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[Music Review] God Is On My Mind – HeIsTheArtist

Michael December 11, 2022 3 min read 0

The smooth elegance of HeIsTheArtist is back with his latest single, God Is On My Mind. This suave and sophisticated offering is a soulful reproach to a testament of devotion to one’s religion and the way the messages play on our daily lives and the decisions we make. Deep down this is a track about patience.

Using this archetype coupled with religious imagery HeIsTheArtist is able to produce a down-tempo smooth song that challenges his listener yet entertains at the same time. “God is on his way, They tried to get paid on it, Tried to make a way on it, Woosah, Tried to make a buck off me, Tried to make it off of me.” It is this colorful imagery coupled with the intense metaphor that allows this performer to reach a vast audience, regardless of the connotations involved. Listeners should pay extra special attention to the steady pulsing groove that plays out so delicately in the background, that deep vibe is slightly syncopated from the main melody giving this essential gospel song a jazzy feel. Ultimately the preacher delivers his message in the long run, a culmination of thought and process, as God Is On My Mind reaches its crescendo; “But God took those chains off me, Because God is on my mind, Each and every day, God is on his way.”

With its moderate pacing and repetitive alliterations of the “Woosah”, audiences are hypnotized by the power of the song and sonic parallels to deliver a greater message. The production on God Is On My Mind is meticulous and precise, as all the subtle samples incorporated throughout this piece are clearly defined within their own frequency range, yet blended in a way to complement each other. The main vibe of the track allows the melody to play over the rhythm leaving the groove as its own life force.

For a track of religious implications relying on faith as the primary thematic approach, this method of breathing life into a groove is highly professional and very adept for an artist to pull off. God Is On My Mind may be limiting itself to Gospel and Christian radio formats only due to its subject matter yet I feel this track would be well served on Jazz, and Easy Listening formats as well. Sometimes we need to hear a message but not have it screamed at us to the point of it becoming noise, HeIsTheArtist has managed to deliver a powerful message of faith in a way that soothes and calms us while completely entertaining the audience.

Reviewed by: Lee Callaghan
Evolution Music Press