Following on from the successful release of two singles late last year, Ian Yates has now released his latest EP “Battlelands Vol.2” – which is a phrase you say to someone if you don’t know the answer to a question or don’t even understand the question in the first place.

Ian says, “I came across the phrase ‘Battlelands’ and loved what it meant, I was inspired by the word and the idea that there are a lot of answers I don’t have. ‘I don’t know’ is a valid answer for me now. This is really ‘Deconstruction’ Vol 2. These songs were written for the ‘Between the Joy and the Sorrow’ project, we recorded them, yet felt they didn’t fit that project. They’ve now made ‘Battlelands’ EP – 4 songs of honesty, reality and disappointment, yet filled with a quiet hope.” 

He continued, “Musically and sonically, I love this collection of songs. I know not everyone will get them or like them, but I’m super grateful to release them. Trevor Michael’s production and the drums played by Paul Evans sound immense.”

Ian is a Christian worship leader and songwriter from Liverpool, UK. He leads musical worship at his home church Bootle Elim and is part of Elim Sound, the national worship department for the Elim movement. His songs have been shared on over 41,000 Spotify playlists including Spotify’s own New Music Friday Christian, Calming Christian, Indie Spirit and Ultimate Christian Alternative. He has received radio airplay across his native UK as well as Europe, USA, Canada, South America, and Australia, proving himself to be one of the finest artists and songwriters in the present UK Christian and Gospel music scene.

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