Reviewed by Simon Eden

The follow up to the 2007 six-track EP, this is the first full album release from singer/songwriter Marriott. Hailing from Horsham, West Sussex, he has links to the famous Kingdom Faith church. According to the sleevenotes, multi-talented Chad has done the lead vocals and played piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, acoustic and rhythm guitars, glockenspiel, as well as the programming on this album. The layered keyboard arrangements on the album are pretty impressive with influences from classic UK bands such as the Beatles, Queen and Genesis. Chad has penned all the worship-orientated tracks on this album. The songs are set to keyboards and pop rock guitar settings in a good balance as each is pushed alternately to the front throughout each track. The vocals, unusually for a worship-orientated project, are often heavily treated electronically and usually it works well. This is music to kick back and chill to, even to lay back and let it drift over you like sweet incense and the prayers of the saints.

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