Devon Sants brings quiet tension and truth to latest release “Preacher”

Country sensibility is added to "Preacher," a new single from Devon Sants that suggests there's more than meets the eye in a figure more familiar than the title implies. It's a song about faith, about human character and the gap between what someone preaches and how he practices, allowing its story to question appearances. Devon Sants taps into the country music for plain spoken emotion, keeping the writing tight while leaving room for the subject to breathe. "Preacher" feels intimate and not overproduced, and that restraint works for the material.