Family Worship Center Calls Listeners Forth with "Garden Grow"

I've had my fair share of run-ins with cult-like establishments and actively avoid them. However, when I first heard of Family Worship Center, I was ready to join. They tease that are a "probably" a cult.

Dubbed by KEXP's Troy Nelson as the "best live band I've heard in years," the Portland-based Family Worship Center plans to lead you to salvation—whatever their version may be. Their latest single, "Garden Grow," is an ode to breaking generational curses and finding love and light within the darkness.

Following "Malibu by Midnight," "Garden Grow" is the second single from the band's upcoming LP, Only Visiting. "Malibu by Midnight" is a neon-soaked drive through Los Angeles, while "Garden Grow" is a pit stop at a church along the way. It forces you to stop and think about your life choices and then wonder, "How did I get here?" or better yet, "How does your garden grow?"

The brainchild of songwriter and keyboardist Andy Krissberg, Family Worship Center transports listeners back to the '70s with their psychedelic sound, rife with influences from gospel and Southern rock, as well as giants such as Leon Russel, The Band, Fleetwood Mac, and more.

The band is described as a "rock-and-soul commune" that "draws its name from a strange, cult-leaning text unearthed during a cross-country field recording journey."

Reveling in the secular, Family Worship Center's songs center on the conundrum of religion, the South, and this strange life as we know it. Many of the songs come from Krissberg's own experiences and his dedication to experiencing and professing the power of the GROOVE.

Well, Family Worship Center is achieving their mission so far.

For more information about Family Worship Center, visit their official website at worshipthefamily.neocities.org.

They are also on Bandcamp and Instagram.

Family Worship Center's Only Visiting is set to be released on June 12th, 2026, from CorpoRAT Records.