Near Death Experience (NDX) present Lord – their third soulful, uplifting single in six months – to help offset pandemic gloom. Opening with driving acoustic guitar and a beautiful chiming electric lead line, Lord is a modern-day spiritual that evolves into a rousing choral anthem, appealing to the world’s innate spirit to shine for the good of all.
Always humbled to call the beautifully restored St Mary’s Church in Ealing their rehearsal home, little did the band know that it would gift them a Christmas classic. Searching for words to lay over a new chord run the band had started jamming, singer Ian Whiteling began singing through an old order of service left open on the lectern. With a few tweaks, Lord was born.
The low register verse and soaring chorus display Whiteling’s impressive range, with Bill Marten hypnotising with his warm wandering lead guitar. Meanwhile, NDX rhythm section – bassist Amar Grover and drumsmith Mike Sarjeant – wrap Lord in an irresistible slow groove that guides the song to a climactic organ-filled crescendo. All in all a very merry NDXmas!
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