You probably know Danny Gokey from his time on American Idol. He place third on Season 8 behind the winner, Kris Allen, and the runner-up, Adam Lambert. To me Adam should have won, but that is the topic for another discussion. I am going to talk about Danny Gokey and his new album, ‘Rise’.
Danny is on his 5th album (if you count the Christmas album and his Spanish version of his 2nd album). He has seem to have found his niche in the Christian Pop genre and is getting better with each release. You can see the maturity and the improvement in the songs on this release. Ever since he started adding to the songwriting on his second album, the releases have been getting better and better.
He has definitely gained more confidence and ease with his singing as his voice hasn’t sounded better. The smooth, soulful vocals along with the Pop vibe makes for an exceptional album that could easily be on the mainstream Pop radios.
For this release, he has taken songs with a positive, Christian message and turned them into sleek, danceable pop songs that at the same time have deep meaning and heart. The first single, “Rise”, is a dance, pop song, but is absolutely beautiful and is such an uplifting song and instantly became a favorite of mine. The video even shines a light on domestic violence and an organization that will help women going through such a tragic event.
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