Seattle native… Church worship leader… Musically influenced by the Beatles and The Police. Such is the dossier of 27-year-old Aaron Spiro, who on his debut, Sing, summons a bit of accessible songwriting inspiration from the Lennon/McCartney duo, Sting and even pilfers a chord or two from Bono.

Sonically uncomplicated, Sing effectively merges the rough-edged vocals of Spiro with a straightforward acoustic/electric resonance ably supplied by the outstanding guitar work of Jerry McPherson. Thematically a bit more complex, Spiro spins a new twist on praise in the title track ("Sing like a heart found in a dream/On an outbound train picking up steam"), provides a refreshing word-picture on prayer in the John Mayer-esque "Pray Like Breathing" and passionately pursues the heart of God in the hint-of-U2 rocker, "Thrill."

Kudos to producers Charlie Peacock (Nichole Nordeman, Supertones) and Jacquire King (whose session work includes Third Eye Blind and Smash Mouth), who have effectively provided Spiro a debut platform to do what he does best: Sing.