GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING JARS OF CLAY STREAM INLAND EXCLUSIVELY AT BILLBOARD.COM
ELEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM DUE AUGUST 27th
Limited Edition, Fan Pre-Order Packages Available
Headlining September Tour With Brooke Waggoner and Kye Kye
Limited Edition, Fan Pre-Order Packages Available
Headlining September Tour With Brooke Waggoner and Kye Kye
NASHVILLE, TENN. – GRAMMY-Awards winning bandJars of Clay are previewing their eleventh studio album, Inland, exclusively on Billboard.com beginning August 20th. Inland is available August 27th on their own Gray Matters label with distribution through Tone Tree. Produced by Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, Beth Orton, The Decemberists) and mixed by Beau Sorenson and Jacquire King, Inland is currently available for pre-order at iTunes.
Additionally, multiple limited-edition pre-order packages are available beginning today at www.jarsofclay.com. The packages not only include the new music, but limited quantities of a bonus remix collection download, 180 Gram Dual Disc 45 RPM Color Vinyl, tickets to the Inland tour and pre-event guest passes, lyrics handwritten by the band, posters and other autographed memorabilia. There is even access to a completely private VIP “All Request” Stage-It performance just for the fan and his/her friends that comes complete with a post-concert recorded audio copy of the event!
It’s been nearly twenty years since Dan Haseltine, Steve Mason, Charlie Lowell and Matthew Odmark released their debut Frail. Students at the time, Jars of Clay once again harness the youthful ambition and uninhibited creativity of their beginnings for Inland, while cultivating a maturity in sound with embellishments of violin, horns and ambient melodies that attests two decades of experience.
“These are songs for the ordinary days – when life is weighty and uncertain,” reflects Matthew Odmark. “It is this middle space that we have inhabited over the years. It’s where you and I do the gritty work of actually living.”
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Following years on labels, Inland marks Jars of Clay’s first independent release, “We’ve had enough experience with record labels working a project because they have to,” says Haseltine. “Everyone we work with loves the record and wants to help us build something as a band with a big creative vision.”
Part of that creative vision is to shatter some of the preconceived notions built over the years by label marketing strategies. "It took a long time to strip away every voice that wasn't ours to make Inland," explains Haseltine. "For me, it's always been about a great song. We want to connect with people who love music for music. That's why created our own label."
Jars of Clay began their U.S. tour in support of Inland in July with Brooke Waggoner supporting and The Last Bison in August.
CAGE THE ELEPHANT'S "COME A LITTLE CLOSER" IS THE NUMBER ONE MOST ADDED AT ALTERNATIVE RADIO FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE WEEK
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 21, 2013 - For the second consecutive week, Cage The Elephant'ssingle "Come A Little Closer" is currently the #1 most added track at Alternative Radio in the United States. It has been called "the outfit's grooviest effort yet", "good old fashioned indie rocking", and "sweeping sing-along pop". The single is also the #1 Most Added, #1 Spinburner and #1 Increased Audience at ALT in Canada.
Just last week Cage The Elephant announced their highly anticipated forthcoming third studio album, entitled 'Melophobia', which will be released on October 8th via RCA Records. 'Melophobia' is now available for pre-order at iTunes. Fans who pre-order the album will receive a free download of "Come A Little Closer", which peaked at #1 HypeMachine upon its debut.
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The new album is the follow up to 2011's acclaimed sophomore album Thank You Happy Birthday, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and has sold over 250,000 copies to date. Rolling Stone, New York Times, LA Times, USA Today, and Entertainment Weekly praised the release as "one of the best rock albums of the year". The album also spawned the hit single "Shake Me Down" which spent six weeks at #1 at Alternative radio. Their acclaimed self-titled debut album was released in 2009 and has sold over 550,000 copies to date. The album remained on the Billboard 200 Chart for an astounding 73 consecutive weeks and produced three Top 5 singles at Alternative Radio, including the massive hit "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked". In additional to numerous Sold Out headline runs, Cage The Elephant has toured with Black Keys, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, Stone Temple Pilots, Foals, Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra, and many more.
This coming September Cage The Elephant will bring their raucous live show to arena audiences across the US for a run of dates with Muse. See below for a complete list of upcoming dates.
Cage The Elephant consists of singer Matt Shultz, guitarist Brad Shultz, bassist Daniel Tichenor, guitarist Lincoln Parish, and drummer Jared Champion.
Melophobia Track Listing
01 SPIDERHEAD
02 COME A LITTLE CLOSER
03 TELESCOPE
04 IT'S JUST FOREVER (featuring Alison Mosshart)
05 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
06 HALO
07 BLACK WIDOW
08 HYPOCRITE
09 TEETH
10 CIGARETTE DAYDREAMS
Cage The Elephant Live Dates
9/3 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena*
9/4 - Duluth, GA - The Arena At Gwinnett Center*
9/6 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena*
9/8 - Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center*
9/9 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center*
9/11 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center*
9/14 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amph.
9/17 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center*
9/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena*
9/21 - Oceanside, CA - FM 94/9 Independence Jam
9/27 - Kansas City, MO - 96.5 The Buzz Beach Ball
*with Muse
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Give Cage the Elephant's new video for "Come A Little Closer" a watch! I'm in love.
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