The Long Fall Back to Earth is the ninth full-length studio album from Jars of Clay.

The Long Fall Back to Earth is the first Jars of Clay album that doesn't include any cover songs since 2002's The Eleventh Hour.

In mid-February, the band released the first single off the album, "Two Hands," with a mix of song clips on their website along with a pre-order package.

AllMusic said that the album "sees the quartet adopting, in varying degrees, the electronic pop stylings of David Bowie, the Flaming Lips, and MGMT, partially furloughing their live rhythm section in favor of one inspired by the '80s",[1] while JesusFreakHideout said that the album is a "lush collection of pop rock songs with an indie touch that proves to be a well-balanced and solid effort from start to finish" and that "The style of the album itself is - yet again, in true Jars of Clay fashion - a noticeable departure from the sound of their previous release, carrying with it a strong 80's synth-rock vibe.

[13] The Long Fall Back to Earth was also nominated Grammy Award for Best Pop Gospel Album of the Year.