Usually known for his rock sound, Chris Daughtry is back with a recently released new album titled “Baptized.”

The album is composed of 12 tracks.

The first song, which has the same title as the album, “Baptized,” starts off with a slow, country-like feel. But have no fear; Daughtry soon begins to break out into his soft, slow-rocker tones. The song remains relatively composed, staying within the same octave.

“Baptized” could have two interpretations. The first could literally be about someone being baptized and welcoming God into their lives—there are a lot of famous Christian bands out there that people don’t even recognize as Christian, so it’s definitely a possibility. The other, and the more probable, is that this song is about someone welcoming a girl into their life.

The second song is called “Waiting for Superman.” This song is pretty self-explanatory just by looking at the title. It’s about a girl waiting for her prince charming, making excuses as to why he hasn’t arrived yet. Like “Baptized,” it stays in relatively one octave.

The third song is called “Battleships.” This song starts to switch it up a little bit. It starts off with upbeat music and negative words flowing from Daughtry’s lips, giving you conflicting feelings. The chorus is one that you’ll be singing and that’ll easily get stuck in your head.

“Battleships” is about a relationship that many listeners can relate to: the one where you just can’t seem to let go. It’s that relationship where you know that although you should let go, you just can’t, so you keep trying to fix it.

Song number four is called “I’ll Fight.” With a simple guitar strumming in the background accompanied with some drums, Daughtry seems to reassure whomever this song was directed to. Because he is a father, it wouldn’t be surprising if this song were dedicated to his children. It may also be directed at his wife. Either way, the song has an “I’ll always watch over you” tone to it.

“Wild Heart,” song number five, just seems to be about a girl who has settled down and Daughtry is wondering why that is.

“Long Live Rock & Roll” is song number six. There’s that rocker feeling that Daughtry always gives. Upbeat and easy to sing along to, this song will probably wear out your repeat button. It’s a great feel good song.

Song seven is called “The World We Knew.” It has to deal with some kind of loss of a loved one. Because Daughtry doesn’t address how the loved one came to leave his life, it’s an easily relatable song that a lot of people will nod their heads at, thinking, ‘I know what he’s going through.’

“High Above the Ground” is most likely about Daughtry’s wife. The love that he feels for her is palpable through the words that he wrote and the way that he sings the touching lyrics.

“Broken Arrows,” song nine, really throws the album a curveball. It’s slow and melodic with a strong meaning behind it. This is one of those songs where you really have to listen to the lyrics.

“Witness,” song number ten, is kind of boring. It slowly gets to its point, with a melody that doesn’t change much. The chorus picks up, but almost too violently for it to flow well with the beginning of the song.

Song 11, “Traitor,” starts off intense and only gets more so. He’s really mad. Based on the title, I’m sure that you can only imagine why.

The last song, “18 Years,” is slow. You might have to listen to this song a couple of times before you understand what this song is trying to talk about, presumably about a friendship that seemed to fade.

This album provides a variety of songs that have meanings that are easy for listeners to interpret and pick up on. The 12 songs are easy for anyone to quickly learn and sing along with. Some are slower and more one-dimensional than others, but overall the album is a success.