Over the last couple of years, Telecast's singer/songwriter Josh White has had a crash course in embracing these simple joys. "I quickly realized that I allowed so much noise into my life that I lost sight of Christ in the process," White says. "There is a beautiful simplicity in a relationship with Jesus. It was just a matter of re-defining my priorities."

With Telecast's third album on BEC Recordings, Quiet Revolution, White and his band accomplish that goal in spades with a beautifully crafted collection of 12 songs that serve as a call to holiness for believers.

Like the band's previous two efforts, the atmospheric, Brit-rock ambience of songs like "The Message" and "All Around Me" tip their hat to Travis, The Doves and Coldplay yet with their own original flare. Since White is never content simply repeating what's already been done, his inner folkie a la Nick Drake, Bread and Simon & Garfunkel also provided much of the album's inspiration.

"I like to push the envelope without losing everyone in the process," White says. "My goal was to write some really simple, beautiful melodies. This time, my producer Zach Hodges and I actually wrote most of the piano hooks before the guitar hooks, so that alone gave the project a whole new feel."

Such a track and debut single is "Beautiful Mystery," where White was inspired to write in the lonely countryside of Iceland. "I was mediating on the mysteriousness of loving a God that I can't see, when it hit me that it is a far greater mystery that I believe so firmly not just in this unseen God's existence but in His Love for me," White shares. "Unseen realities do not cause me much discomfort, or even bring much skepticism into my mind, for the things that I love most about those I love is not what is seen."

In support of their forthcoming release, Telecast will be hitting the road with Robbie Seay Band beginning in May. For tour dates updated daily, go to Telecast's MySpace.

Telecast's story is such of a prodigal son with reuniting with God and challenging listeners to live a life worthy of His calling. Josh White was once a member of a popular mainstream band in Seattle, Man Ray, which was signed to Mercury Records in 1997. Despite modest success, however, the band was later dropped from the label, and White went on to form another band called Medicate. Before long that pursuit began feeling empty, and White began re-embracing a closer relationship with God. Now with Telecast, White has never been happier to write about his love for God. Of course, White's the first to admit that he doesn't always have everything together, considering he's a pastor and worship leader at Solid Rock Church and a professional musician. And while the juggling act is never easy, White's resolve certainly is single-minded: "I want to bring theology back to music and be as Jesus-focused as possible. Pure and simple." Telecast is composed of: Josh White, Bobby Love, Luke Stillar, Brook Mosser, Zach Hodges, John Mark Comer and Ashley Elder. For more information on Telecast and Quiet Revolution click here.

 

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