Jonny Lang [ tickets ] backs his first new album in five years with a fall tour that now stretches well into December.

Lang launched his current road trip in mid-September, a month before the Oct. 14 release of "Long Time Coming," the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 1998 set, "Wander This World."

Lang played a more comprehensive role in the making of "Long Time Coming" than on his previous albums, according to a message he posted on his website earlier this year.

"On albums past, my involvement musically was singing, playing guitar, and writing here and there," he said, "but on this one I have been able to co-produce and write every song as well. At first I didn't know if I was ready to take that step, but I'm glad I did because for the first time I feel like this is the 'real me.'"

Sharing production duties on "Long Time Coming" was Marti Fredrickson, who also played drums and bass on the recording.

Lang's website is streaming four songs from the album: "Red Light," "Dying to Live," "Beautiful One" and "Give Me Up Again."

In 1997, Lang gained notoriety with his major-label debut, "Lie to Me." Critics frequently noted that the then-teenage singer-guitarist possessed an unexpectedly mature-sounding vocal delivery.