Pilgrim is a metal band \u2013 more precisely, a doom metal band with album titles such as Void Worship<\/i> and Misery Wizard<\/i>. On the complete opposite end of the spectrum is this band, also called Pilgrim. Not to be confused by the former \u201cPilgrim,\u201d the latter is a one-man band that sings songs of worship under a bright and shiny guise of indie pop music. And no, this is not the kind of Void Worship<\/i> of Pilgrim the metal band; quite the contrary, in fact.<\/p>\n
The sophistication of what is classified as Christian rock music is undeniable. But Pilgrim \u2013 moniker of Portland, OR\u2019s Josh White \u2013 is an example of the great versatility in the types of bands that sing the lord\u2019s praise. This band caters only too perfectly to the demographics least likely to be swayed by its message: today\u2019s ironic hipster. Now how\u2019s that for irony?<\/p>\n
As an indie pop record, Pilgrim<\/i> doesn\u2019t sound any different from the droves of New Wave inspired albums that one can find these days. There is nothing extraordinary about this record that would make it stand out in the midst of the countless other DIY indie pop releases that have the same musical characteristics. <\/p>\n
There are definitely some great moments on this release where the confluence of synth-influenced, dreamy indie pop and great songwriting result in extraordinary results, making Pilgrim worthy of getting noticed \u2013 for instance, the opening and closing tracks \u201cMagnificent Defeat\u201d and \u201cFaith Facing The Dark\u201d and the ones in between, like \u201cOutrageous,\u201d \u201cForgiven,\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ve Been Surprised.\u201d With standout cuts comprising of half the album, Pilgrim<\/i> is pretty admirable; however, the other half of the album is haunted by a somewhat serious lack of consistency.<\/p>\n
As an album of \u201csacred music,\u201d Pilgrim<\/i> is pretty extraordinary. It does a fantastic job in not allowing its religious foundation to totally consume the music. Apart from the lyrics, nothing else \u2013 the singing, music, or the song styling \u2013 suggests that this disc has any specific theme. In fact, the gentle and melodious songs on this album could be interpreted merely as love songs. It is left up to the listener to choose their savior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":32305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[9596],"rating":[5612],"class_list":["post-44058","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-pilgrim","rating-rating-b-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44058"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44058"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}