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Members: Josh White (vocals), Brian Ortize (guitar), Adam Breeden (guitar), Marquis Ashley (bass), Nick Tibbets (drums)
For fans of: Coldplay, Travis, Delirious, Matt Redman, All Star United, By the Tree
Label: BEC Recordings

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In our overly saturated, media-rich culture with so many gadgets and distractions constantly vying for our attention, simplicity is often considered the polar opposite of bliss. In fact, it probably leads to the long sighs of boredom.

But for Telecast's singer/songwriter Josh White, the last couple of years have been a crash course in embracing the simple joys of spending time alone with God. "I quickly realized that I allowed so much noise into my life that I lost sight of Christ in the process," White says. "There is a beautiful simplicity in a relationship with Jesus. It was just a matter of re-defining my priorities."

Of course, White's the first to admit that he doesn't always have everything together, considering he's a pastor and worship leader at Solid Rock church and a professional musician. And while the juggling act is never easy, White's resolve certainly is single-minded: "I want to bring theology back to music and be as Jesus-focused as possible. Pure and simple."

With Telecast's third album, Quiet Revolution, White, and his band accomplish that goal in spades with a beautifully crafted collection of 12 songs that serve as a call to holiness for believers.

Like the band's previous two efforts, the atmospheric, Brit-rock ambience of songs like "The Message" and "All Around Me" tip their hat to Travis, The Doves and Coldplay without sounding too copycat in the process. Since White is never content simply repeating what's already been done, however, White's inner folkie a la Nick Drake, Bread and Simon & Garfunkel also provided much of the album's inspiration.

"I like to push the envelope without losing everyone in the process," White says. "My goal was to write some really simple, beautiful melodies. This time, my producer Zach Hodges and I actually wrote most of the piano hooks before the guitar hooks, so that alone gave the project a whole new feel."

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