Music

Studies & NS

5 encouraging worship songs for any season

I just received my A-Level results, the culmination of a season that challenged me mentally and emotionally.  Looking back, I find that God spoke the most to me through music. In pockets of time on...

Church Life

Serving in the spotlight: The music director

At a worship service, have you ever seen a microphone in front of a musician whoā€™s not singing? Do you know what that microphone is for?  Recently, we chatted with Thomas*, a Berklee graduate...

Music

Hamilton: How the Broadway show points to the narrow way

For over a month now, the smash-hit Hamilton has been wowing Singaporean audiences. This catchy and gripping musical features Americaā€™s founding father, Alexander Hamilton, capturing his life from...

Mental Health

I can do it with a broken heart: Do we tend to bypass difficult emotions?

While she was on tour last year, news broke that Taylor Swiftā€™s six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn had ended. At her first show after the news, Swift was professional, happy, and more or less put...

Music

Leeland: On faith, friends and the fresh fire behind their latest songs

Christian rock band Leeland were in town for FOPxā€™s Impossible Conference 2024, and we caught up with band members LEELAND MOORING and CASEY MOORE over breakfast. Chatting about their latest...

Culture

Itā€™s concert fever in Singaporeā€¦ but are we swiftly losing control?

Lately, whenever I open up Instagram, I feel as if I have been transported to the National Stadium. Story after story of flashing lights fill my feed as I patiently wait for my turn to be the one...

Music

Spotify Wrapped: Fun and harmless insights or an insidious trend?

ā€œWrapped or it didnā€™t happen.ā€ This is the tagline for this yearā€™s Spotify Wrapped. First launched in 2016, Spotify Wrapped is a year-in-review customised for Spotify users based on their...

Music

ā€œWhen we have Him, we have everything we needā€: Awaken Generationā€™s Ian Chew on true provision

Ravens was written in the most unassuming and unexpected way. One Saturday morning in 2020, I was conducting a songwriting workshop for my church . We were learning about the basic building blocks of...

Music

Josh Yeoh: On life, worship and the key to songwriting

1. What have you been up to this year (or recently)? The biggest thing so far has been the live recording for ā€œMaranathaā€ at the end of April. Right after that, we went into the Isaiah 62...