Day #4 Favorites

So three years ago while attending a youth workers convention, I was given a sample of an album by Mat Kearney. It was a promo for this new artists' up coming album, Bullet. Since I had never heard of the guy, and the fact that the sample only had three songs it took me a while to actually put it in my CD player. When I finally popped it in and gave it a chance, I was blown away, this was good. Mat Kearney is a very interesting artist, and yes he is a musical artist. His music mixes melancholy acoustic rock, hip-hop, and folk music a little like everlast. His voice mixes the tones of Seal and the lead singer from Coldplay. His lyrics are thoughtful, and full of hope. He has a way of adding God into his music without being pushy or preachy, you can tell it comes from his own experience with his creator. I now have his whole CD and it is worth getting for any music fan, he incorporates style of music in such a way that it should appeal to any one who enjoys good music. Some songs of interest are: Bullet the title track which gives an over view of this style, Girl America where the cadence of his rap channels 2-pac, and Won't Back Down a stripped down song with just a piano and a cello that reminds you of a coldplay song. But let me tell you that you can't go wrong with any of the songs, the whole album is solid from song one to eleven. So go out and pick up or download Mat Kearney's Bullet album, but hurry cause he's coming out with a new album any day now.