The Nashville based indie rock band Moon Taxi has a style that’s all their own and their new album Daybreaker is just as unique as they are. They started out in 2006 while they were attending Belmont University. They started performing at clubs and parties and they’ve been going strong ever since. They made their television debut on The Tonight Show with David Letterman in 2013 and performed their song The New Black on Conan O’Brien’s talk show Conan a year later. If you loved their live performances and their albums, then you will love Daybreaker.

Let’s start the rock session with the first track Year Zero. This is one of those songs that make you want to raise a lighter in the air and rock back and forth to the music. Make Your Mind Up is fun to listen to and has an awesome rhythm. All Day All Night has just the right tempo. It’s nice and easy and has a relaxing beat, but it’s also a great song to dance to. The guitar playing between verses in Run Right Back has a distinctive style. That, along with the soft rhythms, make this song a dreamy melody that you can’t help but love.

Savannah has such an awesome sound. Ready to Go is upbeat and the background vocals give the song outstanding energy. Who’s to Say? has a strong beat the audience will want to dance to.

Whereas the earlier tracks were more upbeat, Always has a slower beat and has a softer sound. The slow drum beats and guitar in Domino give it a dark but beautiful sound. If you’re in the mood to have your own rock session, Red Lights may be just the right song. Rooftops is softly played and very relaxing. What a wonderful way to end an album.

For those of you who love rock and roll, I am certain that you will enjoy listening to this album. Daybreaker is fun to listen to and it’s one of those albums you just have to have in your music collection. From the upbeat Ready to Go to the relaxed Rooftops, Daybreaker has something for everyone to enjoy.

Final Grade: A

About The Author

Lauren Beverly

Music Reviewer

I love to write and have been doing so since the age of eight. Fictional stories have always been a favorite of mine, because it gives me a chance to be creative and to express myself in a multitude of ways. On more than one occasion, a song proved to be the inspiration to several stories I have written. Believe it or not, some of those songs were on soundtracks! That’s mostly what I listen to, aside from hits from the 1950’s up to the 1980’s. I’ve learned that anything can be the inspiration to a story, even a poster from the 1990’s or a DVD cover.

I’ve lived in Upper Marlboro all of my life and spent much of my childhood watching cartoons of all kinds, and listening to my older sister’s cassette tapes. Growing up, I listened to everything Jackson related, Paula Abdul, Elton John, and even the controversial group Milli Vanilli. As a teenager, I continued to listen to old-school hits and that was pretty much all I liked, aside from listening to all of Michael Jackson’s music. To this day, I still love old-school hits. That hasn’t changed.

I own a variety of CDs from artists such as Styx, The BeeGees, Michael Jackson, Queen, The Yellow Submarine Soundtrack, and many others. When a soundtrack comes out, there will always be one specific song from that album that I’ll love. It never fails.

I’ve graduated from Bowie State University in December 2013 with a B.A. degree in English.

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