We Are Messengers has over 400 million career streams, over 2.5 billion airplay audience, and a 14-week #1 billboard radio song (“Come What May”), along with six Top 5 and ten Top 10 Christian Airplay hits. Add to that, numerous sync placements in films and on TV, and you can understand that this band has quite a following. Choral voices introduce the title track, before Darren Mulligan’s vocals take over. The sound is very anthemic, as the lyrics proclaim “What a Saviour. Emmanuel has come, with hope for everyone.” ‘From Heaven To Earth’ takes parts of ‘Joy to the World’ and mashes it with the band’s own words. Musically, it’s a cross between Coldplay and Casting Crowns. Original songs like ‘God With Us’ and ‘Flesh and Bone’ celebrate the birth of Jesus, with the latter laying our hearts before Him. The closing ‘This is Jesus’ follows in similar vein, with some nice orchestral sounds accompanying the vocals. “Rejoice, He is with us; Rejoice, hope is here!” Well done guys, for some new, original, festive tunes. 8/10.
We Are Messengers celebrates their first #1 single at Christian radio, “Come What May,” with a commemorative plaque presentation on the Grand Ole Opry stage during Casting Crowns’ “The Healer Tour,” of which We Are Messengers provides direct support, on Sunday, 3/27.
From L to R: Curb | Word Entertainment’s Benson Curb; Kyle Williams; Curb | Word Entertainment’s Brian Thiele; Curb | Word Entertainment’s Joseph Prielozny; Darren Mulligan; Proper Management’s Mike Jay; Curb | Word Entertainment’s John Clore; Brian Clancy; Curb | Word Entertainment’s Jeri Cooper; Curb | Word Entertainment’s Blair McDermott; Curb | Word Entertainment’s Samantha Evangelista; Meredith Leatherwood Promotions’ Meredith Leatherwood; Antjuan Robinson; Proper Management’s Nick Barre.
This is the latest single from San Diego-based collective Awaken Music (formally Awaken Worship). The single declares a staunch, steadfast trust in the Lord regardless of circumstances. The anthemic new chorus is meant to encourage Christians in 2022 and harkens back to bold praises heard in songs like “Blessed Be Your Name.” The vocals come from Providence Cordell, whose voice had an instant appeal to me. It’s quite laid back, but still powerful enough to make every word clear to the listener. I. very much, liked the way that the backing music was sympathetic to her voice. That said, I did find the robotic percussion a little annoying. “The first verse alludes to Jericho falling and talks about praising when everything is going right and victories are being had, and the second verse talks about praising in drought seasons when you are expecting God to move.” Yes, this is not just another mega-church production churned out like all the rest. This song stands out well from the crowd and is well worth a listen. 8/10.
San Diego-based collective AWAKEN MUSIC (formally Awaken Worship), from the 10,000 member, multi-campus Awaken Church, have released “Come What May,” via The Fuel Music. The single declares a staunch, steadfast trust in the Lord regardless of circumstances. The anthemic new chorus is meant to encourage Christians in 2022 and harkens back to bold praises heard in songs like “Blessed Be Your Name.”
“‘Come What May’ is a rallying cry for people facing trial and tribulation and is a stake in the ground that gives people the vocabulary of praise,” shares Mike Yeager, who leads Awaken Music, is the Eastlake Campus Pastor and co-wrote the new song with Deshauwn Tagliareni and Providence Cordell. “The first verse alludes to Jericho falling and talks about praising when everything is going right and victories are being had, and the second verse talks about praising in drought seasons when you are expecting God to move.” https://www.awakenmusic.com
Curb | Word Entertainment’s We Are Messengers hits #1 on the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart with “Come Way May,” which spent its 11th week at #1 on the Mediabase Christian Audience Chart, marking the group’s first single to hit #1 on both Mediabase and Billboard charts and the longest running #1 song on the Mediabase Christian Audience Chart for the last 52 weeks.
“God’s kindness has always been obvious to me, but today is extra special and a sweet example of how fond He is of people like us,” shares We Are Messengers front man Darren Mulligan. “I am so very thankful for our management team, Curb | Word Entertainment, and our incredible promo team who have brought this song to radio. We cannot express our gratitude for the never-ending love, support and encouragement of every single radio station in the USA. I’m honored to be a part of this community, and We Are Messengers will continue to share the news of Jesus with a world that needs Him more than ever.”
“Welcome to the world of Awaken Church and their worship music expression Awaken Music,” invites Tony Patoto, Founder and President of The Fuel Music. “Their music is as fresh as it can get, without any compromise of the intent: worshiping the God of all creation and encouraging people to meet with God. Excellence is quite evident, but the heart and passion of serving their community and the wider church is clearly the essence of their DNA. Musical and spiritual integrity are keen partners for this offering.”
Declaring a staunch, steadfast trust in the Lord regardless of circumstances, the anthemic new chorus is meant to encourage Christians in 2022 and harkens back to bold praises heard in songs like “Blessed Be Your Name.”
