It was saddening news to Tenth Avenue North fans in 2020 when the band announced their disbanding. But four years, a new lineup and a few singles later, Tenth Avenue North announced their tenth studio album, aptly titled, Learning to Trust.

The album opens with "Running with You in the Dark," a slow building but beautifully rip-roaring song talking about learning to trust God even when you can't see what he's doing (where the album's title came from). Mike Donehey's voice soars with this song, bringing a familiar Tenth Avenue North feel to it. Then, "Letting Go for Dear Life" flips the script, saying to let go of our life and trust God with it. "Take Heart" (featuring Rend Collective) follows. In talking about the song, Donehey said he wrote it for his daughter, who was going through a season of panic attacks, and wanted her to have something to sing while she went through it, and have hope in the Lord. "Kind to Myself" is a hopeful message of not beating yourself up because of your failures, and trusting the Lord to change you. "Spirit Goes" is an upbeat radio-friendly song about going wherever the Spirit leads, no matter what happens. "Reconcile" is reminiscent of the No Shame era, and "Suddenly" talks about the change God made in Donehey's life. "All Shall Be Well" closes out this album with hope, reminding us of what the cross has done and what the end of the story is.

Sonically, Learning to Trust successfully merges their original rock roots (e.g. the Light Meets the Dark, Over and Underneath) and their recent pop-esque experiments (No Shame, Followers) while also gracing us with a new sound that fits perfectly. There are no criticisms. This album is definitely the best offering Tenth Avenue North has given us in a while and is one of my favorite new albums of this summer.