Over heard at Amoeba during the signing of ‘The Waterfall’, the new album of the band My Morning Jacket on Friday night: ‘my favorite artists are My Morning Jacket, Bob Dylan, and Björk’… Really? I thought, in this order? Whatever works for you! It was a rather short and fast signing, and for some reason, Jim James had decided to stand up the whole time while the rest of the band was sitting at the long table. They have the rustic look, a bit guys-in-the-great-outdoors, long unruly hair and beards, and they visibly take the time to talk to each of their fans and eventually pet a dog… My knowledge about My Morning Jacket is very minimal, I have heard them but can’t even name a song, I have to be honest here,.. although I am sure I probably would recognize a few of them if I hear them. I liked that song ‘A New Life’, off his solo album, but couldn’t really like the rest of the album.
My Morning Jacket did an intimate and sold out performance the day before, at Mack Sennett Studios, which is ironically located at two blocks from my house, and they played their entire new album … Billboard was there and described them as ‘one of rock’s most esteemed bands for more than the past decade’. I have to be totally out of the loop so!
Streaming the album at home, I am not totally convinced by this girl at Amoeba… May be all these vocal harmonies turn them into the new Crosby, Stills and Nash? I don’t know exactly, it’s a bit psychedelic, a bit Americana, a bit 80’s pop and a bit vague in my foggy mind. It is supposed to be break up album… Before leaving, Jim James made sure to do some shopping at Amoeba, and he bought some vintage concert flyers pinned on the wall, I think I read The Byrds at Albert King Palace on one of them.
‘The Waterfall’ is their 7th studio album and their first release in four years. Watch a bit of their performance at Mack Sennett Studios below. You can watch the band perform three songs, ‘Spring (Among the Living)’, ‘Thin Line’ and “Big Decisions’ but you will be able to see the entire concert on May 13th.
Furthermore, My Morning Jacket will embark in a giant tour soon:
May 15 at Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA – SOLD OUT
May 16 at Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN – SOLD OUT
May 17 at Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, AL
May 23 at Boston Calling Festival in Boston, MA
June 3 at State Theatre in Cleveland, OH w/ Floating Action
June 4 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Floating Action
June 5 at Governors Ball Music Festival in New York, NY
June 7 at Field Trip Festival in Toronto, ON
June 9 at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL SOLD OUT
June 10 at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL SOLD OUT
June 11 at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL SOLD OUT
June 13 at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN
June 16 at The Fillmore in Detroit, MI w/ Hiss Golden Messenger
June 17 at The Fillmore in Detroit, MI w/ Hiss Golden Messenger
June 19 at Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in Waverly, IA
June 20 at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI – SOLD OUT
June 21 at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI w/ Floating Action
June 23 at Palace Theatre in Columbus, OH w/ Floating Action
June 24 at Palace Theatre in Columbus, OH w/ Floating Action
June 26 at Northrup Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN w/ Hippo Campus
June 27 at Northrup Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN w/ Lizzo
July 17-19 at Forecastle Festival in Louisville, KY
July 21 at nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA w/ Lizzo
July 22 at Artpark Series in Lewiston, NY w/ Lizzo
July 25 at Xponential Music Festival – Philadelphia, PA w/ St. Vincent
July 26 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD w/ Jason Isbell
July 28 at Red Hat Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC w/ Lucius
July 29 at Uptown Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC w/ Lucius
July 31 at Champions Square in New Orleans, LA w/ Lucius
August 1 at Amphitheatre in St. Augustine, FL w/ Mini Mansions
August 3 at The Fillmore in Miami, FL w/ Mini Mansions
August 4 at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL w/ Mini Mansions
August 7 at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA w/ Mini Mansions
August 8 at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA w/ Mini Mansions
August 10 at BJCC Concert Hall in Birmingham, AL w/ Mini Mansions
August 12 at Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, MO w/ Hippo Campus
August 13 at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO w/ Hippo Campus
August 14 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, CO w/ Sylvan Esso
September 30 at Keller Auditorium in Portland, OR*
October 2 at Moore Theatre in Seattle, WA*
October 3 at Moore Theatre in Seattle, WA*
October 6 at Revolution Event Center in Boise, ID*
October 7 at The Great Saltair in Magna, UT*
October 9 at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV*
October 10 at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV*
October 11 at Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA+
October 13 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA#
October 15 at Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco, CA+
October 16 at Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco, CA+
October 17 at Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco, CA+
October 19 at SDSU Open Air Theater in San Diego, CA+
October 20 at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, AZ+
October 22 at Austin Music Hall in Austin, TX+
October 23 at Austin Music Hall in Austin, TX+
October 24 at Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie, TX+
*With Strand of Oaks, +With Fruit Bats, #with Fruit Bats & Dr. Dog