I feel like I've been in a music coma the last three or four years. (This timeline roughly corresponds with the birth of my first child followed by a second 18 months later.) I think I'm coming out of that coma, though, and Dave Barnes is helping to wake me up.

I bought Brother, Bring the Sun and Chasing Mississippi after Kat mentioned Dave on her blog. I ripped them and forgot about them until the other day when I saw his name on the credits for Bethany Dillon's "All I Need". I thought, "Hmm, is that the same Dave Barnes?" Yep, sure is.

Dave's music is a refreshing treat with an amazing grasp of classic sounds across several different styles. Go check him out.