- Hangin' On
- Where I Want to Be
- She Won't
- The Author
- Riot
- Annual Father
- Extraordinary
- All I Need
- One of These Days
- Wave
Remember Cross Culture and their national debut Proof Positive from 2006? Though the trio never quite hit it big, they earned a small devoted following and did okay for relatively independent newcomers. But the band is now on hiatus after Selectric Records went under later that year. In the meantime, lead singer and bassist Justin David has moved on to form a second band with longtime friend Denver Shindle called Over Ashes, giving added meaning to the title of their debut Begin Again.
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The album also has the air of a lightweight about it, especially with some basic songs about growing in faith ("Hangin' On") and wanting to live like the Lord (radio single "Where I Want to Be"), though "The Author" is a thoughtful love letter from God's perspective and "All I Need" is a beautiful, acoustic worship anthem. It's a lukewarm album of pop-flavored rock with some edge—sometimes routine, often simplistic, but nevertheless likeable. Much like our review of Cross Culture's debut, Over Ashes seems to be on the verge of developing something better, but still manages to overcome songwriting cliché s and formulas with sheer musical talent and hooks.