Mac Powell working on solo record

Christian rock record will focus on pop-rock songs.

Editor’s note:

With live music and concert reviews on hold due to COVID-19, The Atlanta JournalConstitution is focusing on how Georgia musicians are spending their time in our new feature, Mic Check.

There is never much downtime in Mac Powell’s world.

As the former frontman for Third Day, one of Christian rock’s most successful bands, he toured relentlessly for more than 25 years until the outfit disbanded in 2018.

Powell’s other musical baby, Mac Powell and the Family Reunion, released a pair of albums in 2018, but is now on hiatus.

So what has the 47-year-old Marietta resident turned to now? His first solo Christian album, which he says will focus on poprock songs. Powell intends to record the tracks this fall and release a couple of singles by the end of the year.

Next month, he’ll join Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman for a series of drive-in concerts around the South (primarily Tennessee and Virginia), and he’s still posting casual live performances on his Instagram page (@macpowell).

Being at the four-acre home he shares with wife, Aimee, and their five children might not sound like an ideal location for productivity, but Powell, like many of his peers, has utilized home technology to keep working.

Here is what he had to say about musician life during the coronavirus.

How have you been spending your time?

I spent a lot of time outside with the family, and we’re doing school with kids. It’s been a really great time for us. All five kids are in the house, and the oldest is 20. I’d be lying if (I didn’t admit) we didn’t get stir crazy, but it’s