Released June 7, 2008 At Dawn/Tennessee Fire Demos Package(2007) Evil Urges(2008) | Length 55:39 Evil Urges(2008) Circuital(2011) Release date 7 June 2008 | |
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Recorded Avatar Studios, New York City November 2007 Similar My Morning Jacket albums, Indie rock albums | ||
My morning jacket evil urges
Evil Urges is the fifth studio album by My Morning Jacket. It was released by ATO Records on June 10, 2008. The album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, ultimately losing to Radiohead's In Rainbows.
Contents
- My morning jacket evil urges
- Writing and recording
- Promotion
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Writing and recording
Writing began in Colorado, while recording was done in Manhattan. According to producer Joe Chiccarelli, the demos he was sent, which were "very groove-oriented with hints of old-fashioned R&B", suggested a more urban record than previous albums, and as such he recommended the band record in an urban environment that had some "life and vitality". After looking into various options including Vancouver and San Francisco, the band eventually decided to record in New York.
Singer and lead songwriter Jim James said that the band wanted to get away from "normal rock and roll sounds" and emulate more of the band's live sound. Many of the songs were previewed at the 2008 South by Southwest music festival.
Promotion
My Morning Jacket played "I'm Amazed" and "Evil Urges" on Saturday Night Live on May 10, 2008. At the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June 2008, the band played a near four hour set, playing all songs on the album except "Look at You" and "Remnants".
The season six premiere of The CW's teen drama One Tree Hill was titled "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream" and featured the songs "Highly Suspicious" and "Look at You."
Critical reception
Evil Urges received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 31 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
All tracks written by Jim James, except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
1Evil Urges5:12
2Touch Me I'm Going to Scream - Part 13:49
3Highly Suspicious3:05