Reviewed by Lins Honeyman

With producers Seth Mosley (Newsboys) and Peter Kipley (Matthew West, Phil Wickham) at the helm, Russian-born but Colorado-based sibling band Everfound's debut Word release is undoubtedly in safe hands. For the most part this a relentless and delightfully loud release which sees the producers help the four Odnoralov brothers communicate the Gospel with relevance in a style that refuses to be confined within the limits of Christendom and could just as easily feature on mainstream radio. Whilst there is no doubt that this is a polished piece of work, it's clear that the boys are still in the process of establishing their own identity with the likes of "Go" sounding for all the world like a new Killers release - not least thanks to an uncanny impression of the Las Vegas group's front man Brandon Flowers by lead singer Nikita - whilst "Unless" and "Torch" are highly-skilled echoes of dc Talk and Delirious? in their latter days. Nonetheless, the band show their true colours in the likes of the thumping "Never Beyond Repair" and "Count The Stars" which highlight the band's belief that true hope can only be found in God whilst the feisty "Hallelujah" bravely tackles the issue of spiritual warfare to great effect. All in all, this is an accomplished and exhilarating first offering from a band with a very bright future indeed.

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