JFH News: The City Harmonic To Release New Album "We Are" September 4

THE CITY HARMONIC CHAMPION CHRISTIAN UNITY WITH NEW ALBUM
WE ARE RELEASING GLOBALLY SEPT. 4 FROM INTEGRITY MUSIC

Modern Anthemic Creed "We Are One" Radio Single Hits No. 1 on iTunes,
Band Debuted Song On NBC.com's "Beyond A.D.," Releases Music Video

NEWS SOURCE: Hoganson Media
July 14, 2015

Raucous, award-winning band, The City Harmonic, known for its eclectic modern hymns and worship anthems of longing, hope and celebration, was formed through the sweat, joy and tears of urban mission. From a crucible of small churches of various denominations in Hamilton, Ontario, calling themselves TrueCity, the heart and line-up of the band was fused. Grappling with the struggle of everyday people and writing songs for worship fueled by a "together for the good of the city" ethos, The City Harmonic returns with its third full-length album, WE ARE, releasing through Integrity Music September 4.

Composed by The City Harmonic members Elias Dummer (lead vocals, keys), Eric Fusilier (bass), Josh Vanderlaan (drums) and Aaron Powell (guitars), and produced by Jonny Macintosh, WE ARE (#WeAreTheCityHarmonic) bursts with a renewed commitment to the band's original pulse. With 11 authentic expressions of worship and unity, WE ARE captures what gets them up in the morning and keeps them grounded come what may.

"It's easy in the craziness of making music to lose sight of why you started," Elias says. "But we've been through a lot together. We've traveled the world in a way we never expected and we've seen the beauty of Christ working through this crazy, diverse family we call the Church.

"Along the way, we've seen first-hand how powerful it is when the Church works in unity," continues Elias. "Christ changes us every day and Christ is changing our hometown… if we can somehow inspire the Church around the world to do the same… that's more than we could ever have hoped or imagined."

From soaring anthems like "Solid Rock" and "Maranatha" that call believers to loudly declare their praises to the quieter moments of devotion in "Still and Small" and "One," WE ARE builds on the truth that in Christ, we are one. As the album's first single and video, "We Are One," boldly proclaims:

All life and death and what's to come belongs to Christ
So here we stand, hands lifted high, the very hands and feet of Christ,
No holding back, no wasting time for we are one… to the glory of the one true God

It can take months before some songs become popular. Most never find success at all. But, every so often, a song strikes a chord and finds an audience, literally, overnight. This was the case for "We Are One" following the band's debut performance of the song on the May 2 episode of "Beyond A.D.," the NBC.com talk show that accompanied the network's hugely successful miniseries "A.D.: The Bible Continues" from producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. To measure audience reaction, Integrity made the single available as a 48-hour iTunes exclusive following the band's performance. The very next day, the song hit best-seller status on iTunes charts in North America, rising to No. 1 on the inspirational chart for the band's home country of Canadaand remaining there for the entire 48 hours it was available.

The single is now permanently available on iTunes leading up to the global release of WE ARE in September. The band has been sharing "We Are One," along with other songs from the new album and fan favorites like "Manifesto" and "Praise The Lord," during recent appearances such as the Festival of Hope with Franklin Graham in Jacksonville, Florida, the YC Alberta Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, and the National Worship Leader Conference in Kansas. They are also working with churches to arrange "We Are" events in cities across North America to help build unity within communities, and are developing a mini documentary that shares the TrueCity story and model for churches. The band is further developing a special website created to support the "We Are" community events and unity initiatives.

Tour updates and news related to the "We Are" events can be found at http://www.thecityharmonic.com and http://www.facebook.com/thecityharmonic.

About The City Harmonic
Born out of a church unity movement in the blue-collar steel town of Hamilton, Ontario, The City Harmonic formed in 2009 after leading worship for inter-denominational student events. By 2011, the band had won its first Gospel Music Canada Covenant Awards, including one for Modern Worship Song of the Year for the anthem "Manifesto," a rallying cry for believers around the world. More Covenant Awards, a Juno Award and a Dove Award nomination followed as the band released the critically acclaimed albums I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home) and Heart and introduced the songs "Praise The Lord," "Holy (Wedding Day)," "Mountaintop" and "A City On A Hill" to churches and radio stations internationally.

About Integrity Music:
Integrity is the worship music recording and publishing home to a variety of artists and ministries around the globe including: All Sons & Daughters, Paul Baloche, New Life Worship, Planetshakers, The City Harmonic, Worship Central, Covenant Worship, Life Worship, Dustin Smith, Desperation Band, Bluetree, Lincoln Brewster, Christine D'Clario, Stu G, Beth Croft, Sheldon Bangera, Danilo Montero, Jacobo Ramos, and Dove Award winning and nominated songwriters Israel Houghton, Jared Anderson, Michael Farren and Michael Neale.

Integrity is part of the David C Cook family, a nonprofit global resource provider serving the Church with life-transforming materials. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and with offices in Tennessee and the United Kingdom, Integrity is committed to taking songs of substance to the local church and its leaders around the world. Integrity publishes many of the top songs in the Church, including the No. 1 radio hit "We Believe" (Newsboys) as well as church standards "Revelation Song," "Open The Eyes Of My Heart," "Your Great Name" and "I Am Free." Additional information can be found at www.integritymusic.com.

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