Reviewed by Steve Pond

This is In Reach's first album and very nice it is too. Rock gospel with a couple of indie twinges. Rock guitar, drums, bass but intertwined with refreshing breaks of acoustic guitar as well. A bit like Petra meets Phil Keaggy really, in fact the lead singer actually sounds like the aforementioned gentleman though I'm certain this is by accident and not design. The album opens nicely with a track entitled "Prayer", not an original title maybe but still it's a pretty good song, and I'm happy to report that unlike other albums sometimes 'Waterline' does not run out of steam after three songs but keeps on going to the end. Go down your local (bookshop!) and get them to play it for you, especially track nine, "Manner Of Man".

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