Your In For A Treat...
Posted September 23, 2009
By SarahFine_NRT, Staff Reviewer
There is always hype around the release of a Gotee Records artist, mostly because the label is known for producing some of the best music out there from artists past such as Relient K, Jennifer Knapp, Family Force 5 and Grits AND artists present such as Sarah Kelly, John Reuben, Stephanie Smith and the label’s newest edition, a singer/songwriter/rapper named Brian Reith, or better known as B.Reith. B earned himself a lot of new fans last year due to his successful EP ‘The Forecast’ as well as his touring last December with tobyMac and his web show ‘Something 2 Remember’. Many were hoping that after the acclaim of ‘The Forecast’ that B.Reith and Gotee Records would release a full length album by the end of 2009--that has now come true with the September 2009 release of ‘Now is Not Forever’.
The album starts off with a short and hooky intro and then it seamlessly glides into the first track, ‘The Comeback Kid’, which is reminiscent of ‘Go On’ from his first EP--you might almost call it ‘Go On: The Sequel’ seeing as it address much of the same very humorous issues as it’s predecessor. It also has the feel of a clubby/tobyMac tune, whether or not you buy the whole album, defiantly check out this one, it’s worth the album alone. ‘I Know’ follows the same rhythm of acoustics meshing with clever rap lyrics while ‘Mess’, first heard on the ‘The Forecast’ is a great addition to this album. The first single ‘Antidote’ is a melodic ballad about God reaching out to us, and us to Him, He being our antidote. A very well written song.
‘My Story’ is another straight up rap track that mixes danceable beats with B.Reith’s ability to make you think and crack you up with his lyrics at the same time, ‘My Story’ being his self told autobiography from then to now…’U Should Know’, much like his previous song ‘Awe-Stuck’, is another love song written with a lot of heart in it, never crossing the line and even wonderfully mixing in the message of purity with the lyrics ‘true love is worth waiting for, so I’ll be patient’…’Wish That’ is a song of recompense and regrets with the message of forgiveness and hope while ‘Old School’, much like ‘My Story’, takes a look at modern culture and how we need to find out what we are called to do, and not just follow the crowd. ‘Rain Down’, also taken from the EP brings the album to a very soft close, much different from the beginning of the album, ‘Just For You’ and ‘Breathe’, with virtually no rap take the message of God’s love for us and make both songs into beautiful times of worship, with simple acoustic guitar and piano as well as haunting cello in both songs. A very positive way to end the album.
Fans of B.Reith are NOT going to be disappointed with this album, many thought that ‘The Forecast’ couldn’t be topped but this album just goes to show that the year long process to make this album was well worth the wait. Rap fans looking for new music will defiantly want to pick this album up and even those who might not even like the genera might want to give this album a try…you will be presently surprised, and you’ll be in for a real treat. View All Music And Book Reviews By SarahFine_NRT | View SarahFine_NRT's Profile
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