Reviewed by Ato Erzan-Essien

Three good-looking American pastors' kids ­Ashley, Brandon and Jeremy, not related mind,­ are probably a winning formula in Nashville pop circles ­ great voices, harmonies, these three are clearly a match made in Heaven and it's a good bet that they wouldn't disagree. But there's something about music when it sounds too perfect, too clean, too obvious, that numbs you. Like a general anaesthetic but without the pleasant rush you get before you fall asleep. But this is a good album; it's just that everything about it is so neat, so tidy - the production values are faultless - that as you search for that little something that would make it a little more special; that little more memorable, it's simply not there. Having said that, Palisade do look destined for bigger and better things. The standout tracks "You Said" and "Listen To My Life" show signs of genuine promise - and what they could achieve if they loosen up a little more. Really loosen up.

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