Needtobreathe

• Genre: Adult Alternative
• Hometown: Seneca
• Needtobreathe Website

About

Guitar-playing brothers Bear and Bo Rinehart formed Needtobreathe in their hometown of Seneca, South Carolina, in 2002 as a musical outlet for their Christian beliefs. The four-piece, rounded out by bassist Seth Bolt and drummer Joe Stillwell, has had songs appear in film soundtracks and on TV, released a pair of records (Daylight in 2006 and The Heat in 2008) and garnered two Dove Award nominations, both in 2008, for Rock Song of the Year and Album of the Year. While the bulk of their material toes the line of straight-up alternative rock (think a lighter version of Pearl Jam), they occasionally drop cues suggesting an interest in classic rock Americana a la the Band.

- Mike McGuirk