Renowned worship leader Matt Redman released his highly anticipated album Unbroken Praise today, and he chatted with BREATHEcast about creating the new record, the intricate nature of worship, and the incredible Abbey Road where he recorded.

Redman said the album came about out of his need to do something different than his last few albums. He pushed for exactly what he wanted, and God opened the door for him.

"I've recorded a couple of live album's in a row now...they've both been in Atlanta, but we got talking and we thought it would be nice to do something in my homeland, in England. Then we got talking about where, and the No. 1 place on my list was Abbey Road, and I had no clue whether we could make that happen or not," Redman explained. "There's just a fantastic orchestral room there, which by the way you can fit 400 people in there. I was wondering if we could actually do that. Through a series of twists and turns it actually happened. It was a real joy to be in one of the world's most iconic recording studios having church."

Abbey Road has become synonymous with the word legacy because it is the site where England's greatest export, the Beatles, recorded nearly every single one of their songs - not to mention countless other artists over the years.

"I was been a big fan of a lot of the music that has come out of Abbey Road. I had the privilege of working there just a tiny bit before, and from the outside it's just a building with writing all over the walls, and people getting their photo taken on the crosswalk there. You know when you go inside it isn't a souvenir studio or a nostalgic place, it's an amazing working environment with so many rooms and so much equipment," he said.

"Wouldn't it be amazing to record a whole record, and to do what we do, have church and lead worship in that environment? It meant a lot to me."

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Redman said the Abbey Road staff was always welcoming and made it clear to him if he ever wanted to do something else there, he could. They allowed him to go full throttle church mode where they did not have to dial back. "The people there were really for us. They were really into what we were doing."

It was this ability to be himself that allowed him to spread his message as strong as ever while hitting on points the nonbeliever could follow. "When you're writing songs it's just really good to think about that person who is coming into church for the first time. I don't know if you need to water down the truth more than give the truth to make it understandable."

The worship singer shared that the title Unbroken Praise is all about bringing God your best offering and bringing it consistently and wholeheartedly. "Bringing God your best. The heart of what I'm trying to do in life. Yeah, I'm a songwriter, Yeah I'm a musician worshiping. I love doing that. It's a huge privilege of my life to do that."

Stay tuned for part two of this interview tomorrow, where Redman really breaks down the specifics of worship and the impact it has on his life.

Redman's Unbroken Praise is now available, and his take of "It Is Well With My Soul" was the first single. Order the album here.

Interview conducted by Jeannie Law.