Ascend (Nine Lashes Album)
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''Ascend'' is the fourth
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from
Nine Lashes Nine Lashes is an American Christian rock band from Birmingham, Alabama formed in 2006. They independently released their first album, ''Escape'', in 2009 before Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch brought them to the attention of Tooth & Nail ...
and was released through
BEC Recordings Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. History Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott back ...
on March 11, 2016.


Critical reception

Matt Conner, rating the album three stars at ''
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'', writes, "another solid release from Nine Lashes." Awarding the album four and a half stars at New Release Today, Jonathan J. Francesco states, "Ascend is a terrific album on its own merit, with energetic hooks and truly great songs." Abby Baracskai, reviewing the album from Today's Christian Entertainment, says, "there are some really good lyrical messages encased in this album." Giving the album a 4.2 review by The Christian Beat, Chris Major writes, "While contrasting to much of Nine Lashes' previous work, ''Ascend'' is a bold, diverse collection indicating an exciting future for the band." Assigning the album a three and a half star review at CM Addict, Andrew Funderburk says, "
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is a good release, but feels like a odgepodgeof different mixes thrown together." Joshua Andre, allotting the album four stars at 365 Days of Inspiring Media, Joshua Andre writes, "Granted, listening to ''Ascend'' shows me that Nine Lashes are four guys passionate and on fire for Jesus, and because of my love for ''Ascend'', I reckon it’s about time to check out the band’s previous two albums, don’t you think?" Allocating the album a 71 out of 100 review from Jesus Wired, says, " ecan only hope that they stay true to their message and give fans (both old and new) a record worth holding on to in future." Sarah Berdon, signaling in a two and a half star review from Jesus Freak Hideout, states, "Fans who have been following Nine Lashes from the beginning will most likely be disappointed by this addition." Indicating in a three star review at Jesus Freak Hideout, Christopher Smith writes, "Nine Lashes will lose many fans over this change and it is unclear how many new fans will be drawn to this new sound given how oversaturated the Christian pop genre is." David Craft, rating the album three and a half stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, describes, "Within its genre, it's actually quite fantastic and listenable, which helps raise the bar for the rest of CCM. That much being said though, we can hope that this album will be looked at as a one-off experiment and the rockers will return to what they do best next time." Reviewing the album from Alpha Omega News, Ken Wiegman opines, "they do well by delivering a mountain of substance."


Track listing


Credits

*Jeremy Dunn - vocals *Jonathan Jefferson - rhythm guitar, artwork *Joseph Jefferson - lead guitar *Jared Lankford - bass guitar *Noah Terrell - drums Production *
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- producer, engineering, mixing, keyboards, programming *Troy Gelssner - mastering *Lee Steffen - photography


Chart performance


References

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