The album starts out with the title track, "Wasteland." That is also what their current World Tour is called. The song deals with the struggle the band has had. It seems as if everyone is against them but they find light, "If God is on my side/Who can be against me?" The second track, "State I'm In," is my favorite song on the album. Once again, it is another personal song and the band doesn't know about the state they are in and that they have a long way to go yet.
NEEDTOBREATHE started when the band was finishing up high school. This song is about their journey from then to now. The band almost ended during the absence (despite various amounts of success) and they are asking that they aren't done just quite yet after all the success that they have had (ie touring with Taylor Swift or how big "Keep Your Eyes Open" got). The band is originally from North Carolina. Which is more than likely why the next song is called "Oh, Carolina." When you are a fairly big band, you spend 200-250 days of the year on the road. That's what the song is about. Once they get back home, they have quite a few stories to tell.
One of the album's lead single's is "Difference Maker." This song is a story of Bear (lead singer's) past life. In the song, he talks about how he used to be a broken man and now God has taken him and made him a difference maker. With this record, the band almost had to start over. The album is 11 tracks, just like their debut. "Rise Again" is a song about how the band, although with struggles, they will rise again.
"The Heart" is another one of my favorites on the album. Its just a simple and happy love song. I have a feeling Bear wrote it for his wife. When your heart knows what it wants, there is a reason to celebrate, right? Tune in to the Ellen DeGeneres Show this Friday to see it performed on her show. A lot of the time, bands play and make music more for the fun of it because they don't make as much money as you think (75% of music is stolen for free). That's what "Where the Money Is" is about. They don't want to know where the money is because they don't make a lot of it, as most bands.
"Multiplied" is a beautiful love song to God. Its worshiping all that he is. It is one of their most beautiful worship songs to date ("Garden"is easily at the top). In the song, they want all the hallelujahs to God to keep on Multiplying until everyone knows who He is. When you are in a band, your band-mates become almost like family. Which is what "Brother" is about. In the song, they vow to never leave each other and they will be each other's shelter through the storm.
The last song on the album is "More Heart, Less Attack." Once again, it is a personal song for the band. Its basically a song that says to leave the past in the past. Never dwell on what has happened in the past.
The album is really good and may even be better than The Reckoning. On the album, the band combines Rock, Country , and Indie and they fit the three together perfectly. Although not as much Rock as the past records, they come through amazing once again. Whether you are a new fan or a fan since the beginning, you will enjoy this album and will have it on repeat.
Rating: 10 out of 10
Purchase Links: iTunes, Amazon MP3
Top 3 Songs: "Multiplied," "The Heart," "State I'm In"
For Fans Of: Mumford & Sons, Taylor Swift, Rend Collective
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