De La Mennais Brothers: Making Jesus Christ better known and loved by young people

One of my favourite bands, Dove award-winning Canadian Christian group Downhere, have a new album out soon. There are lots of things I love about their songs. They manage to maintain that delicate balance between their songs being accessible and uplifting (at times hymn-like) and yet unpredictable and artistic (in the sense of creative musical arrangements with little twists that take you somewhere new musically...), without being on the one hand cheesy and on the other overly virtuosic (just for the sake of it). Their lyrics are direct, genuine, heartfelt. As for the 2 singers, Marc Martel + Jason Germain, a lot has been said about how well they complement each other. Well, it's very true. They are very different, and yet blend so well. Here's last year's "You're not alone": And from the forthcoming album, "On The Altar Of Love"... Downhere's music video for the song, "Let Me Rediscover You" Click here for Downhere's website.

Last year, one of my favourite bands, Canadian Christian group Downhere, released a Christmas album of original songs and reinterpretations of old classic carols. This song is my favourite on the album and I've listened to it (and sung along) a lot this Advent + Christmas. It's a tremendous song with uplifting music and powerful lyrics... and to cap it all, singer Marc Martel doing his usual Freddie Mercury impersonation. Love this. Hope you do to. "How many kings, stepped down from their thrones? How many lords have abandoned their homes? How many greats have become the least for me? How many Gods have poured out their hearts To romance a world that has torn all apart? How many fathers gave up their sons for me? Only one did that for me All for me All for you" MERRY CHRISTMAS!!