I love bands
that don’t fit neatly into a nice little genre box. Seriously, they are the
best. One minute you can be listening to an up tempo, rock out anthem and the
next you’re being won over by a blues inspired, folk rock (think Mumford &
Sons) ballad type masterpiece. This is
why I love Needtobreathe (no, I didn’t forget the spaces). The unique thing
about this band (besides their lack of proper spacing) is that they can’t be
labeled. Go ahead and try. You can’t find one genre label that perfectly
describes them (although iTunes has definitely tried). They effortlessly flow
from folk rock to more blues type, and even manage to throw some Christian rock
in there too. Their best album (at least in my opinion) is The Outsiders, whose title track may be one of my favorite songs by
them. They recently gained a lot of attention by opening for the Country Pop
Princess herself, Taylor Swift. And, really, if her approval isn’t enough to
convince you, I don’t know what is. Anyway, their latest album The Reckoning, doesn’t disappoint. Once
again, Needtobreathe masters the surprise element, mixing up style and vocals
with every new track. The breakout single, “Slumber” is amazing, not only in
sound, but in lyrics. Its repetitive driving beat reinforces the main message of
the song – don’t sleep your life away; go out and make something of it. The song
is perfectly capped off with the main mantra, “Wake on up from your
slumber/Open up your eyes.” Currently, the band is riding the stride of their success
with their new tour, so definitely get out there and support them. Either way,
I don’t think Needtobreathe will be disappearing any time soon. And on a
related note, if anyone wants to take me to their show in D.C., I’m down with
that. ;) - Lindsey
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