{{Short description|Extended play by Eleventyseven}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox album | name = Good Spells | type = EP | artist = Eleventyseven | cover = Good Spells EP.jpg | alt = | released = September 10, 2013 | recorded = Rock Candy | venue = | studio = | genre = Hymns, electronic | length = 18:16 | label = Rock Candy Recordings | producer = Matt Langston | prev_title = Regifted | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = Rad Science | next_year = 2017 }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = New Release Tuesday |rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=13696|title=New Release Tuesday overview and review|publisher=|accessdate=October 2, 2014}}</ref> |rev2 = CM Addict |rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmaddict.com/reviews_page.php?review_id=98|title=CM Addict review|publisher=|accessdate=October 2, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103944/http://www.cmaddict.com/reviews_page.php?review_id=98|url-status=dead}}</ref> |rev3 = Alpha Omega News |rev3score = (A)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alphaomeganews.org/content/2013/09/eleventyseven-good-spells/ |title=Alpha Omega News review |accessdate=October 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092928/http://alphaomeganews.org/content/2013/09/eleventyseven-good-spells/ |archivedate=October 6, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->
'''''Good Spells''''' is the fourth official extended play by the Christian pop punk band, Eleventyseven.
The EP also marked the final release by the band as of their official disbandment on September 26, 2014.<ref name="disbandment">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/officialeleventyseven/posts/10154615493920223 |title=Eleventyseven's official announcement of disbandment |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=September 27, 2014}}</ref><ref name="disbandment 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2014/09/26/eleventyseven-comes-to-an-end/ |title=Eleventyseven Comes to an End |publisher=Indie Vision Music |accessdate=October 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103411/http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2014/09/26/eleventyseven-comes-to-an-end/ |archivedate=October 6, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> However in late 2016, the band reunited and released their next full-length album ''Rad Science'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |first= |last= |title=eleventyseven announces ''Rad Science'' |url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=2577 |publisher=New Release Today |date=August 28, 2017 |accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Rad Science iTunes">{{cite web |first= |last= |title=''Rad Science'' by Eleventyseven on iTunes |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rad-science/1287821938 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=November 4, 2017 |date=}}</ref>
The title, "Good Spells", is a subtle reference or play at the word "Gospels", the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible.<ref name="Broken FM Interview with Matt Langston of Eleventyseven">{{cite web|url=http://www.broken.fm/interviews.html |title=Broken FM Interview with Matt Langston of Eleventyseven (must access date to find interview)|accessdate=September 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925201518/http://www.broken.fm/interviews.html |archivedate=September 25, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Background== Within the first week of August 2013, the EP was first hinted at in an Instagram post where lead singer Matt Langston informed the public that the band was covering the hymn, "I Surrender All."<ref>{{cite web|title=First hinting at Hymn EP|url=http://instagram.com/p/cZl6knFrDc/# |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/cZl6knFrDc |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|publisher=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On August 29, Langston revealed the album's cover art and release date (9.10.13) via Instagram and Tumblr.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Good Spells'' release date announcement on Instagram|url=http://instagram.com/p/dj5b88lrFN/# |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/dj5b88lrFN |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|publisher=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=''Good Spells'' release date announcement on Tumblr|url=http://thejellyrox.tumblr.com/post/59589185125/9-10-13|publisher=Tumblr}}</ref> Later, on August 29, the band posted a hymn entitled "Turn Your Eyes" on their SoundCloud account.<ref>{{cite web|title="Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" on SoundCloud|url=http://soundcloud.com/eleventyseven/turn-your-eyes|publisher=SoundCloud}}</ref> The band later renamed the posted hymn, "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus." On September 1, Matt Langston posted on his ''Jellyrox'' Tumblr blog about why the new EP was being created.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tumblr post on why ''Good Spells'' was being created|url=http://thejellyrox.tumblr.com/post/59972190991/things-have-been-a-little-slow-on-the-jellyrox|publisher=Tumblr}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title="Come Thou Fount" on SoundCloud|url=http://soundcloud.com/eleventyseven/come-thou-fount|publisher=SoundCloud}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus" on SoundCloud|url=https://soundcloud.com/eleventyseven/tis-so-sweet-to-trust-in-jesus|publisher=SoundCloud}}</ref>
As expected, the EP debuted on iTunes and Amazon.com on September 10, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Good Spells'' on iTunes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-spells-ep/id698765216|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014230730/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-spells-ep/id698765216|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2013|publisher=iTunes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=''Good Spells'' on Amazon.com|url=https://www.amazon.com/Good-Spells/dp/B00EYN5WBQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379384748&sr=8-1&keywords=good+spells+eleventyseven|publisher=Amazon}}</ref> Later on, the same day of the release, Matt Langston posted a "press release" of sorts for the EP on his blog.<ref name="press release">{{cite web|title=''Good Spells'' press release|url=http://thejellyrox.tumblr.com/post/60846032453/eleventyseven-good-spells-ep-normally|publisher=Tumblr}}</ref> On September 13, Langston reported that the EP was having a great first week, release-wise.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=eleventymatt|author=Matt Langston|number=378536777440432128|date=September 13, 2013|title=This has been an awesome release week so far! Check out the new Eleventy EP "Good Spells" if you haven't already!}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Broken FM Interview with Matt Langston of Eleventyseven"/>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | title1 = Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus | length1 = 3:49 | writer1 = Helen H. Lemmel | note1 = also known as "The Heavenly Vision" | title2 = Come Thou Fount | length2 = 3:55 | writer2 = Robert Robinson | title3 = Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus | length3 = 3:20 | writer3 = Louisa M.R. Stead | title4 = It Is Well With My Soul | length4 = 3:09 | writer4 = Horatio Spafford | title5 = I Surrender All | length5 = 4:03 | writer5 = Judson W. Van DeVenter }}
==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.<ref name="press release" /> *The title for the track "Come Thou Fount" is an abbreviation for the hymn's original name, "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing."
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