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Tauren Wells Releases New Album Years in the Making: ‘I Hope People Find a Sense of Hope’

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Tauren Wells Releases New Album Years in the Making: ‘I Hope People Find a Sense of Hope’

By Movieguide® Staff

Christian music artist Tauren Wells offered a word of encouragement to fans alongside the release of his new album, ‘Joy in the Morning.’

“It’s been two years in the making,” Wells told PEOPLE of the album. “We’ve really invested a lot into it. Really, I just hope that people take a great sense of hope from this particular project.”

“I hope that as they listen through it, they find the songs they want to put on their workout playlist. The songs that they’re going to turn on Saturday morning when they’re making breakfast,” he continued. “The songs that really allow them to evaluate their inner life as well. I think music does this amazing job of opening up our soul and our spirit, and allowing us to take the inventory of what’s happening in our hearts.”

The album includes ten tracks that Wells said he wrote primarily during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

“It gave me time to be at home and to contemplate things that I hadn’t even really thought about. I realized there was a lot happening in my heart that I wasn’t aware of. I think a lot of us live like that because we’re so busy, and there’s so much happening,” he explained.

“There are a lot of people out there, like me, who are very driven and ambitious and achievement orientated,” he added. “You’re going after your goals and your dreams, and rise and grind and all that kind of stuff. But the problem with that type of mentality is that a lot of times, our inner life gets overlooked.”

However, Wells said he used the time in isolation to evaluate his heart and career.

“I think that time gave me time to pay attention to what was happening in my heart, and to process it, which everyone processes differently. I happen to process through writing songs and making music. It was a really beautiful journey,” he said.

“One of the songs I wrote is called ‘Afraid With You,’ and it talks about that area that I need to grow in and the person, the husband, that I aspire to be. Someone who really listens. Not listening to solve, but listening just to hear and to feel and to make her feel felt and seen,” he added.

Wells pointed to his relationship with his wife, Lorna, and their four sons—Banner Paul, 13 months, Navy Elliot, 4, Lawson Mayer, 6, and Kanaan Crue, 9—as inspiration.

“In this particular place of transparency and authenticity, it’s my relationship with my wife that has been a beautiful place of struggle and grace,” he said. “That’s what I talk about, really, at the heart of this new song, ‘Fake It.’ It’s talking about how we really allow ourselves to be most loved when we’re most vulnerable.

“I want to write songs that my kids can listen to, learn about life, learn about faith, learn about what it means to be a good person. A good human being,” he continued. “Right now, every night, my kids they want to play daddy’s songs. They listen to my music on repeat every night. ‘Alexa, play daddy’s songs.’ I’m like, ‘Guys, Alexa does not know that I’m your dad. You have to say my name.’

“If they’re listening to the Joy in the Morning album, they’re going to hear what it means to be a good friend. They’re going to know what empathy looks like. They’re going to know that it’s okay to feel different things. That makes me really happy.”

 

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.