Until We Meet Again (Live Unplugged) – Mat Kearney
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Until We Meet Again features songs from Kearney’s second acoustic tour, his winter 2020 Revisited tour. These songs were recorded in January and February, just before the COVID-19 shutdown. Many of the songs are from early in his career, with five of the eleven songs from his 2011 album Young Love and three from his 2009 album City of Black and White. Most of the songs, are about love and relationships, with other themes including encouragement and trust in God.
If you are not familiar with Kearney’s music, this would be an excellent project to check out. Below are a few brief comments about each song:
Fire and Rain – This song was written by Robert Marvin and Kearney and originally appeared on the 2009 album City of Black and White. They may not be together anymore, but his love for her will not fade. The song features acoustic guitar, drums, bass, and backing vocals.
Key lyric:
My love will not fade
Through the fire and rain
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Kings & Queens – This song was written by Judah Akers, David Garcia and Kearney, and originally appeared on the 2018 album CRAZYTALK. The song features acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals and an infectious chorus. Kearney has said that the song is about how there are moments when you can be doing well commercially, but feel totally worthless, and also moments when no one cares about your music but you feel fulfilled. The latter is what the song is about.
Key lyric:
Richer than Solomon with you by my side
We’ll be kings and queens in our mind
Count on Me – This song was written by Jason Lehning, Robert Marvin and Kearney and originally appeared on the 2011 album Young Love. The song features some excellent acoustic guitar, backing vocals, bass and drums. In this song he tells her that he loves her and that she can trust him.
Key lyric:
When your number’s called
Back’s against the wall
Pick you up when you fall
Be there when you call
Learning to Love Again – This song was written by Kearney and originally appeared on the Young Love album. The song features acoustic guitar, bass, piano, drums, backing vocals. The Young Love album, and likely this song, were inspired by conversations Kearney had with passengers as he worked as a cab driver in Nashville.
Key lyric:
Hey brother, we’re all learning to love again
Closer to Love – This song was written by Robert Marvin, Josiah Bell and Kearney and originally appeared on the City of Black and White album. The song features acoustic guitar, bass, percussion and piano. We are all just one phone call from bad news that drives us to our knees in prayer. The song is about love, strength and hope.
Key lyric:
Oh, it’s your light
Oh, it’s your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to show me the way
City of Black and White – This song was written by Michael Logan and Kearney and originally appeared on the City of Black and White album. The song features acoustic guitar, piano, bass, light percussion and backing vocals. This love song tells how she opened his eyes. He wants her to stay.
Key lyric:
I don’t want to wait until tomorrow
To tell you how I’d feel the rest of my life
Sooner or Later – This song was written by Josh Crosby, Robert Crosby, Robert Marvin, Jason Lehning, Nate Campany and Kearney, and originally appeared on the Young Love album. The encouraging song features percussion, bass, acoustic guitar and some excellent backing vocals. Though times are difficult he assures her that sooner or later they’ll get there.
Key lyric:
Baby, it’s like we’re walking on a wire thru the fear
Take my hand, we’ll get there
Air I Breathe – This song was written by Seth Mosley and Kearney and originally appeared on the 2015 album Just Kids. The song features acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, and backing vocals. Kearney has said that the song is about his journey battling perfectionism, being in control, and ultimately his trust in God.
Key lyric:
You are the air I breathe
You are the song I bleed
You are the war that I can’t win
This is my white flag in the wind
Every word You speak
Is the air I breathe
Ships in the Night – This song was written by Jason Lehning, Josh Crosby, Robert Marvin and Kearney and originally appeared on the Young Love album. The rap/pop song features acoustic guitar, drums, percussion, backing vocals and some excellent piano. This is a song about a relationship in which they avoid their problems, instead wasting their time trying to prove who is right.
Key lyric:
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
If it’s just you and me
Trying to find the light
Like ships in the night
Hey Mama – This song was written by Kearney and originally appeared on the Young Love album. The upbeat song features, drums, acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals and audience participation. This love song seems to tell the story of Kearney and his wife meeting and falling in love.
Key lyric:
Hey lover, don’t want no other
Finger for my ring
Nothing Left to Lose – This song was written by Kearney and originally appeared on the 2006 album Nothing Left to Lose. This song is about his move from Oregon to Nashville, where he would pursue his calling as a singer-songwriter. The song features acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals and piano.
Key lyric:
And here we go, there’s nothing left to choose
And here we go, there’s nothing left to lose
Best songs:
Kings & Queens
Air I Breathe
Hey Mama
Nothing Left to Lose
- New Music from Crowder. Check out “Good God Almighty”, new from Crowder.
- New NEEDTOBREATHE Live Music. NEEDTOBREATHE returns with Live from the Woods, Vol. 2 on April 16. The album will be recorded at two socially distanced sold out outdoor concerts to be held at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee on March 13 and 14.
- New Jon Foreman Music. Watch these performances of three songs – “Education”, “Red and Gold” and “Jesus, I Have My Doubts” – from Jon Foreman’s new album Departures. Foreman is backed by Aaron Redfield and Keith Tutt.
- We Will Feast and Weep No More. I love the song “We Will Feast in the House of Zion” by Sandra McCracken. Watch this video of her performing the song.
My Worth Is Not In What I Own (At The Cross) by Keith and Kristyn Getty and Darren Mulligan of We Are Messengers
This week’s song of the week is one of my favorite modern hymns “My Worth is Not in What I Own (At the Cross)”, performed by Keith and Kristyn Getty and Darren Mulligan of We Are Messengers at the recent Sing! Global conference. The song is written by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty and Graham Kendrick. Watch the performance of the video at the Grand Ole Opry House here.
My worth is not in what I own
Not in the strength of flesh and bone
But in the costly wounds of love
At the cross
My worth is not in skill or name
In win or lose, in pride or shame
But in the blood of Christ that flowed
At the cross
Refrain:
I rejoice in my Redeemer
Greatest Treasure,
Wellspring of my soul
I will trust in Him, no other.
My soul is satisfied in Him alone.
As summer flowers we fade and die
Fame, youth and beauty hurry by
But life eternal calls to us
At the cross
I will not boast in wealth or might
Or human wisdom’s fleeting light
But I will boast in knowing Christ
At the cross
Refrain
Two wonders here that I confess
My worth and my unworthiness
My value fixed – my ransom paid
At the cross
Refrain
