Good Monsters

Good Monsters
Studio album by
Jars of Clay
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2006
RecordedMarch–May 2006
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length50:32
LabelEssential
ProducerJars of Clay
Jars of Clay chronology
Mini Monsters
(2006) 		Good Monsters
(2006) 		Live Monsters
(2007)
Singles from Good Monsters
  1. "Dead Man (Carry Me)"
    Released: June 23, 2006
  2. "Work"
    Released: November 2006
  3. "There Is a River"
    Released: April 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
CCM MagazineA+[3]
Christianity Today[4]
Cross Rhythms[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout[5]
Patrol Magazine(7.4/10)[6]
Soul Shine Magazine[7]

Good Monsters is the seventh full-length studio album from Jars of Clay, released by Essential Records on September 5, 2006. This is their last album of new material from Essential Records and it is said to be lyrically their most aggressive album to date. It features eleven original songs, and a remake of "All My Tears" by Julie Miller. It also features guest appearances by singer/songwriter Kate York (on "Even Angels Cry"), Leigh Nash, of Sixpence None the Richer (on "Mirrors & Smoke"), and the African Children's Choir (on "Light Gives Heat").

"Dead Man (Carry Me)", the first single from the album, was released to radio stations on June 23, 2006.[8] "Work" was released as the second single, along with its music video, in late August. The band also released a music video for the album track "Good Monsters". In the September 2006 edition of CCM Magazine, the band credited fellow artist Ashley Cleveland with inspiring the improvisational sound of the album.

In an editor's fall albums overview in CCM Magazine, Good Monsters was called, "the album that Jars of Clay will be remembered for." It ended up taking the award for the CCM Magazine staff picks as album of the year, winning four out of the five spaces.

  1. ^ a b Cross Rhythms review
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Newcomb, Brian Quincy (September 1, 2006). "In Review: Jars of Clay: Good Monsters (Essential/Sony/BMG)" (PDF). CCM Magazine. Salem Publishing. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Christianity Today review
  5. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  6. ^ Patrol Magazine review
  7. ^ "Soulshine review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  8. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout – News from June 2006