“‘Come What May’ is a rallying cry for people facing trial and tribulation and is a stake in the ground that gives people the vocabulary of praise,” shares Mike Yeager, who leads Awaken Music, is the Eastlake Campus Pastor and co-wrote the new song with Deshauwn Tagliareni and Providence Cordell. “The first verse alludes to Jericho falling and talks about praising when everything is going right and victories are being had, and the second verse talks about praising in drought seasons when you are expecting God to move.”
2022 Anthem Meant To Encourage Christians, Regardless Of Circumstances
Awaken Music members are pictured (l-r): Paul Anderberg (Keys), Jamin Menter (Guitar), Providence Cordell (Vocals, writer), Joel Martinez (Vocals), Jayden Valdez (Vocals), Adrian Dunne (Drums) and Chase Ketterling (Bass).
San Diego-based collective Awaken Music (formally Awaken Worship), from the 10,000 member, multi-campus Awaken Church, releases “Come What May” Jan. 14 via The Fuel Music. Available to pre-save now at https://slinky.to/ComeWhatMay, the single declares a staunch, steadfast trust in the Lord regardless of circumstances. The anthemic new chorus is meant to encourage Christians in 2022 and harkens back to bold praises heard in songs like “Blessed Be Your Name.”
“‘Come What May’ is a rallying cry for people facing trial and tribulation and is a stake in the ground that gives people the vocabulary of praise,” shares Mike Yeager, who leads Awaken Music, is the Eastlake Campus Pastor and co-wrote the new song with Deshauwn Tagliareni and Providence Cordell. “The first verse alludes to Jericho falling and talks about praising when everything is going right and victories are being had, and the second verse talks about praising in drought seasons when you are expecting God to move.”
Come what may
Nothings gonna stop my praise
Not afraid, I will stand tall with my hands raised
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
He has overcome
So come what may
Nothings gonna steal my praise
(From the “Come What May” chorus.)
Like its recent Lionheart (Deluxe) album, “Come What May” was produced by GRAMMY Award-nominated Stephen Blake Kanicka (Kanye West, for KING & COUNTRY, Danny Gokey) and mixed by David Cook (Chris Tomlin, Zach Williams, Shawn Mendes).
And like the album, the new single represents Awaken Church’s fierce stance on the importance of gathering together as believers to encourage and support one another. In August 2020, the church became one of the first to open its doors in California after pandemic lockdowns in order to support and minister to their community that was wrestling with rising cases of drug abuse, suicide and a host of other mental and physical ailments. Growing from 8,000 to 10,000 members during this time, and ministering to 25,000 people online, the church found courage and strength in the lyrics and melodies being created by its worship team.
“We were one of very few churches in America that really said, ‘hey wait a minute, the church is the most essential institution on the planet, we can’t shut down, our community needs it too badly,’” remembers Yeager. “Our church is really big on the power of actually physically speaking out the precepts, promises and principles of God.”
As new melodies are carried out into the world, Awaken Music hopes people will find encouragement to join in the outworking of God’s plan, being active and hopeful in their mission and purpose as Christians.
San Diego-based Awaken Music is a collection of worshippers with a heart for Holy Spirit-filled, declarative and prophetic worship. It’s the musical expression of Awaken Church, a vibrant, life-giving multi-campus and multi-generational church led by Pastors Jurgen and Leanne Matthesius. With the Great Commission to win souls and make disciples of all nations at its heart, Awaken Music’s international debut album, Lionheart (Deluxe), featured the CCM Magazine-premiered “Fearless,” which is meant to remind listeners that the Kingdom of God is unshakeable, regardless of the shaking we see in the world around us, and “Authority,” a rallying cry for the Church.
About The Fuel Music:
Established in 2008, The Fuel Music & Management, LLC, is a leading artist management and artist solutions company that independently distributes music internationally. Based in Nashville, TN, the Fuel team brings well over 70 years of combined music industry experience in record label operations, major label distribution and marketing, and artist management for artists ranging from upstart bands to GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-Platinum artists. More information on the company can be found at www.thefuelmusic.com.
Irish American band We Are Messengers are a rag tag group of friends consisting of Darren Mulligan (lead vocals), Kyle Williams (guitar), Drew Kerxton (drums) and Raul Aguilar (bass) who still believe that it’s possible to change the world. The band identify with the hurting, the outsider and the underdog, and offer songs like an olive branch to society’s marginalized. With a sound that reminds me of The Script or The Waterboys, there’s a driving rhythm to ‘Come What May,’ and a similar feel to a song about turning the other cheek, ‘Now It’s Our Turn.’ Darren Mulligan’s voice is perfect for these songs, and shares the vocals on the slower ‘God You Are’ with Josh Baldwin. The tempo picks up again with the smashing ‘Million Miles Away,’ and the excellent ‘Keep the Faith.’ I, simply love the line in the latter; “Listen, child listen. You’re a citizen of God on high.” The more I listened to this album, the more I enjoyed it. Production is first class, with instruments sounding crisp and clear throughout. Of the bonus tracks, ‘Come What May’ gets another outing, with Cory Asbury joining in. A surprise to me was the acoustic duet between Mulligan and country star, Vince Gill. A simple song, but a good one! So, overall, this is a quality release with so many appealing songs within. We Are Messengers certainly get the message of God across really well. 9/10.
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