Brave New World

On Amanda Cook's Brave New World every song is beautifully written, arranged and performed. The album also features studio recordings of songs that Amanda Cook or Steffany Gretzinger, both worship leaders at Bethel Church (in Redding), have lead at Bethel's services, namely: Shepherd, Mercy, Closer (nos. 2, 5,8). The genre is closest to pop: there are synth keyboard and electronic sounds and effects combined with piano and symphony instruments and percussion. Interesting endings on songs. No FCC violations.

*1 Med/fast tempo. Synth sounds, drum, guitar, bass. Female vocal.
*2 Med/fast tempo. Synth sounds, piano. cello, marching percussion. synth/electronic guitar strum ending. Female vocal.
*3 Slow tempo. Synth sounds, piano, string instrument sounds. Female vocal.
*4 Slow/med build to med fast tempo. Synth sounds. Fast Percussion. Guitar. Female vocal.
*5 Med tempo. Smooth groove with some electronic guitar. Finishes with cello solo at the end! Female vocal.
6 Slow/med tempo. Piano solo. No vocals.
7 Slow tempo. Piano. Some echoes, 'whirring' audio effect throughout. Female vocal.
8 Slow tempo. Synth keyboard. Female vocal.
9 Starts slow build to med tempo. Synth keyboard. 80s audio affects. Electronic guitar. Female vocal.
10 Med/fast and med tempo. Synth keyboard intro. Marching percussion. Female vocal.
11 Slow. Piano to synth sounds. No vocals.
*12 Slow/med. Begins with what sounds like an orchestra tuning. Has a Celtic cadence and sound (minus the bagpipes). Female vocal.
**13 Slow/med builds to med fast tempo. Synth with piano, symphony effects, guitar. Female vocal builds from mellow to dramatic. Song itself ends at 5:13. Afterwards, a piano solo with mostly inaudible conversations in the background.

* Favorite tracks: *1, *2, *3, *4, *5, *12, **13.