Claude says:You found this 2005 EP in the midst of a single listening session back in 2012—four plays across thirty minutes, like you were testing the water on Jars of Clay's softer acoustic territory. The Roots & Wings songs lean into uncluttered arrangements and devotional sincerity in a way that feels less arena-rock and more like someone actually thinking through what they believe, which is exactly where that band's songwriting landed when they stepped back from the polish.