The Sound Doctrine

Our Top 10 Tracks of 2020

Let’s be honest, 2020 has been a terrible year. But the music has still been stellar. In fact, it’s helped us through some tough times. As first announced on Premier Gospel’s UK Gospel Show, here are our biggest songs of the year. 10. Sarah Téibo – Spirit Come When this song first arrived in our…

Interview: A new sound and new music for Sarah Téibo

There are some exciting things brewing for Sarah Téibo. She revealed exclusively to us on a recent video interview that she’s signed a deal with eOne Nashville’s IndieBlu distribution platform. She’s also just released her new single Spirit Come, which represents a new direction for her. Or is it? Here are a few highlights from…

#WeIntroduce – Teen group Gospel X wants to redefine gospel music

Chelmsford-based Gospel X have got all the tools they need to excel. They’re young, hungry and have taken the time to craft a very strong debut single Control. We caught up with Temi, Miracle, Joy and Naomi to talk about their sound, their vision and how they Netflix and chill. How did you get together?…

10 things we learned from 10 years of the Sound Doctrine

It’s our tenth birthday! What a journey it’s been. Here are ten things we’ve learnt over the last decade. Live music is the lifeblood of the scene The first article we ever wrote was a review of a live event and we haven’t stopped since. Against our better judgement, we attend gigs across the country,…

#WeIntroduce – Singing with Stormzy just the start for Beloved Music

We were first introduced to Beloved Music at the KB & Friends event last summer. The 17-year old won the open mic contest and we called her ‘a gem’ with lots of potential. The next time we saw her, she was singing with Stormzy at the BRIT Awards. Quite the journey! Now Beloved Music is…

5 reasons A Star’s album is an essential listen

It’s a long time in the making Believe it or not, this is A Star’s debut album. You may think of him as a long time major player in the UK scene but A Star has never released an album. Until now. Sure, he released Revolutionary in 2015 that featured anthems such as DFMB and…

Review: S.O. Homecoming Concert at Freedom Arena, London

It’s no coincidence that S.O. started his big return to his home town with the song London Nights so early on in the set. The gig was an opportunity to show to the UK fans that they were still a priority, even though he now lives overseas. It was a fantastic evening from start to…

Our Ones to Watch for 2020

It’s the start of a new year and indeed a new decade so we’re looking forward to what is coming musically, especially from the UK. As first revealed on the UK Gospel Show on Premier Gospel, here are our five picks of artists you need to look out for in 2020. Triple O UK hip…

Our Top 10 Tracks of 2019

It’s an unenviable task but we’ve whittled our very well-stocked list of UK gospel bangers released this year down to our favourite ten. As first announced on the UK Gospel Show on Premier Gospel, here’s the top ten tracks of the year 2019. 10. Seth Pinnock & A New Thing – Bless My Soul We…

Review: Faith Child Illumination 10 @ Camden Assembly

The date was 17th January 2018 and we were in a radio studio to watch a seminal show take place. Premier Gospel’s Luke Williams invited Faith Child on to the Hip Hop Sessions to share a collection of old school UK Christian rap classics. The show came after a thread on Twitter that blew…

#WeIntroduce – Motown Musical Performer Lifts Up Jesus

He’s currently touring the UK as part of Motown the Musical but that isn’t stopping Matt Kane from following his own pursuits at the same time. The London based singer-songwriter and actor has been a worship leader at Kensington Temple. He’s just released his latest single called One Name and we caught up with him…

Review: Sean C. Johnson @ The Bedford, Balham

If you asked us five years ago which US artist we’d love to see live, we would have said Sean C. Johnson. Yes, he’s been to the UK a couple of times in recent years but we’ve never been able to get the dates to work. This time, we finally made it. Sean C. Johnson…