Earlier this year Christopher has broadcast new tracks, 'It Comes Back To You' and 'Stephen', a song he claimed was "unlike anything I've ever worked on".
Straying from the upbeat framework of songs he previously produced with San Francisco band Girls, Christopher's solo work is very raw and inspired by the gospel music which he cited as a major influence during his upbringing in the Children of God community. It's evident that this shaped his approach to music through the soul-wrenching backing vocals, rockabilly guitar riffs and simple chord constructions that can be heard in the new songs.
To give a further insight into what direction the album is heading in, funky tune 'Nothing More Than Everything To Me' was released today, receiving highly positive feedback from fans. The stunning guitar solo performed by John Anderson epitomises everything that's great about this song. It's clear that A New Testament, which features recorded versions of old songs previously only available acoustically, will be very different from its predecessor, yet equally as personal as is ultimately expected with Christopher Owens' work.
The video to accompany Christopher's latest single, 'Nothing More Than Everything To Me' was directed by Max Minghella. Prior to filming, Christopher hadn't met Max face-to-face. The video tells the tale of two children's budding friendship in a middle school disco.
You can listen to 'Nothing More Than Everything To Me' below or CLICK HERE if you're on a mobile device:
A New Testament Tracklist:
My Troubled Heart
Nothing More Than Everything To Me
It Comes Back To You
Stephen
Oh My Love
Nobody's Business
A Heart Akin The Wind
Key To My Heart
Over And Above Myself
Never Wanna See That Look Again
Overcoming Me
I Just Can't Live Without You (But I'm Still Alive)
Owens writes:
“Every new album is a new testament.
It’s a testament to honest, earnest, simple songwriting—”three chords and the truth”, songs inspired by the fundamentals of American music—Gospel, Country, R&B, picking the songs for this record was exciting enough for me, because they’re some of the ones that speak to me the most, of my memories, real life experiences, my battles, my victories. But hearing the record actually take form and come to life was even more exciting than I imagined. The new ground we worked towards—playing with Ed Efira on pedal steel for the first time, all of it was an amazing experience.
This album is nothing if not a testament to the power of music, and to the musicians that made it—John Anderson, Darren Weiss, Makeda—who all helped make Father Son Holy Ghost what it is, Danny Eisenberg—who was introduced to me during the sessions for Broken Dreams Club and played again on Father Son Holy Ghost, this is now our third record together, and I think that’s what shows.
It’s also my third record with Doug Boehm, who’s always made me feel I had the help I needed when I needed it, and the support I needed when I felt strongly about sticking to an idea.
I could go on and on about all these people—David Sutton, who I met recording Lysandre, just watching him play is such a pleasure. It’s the intensity with which all these musicians approach the songs that makes me so excited and proud to play with them again and again.
And the excitement, the joy, the sincerity, the craftsmanship, it’s all captured on this record.
A new testament.”
A new testament.”
