Today is the digital release of ‘Higher’ by Phatfish. It is available to purchase worldwide through a variety of sources including iTunes and Amazon.

Watch the video of “And Can It Be” from ‘Higher’ and read my thoughts on the song. You can also visit Phatfish’s website to download the sheet music or learn about their other songs on their new album.

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The family band called Phatfish have been together for fifteen years, and I have interviewed one of the band members, Nathan Fellingham, here. I love all their music, some of which is designed for worship services, but all of which has the effect of making the truth of God’s Word impact me on a deeply emotional and spiritual level.

There is no doubt in my mind that when Paul said, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God” (Colossians 3:14), he intended us to understand that one of the key ways we can teach and admonish one another is by singing songs to one another, songs in which the Word richly dwells. You can listen to excerpts of Phatfish songs online, and I’m sure you’ll agree that this is music full of truth. You can also watch a video here.

I’m sure that many of my American readers won’t be familiar with Phatfish, but I’d be surprised if any of my British readers don’t at least know of them. To celebrate their fifteen-year anniversary they have released a two-CD compilation album with remastered tracks covering their entire career. I would encourage you to show your support of this fantastic band and buy a copy at a specially discounted price for readers of this blog. Many of the tracks are worship songs that we sing at Jubilee Church.

Christian musicians rely on our support to pay their bills, and it’s only right that we fund them in this way. It might surprise you to know that very few Christian musicians are employed by their churches, so these purchases quite literally put food on the table for members of bands like Phatfish. In this way those of us who are blessed by Christian bands can, in return, help them continue to write and produce new material.

Buying CDs also means that we too will benefit. I’m sure that this double album will be played repeatedly, and if you listen to the lyrics, you will find that God’s truth affects you. For centuries Christians have understood that good songs and hymns can educate us in God’s Word and help us understand, retain, and be changed by this wonderful gospel we all hold so dear.

Regular long-time readers of my blog will be no stranger to the Fellinghams and Phatfish, and I have previously interviewed Nathan Fellingham.

I cannot commend them highly enough as possibly the premier examples of godly, humble, reformed, and charismatic musicians who for years have been in the business of helping the Church worship in a contemporary and yet biblical way. I can’t think of anyone else who has been around as long as they have who I would commend as highly. The following clip of a song showcases their songwriting and musical ability and quirky artistic style:

The good news is that you can now watch the entire video of “There is a Day That All Creation’s Waiting For” free online on a new website just launched.

The new site, Fishtankcreatives.com has a lot of other video and audio resources, as well as an online store which sells downloads and physical CDs. It’s the best way to purchase if you want to make sure as much of your hard-earned cash makes its way to the artist rather than a middle-man! You can, however, also purchase their music via these iTunes links for Phatfish and Lou Fellingham.

Here is a recent press release that identifies other aspects of what these guys are up to better than I can.

FishtankCreatives.com Launched – Win An iPod

Fishtank Creatives is a new initiative with a mission to encourage and facilitate Christian Music Ministry. We currently outwork this by looking after the management of Phatfish and Lou Fellingham.

Fishtankcreatives.com showcases all of the music, video and lyrics that have come from these artists over the years, and also includes training material for others involved in music and worship ministry. It is also the main source of information for new products and live events that Phatfish and Lou Fellingham are involved with, as well as handling all booking enquiries.

To celebrate the launch of the new web­site, Fishtank Creatives is giving away an iPod Touch loaded with the entire Phatfish and Lou Fellingham music catalogue. All you have to do to enter the draw is to sign up to the Fishtank Creatives e-mailing list and the winner will be drawn on October 17th.

www.fishtankcreatives.com

info@fishtankcreatives.com