I ordered a new CD from Amazon a couple of weeks back.  It’s by a new, Southern Californian artist (the CD isn’t available in Australia yet) by the name of Molly Jenson.

Jenson’s had a couple of songs on cable TV series in the US and her debut album, Maybe Tomorrow features a duet with Jon Foreman, frontman for indie rock band Switchfoot and includes songs written by Foreman.

Jenson’s music is indie rock, with a sound, in places, reminiscent of Alanis Morissette and flavoured by Switchfoot - thanks to Foreman’s influence.

I’m really enjoying this album, having listened to it two or three times now since getting it in the mail last week - I’m probably one of the only Aussies to have heard it!

In my last listen I picked up, what I assume to be, some thinly veiled pokes at the shallow materialism of the church in many places, particularly in the songs Do you only love the ones who look like you (the Foreman duet) and Wait for you here.  These pokes at consumerism/materialism are something Switchfoot has become known for in their later albums, particularly Oh Gravity, with songs such as American Dream and Faust, Midas and Myself.

If you like indie rock, Alanis Moressette and Switchfoot, I think you’ll like this album - I know I do.