CONFESSION: I really don’t care for contemporary worship music.  Part of it is a matter of content and style.  Another part of it is that I blame worship music for doing away with other kinds of Christian radio that I quite liked, thank you very much.  But I’m always open to maybe giving fresh music a try.

I’m also always leery of the music that Relevant Magazine posts on its website.  As much as I love the site, its veneer of cool can by off-putting.  They recently posted a song by the Rend Collective Experiment, a worship band from Ireland.  Yes, they sound a lot like Mumford & Sons.  And yes, there lyrics are quite obvious. . . and yet they are obvious in a way that I wish more musicians could articulate. Even still, give it a listen (and a look- the video has good production values) to “Build Your Kingdom Here,” and see what you think.