This young Ontario-based quartet works in a not terribly original but completely winning pop/punk vein, churning out power chords, hooky choruses, and sweet vocal harmonies at tempos that generally vary between medium-fast ("From Underneath," "Letters to the President") and rip-roaring ("California," "Recess").
They're on the Tooth & Nail label and little phrases like "It's from my Father's hand" and "She thinks life would be so simple if everyone would pray" keep cropping up, so there's good reason to believe that this is one of those crypto-Christian pop bands that can't help expressing its faith but is less interested in bringing you to Christ than in making sure you bop to the beat and take away a general feeling of uplift and encouragement.
Of course, once in a while they'd like you to just bang your head, which explains the headlong, 50-second punk rush of "Recess." And they're not afraid to let you know that they sometimes stand by the window crying, either ("Take Me"), which one supposes is kind of endearing if you're into that whole Jade Tree/Promise Ring/Rainer Maria thing.
Overall, not bad at all.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Things We Go Through | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Every Little Thing | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | From Underneath | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Letters to the President | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Right Here | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Recess | Hawk Nelson | Play | 00:50 | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| 8 | Take Me | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Someone Else Before | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | First Time | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:37 | 5 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Late Show | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 12 | 36 Days | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 13 | Long and Lonely Road | Hawk Nelson | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 14 | Like A Racecar - ft. Trevor McNevan | Hawk Nelson | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 40 mins | 92 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 292 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel | Member of Attributed Artist |
| 2 | Davin | Member of Attributed Artist |
| 3 | Troy Glessner | Mastering |
| 4 | Hawk Nelson | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Jason | Member of Attributed Artist |
| 6 | Matt | Member of Attributed Artist |
| 7 | J.R. McNeely | Mixing |
| 8 | Trevor McNevan | Producer |
| 9 | Aaron Mlasko | Drum Technician |
| 10 | Aaron Sprinkle | Producer |
| 11 | Latif Tayour | Production Assistant |
| 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). |