Devoted

by Tim McDonald

This is a daily devotional that is written in a very personal and transparent stye. This book has a daily rhema word for living life to the fullest.

199 pages, Paperback

Published March 19, 2009

About the author

True to its provocative name, the New York launched, Phoenix based band Broken Poets has been exploring exciting new ground with their lyric based modern indie rock for the past eight years. In many ways, however, the band’s founder, singer, songwriter and guitarist Tim McDonald is a throwback to an era when lyrics were king and fans craved songs that pierced the soul and could change the world. One critic said it best about the tunes McDonald brings to life with his Broken Poets partner, classically trained Russian pianist, keyboardist and vocalist Lana Antropova and a revolving series of top sidemen: “Soulful poetry turned into song, rock & roll and introspection all in one.”

Perfectly reflecting this vision, their fourth full length CD Everything In Nature, finds McDonald digging deep into his personal philosophy and contemplating life’s deeper meanings. “I like to joke that as a modern songwriter, I think way too much about the lyrics,” he says, “but I grew up being force fed all the great singer-songwriters from the 60’s and 70’s who were also very contemplative writers. I think the standards for lyric writing were much higher in those days, and even though I didn’t really ‘get it’ back then, I guess it set the bar high for the songwriter and storyteller I wanted to become.”

Broken Poets’ 2006 release Optimism in E minor enjoyed a successful college radio campaign, with medium to heavy rotation at over 140 stations nationwide and peaking at #13 on the Most Stations Added chart.

The band’s previous album, Reincarnation, was released by Haden’s Ferry Records via City Hall distribution, and earned solid airplay and critical acclaim.

McDonald released his debut effort Looking For Aldous Huxley in 2000; the song “Welcome To My Life” was selected for a Clear Channel compilation disc and the song “Velvet Elvis” was used as a promotional demo for Neumann Microphones.

Continually expanding their creative universe, Broken Poets have recently made free verse and musical contributions regarding the block where they live in Phoenix on a unique multi-media website called www.26blocks.com. The photos and essays have been part of a touring art exhibit and have inspired a new app on iTunes.