Louder Than The Music

Gungor will release their third album 'Ghosts Upon The Earth' on 20th September 2011. The Grammy nominated group, who received acclaim for their brilliant previous album 'Beautiful Things' last year, return with an album produced by lead singer Michael Gungor. The new album was primarily written by Michael and his wife Lisa who is also a featured vocalist in this musical collective.

Recorded in numerous locations, including the Gungor's home, the album also includes seventeen players, four additional vocalists, a six-person string ensemble and a boy's choir. Inspiration for the album was orchestrated from Gungor's weeklong meditation in Assisi where he was inspired by the Saint's view of the world, as well as from the birth of their daughter last year.

'Ghosts Upon The Earth' takes its title from an allegory by C.S. Lewis titled 'The Great Divorce', in which the 'ghosts' of a grey town encounter a heaven that is astonishingly, even painfully, real.

"Using lyrical metaphors and allegories, along with unique time signatures and distinctive instruments, 'Ghosts Upon The Earth' creates a musical odyssey for its listeners. Starting with a startling musical imagining of the creation of the universe and traversing subjects like the 'fall of man' and the imperfection of our religious systems, the album leads the listener through a roller coaster of emotion that eventually leads us back to wonder and the thankfulness for this beautiful gift of life. Songs such as 'Brother Moon', 'The Fall', 'You Are Beauty' and 'Every Breath' are placed in purposeful order to tell a full story in the 12 track album" reads the band's press release.

Gungor will join the David Crowder Band on it's final ever tour later this year, alongside John Mark McMillan and Chris August.