Bright City Presents: Still, Volume 2 (also referred to as Still Volume 2) is the third studio album by English Christian worship collective Bright City, released by Integrity Music on 2 March 2018. It also the second release in the Still instrumental series by Integrity Music, initiated in 2017. Still Volume 2 was recorded at different locations in the United Kingdom and mastered at Abbey Road Studios, Jonny Bird worked on the production of the album.
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| Released | 2 March 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 60:54 | |||
| Label | Integrity Music | |||
| Producer | Jonny Bird | |||
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| Integrity Music Still series chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bright City Presents: Still, Volume 2 | ||||
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Background
editThe album is the second installment in the Still series of instrumental albums being released through Integrity Music, featuring a different artist/producer. It is a follow-up to the first installment issued in 2017, featuring Rivers & Robots.[1]
Singles
editOn 26 January 2018, Bright City released "Great Are You Lord" via Integrity Music as the lead single from the album in digital format.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 365 Days Of Inspiring Media | 4/5[2] |
| Cross Rhythms |   [3] |
| Louder Than The Music |  [4] |
Jonathan Andre, giving the album a score of four-out-of-five at 365 Days of Inspiring Media, recommended the album to classical, instrumental and worship music listeners, exclaiming that the album is "a great fusion of modern music sounds with songs that people have heard in Sunday services for years!"[2] Stephen Luff, indicating in a nine square review at Cross Rhythms, concludes, "It is great to hear an album challenging the status quo in the instrumental worship genre which too often in the past has found itself in a rut."[3] At Louder Than The Music, Jono Davies rated the album a perfect five stars, expressing the sentiment that "everything on this album feels so current," and commended Bright City saying, "[they] have taken time to work through these songs and make them their own and have done a wonderful job at that."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Our God Reigns" | Martin Smith | 1:55 |
| 2. | "Here For You" |
| 4:35 |
| 3. | "Great Are You Lord" |
| 4:16 |
| 4. | "Before The Throne of God Above" |
| 4:51 |
| 5. | "Spirit Break Out" |
| 4:43 |
| 6. | "Waiting Here For You" |
| 6:07 |
| 7. | "No Longer Slaves" |
| 4:38 |
| 8. | "Forever Yours" |
| 3:58 |
| 9. | "What a Beautiful Name" |
| 4:18 |
| 10. | "Build My Life" |
| 5:56 |
| 11. | "Rock of Our Salvation" |
| 6:18 |
| 12. | "When I Survey" | Isaac Watts | 4:35 |
| 13. | "So Will I (100 Billion X)" |
| 4:44 |
| Total length: | 60:54 | ||
Bright City Presents: Still, Volume 2 (5 Day Devotional) EP
edit| Bright City Presents: Still, Volume 2 (5 Day Devotional) | |
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| EP by | |
| Released | 2 March 2018 |
| Recorded | 2017 |
| Length | 21:20 |
| Label | Integrity Music |
Bright City Presents: Still, Volume 2 (5 Day Devotional) is an extended play by Bright City released through Integrity Music on music streaming service Spotify.[5] Integrity Music also published a five-day devotional reading plan on Bible.com,[6] where Paul Nelson of Bright City explained:
Taking time each day to be still before God is one of the most life-changing things we can do. Join me on this plan as we acknowledge that the Lord is God over the busyness and battles of daily life. Draw close to hear His whisper, let your soul be quieted by His song of love, and receive His hope at the foot of the cross.
— Paul Nelson, Bright City[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" | 0:40 |
| 2. | "Day 1: Be Still" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Day 2: Standing Still" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Day 3: Still Small Voices" | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Day 4: Still Listening" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Day 5: Still Standing" | 4:35 |
| Total length: | 21:20 | |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Version | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | 2 March 2018 | Album | Integrity Music | ||
| Devotional EP | Streaming |
References
edit- ^ Dennis, O'Neil (11 July 2017). "Brighton's Bright City releases second album HELLO MAKER | Step FWD UK Christian Chart". aStepFWD. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b Andre, Jonathan (7 March 2018). "Bright City – Bright City Presents: Still, Vol. 2 | 365 Days Of Inspiring Media". 365 Days Of Inspiring Media. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b Luff, Stephen (23 March 2018). "Review: Still Vol 2 - Bright City | Cross Rhythms". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b Davies, Jono. "Louder Than The Music - Bright City - Hello Maker". Louder Than The Music. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Bright City Presents: Still, Vol. 2 (5 Day Devotional) by Bright City on Spotify". Spotify. 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Bright City - Still, Vol. 2 - Taking time each day to be still before God is one of the most life-changing things we can do..." Bible.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.