My Morning Jacket --

[lazarus]

SOON

My Morning Jacket Preview New Songs in Trippy Trailer | Rolling Stone


My Morning Jacket Detail New Album 'The Waterfall,' Plot U.S. Tour | Rolling Stone

https://youtube.com/watch?v=XItflSaDmkA


These guys have yet to put out a subpar album (a pitfall Spoon and Wilco both failed to avoid), and are one of the best live bands in the business. Really excited that the 4-year break has resulted in 2 albums.

 

[cobl04]

Hello Lazarus. Things I know about My Morning Jacket: 1) Jim James is the lead singer and he has collaborated with The Flaming Lips.

Given my tastes, recommend me a song and/or songs and/or an album to see if I can't get into this band ahead of the new album.

 

[LemonMelon]

I don't see you as much of an alt-country listener, so I wouldn't suggest starting from the beginning. Listen to Z first (it's sooooooo good) or Evil Urges, which has a loose funk quality about parts of it that will likely to appeal to you. If you want to hear something in their more well-known jam band/country rock vein, It Still Moves would be good.

As far as individual tracks go, I think It Beats 4 U would be a good place to start, considering your tastes. It gives me a Radiohead mixed with TV on the Radio vibe, while also sounding like MMJ. Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2 and the title track are highlights from Evil Urges that you might be especially drawn to.

 

[bono_212]

I missed this thread earlier. I adored their last album, and I don't mind the lead single to this one. Let's go!

 

[lazarus]

Hello Lazarus. Things I know about My Morning Jacket: 1) Jim James is the lead singer and he has collaborated with The Flaming Lips.

Given my tastes, recommend me a song and/or songs and/or an album to see if I can't get into this band ahead of the new album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGTpw_9o65w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMQkIADXC5Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdSiIVwyhz4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OctDVly5SCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYWtyJGq4vo

 

[u2popmofo]

Hey stupid MF-ers,

This comes out tomorrow, stupid MF-ers. Those stupid MF-ers at Pitchfork liked it and stuff. Y are none of you stupid MF-ers talking about this?

 

[Danny Boy]

This AND Mumford and Sons would be too much for one week.

 

[LemonMelon]

This album is rock solid. Definitely their best since Z. Much more consistently enjoyable than Circuital, which had crap like Holding On To Black Metal and Outta My System to go along with sparkling moments like the title track and Victory Dance.

Only Memories Remain is what Evil Urges should have been.

 

[Danny Boy]

Hey stupid MF-ers,

This comes out tomorrow, stupid MF-ers. Those stupid MF-ers at Pitchfork liked it and stuff. Y are none of you stupid MF-ers talking about this?

I just bought the D-Luxe version in 24/96 FLACz from PonoMusic. Are you MF-ing happy now MF?

 

[u2popmofo]

I just bought the D-Luxe version in 24/96 FLACz from PonoMusic. Are you MF-ing happy now MF?

F yeah!!

 

[zoopop]

Big Jacket fan here. Didn't know there were as many here on Interference. Been a fan since I first saw them live in 2002.

The WaterFall is a great rebound from Circuital and their best since Z. It Still Moves & At Dawn are my favorite but The WaterFall is a return to form these guys. Has that mystery to along with some great tunes.

Go see these guys live if you have a chance. In my opinion there the best live band out there right now.....

 

[bono_212]

Just so there's no confusion, I want something to be very clear:


I love this album.

 

[lazarus]

I wish I lived in the alternate universe where this superior band is discussed more than Wilco. They're better in every conceivable way.


And The Waterfall blows Star Wars out of the, umm, water.

 

[joyfulgirl]

I love them but admittedly lost track of them somewhere along the way. I need to catch up.

 

[bono_212]

I wish I lived in the alternate universe where this superior band is discussed more than Wilco. They're better in every conceivable way.


And The Waterfall blows Star Wars out of the, umm, water.

I saw them both at the same show and I enjoyed them both very much, but I do prefer mmj of the two when it comes to listening to albums.

 

[u2popmofo]

I've listened to it a few times, but I haven't been able to get into the new album at all, which is a bummer.

 

[LemonMelon]

Really? Damn.

If we're comparing them to Wilco, The Waterfall is their Whole Love: after nearly a decade without a consistently enjoyable album, they finally put it together and knock one out of the park.

 

[bono_212]

I haven't listened to this album in months. I just got hit in the face by how much I love it all over again. Crazy it got so overlooked, IMO.

 

[u2popmofo]

Not sure why I never got into it.

 

[bono_212]

Every song remains completely familiar to me, even though I've only heard it a handful of times, with quite a bit of space between listens. That, to me, is always a sign of a great album.