HAWK NELSON
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
(BEC)
Listening to Hawk Nelson’s third studio CD, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, is the sonic equivalent to running a marathon, or more aptly, sprinting a marathon.
The Tooth & Nail band opens the disc with intense energy, thanks to front man Jason Dunn’s impassioned vocals, Jonathan Teingard’s edgy electrics and Daniel Biro and Aaron Tosti’s pulsating, erratic rhythm section. The explosion of sound from the electrifying opener to the honest, unfettered closer charges on for nearly 40 minutes. It’s spiked with adrenaline like a runner’s high and leaves the listener exhausted, but exhilarated, at the album’s end.
