Perhaps the artist does have a unique life story.  Yet, it is amazingly easy to relate to the songs on Here With Me.  The album opens with a song called "Spotlight", where Huss asks himself if he is the same person on stage as he is when he's alone.  This of course begs the question of the listeners, "Are you the same person at work as you are when you're alone?  Are you the same person with your friends as you are when you're alone?"  From the start we see that this artist isn't afraid to ask the hard questions.

Perhaps the most touching song on the album is "Your Own", a song that Nate and his brother Dan wrote to their birth mothers.  In this song, the realities of adoption come alive.  Huss sings of being a result of his birth mother's love, but still not exactly being her own.  It finds the artist recognizing that his birth mother had to make a sacrifice in order to give him up for adoption.  The second verse says, in part, "You had a choice to take away my voice, but gave life instead while others, their mothers left them dead."  You could have had an abortion, Nate says, but you chose to do the right and hard thing-to give me life, and then to give me up for adoption.  This song does a wonderful job of relating the reality of adoption - both the good things, and things that can be hard.

Musically, the album utilizes a soundscape of driving guitars and drums.  On some songs, strings are added to the rock guitar and drums, adding something of a unique sound.  From song to song, the music doesn't change all that much, with the exception of "Your Own".  "Your Own" is a ballad that opens with strings, blending into guitar and shakers for percussion.  This is perfect for the content of the song.

Nate Huss has an amazing story to share on Here With Me.  With wisdom beyond his age, we would be wise to turn an ear to listen to what he wants to say-to miss it would be to miss an opportunity to hear of God's work in a very unique and beautiful life.

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