Release Date: 23 July 2013
Genre: Pop/Rock
Length: 31:35
Label: BEC Recordings
Similar artists: Running With
Giants, A Lifelike Story, Miss Conduct, Away We Go!
Rating: 3.5/5
"Dreams
can be so creative and so vast that there's often times for so much room for
growth and expansion. We wanted to release a record that would empower our fans
and inspire them to follow their God-given dreams and pursue God and His plan
for their lives."
Shine Bright Baby started out as a fun idea, whilst the
band members pursued college and other interests, God had another plan in mind
for them. Now they are a living testimony to how God’s will for us interconnects
our lives with other’s to help form a part of His master plan for us, a plan
that will change our lives for the better. The
album is only 10 tracks long,
which for some might be too short, but I assure you that what it lacks in length it makes up for with
passion and captivation. It’s full of heartfelt praise and the collision of
genres and different paced music is something that will draw in a variety of
listeners.
Dreamers
is the debut studio album from Shine
Bright Baby, and they have not disappointed. The track "Made To
Glow," really stands out for me, and is about letting God's love shine in our
everyday actions and how ‘…we were made to glow, illuminate the whole world…’ The
ballad "Love Restores" was written soon after a highly publicized
school shooting occurred near the band's hometown, and speaks about how the
Lord’s love for us can renew the most shocking situations. The group has also give
us a taste of aggression with their song "The Brave Ones," which
features Disciple front-man Kevin
Young, centered around living life boldly in faith.
Tied
to the theme of “Made To Glow” is the song, “Dreamers”. We are reminded with
this song that ‘…we are the dreamers, hoping for things that we can’t see,
sooner or later, we’re gonna see the unseen…’ it is a call to everyone,
Christian or non-Christian alike, to not just settle for what we are told by
the world, but instead we must dream bigger and dare to take on even the
seemingly impossible tasks we might face.
‘Beautiful
to You’ is a reminder of how we look in Christ’s eyes, perfectly beautiful, and
it ties in very nicely with ‘Dreamers’. While listening to these tracks I know
that I am perfect in the Maker’s eyes and that even though I may feel that I
fall short, my Savior loves me perfectly.
This
album contains a lot of "we" and “you” statements, which connect the
themes portrayed in the tracks to the individuals listening to them, seeking to
encourage the broken and unite us all, and challenging us to take bold steps to
make the world a better place. Many
people today, myself included, can often be discouraged from making a
difference in a world that is often said to be “too far gone”. This album
however challenges this thinking, and I’m sure as you listen to it, you will
find that your thought processes will begin to change.
"A
lot of songs today have so many negative undertones, and rather than writing a
bunch of songs that wallow in struggles and hurt, we want to have these songs
be lights to shine in the darkness. The purpose of this album is to help other
people with a message of God's forgiveness and redemption that they'll
hopefully find optimistic, inspiring, and relatable."
Shine Bright Baby are definitely going to be joining the
list of my favourite new artists of 2013 so far, I recommend that you do
yourself a favour and buy this powerful and exciting debut album of a band that
I think has a very bright future indeed.
Song
of the Week is: “Made To Glow”
Stay
spectacular Count Dracula
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