{"product_id":"stories-to-tell","title":"Stories to Tell","description":"Audio Mixers: John Fields ; Paul David Hager.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Flowers Studio, Minneapolis; North Hollywood; The VooDrew Room, Nashville; Yackland Studios.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Steven Taylor .\u003cbr\u003eHaving transitioned somewhat from the Christian pop of his early work on 2010's What We Want, What We Get, singer\/songwriter Dave Barnes keeps the secular but still spiritual pop rolling on his bright and romantic 2012 effort, Stories to Tell. These are effervescent, unceasingly optimistic, and infectious pop\/rock songs that mix Barnes' acoustic sensibility with a slick, often dance-oriented studio vibe that still make room for a few country-inflected numbers. Vocally, Barnes has a yearning, burnished style perfectly suited for this contemporary pop material. To these ends, we get tracks such as the lead-off \"White Flag\" and \"How Long,\" which sound a bit like a Jason Mraz crossed with '80s AOR hitmaker Steve Winwood. Elsewhere, the anthemic \"Mine to Love,\" the moody \"Seventeen,\" and the soulful ballad \"Warm Heart in a Cold World\" are passionate, well-constructed, and radio-ready contemporary pop songs. ~ Matt Collar","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46022172016927,"sku":"793018330725","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/1c5a34f804d561e995f5ab398b023bfa_39c5fdf5-caa7-4324-97fa-595cb214546b.jpg?v=1777774293","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/stories-to-tell","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}