Hannah Kerr – This Little Light

CCM: Can you tell us more about the album title and some of the themes we can expect to hear?
HK: I called my album Overflow because every time I sit down to write or record a song, I always pray that whatever God has poured into me He would be able to pour that out through the music. That’s what we are as Christians. We’re people who are just waiting to be filled up by God. He doesn’t just fill us up until we’re full, but He always will help us overflow with His love and His truth.

As I was writing the songs for this album, I found myself in many different seasons. For better or for worse, God is with us through all times. There are songs about joy. There are songs about how God just sends us out. There are songs about how God will never leave us or forsake us. It all ends on a sentiment of being still and knowing that God is God, and we are not, and that is a good thing.

When I was on tour with Casting Crowns and playing these particular songs, it was so cool to have people come up to me and say, “This song really touched me. I really felt like God was speaking to me through it…” That’s the best thing that I can ever hear as an artist because that’s God’s voice speaking through that song He’s given me.

CCM: You mentioned that Christian music was a huge part of your life before it was an occupation, so what has it been like to work with the likes of Casting Crowns, Matt Maher, Mark Miller…?
HK: Casting Crowns especially, they are my heroes. My whole life I grew up loving [their music]. They were the first concert that I ever went to as a fan—straight-up fan girl, this is me! [Laughs] To meet them was amazing, but to tour with them and see their heart in person…they are exactly what you hoped for them to be and more. I learned so much form them and Matt Maher. I also toured with Building 429 and learned so much from them as well.

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