My Morning Jacket News

My Morning Jacket to record new album in October

Currently mid-way through touring his recent solo record Regions of Light and Sound of God , Jim James has revealed that he will return to the studio with band My Morning Jacket after the summer.

My Morning Jacket to begin work on new album

Jim James is currently touring the country in support of his debut solo album Regions of Light and Sound of God , but in October he'll reconvene with the rest of My Morning Jacket to begin work on a new studio album.

Jim James: Live @ The Fillmore San Francisco

ENS West Coast contributor Dave Tobias hit another great show recently and is generous enough to share his experience.

tix on sale: El-P/Killer Mike, Tricky, Pet Shop Boys, John Grant, Mad Decent Block Party, Small Black, Dirty Beaches & more

Tickets to see Squarepusher at Le Poisson Rouge go on sale today at 10 AM.

Jim James played Webster Hall with Cold Specks (pics)

It's a strange juxtaposition going from witnessing a caped James fronting My Morning Jacket at a packed Madison Square Garden, which holds roughly 20,000 during concerts, to seeing his dancing, up-close in a Blues Brothers-themed suit, 20 blocks south at Webster Hall, which fills with a little more than 1,400 at the main stage.

Jim James, My Morning Jacket: Jim James @ Webster Hall, NYC (Pics)

Bob Dylan & Wilco shows w/ My Morning Jacket and Beck go on presale today

As mentioned a couple times, the AmericanaramA tour with Bob Dylan and Wilco is coming to the NY area this summer with five shows, including Nikon at Jones Beach on July 27 with opener Beck. The other four area shows have My Morning Jacket as opener and are July 19 The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT, July 21 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, NY, July 26 at Pier A Park in Hoboken, NJ , and July 28 at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ.

Iggy Pop, My Morning Jacket Rock 'True Blood' Soundtrack

Iggy Pop , My Morning Jacket and the Flaming Lips will quench their thirst for blood on the next installment of the True Blood soundtrack.

My Morning Jacket Albums From Worst To Best

Wilco, Björk, Radiohead, and Pearl Jam. While that spectrum alone is telling — this was the anything goes era of Evil Urges — that last one is particularly relevant.

Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, and Richard Thompson team up for shenanigans and misadventures

John Shearer The era of the touring festival has by and large given way to massive destination and regional festivals – it seemingly being easier to bring a bunch of bands and tens of thousands of fans to one place than it is to bring a bunch of bands to hundreds of thousands of fans in a bunch of places – but sometimes a touring bill is so impressive that it warrants a fancy name of its own.

Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket ready for Americanarama fest

My Morning Jacket Rehearse 'Love for Levon' Tribute

Last October, musicians and friends gathered in New Jersey to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Levon Helm, who died last April at age 71.

My Morning Jacket Pays Tribute to John Denver with “Leaving On A Jet Plane”

NPR gives us a sneak peak of the record with My Morning Jacket 's rendition of "Leaving On A Jet Plane."

Watch My Morning Jacket's Jim James Perform "State of the Art" at Sleep No More

Today, Pitchfork.tv presents a special performance from My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James at the McKittrick Hotel in Manhattan, home of the interactive theater piece Sleep No More. He performed "State of the Art" from his new solo album Regions of Light and Sound of God , and discussed the complicated role technology plays in our lives as well as his connection to Sleep No More.

My Morning Jacket cover John Denver’s ‘Leaving On A Jet Plane’

John Denver is one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time—an American country staple.

Jim James Energizes His Songs of Praise in New York

From the front door of New York's McKittrick Hotel to the intimate theater inside where Jim James , singer-guitarist of My Morning Jacket , performed the songs from his new solo album last night, it was a long trip through zigzagging barely-lit hallways, several flights of stairs and a couple of lounges, one with a blues trio holding forth.

The 11 Best Songs By My Morning Jacket

The Super Bowl is over and I can't say I'm happy about the game.

Man Of God: Jim James Of My Morning Jacket Interviewed

A singer in a band can make a solo album for a variety of reasons.

Jim James: Regions of Light and Sound of God

For a guy defined by his band's take on "roots" music, Jim James ' head has always been in the clouds.

Album Review: Jim James - Regions of Light and Sound of God

Jim James picked a pretty lofty title for his first solo LP.

