My Morning Jacket Announce New Album 'Is', Share Lead Single Time Waited
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Silvia Grav
My Morning Jacket will return with their 10th studio album in the spring.
'Is' will arrive through ATO Records on March 21, following up their 2021 self-titled effort, 2023's Christmas record 'Happy Holiday!' and a number of live LPs.
The majority of the album was recorded at Los Angeles' Henson Recording Studios, with the Louisville band deviating from their usual DIY approach, and working with esteemed three-time Grammy-winning producer Brendan O'Brien. Frontman Jim James has previously produced or co-produced all of the band's studio albums since their 1999 debut, 'The Tennessee Fire'. Discussing the record's title, he said:
"I like how the word is indicates a sense of presence in the now – there’s no logic or rationale behind this record; it just is. All these songs came into existence out of an attempt to connect with something beyond the human experiment, which for me is one of the most beautiful things about music – that connection with something larger than us, yet something we are all equally a part of."
On working with O'Brien, he added: "Up until now I’ve never been able to let go and allow someone else to steer the ship. It almost felt like an out-of-body experience to step back and give control over to someone who’s far more accomplished and made so many more records than us, but in the end I was able to enjoy the process maybe more than I ever have before."
As a preview, the band have shared the first single, Time Waited, a dreamy piano-led love song. Explaining the creative process behind the track, James continued:
"I made a loop of that piano intro and listened as I went for a walk, and all these melodies started coming to me. For a long time, I didn’t have lyrics, but then I had a dream where I was in a cafe and a song was playing, and the lyrics to that song became the lyrics to Time Waited – the melodies just fit perfectly. And the lyrics are about how flexible time is, how we can bend and warp time, especially if we are following our hearts, the universe and time itself can flow to work with us."
Head below to view the song's accompanying video, directed by Danny Clinch and featuring footage of the band on stage.
'Is' tracklist:
1. Out In The Open
2. Half A Lifetime
3. Everyday Magic
4. I Can Hear Your Love
5. Time Waited
6. Beginning From The Ending
7. Lemme Know
8. Squid Ink
9. Die For It
10. River Road
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