What a show of confidence in their identity and journey for Gungor to use their growing popularity as a lever to open doors of access to musical and lyrical styles that have been left untouched by Christian establishment for decades! With the release of Ghosts Upon The Earth, which received more pre-orders than their distributor could expedite on schedule, Gungor delivers another phenomenal album replete with kingdom creativity.
Despite early albums the band was not completely satisfied with, their acclaim and the clarification of their identity since Beautiful Things seems to be removing any fear of rejection for experimenting. They manage to segue all the way from bluegrass into flamenco into jazz in “You Are The Beauty” and keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time. Michael Gungor (lead singer, guitarist) fortuitously hopes that the album will find its audience, rather than simply cater to an existing market.
The album is called Ghosts Upon The Earth, a concept Michael explains in videos you can find all over the internet. The opening track metaphorically paints a fitting soundscape to celebrate the original creative action that brought forth the universe, ambling along minimally before bursting forth with explosions of syncopated sound and countermelody. The second track, "Brother Moon" seems flavoured by Jonsi's (of Sigur Ros) 2010 album Go; perhaps a nod to a fellow experimenter and serendipitous musical visionary.
With this album, Gungor continue on a mission to embrace their heritage of diverse and eclectic influences and redeem it just like they articulated in Beautiful Things. Their increased use of natural metaphor, akin to John Mark McMillan or Aaron Weiss, weaves parables like “when death dies, all things live” that explicate their “liturgical post-rock”.
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