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  With steady acoustics, the song "Shine" begins in a singular way but grows to become something that is so much more.  It reminds me of the way in which you can watch the sunrise and the amount of light coming up just grows from this small amount you can pinch between your two fingers, but ultimately it just takes over the entire sky.  I really appreciate when songs have this acoustic sound, but it's so much more when they also seem to have this build that Doug Robb is doing here. As the verse gets closer to the chorus but the chorus hasn't quite kicked in yet, there are some oooh's which really set the tone as well.  While this feels uplifting, it can also feel inspirational to the point where it can almost become spiritual.  Musically I am reminded of some of the ballads of bands like Plain White T's, but there isn't a lot of other music to compare this with as Doug Robb brings this style all his own as well as his voice.  The longer this song goes ...