The Waiting is a
Christian
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alternative pop rock band, consisting of
Brad Olsen (vocals),
Todd Olsen (guitar),
Clark Leake (bass), and
Brandon Thompson (drums, percussion, loops). Since the members focus time on other aspects of their lives and take their time recording the band does not produce and perform as frequently as some other bands.
Early albums by "The Waiting" were guitar driven
alternative rock
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that drew fans with clever songwriting and introspective lyrics that stood out from most
Christian rock
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of the day. The band's later albums moved towards a more polished
pop sound.
In August 2003, The Waiting hit the stage in
Georgia
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where they played a sold-out show after which they quit touring full-time to be at home more and pursue other endeavors. Even though they do not tour full-time, they never officially broke up. The Waiting still plays occasional spot dates.
In May 2009 Brad Olsen released his solo album titled ''The More I Think I Understand The Less I Can Explain'', It was produced by "Oats", aka Todd Olsen. Brad Olsen continues to write and record music. He resides in
Atlanta, GA
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with his family. He is available for booking.
Todd Olsen also resides in Atlanta where he works as a music producer. In November 2011, he released a solo album under his nickname "Oats" entitled ''A Tear and a Sneer''.
Clark Leake received a Masters in Theology from St. Vladimir Orthodox Seminary in May 2007. He lives in
Louisville, KY
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with his wife.
Brandon Thompson resides in the Atlanta Georgia area with his wife and two sons and has produced a couple of bands in his home studio as well as taking a job at Mount Paran North Church of God in
Marietta, GA
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, at which he remained until mid-2006. In 2006, Brandon moved to another local church
His Hands Churchwhere he was the Technical Director. In 2011 Brandon became the main auditorium Production Director fo
Woodstock City Church (formerl
Watermarke Church, a campus o
North Point Ministriesin
Woodstock, GA. Brandon maintains and occasionally updates his personal website a
BranThomps.combtec.ccwazzit.com
and his wife's personal page TeaTimeWithTiffany.com and TeaOfLifePodcast.com. He can be found on Twitter a
@BranThomps
Latest Release: In 2010, The Waiting announced that they had been working on a new album and released a new single, "Name" and were playing limited spot dates. In 2011, the band released three more singles. In June 2012, the new album ''Mysteriet'' became fully funded by 119 backers on Kickstarter, when it was estimated to release in September 2012. The band's last Facebook entry (as of April 2016), written by Todd Olson on March 23, 2016 stated that Brad Olson is doing vocals for the album (Todd mailed him a mic). In 2013, Todd said, "our new album Mysteriet is written but we are still working on getting the music right- no surprise bc how does one make music that evokes the mystery and majesty of the Trinity? I can best describe what we are doing by saying what we are not doing. We are NOT making a follow up to wonderfully made or unfazed- tho unfazed was very successful. what we are attempting to do is make a follow up to the song Hands In The Air musically and spiritually. if we are making a follow up at all." "Mysteriet" is the Norwegian word for "The Mystery". This is quite fitting, since the actual release date of the band's first album in over twelve years has yet to be announced.
Discography
* ''Tillbury Town'' (1991)
external link
* ''Blue Belly Sky'' (1995) 11 tracks, color cover
* ''The Waiting'' (1997)
Spotify link
* ''Blue Belly Sky'' (1998 re-issue) 15 tracks, black and white cover
Spotify link
* ''Unfazed'' (1998)
Spotify link
* ''Wonderfully Made'' (2002)
Spotify link
* ''Mysteriet'' (coming soon?)
Compilation Contributions
References
External links
The official The Waiting FB page
The official oats FB page
The official Brad Olsen FB page
Brad Olsen's official website
The official Twitter page for The Waiting
ChristianityToday.com Artist Page
Interview
Wikipedia Updates
* pre Jan 2020 various individual editors.
*Jan 19, 2020 by Brandon Thompson tons of links added, added missing compilations.
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