NewYearsDayProject | a song a day blog

Brothers " Bear " and  "Bo" Rineheart  were born in Possum Kingdom, South Carolina, and raised in a church camp that their father, a pastor, managed. Forming  NEEDTOBREATHE   with  friends  Seth Bolt  and  Joe Stillwell , the band signed to  Atlantic Records  and released their sophomore record in 2007.  Opening for  Taylor Swift  on her  Speak Now Tour  in 2011, winning many  Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards , and receiving a Grammy nomination, NEEEDTOBREATHE   has gained acclaim both in the Christian Rock and secular markets. The band's 2016 record,  H A R D  L O V E , debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart list and is the band's bestselling record. The folksy lyrics of NEEDTOBREATHE speak of faith, love, and family. YOU'RE THE CATALYST OF HIGH HOPES.  The theme of the band's 2016 record comes from a long-seeded rivalry between brothers Bear and Bo, which escalated in 2014 into a fistfight that ended with a trip to the hos

After pursuing a music career together as founding members of NEEDTOBREATHE beginning in 2001, guitarist Nathaniel Bryant "Bo" Rinehart departed from his band. The band's biggest hit, " Brother ," dealt with the tension of being family members in a band and their follow record, H A R D L O V E   furthered that theme. In 2020, the band released Out of Body , their first record without Bo. Replacing Bo on the record was future band member Tyler Burkum , a working Nashville musician who first cut his teeth in the '90s Christian Rock band Audio Adrenaline and had been a part of bands such as Leagues and a touring musician for Mat Kearney .  I WANNA HEAR YOUR VOICE IN THE WIND AND RAIN.  Today, we're loading up our iPods and heading back to school. The tracks included are some new and old tracks that deal with elementary, middle, high school, or college. These songs are for study and play. Enjoy!   Read “Child Again” by NEEDTOBREATHE on Genius.

  At 17, Tyler Burkum joined one of the most successful Christian Rock bands of the '90s, Audio Adrenaline on their Some Kind of Zombie album cycle. Guitarist, Bob Herdman was getting busy with his venture, Flicker Records (Pillar, Fireflight, Kids in the Way). In addition to the need for a new guitarist, lead singer Mark Stuart's vocal problems were getting worse, often losing his voice on stage. The band needed someone to step in on vocal duties. The band's 2001 album Lift  featured songs with Burkum and Stuart sharing vocal duties. The song "Ocean Floor" was the single that introduced Burkum as a prominent member of the band. The band's follow up, Worldwide featured Burkum singing lead on more songs, taking the band in a poppier and CCM-radio friendly direction. But the days of Audio A were numbered. The band called it quits in 2007, mostly due to Stuart's worsening vocal problems. And although the band reunited with Kevin Max on lead vocals, Burkum d