“I was not sure how all of the experiences of the last few years would translate into music. There have been so many things to look at and describe. This record is part confessional, part euphoric love poem, part bitter divorce, and part benediction. It was born out of many experiences and conversations between addicts, failures, lovers, loners, believers, and beggars. And so the language of recovery and the honest discourse about our attempts to live apart from God and apart from each other is a theme. Engaging people who are doing the hard work of laying their lives open to others, and avoiding isolation, has allowed me to see that there is both immeasurable evil and unfathomable good mixing under my own skin and it is grace, mercy and freedom that allow me to not simply be a monster, but to be a good monster.”

With eleven original songs, and a remake of the Julie Miller-penned anthem “All My Tears,” Good Monsters even boasts a couple of stirring guest appearances: Nashville-based, Americana singer/songwriter extraordinaire Kate York guests on “Even Angels Cry,” and formerly of Sixpence None the Richer, Leigh Nash, sings on “Mirrors and Smoke.”

Good Monsters, completely self-produced by the band, contains the first single, “Work,” which will be serviced to CHR formats on June 23rd, and AC formats on July 7th. Additionally, the band will hit the road this fall headlining a tour with special guests Matt Wertz and Leigh Nash.

Track Listing:

CD 1: 1. Work 2. Dead Man (Carry Me) 3. All My Tears 4. Even Angels Cry 5. There Is a River 6. Good Monsters 7. Oh My God 8. Surprise 9. Take Me Higher 10. Mirrors & Smoke 11. Light Gives Heat 12. Water Under the Bridge

Format: Audio CD
Release Date: 09/05/06
Distributed by: Provident
ISBN: 5558203110
UPC: 083061082024
Product Code: 169471