Produced by Jeff Schneeweis (Number One Gun, The Make), Finding Our Way represents a bit of an ideological shift in Hyland's approach to making music. It's always been their goal to write songs born of personal experience, but as they've grown in the last year, they've become aware that those sorts of songs can become a little self-indulgent.

"On this album, there are still a couple of storytelling songs, songs about my life, and I hope people can relate to them," shares frontman Jon Lewis. "But there are also songs - and this is a new thought for us - that are about something we know people are going through, topics we want to really attack, to bring some hope to some people."

Drummer Steve Weigel believes this new approach stems from a long recovery period following the theft of the band's gear in 2011. "It humbled us as a band, really showing us God's grace, and how much God was in control. It made us give up, and say, 'Alright God, we can't actually do anything. What can You do?' And then, based on the amount of people that gave to us and supported our ministry, it made us realize how much people were invested in us. It made us see the responsibility that we had to those people, so we wanted to be more focused and intentional about what we were saying. That process made us hone in spiritually and evaluate not just what we want to say as a band, but what we want to say to the people who are listening."

Fans can listen to the lead single, "Beauty From The Broken," from the forthcoming album. Hyland is also currently hosting a photo contest with their fans to submit photos that represent what can be beautiful from brokenness. Click here for details and instructions to submit a photo that is "Beauty From The Broken." Hyland is currently touring with Kutless on the "Believer" tour.

About Hyland:
Hailing from Minnesota, Hyland released their full-length label debut in 2010, "Weights & Measures," which was produced by Aaron Sprinkle. The band was also named one of Alternative Press' 100 BANDS TO WATCH in 2010. Hyland is frontman Jon Lewis, Steve Weigel on drums, Mitch Hansen on guitar and Ben Early on keys and guitar.

For more info on Hyland visit the JFH Artists Database.

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