Jonny Goes Gospel

Jonny Lang’s fifth studio release, Turn Around, clearly displays some religious influence. Reading NewReleaseTuesday.com’s interview with Jonny, I gained some insight into the events leading up to the release of this new record.

The album’s organ intro track primes you for Lang’s new gospel and funk outpourings, while the transition to first track, Bump In The Road, sets the tone for a steady, but forceful collection of guitar driven tracks. Three tracks later a steady clapping announces the onset of the album’s title track, Turn Around. An organ line returns to guide us through what I consider the best overall combination of Lang’s guitar, vocal, musical, and lyrical skills on the album. My Love Remains along with the chilling Only a Man slow the pace for the middle of the album while recounting Lang’s interaction with God, before the album closes out with the harder, more guttural It’s Not Over.

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Jonny Lang – The Other Side Of The Fence