Originating from the East Coast reggae scene, DC-based SOJA have a feelgood sound that will make you want to travel to places like Jamaica.
For a band that has sold more than 200,000 albums, headlined large theatres in more than 15 counties, generated 20 million+ YouTube views, and amassed more than 850k Facebook fans, their fourth album is sure to continue this band’s stellar run in 2013.
A record all about delivering a positive and uplifting message and uniting the world, it is definitely powerful lyrically, particularly in ‘Everything Changes’.
A song all about telling us to re-think what we value in life and comparing our lives to those with much less; a very humbling track on a very humbling record.
‘Don’t Worry’ and ‘When We Were Younger’seemingly ditch the reggae genre for a moment and switches to an acoustic movement, causing the listener to perk up and pay attention, helping to get those truth-baring messages across.
There is a bit of DJing work in the chorus of ‘Not Done Yet’ giving the sound another small twist that hasn’t been overused. It helps give the song a hint of difference and experimentation, while still sticking to the authentic reggae sound.
With an album that has had serious time and detail put into it, not only through every track, but also in the entire packaging of the album, it highlights a band serious about, and in love with what they do.
