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BRANDON HEATH’S BLUE MOUNTAIN (2012) BY K Y L I E C R E M E R “A great song can carry us to another place and a well-crafted album can introduce us to a whole new world.” This can surely be said of Brandon Heath’s most recent album, Blue Mountain (2012). Blue Mountain’s songs demonstrate his superbly intelligent song writing and his ability to tell stories using fictional characters that perfectly portray the human condition; not only can we relate to his commonly found topics of forgiveness, love, death, and admiration, but we see shades of ourselves in his characters that leave us with the satisfaction of knowing that we are not alone in these feelings. A Nashville native, He F?f?V?B???6???v?F??W6?2&Vf?&R?W7W2?BF??'FVV??V'0???B??VF?v2v?fV???2fW'?f?'7BwV?F"2??# ???Uu4?T?D?t???R?4???6?&?7F?2&W6V?B?6???gFW"??RG&?VB??2?V6??B6??ww&?F??r?Bf?V?B?RV????VBv?W&R??0???v??F???6?V?BF?R?????6??V?&W"?`???2??v?66????6???"?6??VBF?R6???7F?6G2??@?v2????GFW"?bF??R&Vf?&R?R&V??VB??0?F?V?B2?W6?6???BfV?B?R6??V?BW'7VR?B??6??G&'?F?v?B??R??W?V7B?b?6??FV??&'?6?&?7F??'F?7B??VF?w&WrW?????&V?v??W6???B?B?WfW"v??RF?6?W&6??&??"F???2FVV?vR?V'2?BvR6??FVV???P?v2??f?FVBF?6?&?7F????V?r?fR6???v?W&R?R?V&?VB&?WBF?R6?&?7F??&V?v?????B6?RF?( ???r6?&?7N( ??v?W&V2??2V&?W7@?6??w2?6?F?R&W6V?6R?b&V?v??W2f?F????0?76???f?"?W6?2?B??26?&?7F??&V?Vg2&Vv??F???FW'Gv??R?GW&???r?VF???F???R?bF?R??7@??#0???