Newsboys - Born Again EP

Artist: Newsboys

Album: Born Again EP

Release Date: January 2010

Label: Inpop Records

Last year, when Michael Tait replaced Peter Furler of Newsboys, I wondered what would come of them. They answer the question with their new EP, Born Again, a prelude to their new album coming June 8th. The classic Newsboys sound is still contained, but a bit more rock and other elements are thrown in here and there.

Opening with the title track, "Born Again", an energetic rocker which is about overcoming sin and being born again, a great opener. "On Your Knees" keeps the classic Newsboys sound, with a chorus of "When your heart breaks He'll hurt for you, dreams are out of reach He'll pull you through, when you lose hope all you gotta do is get on your knees again". A more surprising song was "When The Boys Light Up", which explains Tait joining the Newsboys.

"I'll Be" is my personal favorite song, with a mellow sound to it, and is about when our world collapses, God will always be there. The closer "One Shot" does have some corny lyrics like "Just like the Twitter that you update". The EP is a good introduction for what we can expect from the Newsboys this year, with their new album releasing this June.