ARTICLE: MercyMe Breathes Again
December 28th, 2006 |
Articles | Source: CBN Music (60)
Life can get awfully warm under the spotlight, and MercyMe should know. Ever since “I Can Only Imagine” hit the radio waves in 2001, Bart Millard and his bandmates have been everywhere including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and unwittingly became the poster children for Christian music.
When every album with the exception of one goes at least RIAA certified Gold (Almost There going Double Platinum), you’d think these guys would feel a little bit of pressure walking back into the studio. After all, how do you top Undone?
“If we felt pressure it was probably self-imposed,” bassist Nathan Cochran says. “This time around we spent a lot more time writing songs before we went into the studio. We took a lot more time in the studio – a good three weeks. We locked ourselves away to work on the record which we’ve never really done before.” […read more]



