Yet while music writers are frantically reviewing the new pop sound and pre-orders have hit record numbers, those behind 'Young and Free' are focused on bigger – and deeper – issues.
They want to change the world!
Laura Toggs, Hillsong's youth pastor and the driving force behind the new youth-focused team, says "Young & Free exists to give voice to this generation and to give our youth an identity."
"God is calling a generation who would rise up, and who would know deep and unending joy in Jesus Christ."
The first album, 'We are Young and Free' is now available world-wide and the reaction has been nothing short of astounding, hitting the iTunes charts in Australia while on pre-order.
One music review said some of the songs "move the band to the dance floor with the latest electronic beep and the swirling tunes", while another says "you feel the energy coming out of every pore of the album".
Reviewer Jono Davies concludes, "Hillsong Young & Free is a brilliant, fresh addition to the Hillsong family. It's like the younger brother, who dresses a bit more cool, likes to play loud music, and has too much energy."
Hillsong senior pastor Brian Houston, currently in the US for the church's first American conferences, said the launch of 'Young and Free' was intentional.
"I feel very strongly that we are called to release generations, to be more loyal to the future than we are to the past," he said.
He explained that while the new team was "created for teenagers, the whole church comes alive" to the music.
'We are Young and Free' is now available in a 15 track CD with bonus DVD content.
Track list:
1. Brighter (Live)
2. Alive (Live)
3. Wake (Live)
4. Lifeline (Live)
5. Close (Live)
6. Love Goes On (Live)
7. Gracious Tempest (Live)
8. End of Days (Live)
9. Back to Life (Live)
10. In Sync (Live)
11. Embers (Live)
12. Sinking Deep (Live)
13. Alive (Studio Version)
14. Wake (Studio Version)
15. Back to Life (Studio Version)
16. Alive (Live) Video
17. Back to Life (Live) Video
