This week’s premieres feature debut from two pop artists, one more piano-based while the other more alternative.

Francesca Battistelli is no stranger to the stage, having been raised by parents immersed in the arts and Broadway; she developed a love of music, theatre, and performance at a young age. But instead of using these talents for applause and accolades, Francesca prefers to point people much beyond herself – towards hope in Christ.

Battistelli’s soulful piano-pop sound resembles a blend of her music interests – jazz, rock, Gospel and R&B woven beautifully together with themes of trust and risk taking.

The first single, “I’m Letting Go”, displays Battistelli’s encouragement to others to not to settle for anything less than what God has planned for them, has already garnered the ears of radio stations nationwide with advanced adds on every format from CHR to AC to Inspirational.

The dozen tracks throughout Capital Light’sThis Is An Outrage range from pure bred alternative pop to assertive modern rock, wrapped around a topical plane that spans the palette of meaningful, whimsical and satirical.

The scalding “Kick It Off” is sure to be a fierce concert classic and “Worth As Much As a Counterfeit Dollar” possesses one of the most contagious choruses in recent memory. “Night Of Your Life Is When You’ll Die” is an anthem for anyone who embraces the straight-edge scene, suggesting the party hearty mentality isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. The energy escalating “Return” is amongst the disc’s most inspirational, while the historically slanted “Frank Morris” provides a fictional account of the famed Alcatraz prison escape.

This Is An Outrage will be available at your local Canadian Christian retailer this Tuesday, July 8th. My Paper Heart will specially priced at $14.99 or less and will feature a $2 off coupon for the first 30 days of release when it arrives on July 22nd. Keep track of all the new and upcoming releases via your own personal copy of the July New Music Tuesday poster. Head over to HearItFirst.ca to hear more from these new releases.