Russell Howard: City Heart
Russell Howard: City Heart Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Two years in the making, City Heart is an album of perseverance. While a weaker artist would have folded at the unexpected transitions this album went through, Russell Howard didn’t. These songs blossom as a result, stretching and reaching into great stories told with sweeping acoustics [...]
Lisa Bianco: Momentum
Lisa Bianco: Momentum Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins There’s nothing not to love about this seven song EP. Generally, I prefer a woman’s voice to a man’s, but unfortunately, it’s that extra something in a male dominated band that has me listening to more guys than girls. That “extra something” isn’t missing on this album. [...]
Hillsong United: Live In Miami
Hillsong United: Live In Miami Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Following their successful album Aftermath from last February and the great reception of “Search My Heart,” their biggest radio hit to date, Hillsong United is releasing their first live album in four years. Drawing from both the strength of last year’s release and the power [...]
MK4: Mistakes Were Made
MK4: Mistakes Were Made Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins According to their website and facebook, Mistakes were Made was written about the demise of relationships, both romantic and within (or out, since they’re no longer part of) the band. On first listen, it’s difficult to get to the meat of it all. MK4 is high [...]
Dam Brino
Dam Brino Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Kristian Dambrino’s history reads like a script for a CW or even ABCFamily drama; girl competes in pageants, can’t handle the pressure and struggles with alcoholism; succumbs to image discrepancies (who she is v/s who everyone else wants her to be), etc. I naively expected her to have [...]
Simon Spire: No Solid Ground
Simon Spire: No Solid Ground Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins I’ve been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Simon’s album since I asked him a few questions in November. While I may have been inspired by his thorough answers that told me this isn’t a fly-by-night pop singer who just wants to enjoy fifteen minutes of [...]
O’Brother: Garden Window
O’Brother: Garden Window Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins According to their face book biography, Garden Window was created with two purposes. The first was to merge all their influences which include, but are not limited to, Blonde Redhead, Sigur Ros, and Radiohead. Their other goal was to reflect on who they are as people and [...]
James Morrison: Awakening
James Morrison: Awakening Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Awakening has soul seeping from every note on this album. I never considered myself a huge fan of Stevie Wonder or old school, seventies style rhythm and blues, but because soul never gets old and James does such a beautiful job of putting his heart out there [...]
Kari Jobe: Where I Find You
Kari Jobe: Where I Find You Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Francesca Battistelli wrote on Facebook that “Kari Jobe is anointed, anointed, anointed. Amazing worship,” after seeing her at Winter Jam in Atlanta just this past weekend. I don’t know about what Kari offers live, but considering she’s the worship minister at Gateway Church and [...]
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