Canada native Dan Bremnes provides a deep, personal look into his life with the 15-track record, Hero &The Villain. “I was trying to put into words what I was wrestling with,” said Bremnes in a release. “The feeling that there were two sides of my own character that were at war. It felt like I was losing the battle. I started to understand these two sides. There was the one who I showed to the world, ‘the hero,’ and there was the one I would hide, ‘the villain.’ … It turned out, this ‘villain’ was actually just the broken parts of myself that had never been healed.”
Listeners will hear electropop with striking instrumentation. The lyrics are honest, raw, and hopeful. Album themes include identity and making peace with the past. The title cut explains Bremnes’ struggle: “I’m trying to love myself; But there’s a war going inside of me; I wanna cry for help; But I’m my own worst enemy.”
Other selections are encouraging, such as “Sweet Spot,” which expresses the nearness of heaven and thanking God for his blessings, while “Celebrate” rejoices in God’s everyday goodness despite challenges. The record offers an international flavor with writing and recording in Costa Rica and Sweden as well as Nashville and Los Angeles. (Curb Records)
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Paul Delger is a long time professional writer and inspirational speaker to young people and lives in Kanawha, Iowa.