Main Review
Everything Is Different Now, it’s a fitting album title for a band that has gone through a line-up and label
change since its last album. The Arizona-based act, Stellar Kart has also taken a different direction
stylistically with this album. Instead of the usual fast-paced, punk-influenced tunes, the band opts for a
worshipful pop/rock approach.
Although the title suggests that this album is all about change, the more consistent theme is
perseverance. The acoustic-based “It’s Not Over,” epic power-ballad “Like The Sun,” electronica-flavored
“Something Holy,” and a cover of Audio Adrenaline’s “Until My Heart Caves In,” all revolve around pushing
through trials and tribulations on the Christian walk.
Stellar Kart also incorporates a few tracks that would be appropriate in a corporate worship setting. The
album’s opener, “All My Heart” is simplistic lyrically and melodically, but that’s in part what makes it a
good worship song. Energy-filled “Rescue” would also work well in a congregational setting, with lyrics
like “My God, my hope, my rescue/The cross has set me free/No power can stand against You/I’ll shout it
out, shout it out.” The other two worship tracks on the album listeners should recognize as Fee’s “We
Shine” and Matt Redman’s “You Never Let Go.”
The only concerning aspect of “Everything Is Different Now” is it contains four covers (the three
aforementioned and Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit In The Sky”), which seems a bit much for an album
that only has ten songs in total. However, each cover is done well and stays true to the original, thus
making it less of an issue.
Closing Thoughts
Everything Is Different Now certainly was not the direction, in terms of style, that I expected Stellar Kart to
take. With that being said, I’m glad it did. This is a must-have album for 2010.
Review Written By: Cara Fisher [cara.fisher@christianmusicreview.org] on 3/1/2010
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