I have to admit that I am impressed with this selfless act by VOTA. I have seen many bands donate a portion of their record sales to a cause or the proceeds of a concert but never have I seen a band pledge 100% of all of their brand new album's sales to a cause. On top of that what a cause it is, human trafficking is something that as Americans we need to take a strong stand on. VOTA wants to save 3,000 girls in the next 5 years from being sold as sex slaves in Nepal. When I saw the video that VOTA put together explaining where the money is going it felt right and it made me want to get behind this, and I did. If you do not want to support the mission then just sit through the video and you get VOTA's new album "Love Found Me" for FREE. Goto http://www.lovefoundme.org/ to support this effort.
Not surprisingly the album was really good. If you listen to Air1 or Klove then you should recognize the sound of VOTA but if not here is a little run down. Previously known as "Casting Pearls" they changed their name to VOTA to avoid confusion with the band "Casting Crowns" and the rest of it is, as they say, history. Sounding like a cross between Audio Adrenaline and Royal Tailor they have carved out a piece of the Christian alternative rock scene and have a sound that can only be experienced to understand.
VOTA Love Found Me Album
Fun album, the sound and tone of the album was upbeat. Songs like "Lift Me Up" & "Open Up the Sky" have a house feel to them and make great driving songs while songs like "Learning to Dream" are those songs that just uplift you spirit. I have to admit that when I saw that the album was being given away I did not expect much but I was thankfully wrong. The album is a professional album worth some space in my phones music playlist (for those that don't know me, that means I personally like the music). Great album and even better cause.
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