I found this small band from Georgia called Church Friends and I’ve been super into their music ever since. When I finally got the chance to meet up with them and hear it in person, they absolutely delivered—one of those live performances that hits you right in the chest. This video is their session of “Walk On,” and it’s built around that steady, fearless push through the dark: “darkness closing in,” “walls are circling,” and still—“my God, he is with me to the end.” The heart of it is the chorus that keeps coming back like a promise: “I’ll walk home in the valley… I’ll walk home in the shadow… Send me Lord, I’m ready to go.” It’s Appalachian in spirit even when it’s not trying to be—plainspoken faith, grit, and that kind of singing that doesn’t need anything fancy to feel huge. By the time they’re repeating “in the fire, in the suffering, I will fear no evil,” you can hear why I said if you don’t get chills from this, you may want to check your pulse.