On the heels of a street week filled with smashing reviews, viral video victory with “MySpace Girl” and a No. 1 Christian CHR radio hit, INO/COLUMBIA Record’s act The Afters confirm they are indeed NEVER GOING BACK TO OK as this, their sophomore release, enters the Billboard Top 200 at #41 and the Contemporary Christian SoundScan charts at #1 selling 15,856 units.

In digital sales, the project enters at #1 for Christian SoundScan album and track sales plus hit as high as #14 on the iTunes® overall digital chart and #4 on their digital Rock chart. Simultaneously, for the third straight week, the album’s title track, “Never Going Back to OK,” remains #1 at Christian CHR, and hit Top 5 at Christian Rock. Now, “Keeping Me Alive” has just released and is emerging as their next hit single at Christian AC radio.

“After their initial success with “Beautiful Love”, it is gratifying to see The Afters return with such a strong sophomore album,” remarks INO Records’ President Jeff Moseley. “I think the strong showing in sales, welcome arms from radio, media and fans alike is just an early indication of the fact that this band is for real and here to stay.”

Following prime placement on MySpace.com, YouTube, Seventeen.com over the past couple of weeks, the “MySpace Girl” video has now gone out via TV Guide Broadband’s Video on Demand service, which hits 30 million homes, syndicating content across a number of sites like YouTube, veoh, hulu and AOL video. The clip is can be viewed on AOL Videos at http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/mv...zzt3YzAysys2Jp and on Youtube at http://youtube.com/watch?v=4HySTiCLYcM

In addition, Clear Channel has also announced they will be featuring the video on their radio station websites for on-demand streaming, starting March 6th. This will be for a feature they call "NEW!", which is available across 393 stations . Also coming up, The Gospel Music Channel will host the television broadcast premiere the video on March 8th. To view the video go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA_LDKz3Tc0.

"This is an exciting week for us.” exclaimed The Afters’ frontman Josh Havens. “We had so much fun recording this album and it’s wonderful to know how well it is being received. We are very encouraged that so many people are as excited about the new album as we are. Thank you!"

NEVER GOING BACK TO OK is a culmination of all the buzz and excitement of the past three years for this emerging band. After receiving a Gospel Music Award for “Best New Artist of 2006” and having the most downloaded inspirational track (“Beautiful Love”) of the same year on the iTunes® charts, the band is back with a diverse record receiving rave reviews from media outlets including Popmatters, CBNMusic, CCM, Alternative Addiction, All Music Guide and many more.

The Afters will also be touring across the country throughout 2008 including headlining their own dates this spring and hitting the major summer festivals. All tour dates listed below are subject to change.

Releasing their debut project “I Wish We All Could Win” in 2005, The Afters received top attention from their fans and media outlets. The Afters’ music has appeared on the networks of MTV, mtvU, ABC Family and E! News as well as on HOT AC and VH-1 radio along with outlets such as Billboard, BOP and Popstar. The MTV college network and mtvU have been strong supporters of the band as their music video for “Beautiful Love” was awarded with an mtvU Award for Best Streaming Video in 2005. The Afters were awarded the Dove Award for “New Artist of the Year” (2006), and has had over 250,000 downloads to date. The foursome composed of Josh Havens, Matt Fuqua, Brad Wigg and Marc Dodd, met while working at a Starbucks in Mesquite, Texas. 

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* ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Mar 7 2008 7:00P
Best Buy Instore Acoustic Performance Farmers Branch, Texas
Mar 8 2008 8:00P
KLTY Celebrate Family (Special Events Center) Garland, Texas
Mar 12 2008 7:00P
Westerville Christian Church Westerville(Columbus Area), Ohio
Mar 14 2008 7:00P
Phillipi Performing Arts Center @ Indiana Wesleyan Marion, Indiana
Mar 16 2008 7:00P
Musica Akron, Ohio
Mar 21 2008 9:00P
Congreso 2008/ University of Mary Hardin Baylor Belton, Texas
Mar 22 2008 7:00P
Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, Georgia
Mar 26 2008 7:30P
Fellowship Church- The Apex Grapevine, Texas
Mar 29 2008 8:00P
Kingsland Park Kingsland, Texas
Apr 18 2008 10:00P
Fueled Conference/ Ignited Church Auditorium Lakeland, Florida
Apr 26 2008 8:00P
Rock the Bluff/ Concordia University Mequon, Wisconsin
May 2 2008 7:00P
Liberty Christian Academy Lynchburg, Virginia
May 3 2008 7:00P
Agape Music Festival- Bond Country Fairgrounds Greenville, Illinois
May 11 2008 5:00P
Taste of Addison-Addison Circle Park Addison, Texas
May 19 2008 -May 23 2008
KLOVE Friends and Family Music Cruise Miami, Florida
May 31 2008 5:00P
Wild Waves Theme Park Federal Way, Washington
Jun 24 2008 7:00P
NC East Youth Camp Sophia, North Carolina
Jun 27 2008 4:00P
Creation East- Agape Farm Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania
Jul 24 2008 1:00P
Creation West- The Gorge Ampitheatre George, Washington