Artist Info:Discography Album length: 4 tracks: 16 minutes, 21 seconds Street Date: November 7, 2006
Arkansas-based rock band Jackson Waters makes their Word Records debut on the web with their digital EP
Center Of Attention. Opening with the pop-friendly "Give Me Amazing Grace," Jackson Waters might appear
to just be your dime-a-dozen modern worship act, but further listening to the four-track release will reveal
so much more. While the band's first single might seem particularly fashioned for radio, reflecting southern
flavored elements found in artists like Big Daddy Weave or MercyMe, "Come Undone" bears a greater depth in
songwriting as well as an edgy, more alternative rock sound that is the kind of sound a new band needs to
be set apart from artists of similar genre. Vocalist David Leonard has a soulful and emotional vocal delivery
that charges the standout track as well as its follow up, title track "Center of Attention," the latter of which
shift gears once again to the more moody and melodic. The four-track appetizer to their pending March 6, 2007
full-length debut Come Undone closes with an acoustic rendition of the opening track which serves as
a fine exclusive for anyone who especially enjoys the song, but may be a bit wasted on those who favor the
middle tracks instead. Overall, Jackson Waters is off to a good start and the band's Center Of Attention
EP is a great way to be introduced to an act that should have much to offer in the coming year.
- Review date: 12/13/06, written by John DiBiase
Record Label: Word Records
Album length: 4 tracks: 16 minutes, 21 seconds
Street Date: November 7, 2006
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Record Label: Word Records
