John Mark McMillan, the hand that penned "How He Loves" (and the 'sloppy wet version', at that) is about to hit a mini tour, and fans can expect he will be revealing a few tracks off of his new album in the works.

Tour Dates are as follows: 

7.17 Knoxville TN

7.18 Georgetown KY

7.19 Niles OH

7.20 Toronto ONTARIO

7.28 Missoula MT

The new album, fully funded by fans through www.KickStarter.com, raised $69,539, which was 173% of his original goal of raising $40,000 for the project. Although the funding project was over a month, he raised the funds in three short days. In all 1,515 fans backed the highly anticipated project. 

"The people who take our music into their homes and churches are not simply "fans." You are people we've shared our lives with, and you have given us permission to step into yours. It's this ongoing relationship that inspires us to return the studio," McMillan said. 

Rumours say that McMillan plans to release a double album. McMillans rough voice, remnant of a steam engine, and his knack for lyriscm are sure to be in this new album. Anticipation is gathering around its release, consider McMillan is currently under contract, making him free to write for only God, and no other audience. In his debut Album, "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down", released in 2005, the indie artist became famous off of his capacity to vulnerably wrestle with relationship with God. Fans can expect a return to this original sound in the new album. 

"Music, by nature, is communal." McMillan explained, "The only true difference between simple contextualized sound and "music" may be the fact that "music" is comprised of sounds we intend to share with other people. It's this human element that draws us to the sounds we call music. Both the songwriter and the listener are looking for a sympathetic heart. ("Sympathetic," by the way, is originally a musical term.) We both want to know that someone else in the world feels the way we feel about... well, anything. These sounds let us know that we are not alone. "