Sara Groves – Fireflies and Songs
Dec 10, 2009 CD Reviews
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Sara Groves
Fireflies and Songs
INO Records
Grade – B+
Sara Groves is well established as a Singer/Songwriter and she has consistently produced beloved songs. The direction of this project is reportedly different from what she has done in the past, which was to focus on a topic and write songs around that. This time around on “Fireflies and Songs,” Sara was asked by the president of INO to try something new. He asked Groves to change her focus and to bring it more inward. The end result is a project that is more reflective of Sara Groves as a person – a wife, mother, daughter and friend.
It is incredible how she approaches this all in song so poignantly on “Different Kinds of Happy.” In this song Sara sings about bearing her soul and the redemptive nature of confession. The title track is also an example to of how conversational the album is. It is like Sara is just sitting down at the piano to have a conversation over music. While most of the songs are piano based, there is one song, “Setting Up the Pins,” that has more of a country feel. The album closes with “Joy Is In Our Hearts,” a reminder of God’s great love and how He is why we should have joy in our hearts.
- “For good reason, joy is in our hearts”
The new album is peaceful and a joy to listen to and the personal approach is a welcomed new tool for an already superior artist such as Sara Groves.
- Ken W.
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