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. The EP also marked the final release by the band as of their official disbandment on September 26, 2014. However in late 2016, the band reunited and released their next full-length album ''

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'' in 2017. The title, "Good Spells", is a subtle reference or play at the word "

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s", the first four books of the

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Background

Within the first week of August 2013, the EP was first hinted at in an

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post where lead singer Matt Langston informed the public that the band was covering the

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, "I Surrender All." On August 29, Langston revealed the album's cover art and release date (9.10.13) via

and

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. Later, on August 29, the band posted a hymn entitled "Turn Your Eyes" on their

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account. The band later renamed the posted hymn, "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus." On September 1, Matt Langston posted on his ''Jellyrox''

blog about why the new EP was being created. Afterwards, the band proceeded to release two more hymns entitled "Come Thou Fount" and "Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus" via SoundCloud on September 3–4. As expected, the EP debuted on

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on September 10, 2013. Later on, the same day of the release, Matt Langston posted a " press release" of sorts for the EP on his blog. On September 13, Langston reported that the EP was having a great first week, release-wise. On September 30, Matt Langston did a radio interview with Broken FM about the EP and further explained why the band decided to do a hymns EP in the first place.

Track listing

Notes

*Matt Langston stated in the press release for the EP that the hymns chosen were favorites from the band's childhood growing up in the southern churches. *The title for the track "Come Thou Fount" is an abbreviation for the hymn's original name, "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing."

References

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