At the turn of the decade, Adam Lytle embarked on an intense period of study seeking perspective on the internal and external worlds that were rapidly spinning out of control. An obsessive reader, he immersed himself in theology, philosophy, psychology, and literature, tracing threads which, in time, would become the foundation for his new mode of expression; a charged language, characterized by extreme leaps between images, which invite the listener to draw their own conclusions. “I wanted to write in a way that spoke to the feelings of anxiety and disillusionment that many in my community are feeling,” Lytle says. “This is anti-escapism. It meets the issues head-on.” This sense of urgency plays a central role in the cinematic title track, “This Is The Fire.” Reacting to a litany of injus...