Musically and vocally, Seal Upon My Heart is beautiful. Lilly's piano playing and writing on the instrument is the centerpiece. One of my favorite sections comes in the song "Living Dust." The piano is dissonant, and the strings build tension in a section that almost sounds like it was played incorrectly, but works so well in the piece. From there, the song just builds, and the soft and low vocals turn into powerhouse by the end. While a song like this may not be for everyone, other songs like "Belong to Me" are perfect for listeners of modern CCM or worship music. The music is still Americana-influenced, but it's more straight forward in composition. In this number, the Kopp's sing, "You were rejected by men, yet willingly died for our sin. You paid our dues now we belong to You. Nothing can take this love away," about the love Jesus has towards us despite how we've treated Him. However, the most "mainstream" sounding song present could be "Face Like Flint" -- which happens to feature some lovely harmonies. The sound throughout the album is emotive and moving, and the vocals are gorgeous. The leads, the harmonies, and backgrounds are all very well done from what is obviously a very talented family. It's also lyrically worshipful without being overly cliché and overdone.
From the very cinematic sounding opener, "Light of the World," to the moody and minor-keyed closer, "Come," there is a lot to like about the debut album from terce. The are some absolutely beautiful moments on this album from all aspects. There are also some riskier elements attempted here that really pay off as well. The only minor nitpick is the length. The twelve songs on the album clock in at a whopping 67 minutes, with the songs coming in at 4 to 7 minutes long each. It's a lot to sit down and take in all at once, but if you're willing to do so, the reward is worth it. A unique soundscape and approach lead to a fantastic experience. The best part about terce. is that mother and daughters are all about fulfilling the Great Commission and spreading purposeful messages of Christ and His love. This album is worth your time and attention, and I personally can't wait to see what these ladies do next.
- Review date: 3/10/23, written by Michael Weaver of Jesusfreakhideout.com
Record Label: None
Album length: 12 tracks: 67 minutes
Street Date: January 6, 2023
Buy It: iTunes
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Risa Kopp: Terce is the third hour of liturgical prayer. It is also the hour that the Holy Spirit fell on people in the Upper Room in Acts 2. I had been praying about a name and this one seemed to click when I was searching on the internet for inspiration.
Lilly: It was a genre that happened as opposed to a genre we came up with.
Aggie: We all have different tastes in music and when that is combined it creates something unique.
Risa: Plus, Aggie loves puns.
Risa: One of the songs is 17 years old or so. Another one is 10 years old. The rest were within the past few years before the recording started. Some were written by me, some by Lilly, and some by two of us or all three of us.
Lilly: From the first recording session to us receiving the end product, it took 16 months.
Lilly: Many of the musicians were session musicians brought in by Brent Hendrich. He has a good working relationship with them and knew they'd be good for the project.
Risa: Lilly plays piano, keys, and pads on all of the songs. I reluctantly played guitar on one track. One of the auxiliary players is a family friend.
Risa: I had been struck previous to co-writing this song with Lilly, with the utter "humanness" of my humanity. Psalm 103 is the core Scripture that we used to pull from in order to talk about that. I wanted to break whatever songwriting rules we needed to in order to make a "love letter" of sorts to the Lord. And as 1 John 4:19 says, "we love Him because He first loved us." This living dust loves Him and we only can because of His own love and mercy. He is the Source of that Love.
Lilly: The purpose of the dissonance in the instrumental section is to highlight the spiritual struggle of a soul apart from God and reconciling the heart back to Him. This section was meant to be uncomfortable.
Risa: We wanted that struggle before the breath that comes after submitting our pride to Him.
Aggie: It's to tell the story of redemption and to shed light on who God is and His love for us. These songs have different ways to worship God, some are to worship and the others are to trust in Him.
Aggie: Revelation 12:11 - And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Lilly: 2 Corinthians 4:16 - Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
Risa: Hebrews 12:29 - For our God is a consuming fire.
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