian musician Tom Smith. He released the EP on 6 July 2015. Smith worked with Martin Smith, in the production of this EP.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Louder Than the MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
The Phantom TollboothStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Worship LeaderStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Awarding the EP four stars at Worship Leader, Jeremy Armstrong writes, "Plenty of worship releases these days have semblances of EDM/dubstep. But is a semblance enough? Sound of Heaven says absolutely not." [3] Derek Walker, rating the album three and a half out of five for The Phantom Tollbooth, states, "Worship music does have a future after all...This one shows the way with colour, energy and soaring production." [2] Giving the album five stars from Louder Than the Music, describes, "Once you take away all the big sounds, the creative music, we are left with the most important aspect of any worship album, the lyrics...Tom hasn't just used the same old clichéd lyrics and the same old melodies with the same old bridge section, Tom has written honestly yet poetically and passionately." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dynamite"4:29
2."Take My Heart"3:42
3."Burn Bright"3:21
4."Sound of Heaven"5:23
5."End of Me"5:33
Total length:22:28

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References

  1. 1 2 Davies, Jono (6 August 2015). "Review - Tom Smith - Sound of Heaven". Louder Than the Music. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Walker, Derek (8 March 2016). "Smith, Tom - Sound of Heaven". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 Armstrong, Jeremy. Armstrong, Jeremy (ed.). "Tom Smith: Sound of Heaven". Worship Leader. Vol. September/October 2016. San Juan Capistrano, California: Chuck Fromm, PhD (Worship Leader Partnership). p. 85. ISSN   1066-1247 . Retrieved 11 January 2016.