Having transitioned somewhat from the Christian pop of his early work on 2010′s What We Want, What We Get, singer/songwriter Dave Barnes keeps the secular but still spiritual pop rolling on his bright and romantic 2012 effort, Stories to Tell. These are effervescent, unceasingly optimistic, and infectious pop/rock songs that mix Barnes’ acoustic sensibility with a slick, often dance-oriented studio vibe that still make room for a few country-inflected numbers. Vocally, Barnes has a yearning, burnished style perfectly suited for this contemporary pop material. To these ends, we get tracks such as the lead-off “White Flag” and “How Long,” which sound a bit like a Jason Mraz crossed with ’80s AOR hitmaker Steve Winwood. Elsewhere, the anthemic “Mine to Love,” the moody “Seventeen,” and the soulful ballad “Warm Heart in a Cold World” are passionate, well-constructed, and radio-ready contemporary pop songs. Dave Barnes出生在南卡罗来纳州, 是一位歌手、作曲人和吉他手 Dave Barnes在密西西比州长大, 在那里他最初被嘻哈乐吸引 但也同时因为父母的原因, Dave Barnes也时常接触灵魂乐，布鲁斯乐和节奏蓝调乐 大学毕业后, Dave Barnes重新定居在纳什维尔市，真正开始自己的职业音乐生涯 2010年的最新专辑《What We Want What We Get 》是Dave Barnes的第四张录音室专辑 这张专辑于4月6日开始在全美正式发行~~ Dave Barne正在以他那无法抗拒、朗朗上口、吸引力十足的歌儿迅速成为美国最知名的曲作者兼歌手之一！ Dave Barnes 是少数几个以独立录制唱片获得成功的创作歌手之一，先前的第三张专辑《Me and You and the World》叫好叫座。Dave Barnes 的嗓音听起来略带沙哑，他的音乐里没有添加太多乐器和合成器。他用钢琴、吉他这些简单的乐器，弹奏出一种很纯粹的单纯。