Wonder Ihieri doesn’t subscribe to any particular genre with his music, and instead fuses elements of pop, R&B, and rock, in order to channel and express his faith, and share his message, in a style he describes as Alternative Christian. Wonder believes in the power of music as a form of worship, and considers it way to broaden your understanding of God, and faith.<\/p>\n
‘Elevation’ contains four tracks, covering themes of love, belief and empowerment and looking outside of yourself. Speaking about the EP, Wonder Ihieri said,<\/p>\n
\n“The EP is named ‘Elevation’ because it is aimed at taking people and keeping them in a higher state of mind.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Opening with the title track, Wonder Ihieri enlists a stream of consciousness style of singing, set against a light electronic and synth instrumental. This is followed by ‘Peter’s Heart’, a piano-led track which serves as a beautiful showcase of Wonder’s considerable vocal talent. ‘Holy Spirit’, the third track on the EP, is an emotive track which feels as much like a prayer as a song – it’s deeply personal and heartfelt. Final track, ‘Greatest Love’, is the most upbeat track, with a guitar accompanying Wonder’s sweet vocals as he makes his declaration of faith in Christ.<\/p>\n
‘Elevation’ is out now and can be streamed and downloaded here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Find out more about Wonder Ihieri and his music online on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nigerian artist, Wonder Ihieri, takes his inspiration from the Word Of God, in his new EP, ‘Elevation’. The record follows on from his debut EP, ‘Illumination’, which was released a year ago, and has earned him praise from fellow Nigerian artists, Adekunle Gold, and Simi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":66353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21447,7,57,21454,9,21445],"tags":[18055,4436,15590,26454,4753,11720,939,77,7192,116,26453],"class_list":["post-66344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ep-reviews","category-music","category-new-artists","category-new-eps","category-new-releases","category-reviews","tag-alternative-christian","tag-christian","tag-christian-music","tag-elevation","tag-ep-review","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-new-ep","tag-new-release","tag-nigeria","tag-review","tag-wonder-ihieri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-hg4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25521,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/01\/alternative-rock-band-life-lyne-spread-an-honest-message-of-life-and-faith-through-brand-new-ep-we-will-stand\/","url_meta":{"origin":66344,"position":0},"title":"Alternative Rock Band ‘Life Lyne’ Spread An Honest Message of Life and Faith Through Brand New EP ‘We Will Stand’","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"28\/01\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Based in South Africa, Life Lyne have recently released their new four-track EP, 'We Will Stand'.","rel":"","context":"In "New Artists"","block_context":{"text":"New Artists","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Life-Lyne-COVER1.jpg?fit=1180%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Life-Lyne-COVER1.jpg?fit=1180%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Life-Lyne-COVER1.jpg?fit=1180%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Life-Lyne-COVER1.jpg?fit=1180%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Life-Lyne-COVER1.jpg?fit=1180%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":83721,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/08\/canadian-nigerian-rapper-dax-releases-what-is-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":66344,"position":1},"title":"Canadian-Nigerian Rapper DAX Releases \u2018What Is Life?\u2019","author":"Declan Hafey","date":"21\/08\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week, Canadian-Nigerian rapper and recording artist DAX released his latest work, the EP \u2018What Is Life?\u2019, across streaming platforms. 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