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My Morning Jacket: Circuital
I got my first taste of My Morning Jacket in 2004 almost mid-way through the initial decade of the band’s career. It was shortly after I began working at KCRW when then music director Nic Harcout played the stark yet powerful track “Golden” off of the band’s live EP Acoustic Citsuoca on Morning Becomes Eclectic.
I got my first taste of
My Morning Jacket in 2004 almost mid-way through the initial decade of the band’s career. It was shortly after I began working at KCRW when then music director
Nic Harcout played the stark yet powerful track “Golden” off of the band’s live EP
Morning Becomes Eclectic. Hearing Jim James’ pining and wistful voice float through KCRW early that morning was one of those rare moments where everything around you seems to fall sideways and you’re left with a feeling the song is just between you and the artist. I was an instant fan. And quickly worked backward to discover the band’s first three studio albums,
The Tennessee Fire, At Dawn, and
.
Circuital offers up a diverse mix of songs, from retro-choral driven anthems to the more intimate tracks that spotlight the band’s alt-country roots and allow Jim James’ vocals to take center stage. “Wonderful” is just that: a feel-good acoustic showcase for James’ poetic twang. While the title track layers uplifting guitar riffs over the aching, haunting sound so often found in the band’s balladry. And “Slow Slow Tune” and “Movin’ Away” deliver an ethereal charm that feel like slow romance, filled with possibility and the warm companionship of Jim James’ vocals.
Stay tuned for an exciting announcement about My Morning Jacket on May 31st during Morning Becomes Eclectic. We’ve got something special brewing but mums the word for now… more to come!
Circuital will be available to stream on demand from May 23 through June 21, 2011. The album will be released on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
Track listing
1. Victory Dance
2. Circuital
3. The Day Is Coming
4. Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
5. Outta My System
6. Holdin on to Black Metal
7. First Light
8. You Wanna Freak Out
9. Slow Slow Tune
10. Movin Away
My Morning Jacket on MBE
10/22/2001http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb011022my_morning_jacket
10/9/2002 http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb021009my_morning_jacket
MBE 11/10/2005http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb051110my_morning_jacket
Jim James and Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket on MBE
10/27/2006 http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb061027jim_james_and_carl_b