The EP was re-released, on Silvertone Records, in 1997 with a slightly different track listing. The band released Drummer Boy, a Christmas EP entitled, at the end of 1995. This resulted in a small backlash from some Christian groups. The band toured in support of other Christian acts, such as PFR, and with mainstream acts like Matchbox Twenty, Duncan Sheik, and Sting. "Flood" peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, and was the band's only secular radio hit. The album has since reached multi-platinum certification according to the RIAA. When the single "Flood" began to climb the charts on mainstream radio stations, Silvertone Records (Essential's parent company) started to heavily promote the song, turning it into one of the biggest mainstream hits ever by a band on a Christian label. The band's self-titled debut released in 1995. Adrian Belew, of progressive rock band King Crimson, heard the band and offered to produce, leading to him producing two songs: "Liquid" and " Flood". The band signed with Essential Records and started recording their first full-length studio album, Jars of Clay. Jars of Clay performing at The University of Texas at Austin He was replaced with Matt Odmark, Lowell's childhood friend and fellow McQuaid Jesuit High School alum. At this time, Bronleewe left the band to finish school and settle down with his fiancée. The buzz from their performance in Nashville and the demo's popularity resulted in offers from record labels, so the band decided to drop school and move to Nashville. Back in Greenville, they self-released a limited-run of the same demo, Frail, after their song of the same name. They traveled to Nashville to perform and won the contest. In 1994, the band submitted a demo to a talent competition run by the Gospel Music Association and were selected as finalists. While in college playing together at local coffee houses, Jars gained a reputation for their original arrangement of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" which had been adapted to the tune of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Their second guitarist Matt Odmark joined some time later. Pursuing a career in music together was not necessarily their original goal some of the first songs they wrote together were for music and recording classes they were taking at the time. Charlie Lowell first met Dan Haseltine after noticing that he was wearing a Toad the Wet Sprocket shirt. This verse is paraphrased in their song "Four Seven", which appears as a hidden track on the CD release of their self-titled album.ĭan Haseltine, Steve Mason, Charlie Lowell and Matt Bronleewe formed Jars of Clay at Greenville College, in Greenville, Illinois in the early 1990s. The band's name is derived from the New International Version's translation of 2 Corinthians 4:7:īut we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. Jars of Clay's style is a blend of alternative rock, folk, acoustic, and R&B. Past tour band members include Aaron Sands, Scott Savage, and Joe Porter. Although the band has no permanent drummer or bass guitarist, Jeremy Lutito and Gabe Ruschival of Disappointed by Candy fill these roles for live concerts. Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on vocals, Charlie Lowell on piano and keyboards, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars. The members met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. Jars of Clay is a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee.
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