With "Slave To Nothing" and "Under My Feet," Williams goes after the darker themes of spirituality, and when he tells the devil to " get on back to hell" in the later song, it feels like a genuine moment and not a casual mocking or making light of the spiritually dark forces. But Williams and his band have an obvious love and respect for southern soul music, and this lighter tune serves as a breather for when things turn darker in the next few songs. "Give Him Praise" is a groovy, horn-drenched affair that, in another artists' hands, would seem hackneyed and cloying.
The following title track (and first single) has a slow build into an epic tune with another vocal chord-shredding performance from Williams. The old-timey, swinging "A Little Less Like Me" feels like a call back to "Old Church Choir" from Chain Breaker, but still distinguishes itself as a rousing anthem with great instrumentation (including some epic electric guitar / Hammond B3 organ interplay) and memorable lyrical wordplay about growing in your faith, and looking like Jesus in real life. Weaving travel imagery throughout, the song builds wonderfully, and feels like a cinematic journey with Williams singing " The road less traveled / Has it's battles / But there's no battle / Oh, that You won't pull me through / In this 'running with the devil world' / I'm gonna walk with You". The opening, "Walk With You," is a slow-burn of a tune, with a soft piano and acoustic guitar intro that stretches out over a minute or so, building to a drum crescendo and extended guitar solo with a fantastic, intense vocal from Williams. That album contained the kind of massively likable and wide-ranging songs that draw fans from across the spectrum (particularly that now-iconic title track), and presents a high bar for William's sophomore album to clear.Īnd for the most part, Rescue Story delivers, with the same sort of southern grit and gothic atmosphere that Williams and his band have no doubt been steeped in. Thankfully, southern blue collar rocker Zach Williams doesn't seem to feel any pressure on Rescue Story, the follow-up to his massively successful debut, Chain Breaker.
You only have one album to compare the new material with, and a very short runway with which to satisfy the fans won over with the first batch of material.
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