#3. Ronnie Martin - From the Womb of the Morning, The Dew of Your Youth Will Be Yours
Title: From the Womb of the Morning, The Dew of Your Youth Will Be Yours
Artist: Ronnie Martin
Album: From the Womb of the Morning, The Dew of Your Youth Will Be Yours
When I was a kid, I distinctly remember the first time I heard Joy Electric. There was nothing else like their blend of bubbly synth-pop on Christian radio, and the label they were on (Tooth and Nail) was almost exclusively punk, emo and hard rock. You never what bandleader Ronnie Martin was going to write about, but you knew it was going to be wholly different from anything else you'd ever heard. But Martin had essentially been out of music since 2014, and I honestly hadn't listened much to their newer stuff since high school. I saw that Martin had released a new record and came in with zero expectations but wanted to give it a spin just the same.
Blown. Away. It's honestly a shame that From the Womb...is only 7 tracks, because it is humongous and brilliantly produced, and Martin's vocals sound as good as they ever have. The opening synth line is legitimately hypnotizing and moves me in an emotional way that was totally unexpected. Even though I've listened to the song 40 or 50 times this year, the synth line still knocks me over every single time. Majestic song, possibly my favorite album of the year, featuring songs like "Sing Among The Branches" and "Snow Like Wool".
Also, this easily smashes the record of the longest song (and album) title from Jr. Jr., whose 2013 hit "If You Didn't See Me (Then You Weren't On The Dancefloor)" hit #7.
Favorite line: "Lost in parties, hollow shapes, in brooding fashion pose. Pages turn, dispassion churns, you learn what's grave and dour - will fair colors bleed into yours?"
Previous five #3s:
2021: Acceptance - At the Edge of the Earth
2020: White Reaper - Real Long Time
2019: Smith & Thell - Forgive Me Friend
2018: Vesperteen - Medicine
2017: The Naked and Famous - Higher
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