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Monday, February 01, 2010 - 11:04 AM
 Working again with Steve Dawson as producer, The Sojourners have recreated a classic gospel sound this time around - replete with the warm tones of Mike Kalanj’s Hammond B 3 organ and Dawson’s dirty blues guitar. With Geoff Hicks and Keith Lowe returning on drums and bass, and a soaring cameo from Jesse Zubot on ‘By and By’, The Sojourners have found a band that keeps pace with the power of their vocals. This is not music that strives to be polite. In the Sojourners’ universe, echoes of doo wop, R&B, country and blues weave together to create a unique sound that has all but vanished from today’s world. This is gospel music that can take a punch and remain standing. Singing praise music with their own special ‘stank’, the Vancouver based Sojourners sound just as at home in a road house bar as they do in a revival tent. Never has travelling the hard road between sin, loss and redemption sounded as glorious as it does on these eleven timeless recordings. Listening to these seasoned vocalists breathe new life into classic tunes like Doris Akers’ ‘Lead Me Guide Me’ and The Violinaire’s ‘Another Soldier Gone’ is as transcendent an introduction to gospel as anyone could ever hope for.
Black Hen Music BHMCD 59
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