Dave Barnes - Stories to Tell - Music & Performance - CD

Dave Barnes releases his fourth studio album, STORIES TO TELL. The album will feature 11 new tracks produced by John Fields (Lifehouse, Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, Jonas Brothers, P!nk). STORIES TO TELL is a stepping stone for Barnes on many levels. The album was recorded in Los Angeles marking the first time Barnes has recorded outside of his home town in Nashville, TN. Leaving everything familiar behind forced Dave to venture outside of his creative comfort zone.

Having transitioned somewhat from the Christian pop of his early work on 2010's What We Want, What We Get, singer/songwriter Dave Barnes keeps the secular but still spiritual pop rolling on his bright and romantic 2012 effort, Stories to Tell. These are effervescent, unceasingly optimistic, and infectious pop/rock songs that mix Barnes' acoustic sensibility with a slick, often dance-oriented studio vibe that still make room for a few country-inflected numbers. Vocally, Barnes has a yearning, burnished style perfectly suited for this contemporary pop material. To these ends, we get tracks such as the lead-off "White Flag" and "How Long," which sound a bit like a Jason Mraz crossed with '80s AOR hitmaker Steve Winwood. Elsewhere, the anthemic "Mine to Love," the moody "Seventeen," and the soulful ballad "Warm Heart in a Cold World" are passionate, well-constructed, and radio-ready contemporary pop songs. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi

Performer	Dave Barnes
Music genre	Alternative
Music subgenre	POP ROCK
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2012
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	11
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Dave Barnes - Stories to Tell [CD]
Track listing	White Flag, How Long, Mine to Love, Heaven Help Me, Love Will Be Enough for Us, Seventeen, Missing You, Find Your Way Home, Stories to Tell, Warm Heart in a Cruel World, One of Us
Record label	Razor & Tie
Music producer	John Fields
Track name	White Flag, How Long, Mine To Love, Heaven Help Me, Love Will Be Enough For Us, Seventeen, Missing You, Find Your Way Home, Stories To Tell, Warm Heart In a Cold World, One of Us, Baby Needs New Shoes
Duration	38 min
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N