On the band’s Sparrow Records debut, SAMESTATE takes each member’s disparate musical influences – be it a whole bunch of rock and pop, a touch of Americana, a smidge of country – and with the help of veteran producer Paul Moak (Mat Kearney, Third Day, Matt Maher) merges them into a sound that’s infectious and approachable.
The bombast of the nominal title track “Realign” and follow-up “Sons and Daughters” counteracts, but doesn’t fight with the emotional, Avett Brothers-esque “Upside Down,” the jangly romp of “Love Remembers You” or the quiet, strings-driven ode “Symphonies.” Lead singer and chief songwriter, Dalton Diehl, used both the losses of close family members and the gains of his creative pursuits coming together to shape the message of the album as a whole.
The Alignment’s first Top 5 single, “Hurricane,” has a simple message of hope. The song reminds us that no matter if we do everything or even if we do nothing, God’s love will always find a way back to us.
The bombast of the nominal title track “Realign” and follow-up “Sons and Daughters” counteracts, but doesn’t fight with the emotional, Avett Brothers-esque “Upside Down,” the jangly romp of “Love Remembers You” or the quiet, strings-driven ode “Symphonies.” Lead singer and chief songwriter, Dalton Diehl, used both the losses of close family members and the gains of his creative pursuits coming together to shape the message of the album as a whole.
The Alignment’s first Top 5 single, “Hurricane,” has a simple message of hope. The song reminds us that no matter if we do everything or even if we do nothing, God’s love will always find a way back to us.