Sound of Heaven

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Sound of Heaven
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EP by Tom Smith
Released 6 July 2015 (2015-07-06)
Genre
Length22:28
Producer Martin Smith, Tom Smith

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

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. EPs generally contain a minimum of four tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Tom Smith is an English Christian musician and worship leader, who plays a Christian pop and EDM style of worship music. He released, Sound of Heaven, an extended play, in 2014.

Martin Smith (English musician) English musician, born 1970

Martin James Smith is an English vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer. Smith was the front man of the Christian rock and worship band Delirious?. When Delirious? disbanded in 2009, Smith became a solo artist.

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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 Leader Star 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 cliched lyrics and the same old melodies with the same old bridge section, Tom has written honestly yet poetically and passionately." [1]

Worship Leader is an American bimonthly, print and digital publication focusing on both Christianity and Contemporary worship music. Articles include news, reviews, worship conference information, devotionals and interviews.

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.
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