Tim Be Told is a Contemporary Christian music group that originated in Charlottesville, VA. Their musical style incorporates elements of soul, pop, rock, gospel and blues. Their name was derived from the term "truth be told," where honesty is one of the band's focuses. Their goal within the music industry is promote the themes of honesty, hope, redemption, and change. In 2008, they won the University of Virginia's "Battle of the Bands" competition. Despite their accomplishments, the band was still somewhat unknown in the traditional communities, including Christian radio. Much of this changed when the track "Analyze," off of their From the Inside album grew popular with various Contemporary Christian music outlets, such as the Gospel Music Channel, which used the video as their weekly feature.
Tim Be Told released their debut LP, titled Getting By in 2007. Their second project was an EP titled From the Inside, which was released in 2009. The album was positively compared by critics to the likes of The Fray and Maroon 5, and was critically considered to be a leap forward for the band, due to what many considered to be a "more mature sound". After their second album was released, Tim Be Told was featured in Audrey magazine and The Hook Magazine, as well as played regularly on 106.1 the Corner and KBIF. Throughout the tour following From the Inside's release, Tim Be Told became more well known around college campuses, as well as the online Christian community.
Humanity
Throughout late 2010, Tim be Told lost three of its members, leaving only a two-man crew consisting of Timothy Ouyang and Andrew Chae. Although at that point most of the songs for their next album had already been written, Ouyang stated numerous times that the album almost wasn't released and that the band was close to folding. However, they were able to complete the recording in early 2011, and shortly after, acquired new drummer Caleb Wu. In March, 2011, Tim Be Told announced that their new album, entitled Humanity would be shipped to the general public on March 22, 2011. There would also be 300 albums available for pre-order that would be shipped on March 20. Within a few days, the 300 albums were sold out, and ordering was opened to the public nine days later, on March 22. On August 16, 2011, Tim Be Told released a completely new version of "Gravity's Hold", a song which first appeared on their debut album. The song was available to be purchased as a single, or was free when buying a digital copy of their Humanity album on their .
Mighty Sound
In late 2012, Tim Be Told made several updates on their Facebook page that they were in the process of preparing to record a new album, and subsequently began to play some new songs at their live shows, including "Winners and Losers" and "Temple of Stone." On March 21, 2013, Tim Be Told announced that the official title of their upcoming album would be Mighty Sound, and they held an artwork submission contest for the album cover. On December 10, 2013, Tim Be Told announced, along with pre-ordering, that the album would be available December 16, 2013. After the album's release, two music videos were filmed for the songs The Battle Hymn and Mighty Sound.
