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juice magazine's neil alton reviews rainmaker, january 2000

yfriday: name breaker

survivor records are beginning to get themselves a bit of a reputation. not only are they responsible for capturing some of the best live worship (soul survivir live, revive@stoneleigh), and some of the hottest worship leaders (matt redman, paul oakley, tim hughes), but they insist on highlighting some of the most sought-after alternative worship bands (phatfish, tree). the newest recruits invited to huddle under the survivor wing are those northern lads yfriday with their debut album rainmaker. hailing from newcastle these four guys have been playing together for six years originally as in-house worship band for local event, surprisingly called whyfriday?. the band bring their own brand of guitar based worship, akin with inxs or live, which is leaps and bounds away from the u2 influenced delirious?.

but for singer and guitarist ken riley it's much more than just belting out popular music, he explains:

"to us the focus is simple, to se God move and people's lives changed as a result. it's amazing to stand on a stage and see God touching people."

already a crowd-puller in their home town, yfriday are reaching new audiences each week. recently playing support as part of noel richards' 'calling all nations tour', the band look set to have a busy 2000. if you don't get a chance to see their passionate performance in up and coming gigs you can find eleven of their well crafted worship songs on 'rainmaker'.

juice magazine, january 2000