Koryn Hawthorne
Unstoppable
RCA Inspiration, 2018
When she ended her run on “The Voice” a few years back at just 17, you knew you’d hear her voice again. And you did. Frequently. Thanks mostly to the hit “Won’t He Do It,” Koryn Hawthorne’s songs — most from her single self-titled 2017 EP — have been streamed more than 21 million times in just three years, a number that will surely skyrocket with her full-length debut from RCA Inspiration. “Unstoppable” is a 10-song, genre-blending blast of gospel, rock and R&B made all the more powerful by what Hawthorne’s management company aptly describes as her “relentless vocal energy.” “Warriors,” the album’s opener, sets the creative tone, but beautiful ballads “You Still Love Me” and a new duet version of “Speak The Name” featuring Natalie Grant may end up being the most memorable.
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Jeremy Henderson reviews music for The Alabama Baptist. He is co-host of Rich and Jeremy in the Mornings on Wings 94.3 FM and editor of The War Eagle Reader.
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