{"id":46485,"date":"2025-09-12T21:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T21:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/conner-reeves-ends-long-album-hiatus-with-sophomore-album-ten-thousand-days-and-the-church-of-the-restoration-album-review\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T21:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T21:29:05","slug":"conner-reeves-ends-long-album-hiatus-with-sophomore-album-ten-thousand-days-and-the-church-of-the-restoration-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/conner-reeves-ends-long-album-hiatus-with-sophomore-album-ten-thousand-days-and-the-church-of-the-restoration-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Conner Reeves Ends Long Album Hiatus with Sophomore Album \u2018Ten Thousand Days and The Church of the Restoration\u2019 (Album Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-86864\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5OBFg5hDDv8ruKdelJLaZK?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>25th of August 2025. A hugely significant date for many UK soul fans.<\/p>\n<p>A date which will live long in the memory of Conner Reeves and his patiently committed fanbase. This was the day that one of the UK\u2019s top soul singer-songwriters finally released his follow-up album from his 1997 debut. Yes, you read that right. \u2018Ten Thousand Days and The Church of the Restoration\u2019 is only Reeves\u2019 second, full-length album in over 27 years.<\/p>\n<p>Conner Reeves\u2019 new album only serves to reinforce the question \u201cwhy has it taken him so long?\u201d. Conner\u2019s distinctively smooth but powerful soul timbre is very much still intact. There\u2019s genuinely zero drop-off in vocal ability. However, the most pleasing aspect of \u2018Ten Thousand Days and The Church of The Restoration\u2019 is the rich depth of the songwriting. And while this is certainly a soul record by genre, the breadth of musical styles across all of the songs makes it an engaging experience throughout.<\/p>\n<p>From the paradoxically uplifting bluesy opener \u2018Talk You High\u2019 via the radio-friendly \u2018Twice as Happy\u2019 through to the deeply contemplative and intense \u2018Chrysalis\u2019, this album is an incredible showcase of Reeves\u2019 musical dexterity and wide range of influences. What\u2019s more, there\u2019s nothing less than total sincerity with every lyric sung.<\/p>\n<p>The album is also peppered with extended musical interludes which, quite frankly, are more than good enough to be made into full-length songs. Short ditties such as \u2018This Goes Out\u2019 are not only heartfelt but just leave you desperate for more.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s only two crimes committed here. The fact that Reeves has been sitting on such rich, gorgeous music for so long and an album name that is annoyingly long for a reviewer to write in full. I\u2019m sure we can forgive him of those though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STANDOUT SONG<\/strong> \u2013 \u2018Tell These Arms\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST LYRIC<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cWhat a strange and beautiful price to pay, love is only yours if you give it away.\u201d (from the song \u2018Hurts\u2019)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youknowigotsoul.com\/conner-reeves-ends-long-album-hiatus-with-sophomore-album-ten-thousand-days-and-the-church-of-the-restoration-album-review\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>25th of August 2025. A hugely significant date for many UK soul fans. 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