The UK & Ireland contingent of the Vineyard Worship family are releasing their first body of work in a while, a 7-track EP titled ‘Room At The Table’. The EP came out of a writing retreat that happened in late 2021, capturing the wonder of being reunited after two years of global unrest, but also deep vulnerability and honesty as the songwriters involved got to open up to each other again. The first track is ‘Awaken Us,’ recently released as the lead single. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, but the melody sounded very familiar, as if very similar to another song. Led by Bernie Ditima, the song is a call to God to ‘Awaken Us’ and to set our hearts on fire. The title track is quite pedestrian in style, but the pace picks up again, with ‘Thanks & Praise.’ Perhaps I’m not on the same page as Vineyard Worship, as I found songs like ‘Christ Above Me’ and ‘The God You Truly Are’ to be completely boring and unimaginative. A third listen to the EP only confirmed my initial feelings. Despite Jodie Alexander-Frye’s sweet vocals on ‘Catch Your Breath,’ I found myself unable to give this more than 4/10.
Never for Nothing 