Evil Urges

10 Jun

So I have been listening to the latest album from My Morning Jacket (One of my favorite bands of late) on their My Space for a while now, and just downloaded the album from iTunes. It’s such a good album. It continues on with some of the directions that they started to follow on Z as well as adding to some of their previous sound.

When I first heard MMJ, I was a bit confused. I would hear a particular song on the local college radio station, such as Gideon, that lead me to believe that they were a jangly modern-rock outfit ala U2/Coldplay/etc. Then I would hear something from It Still Moves like Run Thru and think these guys are a total roots based guitar-band with heavy Allman Bros influence. Then I came to realize, they are all this and more. Now they have added some R&B infleunces as well.

After repeated listens and gravitating to certain standout tracks (Evil Urges, Remnants, I’m Amazed) I now keep going back to Smokin’ from Shootin. This track, like Steam Engine from It Still Moves, shows a depth that stays with you for a while. There are certain magical moments when you listen to a particular song or album, and come out just a little bit different from the experience. MMJ has the ability to create such moments.

Also, I am going to see them in concert in S.F. in September. Can’t wait!