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“Church music shouldn’t be boring” is a phrase that All The Astronauts throw around a lot with their Foo Fighters, U2, Angels & Airwaves rock/alt modern worship style. Throw in some modernized hymns and you’re getting close to hitting the mark of describing what you’ll hear (that’s probably why you’re at this “press kit” page).
All The Astronauts (ATA) have been playing together for the better part of a decade as part of the worship ministry at Crosspoint Church in Fishers, IN, but it wasn’t until worship pastor/lead vocalist and guitarist PJ Towle started crowd funding a recording project in the summer of 2016 that the band took on the official form of ATA. Fueled by a deep passion for the church and connecting with people that don’t connect with church as it’s been known, ATA’s sound grew organically as Towle introduced songs to the church. “I started writing these songs working through my own baggage with my faith and I found that these battles weren’t solely my story.”
Long time friend Jon Lambert joined as a songwriting partner and vocalist back in 2011. 80’s rock enthused guitarist Robby Michael began shredding his way into their hearts fusing his ringing leads with Towle’s ambient/delay soaked guitars creating a strange combination of guitar tone that just works for some reason. Luke McDaniel’s history as a drummer spans from marching to metal bringing the solid foundation upon which these anthems are built. Lambert then took over bass duties in late 2017 then Rockabillie’s lost son, Tony “Yeti” Anderson began joined fusing his love of bendiness in 2018. And, thus, All The Astronauts was.
“We’re trying to do this for the right reasons,” chimes in Michael. And, when you listen to the lyrics of their songs, those reasons are pretty clear. “We’re all broken,” “we all need redemption,” and “everyone’s invited” are common themes in their songs.
With the release of their debut worship album, Light The Night, in January 2017, the guys are thrilled with some of the feedback they’ve been receiving.
“We don’t feel called to play shows, in the normal sense,” remarks Towle. “We’re worship leaders, so you’re gonna hear about Jesus and what he’s done in our lives no matter where or when we play. Our prayer for ATA is to 1.) be obedient to that call and 2.) that God would use these times of worship to start conversations to help people come to make their faiths their own.
ATA wants “to inspire authentic connection leading to more and deeper worship of God.”
It’s obvious ATA wants people to wrestle with their faith. “That’s how it becomes personal,” says the reverend (yeah, Towle’s ordained). Worship & faith aren’t about not having doubts for ATA. Sometimes doubt is the thing that makes us actually discover what we need. Crying out to God in broken times? Good. Standing tall even when you’re unsure of the next step and still grappling with questions? For ATA that’s what faith is about… and not forgetting to have fun along the way.
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PJ Towle
All The Astronauts / Forty:Three Creative
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