{"id":330,"date":"2016-12-27T21:09:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T05:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/?p=330"},"modified":"2017-04-12T11:06:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T18:06:37","slug":"homeward-bound-in-warm-fuzzy-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/27\/homeward-bound-in-warm-fuzzy-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeward Bound in Warm Fuzzy EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"331\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/27\/homeward-bound-in-warm-fuzzy-ep\/fettered-homeward\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fettered-Homeward.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fettered-Homeward\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A painting with three trees growing out of the ground and the sun behind them. Beneath the soil, a network of roots grows from each of the trees into words that spell out Homeward and Fettered.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fettered-Homeward.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fettered-Homeward.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-331\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.comwp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fettered-Homeward.jpg?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The band Fettered's cover for their Homeward EP\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fettered-Homeward.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fettered-Homeward.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fettered-Homeward.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nMelodic guitars, organs, warming vocals and drums come together to create a lush soundscape in <strong>Fettered<\/strong>&#8216;s October 2016 release, <em>Homeward<\/em>. This EP contains five beautifully composed songs of faith and one cover of the traditional hymn &#8220;Shall We Gather at the River.&#8221; Fettered is band out of Everett, WA. Their goal is to write gospel songs that encourage the local and global church. Reminiscent of Sandra McCracken, Ghost Ship, and a touch of Johnny Cash, this EP is perfect for Christian ears wanting a warmer sound with heartfelt vocals.<\/p>\n<p><em>Homeward<\/em> begins with &#8220;Children of LIght.&#8221; In a wash of a soft palette of colors and welcoming vocals, this song exemplifies the price of Christ in lyrics that could fit an old hymn, but are set to contemporary sounds. &#8220;Redemption&#8221; kicks off with crunchy guitar and choruses of wailing guitars, emphasizing the weight and price paid by the blood of Jesus. Continuing into &#8220;Renewed by Him,&#8221; a dry and eerie start to this song reflects on the weariness of the state of the soul apart from Jesus, then meets a full chorus that wets the ears with hope. &#8220;Parable of the Sower&#8221; has an indie folk feel married with a tale about sowing into the kingdom of God. There&#8217;s a rousing version of &#8220;Shall We Gather at the River&#8221; and ends with a song inspired by a very old hymn written by Richard Baxter in the 17th century, titled &#8220;No Darker Rooms.&#8221; &#8220;No Darker Rooms&#8221; is a beautiful reminder of how close and the unwavering love that God has for us.<\/p>\n<p>We highly suggest picking up this album as part of your collection. It&#8217;s put together beautifully and modestly without ego or awash with fame seeking individuals, these are simple people putting out the gospel in a simple way. You will not be disappointed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fitvids-video\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xUX3AziNy7Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0IaD3ewaVYmrXD2zfIr8G0\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0IaD3ewaVYmrXD2zfIr8G0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>iTunes: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/homeward-ep\/id1164563875\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/homeward-ep\/id1164563875<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fetteredmusic\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fetteredmusic\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/fetteredmusic.com\">https:\/\/fetteredmusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Melodic guitars, organs, warming vocals and drums come together to create a lush soundscape in Fettered&#8216;s October 2016 release,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Homeward Bound in a Warm Fuzzy EP\r\n#Christian\r\n#Music\r\n#Jesus\r\n#WarmandFuzzy","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[544,39,40,7,259,359],"tags":[16,442,41,190,123,152,443,444,445,446,14,23,447,12,448,35,70,440,438,71,34,439,450,451,24,452,453,449,13,22,454,120,455,25,17,456,441,37],"class_list":["post-330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-544","category-alternative","category-contemporary-worship","category-eps-and-singles","category-indie","category-lo-fi","tag-adult-contemporary","tag-aleksey-toropov","tag-alternative","tag-alternative-folk","tag-alternative-rock","tag-americana","tag-andrew-johns","tag-bob-vonfeldt","tag-brett-baird","tag-cam-huxford","tag-ccm","tag-christian","tag-christian-harger","tag-christian-music-reviews","tag-cole","tag-contemporary","tag-ep","tag-everett","tag-fettered","tag-folk","tag-gospel","tag-homeward","tag-jason-pitsch","tag-jeff-anderson","tag-jesus","tag-karen-potteiger","tag-mark-sandeno","tag-mauro","tag-new-christian-music","tag-new-music","tag-rachael-teixeira","tag-rock","tag-shay-carlucci","tag-solid-ground","tag-solid-ground-reviews","tag-steven-swanson","tag-wa","tag-worship"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/solidgroundreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fettered-Homeward603x449.jpeg?fit=603%2C449&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7NJiN-5k","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":333,"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions\/333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidgroundreviews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}