CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - s4story -- New Orleans-born now Chattanooga based singer/songwriter Richard Daigle's new album "Jesus Drives a Subaru" is not a religious album or really an album of songs as much as it is a collection of short stories.

The songs on Daigle's fourth album explore questions and themes common for many seniors looking back on life. The title track is a whimsical tune that considers the age-old platitude, "What Would Jesus Do," not as a metaphorical trope but as an actual question: "If he were here today, what would He actually do?" And it communicates the universal idea that doing good, regardless of religion or philosophy, makes the world better.

In other songs, serious topics are discussed, like "The Man Inside," in which the protagonist attempts to justify his dodgy excuse for self-defense. "John Lopez" explores the questions surrounding someone who came home with PTSD from a military experience. On the relationship side, songs like "Confession " and "Together Alone" explore adult relationships far past the romanticism of young love. "Catch" explores the father/son dynamic through the lens of baseball, and "I Saw His Name" explores the feelings after the loss of a well-respected colleague, who may or may not have been an actual friend. "Lenny" tells the story of a struggling musician trying to make sense of life when the music is fading. The album closes with "Gentle Night," which doesn't ask "where do we go when we die?" but rather "will I embrace that road when it's time?" This is a grown-up album written for adults. Young people may not get it now but in years to come, they totally will.

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Daigle is a late-bloomer boomer, only embracing the art of songwriting after losing his wife of 34 years in 2014. He has become a well-known songwriter and performer in the Eastern Tennessee/North Georgia region both as a solo artist and as a member of the trio of "the ChattanooGuys".

"Losing a great wife and mother was the hardest time in life for me and my kids and we all found ways to get through. For me, it was cradling a guitar and process that tough life experience through words and melodies," he said. In "Jesus Drives a Subaru," Daigle continues that processing in a way that makes a listener smile, maybe choke up a little and definitely think.

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