{"id":139,"date":"2008-08-01T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-01T00:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/08\/tween-sensation-mission-six-re.html"},"modified":"2008-08-01T00:10:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-01T00:10:00","slug":"tween-sensation-mission-six-re","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/08\/tween-sensation-mission-six-re.html","title":{"rendered":"Pick of the Week &#8211; tween sensation Mission Six Superhero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MissionSixcoverart.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/MissionSixcoverart.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"225\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>Tween pop rock band Mission Six released their debut album <em>Superhero<\/em> this week, which raises the question: Do we really need another Christian tween pop artist?<br \/>\nThe answer is yes, especially when it&#8217;s not another choreographed, hyper-energetic dance group.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nI know this might be an odd choice for the Pick of the Week, but honestly, I think Mission Six might be the next big tween thing. Big, as in screaming girls and hoopla and the cover of Tiger Beat (does Tiger Beat still publish a magazine?). Get your ear plugs ready now, Mom and Dad!<br \/>\nThey&#8217;re more than just a group of cute boys that the girls will go gaga over. Mission Six has contagious energy, offering listeners a mix of pop rock and tight harmonies. And while they&#8217;re basically still just kids &#8211; the guys in the band range in age from 12 to 14 &#8211; their music isn&#8217;t CCM for kids. (Good grief, I hate those albums where they get a bunch of children to screech current CCM hits.)<br \/>\nMission Six more like Relient K sung by guys whose voices just haven&#8217;t changed yet.<br \/>\nEven more, they talk very openly about their faith, even calling Jesus the &#8220;sixth member of the band.&#8221; Good music, good peer example, what more could a parent ask for?<br \/>\n<em>Superhero<\/em> might not be an album I&#8217;d pop in and listen to from start to finish, given the fact that I don&#8217;t have any pre-teens, but it&#8217;s certainly not something I&#8217;d dismiss out of hand just because of the member&#8217;s ages, either.<br \/>\nBut if you have kids, you definitely don&#8217;t want to miss it. <em>Superhero<\/em> is a great, fun album with encouraging and positive songs that&#8217;ll give the Jonas Brothers a run for their money.<br \/>\nYou can hear Mission Six on Radio Disney or catch them on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shoutfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ShoutFest tour,<\/a> starting August 31. For more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.missionsixband.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">band, visit their website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tween pop rock band Mission Six released their debut album Superhero this week, which raises the question: Do we really need another Christian tween pop artist? 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