FOR RELEASE JULY 20, 2022 \u2014 Kutless has released Twenty<\/em>, an EP featuring reimagined, re-recorded versions of three hit songs from the band\u2019s self-titled debut album Kutless<\/em>. Kutless is celebrating the album\u2019s 20th anniversary with a musical expression of gratitude for 20 years of ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Twenty <\/em>EP features fresh takes on \u201cYour Touch,\u201d \u201cRun\u201d and \u201cTonight,\u201d all songs that put Kutless on the map two decades ago as a rock band to watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been through a lot over the last 20 years,\u201d Kutless lead singer and songwriter Jon Micah Sumrall shares. \u201cWe\u2019ve grown, we\u2019ve learned, there have been hard times, there have been fun times. Every step of the way as we revisited these songs, it brought back a lot of memories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur fans want two things from us,\u201d guitarist and songwriter James Mead adds. \u201cOne, they want us to treat their beloved songs with respect. And two, they want to be surprised in a pleasant way. It was exciting to face that challenge, to give these songs a long enough leash that we could change parts, add new parts and really focus on the fact that we\u2019ve grown over the past 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new renditions were recorded with Josiah Prince (Disciple, Fireflight) and mixed by Nick \u201cRad\u201d Radovanovic (Skillet, TobyMac). With that outstanding studio team behind them, Kutless was equipped to reinvent some of their most career-defining songs. \u201cI was 21 years old when that first record came out, and James was 19,\u201d Jon Micah explains. \u201cNow we have all this experience. We\u2019re much better musicians, much more seasoned. We wanted to bring that experience and skill to these new renditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although cast in new explosive, polished musical housing, these three songs still do what Kutless has always done best: speak to the timeless goodness of God. \u201cYour Touch\u201d offers up a cry of a heart in the dark, moving in faith to invite God in. \u201cRun\u201d is sung from God\u2019s perspective, tenderly inviting us back to His love when we\u2019re blindly running towards the things that will never satisfy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTonight\u201d has been something of a creed for Kutless, a mission statement birthed in the days when few could believe that rock and worship could coexist. \u201cWhen Kutless first came out in 2002, rock music was still treated like it was bad,\u201d James recalls. \u201cThis song was for any person who may not understand what we\u2019re doing and why we\u2019re doing it. \u2018Tonight\u2019 shows them what\u2019s happening. We\u2019re giving glory to God, using our gifts and our passion to bring people to Him and to tell them about Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking back at the path songs like \u201cTonight\u201d paved is proof of Kutless\u2019s impact not only on their listeners, but on the genre as a whole. Kutless was one of the earliest bands to offer accessible rock with faith-first lyrics\u2014 a format that would incite an entire cohort of bands to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With these freshly recorded versions of their songs, a whole new generation has the chance to be inspired by Kutless\u2019s music. In fact, that inspiration has already begun through a very special guest feature in the gang vocals on \u201cYour Touch:\u201d Jon Micah\u2019s 17-year-old aspiring musician son, Caleb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn \u2018Your Touch\u2019 there was a part where I knew we would need to be stacking vocals,\u201d Jon Micah explains. \u201cSo I was like \u2018hey, you want to sing on this song?\u2019 He was just so stoked that he got to be a part of it. It\u2019s his first professional release.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Twenty <\/em>EP is truly poised as the perfect bridge between where Kutless has been and where they\u2019re headed, as they continue to work on fresh new music in the studio. They\u2019ll also be launching a podcast, featuring stories from their many years on the road. Some of those stories are already teased on the 20<\/em> album artwork, which is a collage of photos from notable moments in the band\u2019s past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a privilege to be a part of this, to let God lead us. To look back on all these memories is really special to me,\u201d James concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kutless releases TWENTY, an EP of reimagined songs from their 20-year-old debut album FOR RELEASE…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1022],"tags":[1187,1792,1216],"class_list":["post-8095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-d70","tag-creed","tag-jon-micah-sumrall","tag-kutless"],"yoast_head":"\n
You can find the EP at https:\/\/kutless.ffm.to\/twenty<\/a>. Keep up with Kutless for more news on music to come at www.kutless.com<\/a>, or by following them on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Spotify<\/a> and Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"