Jars of Clay's New Album, Video and Tour

It's been almost twenty years since students Dan Haseltine, Steve Mason, Charlie Lowell and Matthew Odmark, collectively known as Jars of Clay, debuted their first album, Frail. Wondering where to go after twenty years to keep it fresh, Haseltine said they decided that "it takes new relationships, it takes new places, new experiences. It takes thinking of ourselves as people outside of the elements where we normally can default to in our creative space."

All of that new came together in their 11th studio album, Inland, which released on August 27, 2013. The video for the lead single, "Fall Asleep," which was shot on location in the Philippines, premiered this week exclusively on USA Today's web site (not a place that usually debuts Christian music videos). The premier comes on the heels of some more "not usual and customary" things for a Christian band. Rolling Stone offered the tune as a Daily Download in July and CBSNews.com had the band perform the title track to go along with an interview in New York City in August.

Jars of Clay Tour Dates:

• Sept. 21 - Palmdale, CA - Palmdale Amphitheatre
• Sept. 22 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
• Sept. 24 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Arts Center
• Sept. 25 - Albuquerque, NM - Lobo Theater
• Sept. 27 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues, Cambridge Room
• Oct. 23 - Springfield, MO - Gillioz Theatre
• Oct. 25 - St Louis, MO - Duck Room at Blueberry Hill
• Oct. 28 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
• Oct. 30 - Pontiac, MI - Pike Room at The Crofoot
• Oct. 31 - Canton, OH - Malone University Johnson Center
• Nov. 2 - Winona Lake, IN - Grace College, Rodeheaver Auditorium
• Dec. 4 - Waco, TX - Common Grounds
• Dec. 5 - San Antonio, TX - Sam's Burger Joint
• Dec. 6 - Denison, TX - Rialto Theatre
• Dec. 14 - Cincinnati, OH - The Underground
• Dec. 15 - Waukesha, WI - Fox River Christian Church
• Feb. 7 - Gadsden, AL - Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center
• Feb. 8 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
• Feb. 9 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
• May 10 - Greeneville, TN - Niswonger PAC

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