The Ember Days
// Jason Belcher, guitarist & vocalistTHE EMBER DAYS are a Christian indie-rock worship band from Auckland, New Zealand. Their debut album “Your Eyes Light Up” (2007) was independently released and is available from The CD & DVD Store, iTunes, and directly from The Ember Days. The band take their name from an ancient Anglican tradition that set aside three days every season for fasting and prayer. The Ember Days have toured throughout New Zealand, and have also played at In His Honour, SamStock, and Parachute Festival.
Website: www.theemberdays.com
Photo: The Ember Days
Interview:
Music is something that transcends time. Music was here before we were on Earth and it will go on forever. The gift of music is a way of communicating. The power of life and death is in the tongue. I personally believe words are so much more powerful than we will ever know. We wouldn’t be here if God didn’t speak. Music speaks even when we don’t actually use our mouths. Music has the ability to stimulate the soul like nothing else. It connects the spirit with the mind and soul. From a Christian perspective, I really find music a very intimate way of communicating with God as I can strum on my guitar things that my mouth can’t say. There is something God loves about music, He is constantly surrounded by it, and He promises to dwell in the praises of His people. Music is a mystery, but then again, so are most eternal things.
“Music is a mystery, but then again, so are most eternal things.”
– Jason Belcher, guitarist and vocalist in The Ember Days
