Dens

Dens is a four-piece rock band based in Richmond, Virginia, that finds its mission in using music as a platform to creatively and honestly explore the themes of faith, hope, redemption, and grace. The band believes that using art to serve Jesus is powerful and significant when it's done with excellence, and with a focus on both truth and love. From the album to the stage, Dens seeks to find the overlap between energetic entertainment and contemplative reverence, while finding a voice all their own.
In 2016, this voice resulted in the release of their freshman album, From Small Seeds Come Giant Trees, a full-length record born out of the band's experiences doing shows and sharing the Gospel in Lithuania.
Dens loves to play anywhere that will put them in front of people who would never come to a church, because that's who they want to reach. Their songs have a clear message, yet they also serve to move the audience into a deeper consideration of their more obvious meaning.
"At the end of the day, we want our music to be part of something bigger than ourselves. We want to use it to introduce the lost to the transcendent beauty of the Lord, His creation, and His plan of redemption for sinners. Our partnership with Come&Live! is about encouraging the creative community, and spurring each other to fulfill the piece of God's mission with which we've been entrusted."
Dens have found a perfect niche in the space between energetic rock and contemplative ambience. They create an experience that drowns the listener in guitar-driven post-rock and vocal hooks while leaving plenty of room for lyrical exploration. From a wide view Dens are a rock band, although the nuances in their sound send tendrils out into shoegaze, ambient, post-rock, and indie rock concepts.
When asked about the name Dens, the band said, "We wanted a name that meant something, and could also mean nothing at the same time. Just reading through God's Word, you see the word dens everywhere. Jesus, in Luke, talks about how the birds of the air have nests, and foxes have dens, but the son of man has nowhere to lay his head. You also see it with Daniel in the lion's den, and you could even call the Upper Room, the place where they had the Last Supper, a sort of den - a place where Jesus had an intimate moment with his disciples. We saw that image throughout God's Word, and thought it sounded cool."