ALBUM REVIEW: This is Not a Test by TobyMac

This is Not a Test:

I’ve listened to dc Talk on my own for years, and the both kids tuned me in to TobyMac during both their seasons where his music was their favorite. When I heard This is Not a Test was up for review, I was interested.

And then I found out there was a dc Talk reunion on one of the tracks and then I was VERY interested.

[tweetthis]This is Not a Test is going to be a delight for TobyMac fans. #thisisnotatest #flyby[/tweetthis] I surfed around to see what other people smarter in music than me were saying and one reviewer remarked it sounds “less Diverse City than full of collaborators.” This album has a few collaborations:

TruDog (teenaged son, Truett)

Hollyn

Rap artist NF

Kevin Max/Michael Tait (dc Talk)

Capital Kings

Mr. Talkbox

Ryan Stevenson

This is Not a Test has the pop blends, but there wouldn’t be a  TobyMac  album without the hip-hop, and fans won’t be disappointed. My favorites were “Love Feels” with dcTalk, “Backseat Driver,” “Lights Shine Bright,” “Til the Day I Die,” and “Love Broke Through.” I didn’t love “Like a Match” and “Undeniable,” but I loved the others so much that I’m not complaining.

I’ve always wanted to say this so, the album drops August 7th. If you pre order with iTunes (link below) you will receive the first four songs INSTANTLY.

About TOBYMAC:

Toby McKeehan(known professionally as TobyMac) is a husband, father, performer, songwriter, producer, and businessman.  Growing up in the northern Virginia suburbs adjacent to Washington D.C. helped instill his love for rap music.  While attending Liberty University during the mid 80s, Toby met Michael Tait and Kevin Max Smith and these three friends formed the Grammy winning, platinum selling group dc Talk.  Toby began his solo career in 1999 with his first solo album, Momentum, releasing in 2001.  Momentum has been followed by four additional studio albums, Welcome to Diverse City (2004), Portable Sounds (2007), Tonight(2010), and Eye On It (2012), along with his first live album, Alive and Transported (2008).  This Is Not A Test is his 6th studio album to be released.  Starting with dc Talk, and then going solo when the group disbanded, Toby still clings to such rootsy notions as hard work, persistence, patience, and – perhaps most relevant of all – the power of music, which he insists is still what keeps him going.  “It’s the truth,” he says.  “I still believe that a song can penetrate a heart.  I believe God can use a song to open someone’s mind and heart.”

ALBUM RELEASE DATE:  AUGUST 7th! 

S O C I A L • C O R N E R

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

FACEBOOK

TWITTER 

INSTAGRAM

YOUTUBE CHANNEL – Includes a 3 part video series for the song Feel It 

VEVO

iTunes –  If you pre-order the album here on iTunes, they will receive 4 songs instantly.  

I received the album in exchange for an honest review.

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