Album Of The Day: Hold The Light by Andrew Osenga

Album Art of Andrew Osenga's Hold The Light album - a grainy color photo of a middle-aged man in a baseball cap playing an acoustic guitar in a small room filled with furniture, lamps and video and audio recording equipment. Above the center of the photo in a bright yellow block text is the words 'Hold The' in small print, and 'Light' below it in much bigger print. At the bottom in a much thinner, lighter yellow print it says ‘An acoustic recording by Andrew Osenga'.

Released today digitally and released last December on vinyl, this is a beautiful session of acoustic versions of songs written by Andrew Osenga (The Normals, Caedmon's Call). This was recorded on his 45th birthday as a present to himself. I'm glad we get to hear this recording as much as it was a treat for him to make it. Andrew's music has always been so honest, so heartfelt, and to explore both the highs and lows of life. One of my favorite songs ever is "After The Last Tear Falls", which was co-written with Andrew Peterson, and it’s fun to hear Mr. Osenga play it here. Other songs featured in this session are from his solo albums released 20+ years ago to even one track from The Normals's final album. Many songs are from his excellent The Painted Desert album and more recent songs are here too. This album acts as a great retrospective of Andrew's career and hopefully a whole new group of fans will check his music out.

Release Year: 2024
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A photo of a smiling man from the shoulders up on the right side holding a vsigned vinyl record to the left. Behind him can be seen CDs and vinyl on shelves. He’s wearing a light blue shirt, has a full beard and mustache and has short, brown hair.

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