I actually got 3 new CD’s last week. For Father’s Day, I received the new Jason Morant disc, Open. I bought Morant’s first CD, Abandon, over a year ago and listened to it a little, but in recent months had been playing it a lot more than when I first bought it. I”ve grown to really love it, and so I was looking forward to the new one. I have not been disappointed. It is also very good. Christianity Today says that “if Travis or Coldplay made a worship album, this might be it.”

I was also looking forward to Cut and Move, the new disc by Day of Fire, which I picked up with a birthday gift card I’d not yet used. I really liked Day of Fire’s first (self-titled) disc. Fronted by former-Full Devil Jacket singer Joshua Brown, I really liked their sound a lot (I heard and enjoyed Full Devil Jacket’s debut disc a number of years back.) Brown nearly died of an overdose, and then, while in rehab, became a Christian. After some time out of the music business, he returned with Day of Fire. While their lyrics are not the best, there’s something about Brown’s voice that I really like. It’s nothing special, but their style of music along with his voice is a good combination for my tastes. So, I haven’t been disappointed in Cut and Move, either. I’m not yet sure, after only a few listens, if it’s as good as their first one (which I really liked), but it’s still very good.

Track List Intro Breathe Into Me Let Go Already Over Lost Pieces Break Me Down Wasting Time Gave It All Away Hide Already Over, Part 2

But, the third disc was one that I was not familiar with until last week. It is the debut disc by Red, titled End of Silence. I came across it last week online and listened to a few clips. I liked the sound and used the rest of my birthday gift card to pick it up along with the Day of Fire disc. I wasn’t sure if I’d like the disc as a whole, having only heard a few clips of it, but figured it’s free (using the gift card), so I’ll take a chance. I’ve not been disappointed at all - I can’t stop listening to it.

They are compared to the likes of Linkin Park, Evanescence, and Chevelle. I’ve not really listened to any LP that I’m aware of, but I’ve been a big fan of both Chevelle and Evanescence, and would agree that the influence is there. With the heavy guitars, the piano and strings, and lead singer Michael Barnes’s voice, there’s just not a bad song on this disc. Also interesting is that Red and Day of Fire will be touring together, and that’s a show I wouldn’t mind seeing.