Tiffany Thompson - One Voice

A year ago Tiffany Thompson released We Are the Dreamers, an ep that showed tremendous growth and maturity. It was fiery and passionate, sultry and biting. It was a beautiful new step for Thompson and her sound.

If Dreamers was a huge step forwards, One Voice is a step sideways. It's not a regression and its not a new step forward. One Voice is taking the maturity and confidence from We Are The Dreamers and personalizing it.  Dreamers had an attitude to it that Thompson hadn't shown before. One Voice feels more like personal reflections. It's a new level of honesty.

Take It and Run is the strongest pop hook on the record. There's some almost southern gospel about the song. Not in a bad way. Like you'd expect a choir to be backing Thompson on the chorus. Let It Break Through and Real Joy (both previously released) are two great personal spiritual tracks. It's that kind of honesty and realness that separates One Voice from Dreamers. The title track also features that deep level of realness but it's more of an anthemic song. Sundown feels less like it should have a gospel choir backing Thompson, but it has the same Over the Rhine, southern feel that Take It Run has. A nice piano driven ballad. Bed of Decision is a song from the Dreamer sessions and I'm glad this track finally sees the light of day. The album's closer, In The Distance, is also, in my opinion, the strongest track on the record! A rocking tune and with a strong chorus!

One Voice is a strong follow-up to We Are the Dreamers. It has a different feel musically, but the honesty in the lyrics is what sets this records apart and makes it stand out on it's own.