The many teenagers who listened to the Jonas Brothers’ music will be very surprised or even shocked when they hear Nick Jonas’s new album. Unlike the more Pop type of sound created by him and his two older brothers, his music has a much more Soul sound to it. However, it is still a good album. My favorites are ‘Who I Am’, ‘Rose Garden’ and ‘Last Time Around’. There aren’t really any big concerns towards this album. There’s no bad language or anything over romantic. ‘Rose Garden’ is about a girl who ‘was brought into this world out of a beautiful mistake when her mom was just a girl’ and ‘State of Emergency’ mentions a woman who will ‘charge you buy the hour for a trip straight down to Hell’. The words in the songs are very mature and thoughtful, dealing with real, relational issues without the oh-woe-is-me factor you may find in many other songs. Nick Jonas is also Christian and wears a purity ring, making him a very good role model for kids.
Overall, ‘Who I Am’ is a pretty good Pop/Soul album and is appropriate for kids aged 11 +.
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