On September 30, John Mark McMillan McMillan will release "The Borderland Sessions," an alternate take on his latest album, under his new label Lionhawk Records. Fans can preorder the LP on Sept. 23 on iTunes and receive an immediate download of "Monsters Talk” (feat. Bear Rinehart).   "The Borderland Sessions" is an intimate collection of recordings of the entire Borderland album with special guest vocalists Ray Dalton (featured on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ "Can't Hold Us"), Bear Rinehart (of NEEDTOBREATHE), Kim Walker-Smith (of Jesus Culture), Sarah McMillan, and Brady Toops. The Sessions also includes full commentary from McMillan, sharing his thoughts and stories behind the songs.   “'The Borderland Sessions' is not a ‘B-sides’ project,” shares John Mark McMillan. “From the beginning we knew most of these songs could go in totally different directions. To satisfy our need to explore all of the options, we planned to release a record with alternate versions. The idea was to expose people to more of the basic songwriting and lyrical elements of 'Borderland' while also showing off the production ideas that we just couldn't fit on the original release. We recorded so many beautiful parts, like clarinet, cello, and vibes that we couldn't use on the first round, so 'The Borderland Sessions' gave us an opportunity to share those special elements. It was a dream to collaborate with Ray Dalton, Bear Rinehart, Kim Walker-Smith, Brady Toops and my all-time favorite singer Sarah McMillan. What a thrilling opportunity to work with some of my favorite voices.”   THE BORDERLAND SESSIONS by John Mark McMillan Written by John Mark McMillan Executive Producer: John Mark McMillan Produced & Mixed by Elijah Mosely at Threshing Floor Audio Mastered by Drew Lavyne (http://www.alldigitalmastering.com) Video & Album Artwork by Eric Hurtgen (http://erichurtgen.com/client.php) Special thanks to Ray Dalton for lending his incredible vocals to this track! http://www.raydalton.com http://www.facebook.com/RayDaltonMusic http://www.twitter.com/RayDaltonMusic https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/cant-hold-us-feat.-ray-dalton/id638189130 VISCERAL :: A visceral love runs the length of our veins As we sit above the miles of pain Till all of our fears become skinny ones And from your window I can see a kingdom come Hearts will wage war, but in the settling dust What remains at the end of us Our skinny fears for our cold resolve When from your window I can see the ages dawn Cinder and stone (brick and mortar) Everybody folds (up against the water) Cinder and stone (brick and mortar) Everybody folds, everybody folds Hearts will wage war, but in the settling dust What remains at the end of us Our skinny fears for our cold resolve When from your rooftop I can see the ages dawn Cinder and stone (brick and mortar) Everybody folds (up against the water) Cinder and stone (brick and mortar) Everybody folds, everybody folds Memories rust and trophies fade In the remnants of our glory days Will we regret the thing that we’ve made From your table I can see a better way

• published: 16 Sep 2014
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