The Real Life

Description

The Real Life is the debut album by the American pop band Bread of Stone, independently released by the band in 2012. The album was recorded at LYNTT Studios in Franklin, Tennessee; with Lynn Nichols and Tedd T producing. Mixed by Ben Treimer at LYNTT Studios. Programming by Tedd T.

Bread of Stone features Ben Kristijanto on lead vocal, guitar and keyboards, Bill Kristijanto on lead guitar and vocals, Tim Barnes on bass and vocals, and Wesley Holt on drums.

When their manager answered my query about the band’s style with “pop” I thought, “Oh, great,” as in today’s world pop usually means ‘disposable and contrived.’ Thankfully, ‘Real Life’ by Bread of Stone breaks through my rather myopic stereotype and really brings the goods.

When I saw the disc was produced by top of the line guys, Lynn Nichols and Tedd T, my eyebrows raised. Then I put in the CD and heard the very insistent funk-pop of the opening track, «Hold On». “Hey … this might not be so bad,” I thought. Sure enough, the rest of the record followed suit with well-written and well-played songs that run the gamut between soulful pop/rock and edgier modern sounds.

The bulk of the songs are co-written by Ben Kristijanto, who takes the vocal leads and also plays guitars and keys. Brother, Bill plays lead guitar while Wesley Holt, who has a few co-writes mans the drum kit and Tim Barnes handles the bottom end on the bass. ‘Real Life’ was conceived as a concept album that responds to the belief that the world is caught up in a vicious cycle of trends, distractions, and lies, and the only way to combat this is through a one-on-one relationship with Jesus Christ. With a batch of songs that communicate this message competently and production that makes radio play a distinct possibility, Bread of Stone are well on their way as a promising musical entity with a strong ministry focus. [Shawn McLaughlin, Christian Musician, November/December 2013]

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CD tracklist:

01. Hold On
02. The Real Life
03. The Line
04. Changed
05. Parachute
06. Beautiful
07. Supernatural
08. I’ll Be
09. One Way Runner
10. Heartbeat

Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks:
11. You Who Saved Me
12. Goodbye World
13. Hold On (Kiddo Remix)
14. Supernatural (Lovebomb)
15. Goodbye World (David Thulin Remix)

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