Look Up Child by Lauren Daigle

Look Up Child is the third studio album by Lauren Daigle, released in 2018. Her voice carries a soul and gospel warmth rare in modern Christian pop, and this record set her in front of a far wider audience. The title is a tender call to lift your eyes when life presses you down, and that gentle invitation drew me in.

Why listen?

The sound is rich and soulful, piano and strings under a voice with real grit. The production is warm and roomy, every song given air to breathe. The lyrics hold to doubt, rescue, and the slow return of trust. There is a clear journey across the record, from low ground toward lifted eyes. It is pop made with craft and conviction in equal measure.

Favourite song: You Say

A slow, swelling song about hearing who you truly are against every doubt. It is the heart the album turns around.

You say I am loved when I can't feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
And you say I am held when I am falling short
And when I don't belong, oh, You say I am Yours
And I believe, oh, I believe
What You say of me
I believe

The way the chorus answers fear with quiet certainty is what stays with me. It reminds me of reaching a high clearing after a doubting climb and finding the view was worth every step. The song trades noise for assurance, and that assurance carries the whole album.

Key takeaway

Look Up Child is soulful, well-made pop about lifting your eyes in a low season. An easy recommendation, and a fine place to begin with her.

Tracklist

• Still Rolling Stones
• Rescue
• This Girl
• Your Wings
• You Say
• Everything
• Love Like This
• Look Up Child
• Losing My Religion
• Remember
• Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
• Rebel Heart
• Inevitable

Details

Listen on

• Apple Music
• Amazon
• Spotify

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