Beauty From Brokenness…
Posted November 17, 2009
By SarahFine_NRT, Staff Reviewer
Gotee Records rocker Stephanie Smith mad her debut back in 2008 with her ‘Not Afraid’ album. Stephanie got a following while touring with tobyMac in early 2009, and it was while she was on that tour when she began writing for this new iTunes exclusive EP simply titled ‘The Stephanie Smith EP’.
From the first listen you will hear it right away--Stephanie’s vocals have matured quite a bit since ‘Not Afraid’, she defiantly has one of the most powerful vocals in Christian music…what else that has matured is her sound. ‘Not Afraid’ covered a lot of the basics, pop rock and punk. This new EP reveals a darker musical side to the gifted female vocalist. This album, lyrically, obviously came from a tough place in Stephanie’s life--but the beauty of the songs is the fact that in each moment of that, God was not only with her, but He got her out of it. Some of the songs on her first album were almost confusing in their meaning but all that has been cleared up with this EP for sure…
‘Back To Innocence’ and ‘Pieces of my Heart’ reveal a broken spirit but with that non-stop message of hope and faith that have gotten her tough. Musically, it is much edgier, most of the pop has been replaced with heavy rock rifts that will make any rock music fan amazed at the powerhouse vocals she matches it with.
After ‘Not Afraid’, I was a bit confused by Stephanie’s style of music, but this EP has cleared all that up for me. Stephanie’s music has changed a lot in a year and a half and this album is proof of that--it is also proof of the faithfulness of our God and how He will always be with us and get us through--He promises that. This album is a real treat for fans, and now that she is headed back out on the road with tobyMac for the rest of 2009, a whole new group of fans will hear Stephanie’s tunes…and they will like what they hear. I guarantee it. View All Music And Book Reviews By SarahFine_NRT | View SarahFine_NRT's Profile
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