Revolution is the twelfth studio album by American Christian rock band Skillet. It was released on November 1, 2024. It is the first Skillet album to be released independently.[1] It is their first album in nearly two years since January 2022's Dominion (2022).
| Revolution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1, 2024 | |||
| Studio | Full Circle Music (Nashville, TN) & Van Howes Studio (Vancouver, BC, Canada) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 35:01 | |||
| Label | Hear It Loud (independent) | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Skillet chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Revolution | ||||
| ||||
With regard to the album title and theme, Skillet frontman John Cooper explains that "the revolution we're talking about on this record is not a political revolution, [and] it is certainly not a militaristic one, which I've never supported. It's a revolution for love. It's a revolution to love your enemies."[2][a] On the album cover, the band flag Cooper holds has "1 COR 13:13" printed in the lower-right corner, referring to the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. The verse reads, "But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love." (NASB1995) It is the shortest Skillet album to date.
Singles
editThe first single for the album, "Unpopular", was released with an accompanying music video on August 9, 2024.[3] Designed with "tongue-in-cheek" lyrics,[4] Cooper states that the song is "saying the world's gone so nuts that the things the world loves are so disgusting and so crazy—like, in a world gone mad, would you really want to be popular? That's kind of the joke of the song."[5]
The third and last single for the album, "Ash In the Wind", was released on October 18, 2024. Cooper mentions that "'Ash In the Wind' reminds us of a mix of old Skillet and Linkin Park, which I’m a huge fan of. Korey produced it, and it definitely merges live performance with modern recording techniques."[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Showtime" | John Cooper, Korey Cooper & Seth Mosley | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Unpopular" | John Cooper, Korey Cooper & Seth Mosley | 3:05 |
| 3. | "All That Matters" | John Cooper & Brian Howes | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Not Afraid" | John Cooper & Korey Cooper | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Revolution" | John Cooper, Korey Cooper, YOUTHYEAR & Carlo Colasacco | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Ash In the Wind" | John Cooper & Korey Cooper | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Fire Inside of Me" | John Cooper & Korey Cooper | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Defector" | John Cooper, Korey Cooper & Seth Mosley | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Happy Wedding Day (Alex's Song)" | John Cooper | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Death Defier" | John Cooper, Korey Cooper & Seth Mosley | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 35:01 | ||
Credits
editProduction
- Brian Howes – production "All That Matters", "Not Afraid", & "Fire Inside of Me"
- Seth Mosley – production, engineer "Showtime", "Unpopular", "Defector", "Happy Wedding Day (Alex’s Song)" & "Death Defier"
- Korey Cooper – production, digital editing, engineer "Ash In the Wind” & "Happy Wedding Day (Alex’s Song)
- Carlo Colasacco – production "Revolution", mixing (all tracks except Ash In the Wind)
- YOUTHYEAR – production "Revolution"
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen – engineer "All That Matters"
- Nick Radovanovic – mixing, engineer "Ash In the Wind"
- Steven Servi – digital editing "Ash In the Wind"
Skillet
- John Cooper – lead vocals, bass
- Korey Cooper – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, string arranger, synthesizer
- Seth Morrison – lead guitar
- Jen Ledger – drums, co-vocals, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Seth Mosley – additional guitar
- Chris Marvin – backing vocals
- Brian Howes – additional guitar, additional vocals
- Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen – additional keyboards, programming
Notes
edit- ^ On "love your enemies", see Matthew 5:43–48 and Luke 6:27–36.
References
edit- ^ a b Price, Deborah Evans (August 6, 2024). "Skillet Leaves Atlantic After Two Decades: 'It's Time for Us to Be Pushed Out of the Nest'". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Jackson, Jesse T. (August 9, 2024). "'Today's a Good Day To Be Unpopular'—John Cooper Urges a Spiritual 'Revolution' With New Skillet Single". ChurchLeaders. p. 2. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Skillet - Unpopular (Official Music Video)". YouTube. August 9, 2024. Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "REVOLUTION DIGITAL ALBUM". Skillet. Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Jackson, Jesse T. (August 9, 2024). "'Today's a Good Day To Be Unpopular'—John Cooper Urges a Spiritual 'Revolution' With New Skillet Single". ChurchLeaders. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Clarks, Jessie (October 18, 2024). "Skillet Releases 'Ash In the Wind'". The Christian Beat. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Revolution". Apple Music. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.