Lanae’ Hale – Back & Forth
Jun 8, 2009 CD Reviews
Lanae’ Hale
Back & Forth
Centricity Music
Grade – A
Back & Forth is the first full-length CD from Lanae’ Hale following her self-titled EP released in 2008. The young singer/songwriter has a knack for deep, reflective lyrics sung to an artistically poetic and airy style. Back & Forth has a feeling of someone who starts out shyly sharing life’s struggles to someone more ecstatically opening her heart to the listener, just like the song says, “Here’s My Heart.” As with any good singer/songwriter, Lanae’ uses her gift of music to share her heart – the good and the bad, the highs and the lows.
There are a few intimate moments when Lanae’ (a relative newlywed) sings to her husband, on “Let’s Grow Old Together,” which speaks about finding (or keeping) the spark even when life is hectic. For me that would be between changing diapers and running children to piano lessons or worse yet, getting three little children to bed at night! I am always thankful when someone else can put into words something I cannot always express myself. I have no qualms using someone elses love song for my own purposes. ☺ Finally, I think though that all the best qualities of Lanae’ come out in “ Don’t Cry,” a more soft and acoustic song, with a sober message.
While her airy vocals are angelic to listen to and the tone of the music is coffee-shop-cool the real benefit of Back & Forth is her willingness and ability to share with girls her struggles growing up and sharing how she eventually found life in Christ. Quoting her press release, “I want people who are suffering to know, that there really is hope on the otherside of brokenness, because when I was struggling, I didn’t have hope but I desperately wanted it. God worked miracles and literally saved my life.”
For more on Lanae’ and her new album visit http://lanaehale.com/.
- Ken W.
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