Album Info

The Medicine

Alternative Folk - 2010

Singer/songwriter John Mark McMillan follows in the footsteps of such eloquent Christian rock pioneers as Keith Green and Mark Heard... more

Tracklist

1

Reckoning Day

4:06 min
2

The Medicine

3:34 min
3

Skeleton Bones

7:08 min
4

Carbon Ribs

4:11 min
5

Dress Us Up

8:45 min
6

Death in His Grave

5:57 min
7

Belly of the Lion

3:43 min
8

Philadelphia

4:29 min
9

Out of the Ground

4:28 min
10

Ten Thousand

4:48 min
11

Carolina Tide

3:42 min
12

My Only

5:25 min
13

Between the Cracks

4:56 min
14

How He Loves

4:45 min

About The Medicine

Singer/songwriter John Mark McMillan follows in the footsteps of such eloquent Christian rock pioneers as Keith Green and Mark Heard in these visionary songs, filling his lyrics with vivid, almost surreal images of suffering and resurrection. Those who know McMillan as the writer of “How He Loves” (popularized by the David Crowder Band) will find the artist’s own recorded work to be unexpectedly broad in sound and diverse in approach. Songs like “Skeleton Bones,” “Carbon Ribs” and “Belly of the Lion” have a cinematic quality in their depiction of broken urban landscapes, lost highways and desperate souls waiting for salvation. The epochal “Reckoning Day” is a particularly compelling portrait of a coming Rapture amidst the chaos of modern America. “Philadelphia” and “Carolina Tide” capture a small-town Southern ambiance through their telling lyric details and bluesy shadings. Straight-ahead worship tunes like “My Only” are delivered with a disarming sincerity and humble strength. By turns quirky, startling and inspirational, The Medicine is a potent tonic for the spirit.