Falling Up
Combining the intensity of modern rock with all the emotion involved in traditional praise and worship, Falling Up is here to prove their radical style is not a fleeting attempt at sticking to a trend, but a true declaration of the passion they hold for their ministry.
“Our mission is to tell everyone who listens to our music and goes to our shows about the love we have in Christ Jesus, to show people that Christians can be real and honest,” explains lead vocalist Jessy Ribordy. “It is to glorify God in every aspect of our lives and this band, and to show people through our lyrics, music, love, and lifestyles that there is more to life than what the world has offered us.”
This enthusiasm is not only a welcome ray of light in what can be a cynical industry, but it is the attitude that has carried the band from its start, nearly five years ago, to its growing success today. Begun as a dream of Ribordy and guitarist Tom Cox while they were still freshmen in high school, Falling Up was so named because it was the title of the first song Tom and Jessy ever wrote. Its topic dealt with how imperfect people are, but how sufficient the grace of God is to compensate for that imperfection. The song set the tone for things to come.
It was a group of their old buddies that came to be their big break to pursue what they love on an even larger scale. Their friends, and now labelmates, Kutless, were there growing up alongside the boys in Falling Up in Albany, Oregon. After supporting the band for years prior, the members of Kutless pitched the Falling Up demo to BEC Recordings owner, Brandon Ebel, who eventually signed the budding group to his label in the summer of 2003.
In the time that has followed, they have recorded their 11-song debut album entitled “Crashings,” out February 24, 2004, with Producer Aaron Sprinkle (Kutless, Anberlin). Describing their sound as “pash rock,” the group combines their influences of rock, hip-hop, R |
