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I’ve been listening to Vota’s “debut” album for a few weeks now, and it’s really starting to grow on me. I was never a fan of Casting Pearls, which was Vota’s name before they changed it due to confusion with Casting Crowns. I think the name change was a great choice, because the new sound and name is like a fresh start for them, and I hope they make it big with this release.

The release is on INO which depresses me a bit because as Casting Pearls, Vota was signed to Inpop, the label I work for. I wish Inpop had released this album, because I love it.

The album photoshoot was done by none other than Jeremy Cowart, my favorite photographer (who I recently met for the first time) in Nashville with a helicopter to make it one of the coolest album covers of 2008 in my opinion…

My favorite song by far is “Hard To Believe” followed by “Love’s Taken Over”, “Be Mine”, “Free To Fail” and “Bye Bye” which has a strong Maroon5 vibe.

I may or may not be designing a tour poster for a newsboys/Vota tour this spring, so keep on the lookout for that!