Daybreak played at Church on Sunday night. The young band consists of drums, guitar, bass + vox. They were good. They seemed a bit uncomfortable playing at church, but I think that had more to do with congregational song selection than it did talent. Their lead singer looked a little bit uncomfortable up front, but again that may have simply been the context in which they were playing.
They list the following musical influences: U2, dcTalk, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Delirious?, Radiohead, Switchfoot, Powderfinger, Jeff Buckley, Midnight Oil, Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree and Crowded House. Listen to some of their originals on their MySpace page, including tracks from their new ep: Reaching for the Surface – good stuff. I don’t know of many evangelical bands playing good tunes in and around Sydney. Could Daybreak be the next Revive??
If you’re looking for a band for a youth event, Daybreak might be your answer! Got any other recommendations?
We’ve had daybreak come and play a couple of times at St Matts Youth over the past few years. Their music has certainly got better and progressed over that time. I’d certainly recommend them!
This year for our big Combined Youth Night we’re having Losing Tuesday come to play (another band also starting out). I’ve heard them play once before, and they we’re pretty good. Their lead vocalist (female) gives them a fairly unique sound amongst evangelical bands.
Continue to support emerging evangelical Christian music!
hey cj – thanks for the extra info.
ahh – i spoke to rich vassallo a couple of months ago and he told me about the band – i’d be keen to check them out some time.
peaceout