Interviews: Jim James

For a band that traditionally works within a genre that could be defined as Southern rock, My Morning Jacket have always been weirder than they've gotten credit for; along with their arena-ready guitar epics are reggae jams , Cookie Monster-style freakouts , and children's choirs singing about black metal.

My Morning Jacket's Jim James Announces Tour

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing his debut solo full-length, Regions of Light and Sound of God , on February 5 via ATO.

Q&A: My Morning Jacket's Jim James on the Band's Next Album and His Dark Period

"I was going down a dark path," My Morning Jacket singer Jim James says of his personal life in 2008, when he fell offstage in the middle of a show in Iowa. "Too much activity and not listening to myself. I've been really bad and I'm trying to change."

My Morning Jacket’s Jim James streams new solo album

After airing lead cut 'A New Life' earlier this month, Jim James has previewed his entire new LP online this morning.

Jim James On My Morning Jacket And His New Solo LP, Regions Of Light And Sound of God

I wanted the album to sound like it came from a different place in time.

My Morning Jacket began their 3-night run at The Cap (night 1 pics, setlist, videos)

My Morning Jacket kicked off their three-night run at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre last night (12/27).

My Morning Jacket's Tom Blankenship lists his Top 10 albums of 2012

My Morning Jacket was formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky by singer, songwriter and guitarist Jim James (real name: James Olliges Jr). The original line-up also included three members of the Shelbyville emo-punk band Winter Death Club; namely John McQuade (later known as Johnny Quaid - guitar and vocals), Tom Blankenship (later known as Two Tone Tommy - bass) and J. Roberts (later known as J. Glenn - drums)." [ Wikipedia ] My Morning Jacket will stay busy this holiday season, with three shows at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre ( tickets ) that lead up to a New Year's Eve show in Boston, and then the Hurricane Sandy relief benefit at Asbury Park's Paramount Theatre on January 2 ( tickets ), a show that's hosted by Matt Pinfield and also features Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Joseph Arthur, Nicole Atkins, River City Extension, Tangiers Blues Band and "special guests."

"Boss" Soundtrack Featuring Mark Hollis, Wilco, Oneohtrix Point Never, My Morning Jacket, Explosions in the Sky, Air Gets Commercial Release

The second (and final ) season of the Kelsey Grammer-starring television show "Boss" aired this fall with a particularly well-curated soundtrack.

Raekwon, My Morning Jacket, Chairlift, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to Play Sandy Benefits in NYC

The recovery continues following the destruction from Hurricane Sandy.

My Morning Jacket headlines Sandy benefit in Asbury Park with Nicole Atkins & others; Jim James readies solo record

"Following Hurricane Katrina, the response from around the world was overwhelming," say Ben Jaffe, creative director of Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

members of My Morning Jacket, Yuck, Hospitality & more joined forces for Rock Lottery 3 (pics, streams)

The third annual Brooklyn Rock Lottery happened at Knitting Factory on Saturday (12/1).

Hospitality, M83, My Morning Jacket, Ra Ra Riot, Yuck: Rock Lottery 2012 NYC @ Knitting Factory (Pics)

Bands: JAZZ KARATE: Jeff Goldbloom: fish: Hardcore Lord:

Record Store Day/Black Friday 2012 picks: Bob Dylan, Joe Strummer, Miles Davis, My Morning Jacket

Where else will you find, side by side by side, new reissues of Miles Davis' Porgy and Bess, Nirvana's 1992 compilation Incesticide, and the Fat Boys' Pizza Box album — packaged in (yes) a pizza box?

My Morning Jacket's Jim James Wants Solo Debut to 'Feel Useful'

But on February 5 th , he'll release his first official solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God. Recorded at his home studio in Louisville, Kentucky over the past two years, James played nearly all the instruments on the LP, which includes the gorgeous instrumental "Exploding," with acoustic fingerpicking and sweet psychedelic electric guitar overdubs, and the spare, optimistic pop of "A New Life." Mixing analog and digital recording techniques, James created vocal sound collages on "Know Til Now" – which evolves into a psychedelic jazz excursion – and the spooky "God's Love to Deliver."

Jim James of My Morning Jacket announces debut solo album

I've listened to so much of Sean Keaveny on 6music in the morning that when a press release came this way in relation to My Morning Jacket, I assumed it to be a play on words on his feature My Morning Racket, as opposed to the other way round.