"Oh, you won't be a fool for so long so hang on." Released 5 years ago this past August, this is the seventh studio album from Needtobreathe, a Nashville-based rock band originally from South Carolina. I love their mix of styles, as they mix elements of rock, country, Gospel, soul and more into their sound, and they have really fun concerts and are great musicians. Some of their albums are a bit too slow or country-tinged for me, but I like the style of this one. The band does not like to be known as a "Christian band", though there is definitely some religious language in some of their songs. But lyrically, the band speaks of looking for the truth, love and weathering life's struggles, very universal themes. I like how they really get rockin' on "Riding High" and "Survival", and I'm always impressed when a band opens an album with a 5-minute mid-tempo song like "Mercy's Shore". Out Of Body is a great set of songs and is one of of my favorite albums of this decade so far.

Release Year: 2020
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