My best friend of 15 years surprised me several Christmases ago with a vintage “Sports” LP by Huey Lewis and the News, autographed by ALL SIX ORIGINAL BAND MEMBERS!!  I will keep it forever, more for her love and thoughtfulness than for my deep-seated love for the music.

However, for more than twenty years HLN has been my favorite band.  I love Huey’s voice and song-writing.  I love Johnny’s harmony and saxophone.  I love Sean’s keyboard contrivances.  I won’t even get started on the bass and lead guitar players, past and present… I’ve read many things about individual band-members over the years that made me like them more, and I was thrilled when I discovered personal websites or blogs for some of them.  Tight harmonies, creativity, classy re-makes, original songs, positive lyrics and a cappella deliciousness… I can go weeks without listening to anything else.

Then came Starfield, a Canadian band created by two brothers.  Though they’ve released several albums, I never heard them before this year.  These guys can play, they can sing, they can write songs, and they do it all exquisitely while showing their passion for God.  At www.starfieldonline.com you can listen to Reign in Us, Hosanna and more from their current release. Or, give a listen to their older songs at www.dada.net; in particular, Great in all the Earth and Captivate.  WARNING: Choruses may cycle through your mind for hours after turning off the music.

Tight harmonies, creativity, original songs… I can go weeks without listening to anything else.

Copyright 2010 by Tammi Mossman.