BC News|June 09, 2014 04:51 EDT
Family Force 5 Talk 'Time Stands Still' Album at K-LOVE Fan Awards 2014; Band Looked Forward to 'DC Talk Reunion' (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
Family Force 5 chatted with BreatheCast at the K-LOVE Fan Awards 2014 last weekend, and the group revealed a hint of what is going to be on the new album.
"The Family" looked dapper in their outfits, and agreed they brought the "swag" to the awards show.
When asked about what the new album sounds like, lead guitarist Derek "Chap Stique" Mount explained all of the different elements that went into the album.
"It's jock jams. I mean it's very full of variety. There's a new age sound, there's some aggressive rock elements, some hip-hop elements, and some really heartfelt stuff. We definitely have been growing and changing and wanted to share some of those stories. It's exciting, we worked really hard and are excited about it," he said.
When questioned about the moment they are most looking forward to, new lead vocalist and former drummer, Jacob "Crouton" Olds said, the "DC Talk reunion."
Watch the full interview below:
Family Force 5 is releasing their first album in three years, Time Stands Still, on August 5, and their first single "BZRK" has been doing very well on YouTube amassing over 200,000 views in a short time.
"Since the beginning, Family Force 5 has felt called to stretch boundaries, to step outside of the box from the way faith-based artists have traditionally sounded and worked," said Crouton in a press release. "We've received a lot of criticism for that over the last eight-and-a-half years and our team has always struggled with the right way to respond."
The band's music has covered the spectrum of almost every genre from rock, pop, crunk, dance, and even dubstep. With this album they are continuing more of the same in their own unique way.
"The night before one of our final studio sessions, I watched a live Switchfoot video," said Mount in the press release. "I was particularly struck by a moment when Jon Foreman spoke to the crowd. He mentioned that there were protesters outside the venue and he said something that I thought was magical to the audience. He encouraged them to remember there was something deeper than disagreement, and there is beauty in connection, in common ground. He also said we have one card to play, and that card is love. This is the sentiment that has served as our inspiration for our song, 'Let It Be Love.' So we wanted to emphasize the incredible, life-giving power of grace. We feel that anytime we face the question, 'what is the right response?,' the answer is, 'love.'"
Watch the video of "BZRK" featuring rapper KB, below: