Artist: Colton Dixon
Album: Anchor
Release Date: 19 August 2014
Genre: Rock
Label: 19 Recordings/Capitol CMG
Rating: 4/5
Wow… So, to
be honest, I did not expect to like this album when I first read about it,
visited Colton Dixon’s webpage, looked at his hair, read about the genre, read
that he had placed 7th in Season 11 of American Idol, read
about the type of sound I would be reviewing... But wow! Was
I reeled in, humbled and anchored (LOL) by the first two tracks!
S.O.S.
introduces the album with eerie astronaut, or mission control radio crackles
and voices, already setting a tone of urgency for a mission that he may be
passionate about. In my head, anything regarding space communication
or travel immediately triggers the Infinite, the Eternal and some kind of
bigger picture… The glory and wonder of God, the creator of the universe.
The second
track, Our Time Is Now surprised me with its crispness, the uniqueness and
unpredictability of its melody. The rest of the album is equally
surprising and kept me enthralled. It is honest, passionate,
appropriately dramatic and worshipful.
My favourite track is no. 7, More of You: “I refuse
to gain the world and lose my soul”.
A cool
thing about track 6, 35.8483, -86.4518. Type in these digits into the Google
machine and it gives you a location, a road in Murfreesboro,
Dixon’s home town J A link back to his foundation, his family…
Pretty cool.
“My hope is
that at the end of it all, you feel closer to God than you did when you first
pressed ‘play.’”
- Dixon
Strong
vocals, interesting arrangements, strong piano, strong foundations. Strong
album!
Big love,
Sammy
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