Billed as a “return to our roots” affair, Hawk Nelson’s fifth album is similar to the band’s 2000 debut, with punky vocals and high-octane guitar riffs that stick close to the millennial punk-pop of Simple Plan, Good Charlotte, and Sum 41.
As before, the guys continue to set themselves apart from the pack by espousing overtly Christian beliefs, replacing the usual lyrical trifecta of booze, broads, and bacchanalia with faith and fellowship.
They’re up-front about their spirituality -- if a song is about the band’s devotion to God, there’s no mistaking it for a love song written for a girlfriend -- but they don’t shoehorn those sacred beliefs into every tune.
“We’re Alright” is a teenaged anthem about going to a concert and returning with a pumped-up carpe diem attitude -- a theme that’s applicable to the Christian faith, perhaps, but is still secular at heart.
Hawk Nelson show more of the same versatility on Crazy Love’s bonus disc, The Light Sides, which features stripped-down acoustic versions of the band’s older songs.
The Light Sides doesn’t pack the amplified wallop of Crazy Love, but the songs are uniformly peppy and punctual, proof that Hawk Nelson have been consistent in their decade-long delivery of unique CCM.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tally-HoHawk Nelson, Steve Wilson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 01:39 | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| 2 | Your Love Is a MysteryHawk Nelson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Crazy LoveIan Eskelin, Hawk Nelson, Tony Wood | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | My Next BreathJason Ingram, Hawk Nelson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | We're AlrightHawk Nelson, Steve Wilson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | SkeletonHawk Nelson, Steve Wilson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | We Can Change the WorldIan Eskelin, Hawk Nelson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | One ShotBen Glover, Hawk Nelson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | FraudHawk Nelson, Steve Wilson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | JoannaHawk Nelson, Steve Wilson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | LaxHawk Nelson, Steve Wilson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 00:57 | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| 12 | Done Holding OnHawk Nelson, Steve Wilson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | Thanks for the Beautiful MemoriesHawk Nelson, Steve Wilson | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 278 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonnie Biro | Art Direction |
| 2 | Daniel Biro | Composer |
| 3 | Jeff Carver | A&R |
| 4 | Dave Clark | Composer |
| 5 | Ryan Clark | Design |
| 6 | Jason Dunn | Composer |
| 7 | Brandon Ebel | Executive Producer |
| 8 | Ian Eskelin | Composer, Producer |
| 9 | Troy Glessner | Mastering |
| 10 | Ben Glover | Composer |
| 11 | Hawk Nelson | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Adam Hull | Assistant |
| 13 | Jason Ingram | Composer |
| 14 | Tim Lauer | Keyboards |
| 15 | Matt Maher | Composer |
| 16 | J.R. McNeely | Mixing |
| 17 | Trevor McNevan | Composer |
| 18 | David Molnar | Photography |
| 19 | Matt Paige | Composer |
| 20 | Mike Payne | Guitar |
| 21 | Jeff Savage | Programming |
| 22 | Aaron Shannon | Editing, Engineer, Programming |
| 23 | Barry Weeks | Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 24 | Derek West | Bass (Vocal) |
| 25 | Steve Wilson | Composer, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 26 | Tony Wood | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |