Restart by Newsboys

Restart came out in 2013, a few years into the band's run with Michael Tait on lead vocals. It leans hard into bright, radio-shaped pop rock, full of hooks and big choruses. The theme sits right in the title: the idea that grace lets you begin again. That simple promise is what made me press play.

Why listen?

The sound is upbeat and modern, guitars sitting under layers of programming and harmony. The production is glossy and warm, built for singing along in a car. The lyrics are plain and encouraging, about love, hope, and refusing to give up. There is a thread running through the record about waking each morning to a fresh start. It is light music with an honest heart underneath.

Favourite song: Live with Abandon

This is the song that opens up widest, an invitation to throw yourself fully into the day. The chorus lifts cleanly and asks you to hold nothing back.

I wanna live with abandon
Give You all that I am
Every part of my heart, Jesus
I place in Your hands
I wanna live with abandon

The band lets the beat carry that call until it feels like a small act of courage. It reminds me of setting out on a long walk before sunrise, deciding the day is worth meeting head on. To restart is to trust that the road ahead still holds good things.

Key takeaway

Restart is bright, kind, and easy to like. A good pick when you need a gentle push to begin again.

Tracklist

• That's How You Change the World
• Restart
• Love Like I Mean It
• Live with Abandon
• Go Glow
• That Home
• Disaster
• Fishers of Men
• One Word
• Enemy
• We Believe

Details

Listen on

• Apple Music
• Amazon
• Spotify

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