Style: Toe-tapping pop/rock; compare to John Mellencamp, The Byrds, Bob Dylan

Top tracks: "God Is Love," "We Live by Faith," "Get in the Boat"

David Brauner was first inspired to pick up a guitar when he first heard the music of fellow New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen, and he brings an old-school, classic rock sound to this ear-pleasing project. The title track, an upbeat ditty accompanied by the jangly guitars of The Byrds and Roger McGuinn, includes a simple chorus that would work well in corporate worship. "We Live by Faith" is a Johnny Cash-like rockabilly tune reminding listeners that "faith'll move mountains," and "Get in the Boat" is a countrified call-and-response comparing the aquatic adventures of Jesus (in the sea of Galilee) and Noah (in the sea of, well, the whole world). Brauner's voice sounds like a cross between Mellencamp and Dylan, and his lyrics are sometimes trite, but the music is full of smiles. (All proceeds benefit Brauner's home church, San Diego's Westminster Presbyterian.)

God Is Love: Faith Songs
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Release Date
October 16, 2012
Label
CD Baby
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