Last week Audrey Assad released her sophomore album Heart, appropriately enough, on Valentine’s Day. For the past week I’ve been enjoying her amazing voice and meaningful lyrics. I was even more excited when I realized that our local Christian music station has been playing the previously released (and much enjoyed) single, “Sparrow,” from the album.
About Audrey Assad :: 28-year-old, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Audrey Assad propelled to the forefront of Christian music with her debut album on Sparrow Records titled The House You’re Building. Recently married, Audrey found her songs expressing the joys and struggles of fighting for lasting love. She draws her inspiration from this introspection, as well as classic literature and songwriters like Paul Simon and James Taylor. Her collaborations with everyone from Chris Tomlin to Jars of Clay have marked her celebrated songwriting and vocal talent.
If you’d like to learn more about Assad’s thought process in creating this heartfelt album you need to visit her site and click on the video for the Heart album towards the bottom of the page. Even though these songs are full of meaningful lyrics and have a very thought-provoking theme, there is also an inherent joy in her songs that shines through.
I’ve been listening to the album all day as I work on my computer and even now as I write up this post. Even though the songs from Heart aren’t the type to make you get up and dance around, I’ve found them to be as distracting as the music I workout to. They engage your brain, make your head bob along, and your feet or hands can’t help but to start tapping to the beat. my SIMPLE star rating :: 5 out of 5
Heart :: $9.35 audio CD or $5.99 MP3 download from Amazon.com; $7.99 album on iTunes
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