Mockingbird is the third release from Derek Webb

Derek Webb

Derek Walsh Webb is an American singer-songwriter who first entered the music industry as a member of the band Caedmon's Call, and later embarked on a successful solo career....

 since his departure from Caedmon's Call

Caedmon's Call

Caedmon's Call is a Contemporary Christian band which fuses traditional folk with world music and alternative rock. They are composed of Cliff Young , Danielle Young , Derek Webb , Andrew Osenga , Garett Buell , Jeff Miller , Todd Bragg , and...

for a solo career.

Produced by Cason Cooley, the album touches on subjects such as politics, social justice, and war. Webb has stated that he tackled these subjects to stimulate discussion and engage people to bring about changes in what he sees as some of the greatest problems the world is facing today.
The Work of the People (a community of artists, storytellers, filmmakers, poets and theologians) created a music video for Webb's song A New Law which is available for viewing on their website.

In the fall of 2006, the entire album was made available to download for free at FreeDerekWebb.com.

Track listing

All songs written by Derek Webb.

1. "Mockingbird" – 4:15
2. "A New Law" – 4:46
3. "A King & A Kingdom" – 3:03
4. "I Hate Everything (But You)" – 4:22
5. "Rich Young Ruler" – 3:55
6. "A Consistent Ethic Of Human Life" – 0:25
7. "My Enemies Are Men Like Me" – 5:16
8. "Zeros & Ones" – 3:51
9. "In God We Trust" – 4:35
10. "Please, Before I Go" – 2:48
11. "Love Is Not Against The Law" – 3:10