Anberlin - Vital

Double 10" vinyl set. For their 6th studio album, Anberlin alters it's sound toward a harder rocking affair with greater emphasis on the synths than in past records. Hitting the #1 spot on the Christian charts in 2012 and staying there into 2013, "Vital" is an arena-ready rock album. Well, technically it is a double 10" vinyl pressing. Despite the update in their sound, their message remains positive. For curious listeners, this isn't what you likely think of when you think "Christian music." There are fist-pumping anthems such as "Little Tyrants" or "Someone Anyone." There is a song inspired by the Arab Spring called "Orpheum." Plus there are tender ballads in the form of "Innocent" or moody songs such as "Other Side."