“Great Falls” opens up very promisingly with two of the record’s best tracks. “Those Days” might just be the best of those songs, featuring a lovely finger picked guitar intro, a horn section that swells with the song and a trumpet solo that fits the style perfectly.

Taylor Berrett is an acoustic pop/folk, singer-songwriter from Sterling, Va. His debut album “Great Falls” was released March 10.

“Hypnotize Me” is also a solid track, but in different ways. Its guitars are somewhat similar to the track preceding it, but the frantic, if not redundant, quarter note pattern livens it up a bit. Overall, this feel good acoustic jam is a clear choice for a lead single.

What follows is a pair of piano ballads, “Broken” and “Whole Heart.” While the former earns the listener’s interest with a solid vocal performance and a gradual introduction of instruments throughout, the ladder just comes off as bland and somewhat forgettable.

Berrett returns to his acoustic guitar with another pair of songs, “The Best Kind of Heartbreak” and “The Heat.” “Heartbreak” tells of a girl he met who “was on a game show” accompanied with semi-tropical drum beats and another solid vocal performance. “The Heat” has a nice vocal and guitar flow and proves that the acoustic guitar is what Berrett does best.

The album is seemingly structured in pairs with two acoustic ballads coming next. “When I Find You” may just be the most forgettable track on the album with a run time that is too short to leave any sort of impact. “Drift” is relaxing with nice imagery of the ocean and sailing on the seas.

“The Village, The Wolf and The Boy” serves as a sort of bridge between the ballads preceding it and the final, more dramatic tracks. Aside from this, it’s another perfectly acceptable tune that begins like any other ballad and morphs into a groove similar to “The Best Kind of Heartbreak.”

“Arrow” and “The Horizon” close out “Great Falls” on a more dramatic note. “Arrow” sees the return of pianos in the spotlight, but are utilized much more effectively here leading to a very atmospheric feel. Synthesizers and large backing vocals also contribute to an epic sounding song.

“The Horizon” begins with a string section occupying the first minute and a half. This string section accompanies most of the song and ends up working in the song’s favor. Berrett commands us to “steal the horizon” during the longest song on the album. An appropriate closer, “The Horizon,” leaves the listener satisfied.

With great production, solid, if sometimes lukewarm, songwriting and a great vocal performance, “Great Falls” is a very promising debut from Taylor Berrett.

Recommended tracks: “Those Days,” “Hypnotize Me,” “Arrow,” “The Horizon.”