Invisible Empires
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| Studio album by Sara Groves | ||||
| Released | October 18, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, acoustic, folk | |||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | Fair Trade/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steve Hindalong, Stephen Leiweke | |||
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| About.com |
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| Allmusic |  |
| Alpha Omega News | A+ |
| CCM Magazine | |
| The Christian Manifesto | |
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| Christianity Today | |
| Cross Rhythms |   |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | |
| Louder Than the Music | |
| New Release Tuesday | |
| The Phantom Tollbooth |
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Invisible Empires is the seventh studio album and tenth album overall from Christian singer and songwriter Sara Groves, and it released on October 18, 2011 by Fair Trade and Columbia Records. The producers on the album were Steve Hindalong and Stephen Leiweke. This release became critically acclaimed and commercially successful.
The album released on October 18, 2011 by Fair Trade and Columbia Records, and it was produced by Steve Hindalong and Stephen Leiweke. This was the seventh studio album and tenth overall from the songstress.
Invisible Empires garnered critical acclaim from music critics. At CCM Magazine, Andrew Greer rated the album four stars, calling this "another graceful chapter in Groves' remarkable discography." James Christopher Monger of Allmusic rated the album four stars, noting "Groves' penchant for capturing the cathartic weight of intimate moments is on full display here, and her winning melodies and effortless delivery only help to the sweeten the pot." At Christianity Today, Andy Whitman rated the album four stars, highlighting the release as "another musical triumph."
Mark Sherwood of Cross Rhythms rated the album eight out of ten squares, writing that "'Invisible Empires' didn't instantly hit me and took time to grow but the more you listen to these finely crafted songs the better they become." At Jesus Freak Hideout, Alex "Tincan" Caldwell rated the album four-and-a-half stars, stating that "Sara Groves has opened up yet another great conversation with the world." Kim Jones of About.com rated the album four-and-a-half stars, commenting that "The beauty of it is that she does it in a such a delicate manner that it takes more than one listen to really understand the true depth of the mine she just dug in your heart."
At New Release Tuesday, Kevin Davis rated the album five stars, affirming that "Truly, every song is amazing." The Phantom Tollbooth's Bert Saraco rated it four tocks, and felt that "In a day when every other artist is playing with auto-tuning and sampled sounds Sara Groves has once again delivered an album of music for, and by, human beings." Michael Dalton of The Phantom Tollbooth rated it four tocks, noting that the music is "appealing" because of the deep spiritual "depths" it plunges into, which writing that "Groves has not labored in vain", and stating that we should "Listen and be in awe of what God can do with an open hand and heart."
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