I think this is a great direction.  I love the accompaniment, the words, the melody that has been created for the accompaniment.  I like the singing OK, but it feels as if the singer is trying to whisper.  After a while listening in sympathetic anticipation like I might sing along, my chest feels constricted; I feel as if I'm suffocating.  Too much air restriction in the vocals.  SING OUT!  If the accompaniment is overpowered by louder singing, amp up the accompaniment.  I don't mean sing out blaringly loud, just stop whispering.  Instead of whispering, sing, plain and clear and true. 
And as I say, I love this direction.