Description
The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down is the debut album by the American singer and songwriter John Mark McMillan, independently released in November 2005.
Charlotte, North Carolina-based rock man John Mark McMillan delivers a great CD that hooks you in from the first fuzzy bars of «London Town» and just continues to grow on you. It’s definitely a layered experience – by the end of your first time through, the melodies are in your head. On the second and third listens, the cleverness and the un-clichéd poetry of John Mark’s lyrics and the thoughtful arrangements begin to grab hold. His voice is distinctive but carries the depth of Third Day‘s Mac Powell and the rawness and vulnerability of early Switchfoot‘s Jon Forman. Equally, the music vies between southern country rock (you could line dance to the verses on «Next To You» before it all rocks out) and indie-funk. John Mark’s band performs admirably – their rhythms are intelligent and imaginative, as is the production, particularly on tracks like «Ashes And Flames», opening with a melancholic acoustic drawl and ending in distorted beats and warped electronics. The CD is packed with honest expressions of the doubts and hopes, questions and faith of a struggling, journeying Christian. Definitely one of the best independent albums to come out this year. [Ewan Jones, Cross Rhythms, May 2006]
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CD tracklist:
01. London Town – 3:31
02. Make You Move – 5:09
03. Alive – 3:45
04. Ashes And Flames – 5:50
05. Breaking Down – 4:43
06. Kiss Your Feet – 4:33
07. Closer – 5:32
08. Setting Suns – 4:11
09. I Am Temple – 5:08
10. Next To You – 4:45
11. Walking In My Sleep – 5:04
12. How He Loves – 7:58
Note: Originally CD release housed in a Digipak. Re-issued as a Deluxe Version by Integrity Music in 2012, remixed and remastered.
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