(RNS) — With an eclectic mix of R&B, pop, gospel and hip-hop, the new EP “Eyes Up” from One House Music, a collective from the Los Angeles-based church One: A Potter’s House Church, is explicitly designed for non-Christians.The mainstream electronic sounds are paired with messages about relying on God, overcoming addiction and finding courage in dark times. And the counterintuitive combination seems to be working: “I’d Be Lying,” an Afrobeats-inspired single featuring U.K. Christian musician Sondae and Grammy-winning songwriter and music leader Mitch Wong, has already been featured on Spotify’s hugely popular New Music Friday playlist.
“I’d be lying, I’d be lying if I said I don’t need your love,” the chorus repeats over a syncopated dance beat. “I’d be lying, I’d be lying if I said I don’t need you, God.”
Touré Roberts, who co-leads the church with his wife, Sarah Jakes Roberts (daughter of Bishop T.D. Jakes) and founded the One House music label in 2020, said he never imagined being an influential church leader shepherding a music collective.
“If you would have told me that I’d be doing it about 25 years ago, I would ask you what you had been smoking and where I might inquire about how to get some,” Roberts joked in a recent interview with Religion News Service.
“Eyes Up” artwork. Courtesy image
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“I’d be lying, I’d be lying if I said I don’t need your love,” the chorus repeats over a syncopated dance beat. “I’d be lying, I’d be lying if I said I don’t need you, God.”
Touré Roberts, who co-leads the church with his wife, Sarah Jakes Roberts (daughter of Bishop T.D. Jakes) and founded the One House music label in 2020, said he never imagined being an influential church leader shepherding a music collective.
“If you would have told me that I’d be doing it about 25 years ago, I would ask you what you had been smoking and where I might inquire about how to get some,” Roberts joked in a recent interview with Religion News Service.
“Eyes Up” artwork. Courtesy image
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