Sanctus Real Announces New Album 'The Dream' for October 14 Release; Band Headlines Tour In November (VIDEO)

Christian band Sanctus Real announced that their new album, The Dream, will be released on October 14, and the first single "Lay It Down" is already a hit.

The Dream is the band's seventh studio album and the followup to 2013's Run ("Pray").

"The process of recording this album was a total hands-on approach from all of the band members and felt as exciting as making our first record over ten years ago," said Sanctus Real co-founder and guitarist Chris Rohman in a press release, "There are tracks we made on our laptops while writing for the record that actually ended up on the finished product. From synth sounds to guitar parts to crazy background vocals - we all pitched in and Kipley was able to include a lot of this creativity into the heart of The Dream."

Sanctus Real enlisted the help of Pete Kipley who previously worked with MercyMe, Matthew West, and Phil Wickman, to make this album.

"This was our first time to work with Kipley, and he made the recording process special for us by coming to us, in Ohio, to record the bulk of the record," Rohman continued, "We worked towards a central theme for the record while writing songs, and once we determined the songs that made the cut, we continued to work even more to make sure those tunes expressed the musicality and lyrical depth we envisioned."

The band will be part of Francesca Battisteli's "If We're Honest" Tour this fall, which will precede their headlining tour before hitting the road with Josh Wilson and Jon Bauer in November for "Sanctus Real Live."

The Dream track listing:
1. The Dream*
2. I Need You*
3. Head In The Fight*
4. Lay It Down*
5. Easier On My Heart*
6. Ride It Out*
7. Bend Not Break*
8. Same God**
9. One Word*
10. 33*
11. On Fire**
12. The Beginning* (instrumental)