Album Of The Day: Chase The Sun by The O.C. Supertones

Album Art of The O.C. Supertones's Chase The Sun album - Six young men are photographed standing on a city sidewalk with a theater marquee behind them and a metal door on the front of a shop off to their right. One of them is leaning against the metal door. They are all wearing white shirts and black ties, and suits and black pants that look a bit baggy. They're all looking at the camera with mostly blank expressions, a few slightly smiling. Above the photo the top fifth vertically is a bright blue, with 'The Orange County' printed in small, orange text, and then 'Supertones' printed in much larger white text in a stylized cursive-ish font. At the bottom of the photo it has 'Chase The Sun' printed in smaller, uppercase letters in the bottom right.

Released 27 years ago today is the third album from The O.C. Supertones and my favorite album of theirs. Some of their albums may be a bit more ska, a bit more rock 'n' roll, or other things, but I like this one. Don't get me wrong, songs like "Grounded", "One Voice" and "Sure Shot" are definitely rockin'. But songs like "Hallelujah" and "Chase The Sun" have a bit more of a surf rock mixed with reggae vibe. The instrumental track "Revolution" near the end goes full on surf rock jam too. As with all their albums, The Supertones keep the Christian message front and center with songs like "In Between" and "Old Friend". "Away From You" is a beautiful pop/rock song featuring excellent background vocals from Christian pop singer Crystal Lewis and is one of the best tracks of the band's career. It's not their most rock or ska release though it does have plenty of horns and rock music, but it's overall their best in my opinion and I highly recommend a listen.

Release Year: 1999
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