TobyMac’s New Album “This is Not A Test” {Review & Giveaway!}

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I can’t tell you how excited I was to receive the email asking me to review TobyMac’s new album This is Not a Test before it was released and to offer a giveaway to all of my readers!  Let me just say, I jumped on that baby right away.

Not only was I pumped to listen to the TobyMac’s new album This is Not a Test, but the music just kept it going.  I kid you not–tapped my foot (read: danced) the whole way through while my kids were in bed.  I’ve listened to it at least six times in the last two weeks (actually, I’ve lost count), and I’m still not tired of it.  I love listening to it in the car, working on the blog, and it’s great to work out to as well.  To top it off, my kids love it too.  It doesn’t get much better than that, folks!

So here’s a little more detail on what you’ll find:

As I was listening to this album, I noticed a few recurring themes.  True it’s title, This is Not a Test tends to emphasize the fact that, this life really is not a test (“This is Not a Test”).  We only get one run, so we better make it a good one.  We were made to glorify God, and we need to do that by 1) fully loving Him and experiencing His unfailing love, 2) letting Him guide us, 3) shining His light, and 4) doing these things to the best of our ability, pressing on despite setbacks.

If I had to pick a few favorites from this album, I’d choose “Like a Match,” “Lights Shine Bright,” and “Til the Day I Die.”  The tunes from these three songs are super-catchy and have a great message.  You’ll get these songs stuck in your head and be singing them all day long, but that’s not a bad thing (unlike the High School Musical or Frozen soundtracks)!  “Til the Day I Die” is also a great workout song.  You’ll get pumped just listening to the lyrics that encourage you to live this life to the best of your ability.

I’d love for you to be able to win a free copy of this awesome new CD.  You can find details on how to enter at the bottom of this post.

The deluxe edition of This is Not a Test includes the following songs:

1. Like a Match
2. Backseat Driver (featuring Hollyn & TRU)
3. This Is Not a Test (featuring Capital Kings)
4. Lights Shine Bright (featuring Hollyn)
5. Til the Day I Die (featuring NF)
6. Feel It (featuring Mr. Talkbox)
7. Move (Keep Walkin’)
8. Love Broke Thru
9. Beyond Me
10. Love Feels Like (featuring dc Talk)
11. Undeniable
12. Lift You Up (featuring Ryan Stevenson)
13. Fall
14. Beyond Me (Phenomenon Remix)
15. Like a Match (Garcia’s Remix)

About TobyMac:

Toby McKeehan(known professionally as TobyMac) is a husband, father, performer, songwriter, producer, and businessman.  Growing up in the northern Virginia suburbs adjacent to Washington D.C. helped instill his love for rap music.  While attending Liberty University during the mid 80s, Toby met Michael Tait and Kevin Max Smith and these three friends formed the Grammy winning, platinum selling group dc Talk.  Toby began his solo career in 1999 with his first solo album, Momentum, releasing in 2001.  Momentum has been followed by four additional studio albums, Welcome to Diverse City (2004), Portable Sounds (2007), Tonight(2010), and Eye On It (2012), along with his first live album, Alive and Transported (2008).  This Is Not A Test is his 6th studio album to be released.  Starting with dc Talk, and then going solo when the group disbanded, Toby still clings to such rootsy notions as hard work, persistence, patience, and – perhaps most relevant of all – the power of music, which he insists is still what keeps him going.  “It’s the truth,” he says.  “I still believe that a song can penetrate a heart.  I believe God can use a song to open someone’s mind and heart.”

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Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”): Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway. Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post.