I was first introduced to Haydon Spenceley through a mutual friend about 2 years ago. It was right around the time that he was finishing up his album "Heartstring," and he sent me a copy to check out. I enjoyed it, primarily his lyrics. His honesty, in all of its brutality AND grace, is a breath of freash air. He is not afraid to show us his heart, and in simple, smooth streams of poetry. He has a unique vocal style too that I like, and the instrumentation on "Heartstrings" - an electro/keys based vibe - was fine, but I couldn't shake the feeling that there could be more. This was just the tip of a musical iceberg.
And then came Ghostree.
Over the past year or so, Spenceley has been collecting band members and writing new material. The result has been a dynamic self-titled EP with his newly founded band Ghostree. The lyrics are just as powerful, hitting home with its painted ups and downs of life. And the new instrumentation - now a guitar-driven rock feel - compliments the English drone of Spenceley's passionate vocals. The sounds combined become a unit of experience that floods in and engulfs your full attention. It flirts with the poprock/worship genre of Crowder and Gungor, but stands independently as a raw Gospel presentation and a broken call to worship.
