"New Horizons" Brings Out the Best in Flyleaf

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Out of all the albums Flyleaf has put out, "New Horizons" is by far the best album this band has ever made. In fact not only does "New Horizons" help being the band back into the music scene, it also show cases Flyleaf's talents vocally, lyrically and musically.



Their lead single, "New Horizon" does have a good amount of interest as a single. Even though the lyrics are just as typical as the songs from their last album "Memento Mori", the beat helps the song to push it towards being a single. Of course instead of going with the title track, the band should have put their song "Fire Fire as their first single.

Songs like "Fire Fire", "Great Love" and "Broken Wings" channel out Flyleaf's emotional side, especially since Lacey Sturm is the one who helps bring on the full blown emotion from each song.

"Call You Out", "Freedom", and "Green Heart" are the highlights of their new album. "Call You Out" has a great melody that helps Sturm to sing on every beat. Of course the lyric themselves are also interesting to read: "How can you act like you know when all you know is to lie/Another truth to expose/Freedom will catch up and rise."

With "Freedom", Flyleaf fans will instantly get goose bumps as Sturm's vocals are fantastic, especially in the beginning of the track. "Freedom" is one of those tracks that really shows music fans the true talents of what Sturm can do vocally.

The song "Green Heart" gives an interesting take on greed. Throughout the song its strongest points are the lyrics. "Small green heart/Engraved on a dollar bill/Tell me could it build a whole universe/Can it speak or answer your prayers like you hope it will."

Towards the end of the album, the song "Broken Wings" feels like Sturm is literally telling her fans goodbye with the lyrics "Thank you for being such a friend to me/Oh I pray a friend for life/And have I ever told you how much you mean to me/Oh you're everything to me."

With the rating of four out of five stars, this album will satisfy Flyleaf fans musically, vocally, and lyrically. "New Horizons" is a big improvement from the last two albums the band has recorded.