New music, new covers and new colabs!!!

Guess what?? Kevin Max just put this picture on Facebook ta few days ago!! The rumors are true. He, Anthem Lights and Rachel Lampa ARE doing a collaboration!! This is what we've all (indirectly) been waiting for! Let's talk about the three for a moment. We'll start with my boy, Kevin Max. I'm sure you know he's from Audio Adrenaline. And I"m sure you also know, he USED to be from Dc Talk. But I bet you have NO idea that after he took over as the lead singer in Audio A, they released a debut album THEN he took a break for a while to write a book. Apparently, when he was in Dc Talk, he wrote a poem about angels...and so begins his epic novel about spiritual battles!! He found it a few years later and started writing! "Fiefdom of Angels" is what it's called.  Check the website out! it's really good! :) I was actually beginning to wonder if the 'new Audio A was going to be producing anything else for us, with Kevin so caught up in his book, the way he was. And I proved correct...in a sense. Kevin Max recently announced that he was moving on from the lead singer position in Audio A to go into his own solo career(this is the second time this has happened). The new Audio A singer is Josh Engler, former  Abandon singer. It's really crushing news but, like I said, I wasn't too surprised. Okay, moving on! Let's talk about Rachel Lampa. She's not a really famous person but, definitely has an amazing, angelic voice. I found out about her when I was watching a video with Jonathan Thulin (from the band Press Play). Then this woman with an amazing voice came in. It actually took me two listens to actually figure out her name. She's definitely an amazing singer. Now last but DEFINITELY not least, my favorite band in the industry. Anthem Lights. Now, I heard an Anthem Lights song before and didn't care too much. I was like, "It's a really good song. They have talent. Now, let's move on with life." Well, I really never took the time to look them up. You probably wonder, "What did make you finally Google them?" Well, it was actually through another of my favorite bands, Royal Tailor. They were actually in a Ryan Seacrest cover contest. This time, it was for Katy Perry's song, "Roar".                                      

Anthem Lights and Royal Tailor were in the running. At the time, I was a huge RT fan, so I didn't even watch the Anthem Lights one. But over time, as they narrowed it down and Anthem were still in the running, I just had to check it out. I was BLOWN away. AMAZING harmonizing. This band is Made up of Chad Graham, Caleb Grimm, Alan Powell and Joseph (Joey) Stamper. This band didn't stop at "Roar."  They continued doing covers (and actually were already doing some before the contest even started). They  have three cover albums, and the newest one includes the cover "Let it Go" from the movie, "Frozen.           Of course, they used to have a different band member that took Joey's place. His name was Kyle Kupecky. Great singer, as he showed in the song, "Can't shut up."

But once Joey took his place, he definitely proved that he could do just as good or better....This one is my personal favorite from them. ;)

 

The band, however, doesn't compromise in their beliefs and faith statements and still do their own unique originals, combined with their increasingly popular covers. "We're made to be strangers of the world." Alan says, discussing the quote from 1 Peter. "Strangers in a good way."  They even did a song addressing the problem with Hollywood's bad influence on this generation.

I don't know about you but, they have definitely made the "Favorite Artist" title for me. So, now that we discussed this, you realize how amazing this colab probably is. Well, personally, I was unimpressed when it finally released...and a little disappointed. But, here it is. What you've been waiting for. Kevin's new single:

Yup. Pretty interesting stuff. But, speaking of new music, let's talk about Lecrae for a minute. He's got a new single coming out. Unfortunately, he's making everyone wait...unless you're in Atlanta. Yeah, that's right. He's allowing people in Atlanta to listen to the singe tonight...at the mall. There's this little white box and plug in you have to look for. Well, that'll be interesting to hear. I'm on pins and needles waiting for it! Okay, last thing I want to cover(excuse the pun). If you haven't seen the new Royal Tailor video, go check it out. It's for their song, "Ready Set Go." If you think you already saw it, think again. They did an Official Music Video once, with Capital Kings, who they featured in the song. But, the video was frankly, quite bland. All black and white and no real captivating elements. Well, they decided to re-do it...and it got featured on Ryan Seacrest.com! That's some amazing publicity, right there. And the video was waaaay better than the first one. Full color and it matched the song better. Aaand, here it is!  

If that wasn't enough excitement for one day, they are also doing some sort of cover. They announced it on Facebook. They even added a picture. Quite intriguing but, they won't let on what the cover is. They've done covers in the past including TobyMac and Micheal Jackson. They also participated in the Katy Perry "Roar cover. But this cover looks like it's going to be different from the norm.  If they hadn't said 'cover,' I would instantly think it was "Walls Down," but it apparently is not. And they apparently have no intention of letting on yet what it is. Unfortunate for those who have to wait, but in the end, it should be rewarding. ;) -KJ.

Royal Tailor on set of their 'Mysterious' cover song