REVIEW: My Morning Jacket – is

 

My Morning Jacket recently released their 10^th album, titled, is, via ATO Records.  After self-producing for years, the band brought in producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen) who was able to showcase the long-running band’s numerous strengths, including their warped experimentalism, resulting in a 10-song collection of some of their best songs in years. 

is opens with the stirring “Out In The Open” with its driving rhythm and soaring vocal melodies before giving way to standout track, “Half A Lifetime” with its jagged beat and catchy, sing-along vibe.  The album is led by the uplifting lead single, “Time Wasted” which incorporates a gorgeous piano part sampled from an album by pedal-steel player Buddy Emmons.  Other standouts include the easy-going 50’s rock romanticism of “I Can Hear Your Love” and the slinky funk/psych-rock hybrid “Squid Ink”.  

With is being released the same year as My Morning Jacket’s celebrated experimental album, Z, celebrates its 20^th anniversary, fans of the band can revisit Z and listen to the excellent new album and fall in love all over again. 

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Watch the video for “Squid Ink” here: