At first listen, Jim James’ first proper solo album might sound a bit alien to fans of his daytime gig, My Morning Jacket. It’s an intangible thing to pin down — vocally, James sounds as dynamic and distinctive as he ever has on record, and musically, Regions of Light and Sound of God bears a few particularly distinctive earmarks of his other band’s inimitable style. The vast, canyon-scaling vocals, the slow-burn funk that seeps into ambient soundscapes… it’s all there. It’s […]
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Free Jackets! Wait…Free Music from My Morning Jacket
One of my favorite concert moments last year was getting to see My Morning Jacket at Portland, ME’s State Theatre. Not only does the band put on a hell of a show (no opening act, and they play for HOURS), but I was close enough to the front of the stage that if Jim James had done one of his patented head shakes and had dandruff (which I’m almost positive he doesn’t), then I would have had flakes of his […]